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Rosslyn Chapel has fueled controversy and debate, both recently in several world best selling books as well as in past centuries. Revered by Freemasons as a vital part of their history, believed by some to hold evidence
of pre-Columbian voyages to America, assumed by others to hold important relics, from the Holy Grail to the Head of Christ, the Scottish chapel is a place full of mystery.
This book will guide you through the theories, showing and describing where and what is being discussed: what is impossible, what is likely, and what is fact.
The history of the chapel, its relationship to freemasonry and the family behind the scenes, the Sinclairs, is brought to life, incorporating new, forgotten and often unknown evidence. Finally, the story is placed in the equally enigmatic landscape surrounding the chapel, from Templar commanderies to prehistoric markings, from an ancient kingly site to the South, to Arthur's Seat directly north from
the Chapel ~ before its true significance and meaning is finally unveiled: that the Chapel was a medieval stone book of esoteric knowledge, written in stone by the Sinclair family, one of the most powerful and wealthy families in Scotland, and chosen patrons of Freemasonry.
Table of Contents
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Acknowledgments Introduction
1. The Name Rosslyn 2. The Sinclairs 2.1- Rex Deus 2.2- Legendary vs. True Origins 2.3- Discovering America? 2.4- Mary Queen of Scots, The Sinclairs and Treasure 3. The Sinclairs and Masonry 3.1-
The Scottish Freemason 3.2- "Hereditary Grand Masters" 4. Foundation of Chapel 5. The History of the Chapel 6. Guide to the Chapel 6.1- Interior 6.2- Ground Plan 6.3- Exterior 6.4- Around the Chapel 7. The Chapel as the Temple of Solomon 7.1- Stellar Mythology and Rosslyn 7.2-
Rosslyn as a Solar Masonic Temple
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8. A Rosslyn Meridian? 8.1- North 8.2- South 9. The Chapel as the Magical Garden of Eden 10. Excursions 10.1- Remains of the Temple Preceptory at Temple 10.2- Abbotsford: The Home of Sir Walter
Scott 10.3- South Aisle: The Destroyed Hospital 10.4- Liberton's Balm Well: St Catherine's Sacred Well
Appendix: Theories About the Chapel and its Significance Bibliography How to Get to Rosslyn Chapel Information
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