Knight's Templar Ciphers
Pyramid Cipher and Order 5 Magic Square
I created the Pyramid Cipher using the concepts of the Pyramid Order 5 Magic Square. Using the Pyramid Cipher, "KNIGHTS TEMPLAR" can be encoded as "BNOHVSE SPZTGCM." By using one or more filler letters, the cipher might look like "BNOHVSEOSPZTGCMY" with 'J' and 'Q' as encoded fillers ('O' and 'Y'). Remember that 'I' can also be encoded as 'O.'
- The letters can be substituted with numbers to create a number cipher: "2-13-14-8-21-18-5 18-15-25-19-7-3-12."
- After adding the 'J' and 'Q' fillers, the cipher would look like "2-13-14-8-21-18-5-14-18-15-25-19-7-3-12-24."
- Knowing that numbers 1-25 represent the letters, a cipher message could mix in additional numbers up to 50 or 100. The person doing the decoding would remove all numbers above 25, leaving the real cipher numbers: "33-2-13-49-28-14-41-8-26-21-37-29-18-28-48-5" = "2-13-14-8-21-18-5" = "KNIGHTS."
Atbash (Hebrew) Cipher
Christian Cross Cipher, Alpha-Omega Code
FUTHARK (Runic) Cipher
Templar Cipher
Rosicrucian Cipher
The Freemason Cipher
Dice Cipher
16 Cipher Fonts Legend
16 Cipher Fonts
The listed fonts have been used by the Knights Templars throughout the various periods of Templar history from 1118 onward. They would either use one specific cipher, or combine some of the ciphers when writing secret messages.
Look at http://www.hermetic.com/gdlibrary/cipher/index.html to see several uses of the various ciphers. Look especially at Folio 14, 31, 32, 38, 47, 51, and 53 in the Cipher Manuscript. If you put your mouse pointer over the top of a cipher image, a pop-up text will tell you what that image is.
The early orders of the Essenes coded messages in Hebrew by swapping the first letter of the alphabet with the last letter, swapping the second letter of the alphabet with the second to last letter, and swapping the third letter of the alphabet with the third to last letter, and so on for the rest of the letters. This is called the Atbash Cipher. They passed this secret coding to the Gnostics who in turn passed it to the Cathars. When the Knights Templars invited some of the Cathar nobles to join their society, the Cathars passed the cipher technique to the Templars.
Baphomet, an idol worshipped by the Templars, had been misinterpreted over the centuries. The Templars initially had good intentions of protecting the Catholic Church, and following God and the Bible reverently. By using the original Essene Hebrew cipher, the word Baphomet can be deciphered as Sophia - the Greek Goddess of Wisdom. In fact, there was an Essene document called: "The Sophia (Wisdom) of Jesus Christ." Other Essene writings can be found at "http://www.thenazareneway.com."
Some texts were found in the Khirbet Qumran caves near the Dead Sea in Israel. Select 5 Sheqalim gold proof coin for images of the coin and further information. The coin was issued by the Bank of Israel that commemorates the finding of the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Look at http://www.hermetic.com/gdlibrary/cipher/index.html to see several uses of the various ciphers. Look especially at Folio 14, 31, 32, 38, 47, 51, and 53 in the Cipher Manuscript. If you put your mouse pointer over the top of a cipher image, a pop-up text will tell you what that image is.
The early orders of the Essenes coded messages in Hebrew by swapping the first letter of the alphabet with the last letter, swapping the second letter of the alphabet with the second to last letter, and swapping the third letter of the alphabet with the third to last letter, and so on for the rest of the letters. This is called the Atbash Cipher. They passed this secret coding to the Gnostics who in turn passed it to the Cathars. When the Knights Templars invited some of the Cathar nobles to join their society, the Cathars passed the cipher technique to the Templars.
Baphomet, an idol worshipped by the Templars, had been misinterpreted over the centuries. The Templars initially had good intentions of protecting the Catholic Church, and following God and the Bible reverently. By using the original Essene Hebrew cipher, the word Baphomet can be deciphered as Sophia - the Greek Goddess of Wisdom. In fact, there was an Essene document called: "The Sophia (Wisdom) of Jesus Christ." Other Essene writings can be found at "http://www.thenazareneway.com."
Some texts were found in the Khirbet Qumran caves near the Dead Sea in Israel. Select 5 Sheqalim gold proof coin for images of the coin and further information. The coin was issued by the Bank of Israel that commemorates the finding of the Dead Sea Scrolls.
About 100 years later in the Templar order, history would have you believe that serious corruption of the faith plagued the Templars. Some would say that knights even had to renounce their belief in God in order to join the Templars. Instead of the Goddess of Wisdom, Baphomet became the image of Satan.
To this day, a lot of the Knight's Templars' secrets remain in Freemasonry.
To this day, a lot of the Knight's Templars' secrets remain in Freemasonry.
References and Additional Readings
- Addison, C. G. (2001). The History of the Knights Templars (3rd ed), Kempton, Il: Adventures Unlimited Press. First addition published in London 1842.
- Burman, E. (1986). The Templars, Knights of God, Rochester, VT: Destiny Books. The Rise and Fall of the Knights Templars.
- Clifton, C. S. (1992). Encyclopedia of Heresies and Heretics, New York: Barnes & Noble.
- Daraul, A. (1961, 1989). Secret Societies, a History, New York: Barnes & Noble. Some examples of cipher codes.
- Haagensen, E & Lincoln, H. (2002). The Templars' Secret Island, The Knights, The Priest and The Treasure, New York: Barnes & Noble.
- Hopkins, M. & Wallace-Murphy, T. (2000). Rosslyn, Guardian of the Secrets of the Holy Grail, New York: Barnes & Noble.
- McCall, A. (1979). The Medieval Underworld, New York: Barnes & Noble.
- Partner, P. (1990). The Knights Templar and their Myth (2nd ed), Rochester, VT: Destiny Books.
- Robinson, J. J. (1989). Born in Blood, The Lost Secrets of Freemasonry, New York: M. Evans & Company. Part 1, The Knights Templars.
- Sora, S. (1999). The Lost Treasure of the Knights Templar, Solving the Oak Island Mystery, Rochester, VT: Destiny Books.
- Whitcomb, B. (2001). The Magician's Companion, A Practical & Encyclopedic Guide to Magical & Religious Symbolism, St. Paul, MN: Llewellyn Publications.
- Wrixon, F. B. (1998). Codes, Ciphers & Other Cryptic & Clandestine Communication, New York: Barnes & Noble. Making and breaking secret messages from Hieroglyphs to the Internet.