{"product_id":"the-last-refuge-of-the-knights-templar-the-ultimate-secret-of-the-pike-letters-paperback","title":"The Last Refuge of the Knights Templar: The Ultimate Secret of the Pike Letters - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam F. Mann\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA modern-day thriller centered on authentic historical letters encoded with Templar and Rosicrucian secrets \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Includes the actual text of recently discovered correspondence between two famous 19th-century Masonic leaders, Albert Pike and Colonel J. W. B. MacLeod Moore \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Follows the protagonists, Thomas and Janet, as they seek to protect the Pike letters' secret from the Vatican and its fanatical Jesuit hitman as well as others who desire to use the letters' secret for world domination \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Also includes a short biography of controversial Masonic icon Albert Pike \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCentered on recently discovered, authenticated correspondence between two famous 19th-century Masonic leaders, Confederate General Albert Pike and British Colonel James Wilson Bury MacLeod Moore, this modern-day thriller follows Thomas, a direct descendant of Col. Moore, and Janet Rose, a direct descendant of the Merovingian Kings and House of David, as they risk their lives to protect the letters and the Templar and Rosicrucian secrets encoded within them. As Thomas and Janet discover, everyone--from the Church to the White House to Confederate sympathizers and the KKK--seeks the ancient knowledge contained within the letters, knowledge that would allow a singular entity to control the world and bring all of the great religions to their knees. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePitted against a psychotic and sexually perverted Jesuit priest, tasked by the Vatican's inner circle to retrieve the Pike letters, the couple is aided by two Templar guardians and a modern-day practicing alchemist, Janet's grandfather. As Thomas and Janet's love for one another grows, the couple transcends to a higher level of understanding, unaware that they are following the same ancient morals and dogma found within the 33 degrees of Scottish Rite Freemasonry, as defined by none other than Albert Pike himself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePart fact, part fiction, the novel, with its 33 initiatory chapters, provides a rare glimpse into the inner circles of modern-day Freemasonry, along with revelations of ancient alliances between Native Americans and the Templars. Set in Georgetown, in the heart of Washington, D.C., the story ends with a dramatic unveiling of the ultimate New World secret sought by so many factions: the location of the last Knights Templar refuge in the New World, where the lost treasure of the Templars, including sacred knowledge of the Holy Family--the descendants of Jesus and Mary Magdalene--remains to this day.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam F. Mann is Supreme Grand Master of the Sovereign Great Priory, Knights Templar of Canada. He was the Grand Archivist of this select Masonic Order when he discovered the long-lost Pike letters in the Grand Chancellery's files. He is also a 32 degree Scottish Rite Mason, a VIII degree Rosicrucian, and a Knight Companion of the Red Cross of Constantine. Author of \u003ci\u003eThe Knights Templar in the New World\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Templar Meridians\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTemplar Sanctuaries in North America\u003c\/i\u003e, he lives in Milton, Ontario, Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 07, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42443505991815,"sku":"9781620559918","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/2a2592de541cdaba82fb844d7e88347b.webp?v=1741766473","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-last-refuge-of-the-knights-templar-the-ultimate-secret-of-the-pike-letters-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}