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A beautifully illustrated lexicon of the major symbology of the great esoteric traditions

- Includes a new chapter on secret societies and their role in safeguarding and transmitting of esoteric knowledge

- Includes a full-color reproduction of the medieval alchemical masterpiece Splendor Solis

Symbol in the esoteric sense is not to be confused with allegory; symbolic images are the alphabet of the "theory of correspondences" that underlies all the Mystery traditions of the West. This theory recognizes the interdependent relationship of all things and...

- An examination of the interactions of the Christian Knights Templar and their Muslim counterparts, the Assassins, and of the profound changes in Western society that resulted.

- Restores the reputation of the secret Muslim order of the Assassins, disparaged as the world's first terrorist group.

- Dispels many myths about the Knights Templar and provides the most incisive portrait of them to date.

A thousand years ago Christian battled Muslim for possession of a strip of land upon which both their religions were founded. These Crusades changed the course of Western history, but...