

Templar Degrees & Kadosh
Kloss Collection, Sections XXVII, XL–XLI
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This hand-colored emblem, titled 'PHILOSOPHIA HERMETICA', features the 'pelican in its piety', a powerful symbol of self-sacrifice and alchemical transformation. Below the pelican sits a square base adorned with four roses, suggesting a connection to Rosicrucian thought, which the author Karl Gottlob Anton explores in relation to the Knights Templar. The sun's rays descending from above signify divine illumination and the attainment of hidden knowledge.

This emblem, titled 'Philosophia Hermetica', displays central symbols of the alchemical and Rosicrucian traditions. The pelican feeding its young with its own blood represents self-sacrifice and the transformative process, while the four roses below suggest the intersection of the spiritual and material worlds.
Templar degree rituals and documents of the Ordre du Temple — the neo-Templar movement that claimed descent from the medieval Knights Templar. Includes Kadosh rituals, Templar financial records, and the elaborate ceremonial of Templar reception.
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