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Thomas Jefferson and the American Holy Grail. The Jefferson Ley Line.

Many debate whether Thomas Jefferson was a Mason or not. There are no official records that one can point to that confirms this. If you ask a Mason they will all respond that yes he was a brother. Further evidence suggests that he may have also been a York Rite Mason, and Knights Templar Strict Observance. One of his fellow members of that order was contemporary genius Alexander Von Humboldt. There are no definite records of these  associations beyond the Book of the Holy Grail. No records exist of Thomas Jefferson being a Mason. Note also that later in his life most of Jefferson's personal papers were lost.

Jefferson and Von Humboldt were both members of the Linnean Society of London a naturalist group of which Charles Darwin would later be a member. Many of Jefferson’s actions, philosophies, and beliefs indicate a possible thread of truth to this story. The following facts may prove that Jefferson designed his country estate, Poplar Forest, as a veneration of the Dome of the Rock and intended it to function as an Axis Mundi in the Roman Tradition. The establishment of Axis and Templum may have been a tradition upheld by the Knights Templar.

One compelling piece of evidence that supports the notion of Jefferson being a Knights Templar Strict Observance is the “The Book of the Holy Grail” by Joseph of Arimathea. This book is said to have been written by Joseph at Rennes Le Chateau, Languedoc Rousillon region, France. Thomas Jefferson is said to have edited this book from French to English. Later in the mid-nineteenth century French minister to the United State Henry Mercier re-edited the book once more.

The contemporary edition of the book is accompanied by a forward to the book entitled “Keys to the Quest” by J.R. Ploughman. The book describes Joseph of Arimathea as Jesus’ father. This is very odd in that it is widely accepted that Joseph of Arimathea was a follower of Christ that donated his tomb for Christ. No other source names Joseph of Ariamethea as a blood relative of Jesus. This may be one of the many hidden clues left in the book.

The portion of the book that was said to be edited by Jefferson and Mercier is the original “Book of the Holy Grail.” This portion of the book contains what is said to be the Merovingian Bible as well as a description of an interesting “Grail Language” code that uses numerical sequences of specific numbers. This portion of the book is free of wild speculation and lore and is fairly cut and dried in a descriptive manner. Some examples of the Grail Language include numerical sequences that represent “Lapis Excellus” as well as the geomantic goddess Puella that has been associated with Jefferson in other research. Many believe this book to be a fake or a fabrication.

The book describes a religion in which God has a wife. It describes a pantheon of angels similar to what Paulian doctrine describes. One of the largest differences between this religion and that of the Vatican involves how Christ’s life is portrayed. The Book of the Holy Grail describes how Jesus did not die on the Cross and was not resurrected but lived and was spirited away to France where he fathered children. He was said too have lived eleven more years at Renne Le Chateau. His and Mary Magdelene’s children were the basis of the Merovingian bloodline that includes much of the Royalty of Europe. Joseph of Arimathea was said to have written the original Book of the Holy Grail  (BOTHG) at Rennes Le Chateau.

One of the reason’s this book is dismissed as fantasy may be many of the outrageous claims made in the first and more modern part of the book written by J.R. Ploughman. Among many claims featured in the book is that of a kind of psychic Vampirism and the ability to access all of one’s ancestor’s memories by members of the order. Ploughman does use the word “Vampire.” This edition of the book was released in 1977 by then Grand Master Ploughman. He stated the order had “Failed to restore the wasteland” and that maybe revealing the secrets of the order would attract the people who were supposed to save it. Somewhat cryptic.

From another perspective it is a shame the book was not released with out the more modern portion of the book. This may be why the book is not taken seriously. Another view of the book is that it was intentionally made to seem untrue.

Among many of the more startling claims made by Ploughman is the fact that Joseph Smith, the founder of the Mormon religion and discoverer of the famous Golden Tablets of Mormon, was also a Knights Templar Strict Observance. From a tale seemingly right out of the Book of Enoch Joseph Smith found the Golden Tablets very close to a line created by the azimuth of the northwest facet of the pyramid of Giza. This geographic fact fits a pattern of religions similar to that of ancient Egypt being propagated along the azimuths suggested by the shape and orientation of the Great Pyramid. This tradition led to other places such as St. Peter’s square of the Vatican being used as a similar sighting device.

The obelisk at the center of St. Peter’s is surrounded by so called “windrose” markers. Each windrose marker is labled with a primary compass direction and region to which it points. This feature is a continuation of the older Roman tradition of an Axis Mundi that establishes directions and regions termed a Templum that are the domain of the group that established it. It is highly likely that Thomas Jefferson designed his county estate, Poplar Forest, as an octagonal Axis Mundi using the same tradition that had descended from the ages of ancient Egypt and Sumeria. In addition the plan of Poplar Forest resembles the Dome of the Rock on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.

If Jefferson was a Knights Templar it makes sense that he would be interested in the occult applications of cartography, architecture, and any other pursuit that utilized sacred geometry. The Knights Templar used templates to build buildings why not to navigate on a map? Jefferson was a professionally trained surveyor. The fact that Monticello sits precisely on the 38th parallel may not be a coincidence.  Being aware of his place on the globe Jefferson realized this precise latitude coordinate was near where he was from and placed his home there.  Thomas Jefferson’s father was also an accomplished surveyor.

The Knights Templar occupied the Temple Mount in Jerusalem for nearly two hundred years. The Dome of the Rock was constructed in 691-92 A.D. The Dome was on the Temple Mount during the Templars time there. It is possible that some of the “hidden information” that the Templars became privy to was gleaned from the structure of the Dome of the Rock itself. Some aspects of the Dome may have even caused the Templars to question the validity of The Roman Catholic Church itself. It turns out that the Muslim view of Christ is very similar to the Gnostic view of Christ. It is within the realm of possibility that the Dome of the Rock represents the Holy Grail itself.

First of all one of the inscriptions on the Dome of the Rock from the Koran reads:

"Such was Jesus son of Mary and peace upon him on the day of birth and on the day of death and on the day he is raised up again. It is a word of truth in which they doubt. It is not for God to take a son. Glory be to him when he decrees a thing he only says "be and it is." (Quran:19:33–35)

This verse from the Koran may have had an impact on the Templars. Many of the Reasons given for the later persecution of the Templars were actions that seemed disrespectful to Jesus and the Roman Catholic Church. This small clue fits in with the ethos and philosophy of the Cathars and other Gnostic or truth oriented Christian groups. The concept that Jesus was a man and did not ascend or rise on Easter is one of the main disputes between the Roman Church and other Christian’s. Were the Knights Templar still Christians who simply had a different value of Christ? Many speculate that Jefferson was even involved in the faith of Islam. While he may have studied and appreciated the Muslim faith nothing could be further from the truth. Jefferson was a deist that may have had a faith closer to that described in the Book of Mormon and the Book of the Holy Grail. He admired Islam for the Dome of the Rock and their view of Christ.

The Knights Templar value of the Dome of the Rock also may have hinged on the fact that they either knew or discovered that the octagonal plan of the building could be used as a giant map template that inferred important directions in its shape. The octagon could be used as a datum from which to measure along eight to sixteen fixed directions defined by the orientation of the building. It is known that the Cistercian Order of monks from which the Knights Templar sprang were aware of the concepts of geodesy and accurately measuring the earth long before the occupation of the Temple Mount. Undoubtedly Cistercian Monks were present along with the Knights during its occupation during the Crusades. The Cistercian Order also has a group that is termed "Strict Observance."

The plan of the Dome of the Rock more closely resembles a Byzantine design for Christian Churches. During the reign of Emperor Justinian I he was credited with the design and construction of the octagonal Church of San Vitale in Ravenna, Italy the original seat of the Roman Christian Church. Several other churches with octagonal plans were built during the rule of Justinian I. Later Templar churches seem to also be based on this design template. These facts are the reason that Thomas Jefferson used the plan of the Dome of the Rock to design and build his country Estate, Poplar Forest. Note: Ravenna is on the due north azimuth using the N windrose marker and the obelisk at the center of St. Peter's Square.

The Dome of the Rock is interesting in that it was built during the reign of Byzantine Emperor Justinian II named if not descended from Emperor Justinian I who ruled over a hundred years prior.  Justinian I was the designer of the octagonal form of San Vitale and other octagonal churches. It is curious that even though Byzantium did not control the Holy Land at this time that a form created by a Christian emperor would be chosen for a Muslim Shrine. It is clear that by this date there was a definite form established for Moorish or Muslim architecture. These facts may be suggestive of some behind the scenes manipulation from Rome and Constantinople.

Using the SSW windrose marker in relation to the obelisk at the center of St. Peter's Square at the Vatican an azimuth can be created that leads right to the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem. Not only does this azimuth transect the globe right to the building of the Dome of the Rock the angle of the intersection appears to match the angle of the northeast facet of the structure!  The Vatican points to the DOTR!

The cathedral in Aachen Germany, built by the first Holy Roman Emperor Charlemagne, has an octagonal element to its construction as well a a Moorish or Islamic influence in its architecture. It resembles what would later be termed a "Templar Church." Many elements of the interior of the cathedral resemble the style of the Dome of the Rock especially in the arches of the octagonal portion of the building. This cathedral is the location at which many of the German Monarchs and rulers of the Holy Roman Empire were crowned.
 
 The cathedral in Aachen also aligns with a windrose marker and obelisk at the center of St. Peter's Square. St. Peter's Square points to Aachen. Other important Holy Roman Empire sites pointed to by the array at St. Peter's include Regensburg, Germany home of Holy Roman Emperors the Ottonian dynasty, and the Schloss Shonbrunn, in Vienna, Austira. The Schloss is the former home of the Hapsburg dynasty and onetime palace of the Holy Roman Empire. All are pointed to by the Array at St. Peter's. The Dome of the Rock and Aachen Cathedral are included in the Templum of the Vatican.

An odd story with a link to the Emperor Justinian II  and later Holy Roman Empire ruler Charlemagne involves a gold nose that was used by Justinian to cover up a scar on his nose. Justinian is one of the few Roman ruler's to have been deposed and then later regain his Empire.

When Charlemagne's vault was opened by later rulers they  placed a golden prosthetic nose onto the corpse of the long dead king. Charlemagne was left interred sitting upright on a throne in his vault with the famous book The Coronation Gospels placed on his lap One story has Holy Roman Emperor Otto III opening the vault in 1000AD to recover the codex. When Otto resealed the vault the golden prosthetic nose was said to have been placed to cover up the deterioration that had occurred to Charlemangne's corpse. This event also involved the removal of some other mysterious manuscipts from the vault at that time. Many scholars dispute the accuracy of this tale.

This is a strange image that must somehow link to Emperor Justinian II. Was the golden nose placed in this manner in veneration of Justinian II? Charlemagne also once had an original statue of Justinian I brought from Constantinople to Aachen. One theory with regard to this value of rulers Justinian by Charlemagne is the possibility that Charlemagne saw himself as blood descendant of these two other rulers.  Is it possible that the Holy Roman Empire had more of a connection with the failed Byzantine Empire than the Empire of Rome and the Vatican? These facts may hint at such a hidden truth.

Where did these mens value of the the octagonal form and its use of an axis originate? The answer may lie in the unique cultural heritage of the Byzantine Empire. In many ways the Byzantines were an extension of the Greek Culture that had been subjugated by Rome. In time they became more powerful and successful than the original western Roman Empire. The Byzantines valued their Greek heritage very much and spoke and wrote in Greek and not Latin as the Western Empire. In addition the style and cultural influences in their art were much different than Rome's and may have reflected a more openly pagan value in concert with their Christian faith. The Hagia Sophia represents the spiritual center of the Byzantine Empire.

The fact that both of these men had possibly clandestinely created octagonal structures may have also been the continuation of a Greek custom. The octagonal Tower of the Winds in Athens, Greece was one of the most technologically advanced time keeping devices of antiquity. It contained a clepsydra or water clock and its octagonal facets were decorated and named for a specific god that represented the wind that blew from that direction. There were a total of sixteen significant deities associated with the Tower of the Winds.

The Tower of the Winds does function as an axis mundi and seems to create azimuths that transect to places of importance to those that created it. In fact the Tower of the Winds may have served as the model for a series of structures through a vast space of history that would inexorably link their builders together and expose some surprising hidden history. It is clear that this puzzle was meant to be deciphered by someone.

Thomas Jefferson's Octagon and Ley Lines.

Thomas Jefferson may have used his "Dome of the Rock" or "Tower of the Winds" Poplar Forest to create his own Axis, Templum and associated Ley Lines. The Jefferson Ley Line is an intentional alignment of properties owned or created by Jefferson, two of which were owned by his good friends Barbour and James Madison. To the northeast the azimuth created at the Axis of Poplar Forest comes to within two miles of Monticello (If the line is moved to the structure of Monticello itself it still appears to match the facet of the octagon at Poplar Forest), Just west of Monticello is the Jefferson designed campus of the University of Virginia, next to the north is Barboursville Mansion (similar to Monticello but larger), James Madison’s estate Montpelier (not Jefferson designed) is next to the north very close to the line, and finally the City of Washington D.C. itself including the Mormon Temple just to the west of the Northern tip of the city.

Jefferson had an influential hand in the design of Washington D.C. and this alignment may be considered part of what he was trying to accomplish. To the north of the city other locations such as Columbia, Maryland and Druid Hill Park in Balitimore may have been placed in association with Jefferson's Ley Line. It is also possible that Jefferson valued these orderly arrays for their neatness and easy reference capabilities.

Thomas Jefferson may have been what could be considered a geomancer. Aligning structures in this manner is an ancient tradition that only the powerful and elite have the resources to execute. He created a ley line with talismanic implications. He placed talismans in the form of buildings he designed and those of his philosophical cohorts as well. James Madison’s home Montpelier is named for the capitol of the Languedoc Rousillon region of France as is the capitol of Vermont. This region of France is very important to Templar lore as this was the possible home of Jesus after he actually survived the crucifixion. Jefferson even designed the Virginia state capitol on a Roman temple in Nimes, Languedoc. The Virginia state flag is adorned with the goddess Athena who may represent the real namesake of that great state.

Thomas Jefferson was known to have traveled within twenty miles of Rennes Le Chateau. During one of his many trips to France Jefferson toured the newly constructed grand canal that linked the Mediterrainian to the Atlantic Ocean. This canal travels through the Languedoc Rousillon region of southern France. It was during his trip down the canal that Jefferson was in close proximity to Rennes Le Chateau. During this trip Jefferson wrote to his daughter that it was "Great to be in the land of corn, wine, and oil." A masonic reference.

The opposite or back azimuth of the northeasterly path described above trends to the southwest and also crosses some interesting sites. The southeastern azimuth shows examples of more modern structures that others placed on the line. This demonstrates how this system is known of in the modern world at some unknown level. This orientation creates a very precise alignment with a modern monument that has a strong talismanic presence in recent events. Directly located on this azimuth lays the controversial monument known as the Georgia Guidestones.

From plan view the Guidestones create an “X” shape on the ground. The line from Poplar Forest not only goes directly to the Guidestones but it mimics the angle of the northeast to southwest portion of the “X.” Two structures with thematic similarities located nearly three hundred miles apart whose structural elements match their position on the map. These buildings intentionally point to each other. The Georgia Guidestones were placed with respect to Thomas Jefferson and Poplar Forest.

Many speculate as to the reason the Guidestones were placed far out in the countryside where few could see them and appreciate their message. The Guidestones spatial relationship to Poplar Forest may explain all of this. Other clues that may confirm this include the stones location in a region knows as the “13 forks.” The address of the Guidestones continues a tradition of the rose themed names being associated with geomancy in that it is located at the intersection of Dewey Rose Lane and Guidestones rd.

As the Azimuth proceeds to the southwest at the same bearing it crosses just to the north of the site of what is known as the FEMA coffins in Madison, Georgia. This yard of literally hundreds of thousands of plastic burial vaults seems to fit the population reduction theme of the Guidestones. Their location in Madison (named for James Madison, fourth president) on the 33^rd minute of the 33^rd parallel on the Jefferson Ley Line indicates that the coffins are a talisman meant to be placed here. Note that Madison represents an intersection of the Jefferson Ley line created at Poplar Forest and a ley line created by the Octagonal fountain at the International Peace Garden on the border of the U.S. and Canada in N. Dakota. The Madison theme is repeated as Madison’s home Montpelier is also located on the line to the northeast of Poplar Forest. If the coffins are a warning or talisman then the use of a town with a presidents name may be also. Jefferson was a member of the Linnean Society of London, a group that during the nineteenth century espoused the practice of eugenics, as a viable means of controlling society. It is also doubtful that Jefferson or Madison would have subscribed to the modern form of this philosophy

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The next Talisman to the southeast from the Georgia Guidestones on the line is another veneration of Thomas Jefferson. The town of Monticello, Georgia is located on the line. This town includes a central town plaza that includes and Egyptian style obelisk at its center that serves as a Civil War memorial. There is little doubt that this town was named such due to its unique spatial relationship to Jefferson's Monticello and its position on the Jeffrerson Ley Line. Just to the southwest of Monticello, Georgia lays Columbus, Georgia. Columbus may also represent a talisman on the line. Columbus is a reference to the District of Columbia and the Goddess Columbia (see Freemantv.com for goddess Columbia information).

The southwest azimuth from Poplar Forest meets the Gulf of Mexico at Santa Rosa Island, Florida. This is a repetition of the Rose theme. Santa Rosa Island is also the home to a very early failed Spanish settlement in 1517 that may represent the earliest settlement of N. America by Europeans.

So far there is one other pertinent azimuth created by Poplar Forest. Using the northeast facet of the octagon an azimuth is created that extends directly northwest to the middle of the octagonal fountain at the International Peace Garden on the Border of the U.S. and Canada.

This is an amazing correlation that relates to the legend of Swedish Knights Templar leaving an Axis Mundi at that spot as early as 1362. The fact that Jefferson’s octagon points here is significant and adds to the evidence that he was a Knights Templar. Also supporting this theory is the fact that the octagonal powder magazine in Williamsburg, Virginia also points to the site of the International Peace Garden. The Peace Garden seems to have been placed in the known spot of the Templar Axis from long ago and may be a well kept secret. Both the Powder Magazine and Poplar Forest were built long before the IPG indicating that something of importance was known to be located there long before the park was ever thought of.

All of the above evidence suggests that Jefferson was a geomancer. He created ley lines and talismanic monuments that had far greater meaning than known or told to the public. He and Madison held the correct position of authority and influence to make things happen. The creation of the Jefferson Ley Line is but one of the facets of his life that indicates there are many undiscovered aspects to his personality and philosophy. Other later generations were aware of his activities and still value placing talismans on his line. Jefferson was also aware of the geomantic and talismanic importance of the future sites of the International Peace Garden and Very Large Array in New Mexico. In fact Jefferson may have loved a geographic mystery so much that he may have personally created the Beale treasure legend.

Jefferson and the Knights Templar treasures of North America

Two of the most enduring treasure legends of Virginia include hidden knowledge and manuscripts hidden in what is known as “Bacon’s Vault” in Williamsburg, and the “The Beale Treasure” of Bedford, Virginia. Evidence suggests that both hidden treasure myths may have been created as clues to lead one to the real solution of the myths. Indeed both tales are designed to lead one to the Holy Grail as Thomas Jefferson defined it. In addition the strange tower known as the Newport Tower in Newport, Rhode Island may have been designed for the same purpose. All three of these structures are linked together through a geomantic function inferred by their octagonal plans and orientation with regard to true north.

Thomas Jefferson may have believed information that included the sacred geometrical concepts needed to solve this mystery is what comprised the Holy Grail in his belief system. It is possible he considered the grail to be information and not treasure. He may have learned this information by solving the mystery of Bacon’s vault himself while a student at William and Mary. Ultimately this information leads one to the truth about the origins and philosophies of the United States of America, an American Holy Grail so to speak. It is also remotely possible that actual, valuable treasure is located in association with these myths.

Bacon’s vault is an enduring myth of Williamsburg, Virginia involving hidden information and artifacts that were brought to the new world by Rosicrucian’s under the direction of Sir Francis Bacon himself. Adding to the mystery is the fact that Virginia may have actually been named for the Goddess Athena the spear shaker and not the Queen. The legend includes rumors that both Thomas Jefferson and president F.D.R. had visited the vault personally.

All of the controversy surrounding the vault myth was whipped into a frenzy in the early 1930’s when the Rockefeller family took a personal interest and investment in the restoration of the Colonial Capitol to its former glory. This was part of a trend of many Gnostic oriented investigations and developments that took place in the era of President F.D.R. that included the creation of the International Peace Garden on the Border of the U.S. and Canada.

The Bacon’s Vault myth does have some basis in fact as Bacon’s sister and her husband Bartholomew Gosnold were among the earliest of the Jamestown Colony’s inhabitants. Bacon is said to be the founder of the modern forms of Masonry and Rosicrucianism. Gosnold’s grave was recently excavated in Jamestown. His remains included a staff that resembles the rod of ptah of ancient Egypt leading many to speculate that some colonists were indeed Rosicrucian. The Rosicrucian’s as are many Orders are very secretive and do not share anything they may know of these matters. It is possible that they or later Mason’s actually created the myth of Bacon’s Vault in order to lead one to the real truth.

After some time the colonial capitol was moved from Jamestown to the site of present day Williamsburg due to its proximity to a larger supply of fresh water. The town of Williamsburg eventually came to include what may be the first linear park or plaza built by Europeans in the new world. Of course the hidden geomantic purpose of the alignment is hidden in occult and mystery school beliefs. The legend of Bacon’s vault may be meant to bolster an air of mystery and intrigue meant to lure those inclined to quest for the grail.

The west end of the alignment includes Wren Hall on the campus of the College of William and Mary. This building was said to have been designed by famous Freemason architect Sir Christopher Wren. Sir Wren is famous for redesigning London after one of the great fires that plagued the city. The east end of the alignment is defined by the location of the Colonial Capitol building. Many linear geomantic arrays include a crossing element somewhat like a medieval church. The crossing element in Williamsburg includes the Colonial Govenor’s mansion which has a topiary labyrith on its north side. The south side of the crossing element has a unique garden with some four square designs in their plan. This array crosses the main axis defined by Wren Hall and the Capitol at 90 degrees forming a cross shape.

Included in the main capitol array is a unique octagonal structure known as the Powder Magazine. The octagonal form of the magazine itself is also surrounded by an octagonal wall that is oriented exactly like the building is. This building saw use a church and livery at various times since its construction but was eventually turned to the task of an armory or magazine.The Powder Magazine may represent one of two Tower of the Winds inspired structures in colonial America that help to solve the riddle of the Holy Grail in the United States and Canada.

The Powder Magazine of Williamsburg may actually hold the key to the hidden information that spawned the legend of Bacons Vault. Many geomantic sighting devices are hidden in the form of uniquely shaped buildings such as the octagon of the Powder Magazine. In the tradition of geomantic structures such as the Tower of the Winds in Athens one of the directions inferred by the octagon of the Powder Magazine may represent the key to the hidden vault of information that was supposed to be hidden somewhere beneath Williamsburg. The myth of Bacon’s vault may have been created to lead one to the real clue held in its telling.

Future President Thomas Jefferson was a graduate of the College of William and Mary and lived in Williamsburg during that period. During his time at William and Mary Jefferson became a trained land surveyor and cartographer. While there he was a member of a secret club known as “The Flat Hat Club.” He also may have become a Freemason while at William and Mary.

It is entirely possible that during this time Jefferson became aware of the geomantic qualities of the octagonal Powder Magazine which is located very near the campus of the College. Being a Freemason Jefferson may have not been able or cared to share information which he deemed to important to reveal or share. This also may have led to the portion of the Bacon’s Vault myth that states he was one of the last to view the contents of the vault. The “hidden information” to found in “Bacon’s Vault” is comprised of the octagonal shape of the building itself. This is also interesting in light of the fact that president F.D.R. was also supposed to have seen the "vault." His name continually pops up in N. American grail research.

The northeast facet of the Powder Magazine can be used to create an azimuth that transects northwesterly to the middle of the octagonal fountain located at the International Peace Garden in North Dakota. The importance of this fact contains the keys to the quest in Jefferson’s version of the Holy Grail. The northeast azimuth created by the Powder Magazine creates an azimuth that leads directly to the Newport Tower in Rhode Island. The Newport Tower is inexorably linked to the Kensington Runestone. This is an amazing correlation that will become clear with a few more facts.

The Powder Magazine is not the only octagonal structure in the State of Virginia that may contain the hidden treasure of Bacon’s Vault. Thomas Jefferson’s octagonal estate Poplar Forest also was created in the tradition of the Axis Mundi and Tower of the Winds as the Powder Magazine had been before and the Newport Tower before that. As in Williamsburg a local treasure myth may have everything to do with his estate and nothing to do with the actual treasure known as the Beale Treasure that is said to be located somewhere very near Poplar Forest.

The fact that both Poplar Forest and Williamsburg have treasure myths associated with them is an intentional clue as to what these octagonal structures represent. Poplar Forest in situated in the center of a region that has a treasure myth that has even attracted the likes of famous treasure hunter Mel Fischer. The Beale treasure has fascinated and frustrated treasure hunters since the myth became apparent in the late 1800’s.

The Beale Treasure myth includes a treasure that was found by Bedford, Virginia resident Thomas Jefferson Beale in New Mexico and subsequently stashed in a hidden vault somewhere near Bedford. Note that Bedford is only about eight miles from Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest. The main clues in the Beale Treasure myth include clues that can only be deciphered using the United States Declaration of Independence that was written by Thomas Jefferson of Poplar Forest! A specific area of New Mexico seemed to have fascinated Jefferson and his friend and fellow Linnean Society of London member Alexander Von Humboldt. Their fascination for this region ties into this mystery and their influence still may dictate events in this region of the country today.

In light of Jefferson’s knowledge of surveying, geomancy, and the Declaration of Independance it is within the realm of possibility that he created the Beale Treasure myth for the same reasons the myth of Bacon’s Vault had been created. He may have built his house to contain directional information in the tradition of the Powder Magazine and the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem. Both treasure myths may have been created to lead the treasure hunter, or in this case, grail seeker to the same conclusion.

Using the northeast facet of both the octagon of Jefferson’s Poplar Forest and the Powder Magazine in Williamsburg a northwest trending azimuth can be created. From both octagons the azimuth created leads to the center of the octagonal fountain at the International Peace Garden on the Border of the U.S. and Canada in North Dakota and Manitoba. Both structures over 150 miles apart point to the same spot on the border of the U.S. and Canada! The IPG represents the intersection of lines vectored using the octagonal shape of the Powder Magazine and Poplar Forest. The Powder Magazine also points to the Newport Tower and its association with the Kensington Runestone. This is a sign from Jefferson and his forefathers that the grail is at the International Peace Garden.

All of these associations support the notion that the Georgia Guidestones were placed intentionally in relation to Jefferson’s Poplar Forest as part of this system. It is an additional talismanic clue. The Guidestones serve as another directional clue that ultimately leads one to the International Peace Garden and Kensington Runestone. In addition the “X” shaped plan of the Georgia Guidestones may fit into the model of the “hooked X” espoused by author Scott Wolter.

It is interesting that two octagons in Virginia point to an octagon so far away. “What is so important about the International Peace Garden (IPG)?” one may ask. The IPG may represent the first Axis Mundi left by any European in North America and was designed to claim North America for the group of men who established it. Subsequently three early American octagonal structures lend directional clues to the mystery. It is interesting that the Williamsburg array is the earliest official alignment and an element of its design points to the secret earlier Axis.

If one examines the sites of discovery of two famous stone artifacts found in Minnesota and N. Dakota the reasons for this value of the IPG may become apparent. The evidence indicates that the same band of Swedish Templars possibly accompanied by Cistercian monks performed a ceremony that established an Axis Mundi or claim to the seen world from that point. In short the IPG’s octagonal fountain can be used to create lines or azimuths that lead to the said site of discovery of both stones. Both the discovery sites of the Kensington Runestone and the so called Verendrye Runestone lie along azimuths created by the 135 and 225 degree azimuths inferred by the octagon at the park. The location of these stones in relation to where the IPG is today indicates that the octagonal fountain at the park represents an Axis Mundi that may have been left by Swedish Knights Templar as early as 1362.

The Kensington Runestone is dated to 1362 and this date is backed up by geologist Scott Wolter’s assessment of the stone. Wolter specializes in diagnosing the authenticity or rate of weathering of rock art and stone artifacts. It makes sense that this stone would have been left in alignment with an axis they had created to claim much of N. America for their order.

The tale of the Verendrye Runestone is more involved but fits the mystery as well. Many of the histories of the Verendrye stone include the fact that it was found somewhere in the environs of what is today Minot, North Dakota. Minot is located along the 225 degree azimuth suggested by the octagon of the Peace Garden. This would fit the model established by the site of discovery of the Kensington stone and support the fact that the IPG represents the Templar Axis. Two runestones found at even intervals or azimuths suggested by the octagon of the IPG.

Researcher Louis Buff Parry has been working on the “Pillowstone of Jacob mystery” for many years. Parry discovered a site in Saskatchewan that he believes the stone used to occupy. He identified a site that included a sandstone pillar with an alcove carved into it where the stone used to lay. This scenario matched the description of where the stone was said to have been found in Minot though Parry’s site is far to the west of Minot. What Parry found does resemble historic accounts of the site where the stone was originally discovered by the Verendrye Party n 1743. Parry’s site does not align with the octagon of the IPG.

Mr. Parry's site is very close to the U.S. and Canadian border at the 49th parallel. This is the same latitude as the IPG. The sandstone pillars in question seem to be only 10 to 15 miles north of the border. If someone were hiding the stone would such a specific geographic location be "close" enough to later guide one to the stone? Perhaps the location was determined by star sightings and had a small margin of error. That site is close enough to the latitude of the border for this to be considered. Both the location of the Kensington Runestone and the Verendrye stone are inferred in a geomantic array that includes Jefferson's Poplar Forest, The Newport Tower, The Williamsburg Powder Magazine and the International Peace Garden. Four octagons solve the mystery.

The location of Mr. Parry’s site does match the distance in French leagues (2.64 miles) that Verendrye described in his description of the discovery site to Swedish Botanist and Linnean Society of London member Pehr Kalm. The sandstone pillar that Mr. Parry believes the Verendrye party retrieved the stone from had a strange Hebrew inscription next to the alcove where the stone was originally. In Hebrew the word “Preston” was inscribed into the sandstone face of the pillar. This is pertinent to our story in that part of Parry’s theory involves the fact that this missing stone may represent the actual pillowstone of Jacob mentioned in the Bible as part of the story of Jacob’s Ladder. The tale of Jacob’s Ladder holds a special place in the mythos of Masonry representing the stairway or ladder to heaven. In the modern world many people call this a stargate or heaven’s gate.

Preston, England was the site of a battle between Jacobite, Scottish Masonic influences and England in which the Pillowstone of Jacob was used as a talisman in battle against the British. This is suggestive that the stone may have been stashed in Canada by the earlier Templars that had left the Kensington stone. The Jacobites may have retrieved the stone and brought it back to England at this time leaving the empty pillar alcove that Mr. Parry later found. The Chronology suggested by the date of construction of the Powder Magazine (ca. 1714) suggests that the location of the stone was known of by Governor Spotswood at least as early as that time. This date is long before the Jacobite revolution in Britain. (The above is the author’s theory and does not reflect the opinions or theories of Louis Buff Parry). Note also that there are also several other reported settlements of European people in this region of North America including the Prince Madoc Legend, and the Legend of Henry Sinclair.

Preston, England does have an even spatial relationship to the IPG. It is located on an even 45 degree azimuth true north that is suggested by the Northwest facet of the octagonal fountain. This is directly opposite or the back azimuth of the 225 degree angle that led to Minot pointed to by the octagon. Preston is pointed to by the octagon of the IPG just as the Kensington and Verendrye stone’s said discovery sites were. This could be the reason the word “Preston” was inscribed next to the stone and the reason why Minot was promoted as the actual discovery site of the stone. Thickening the mystery is the fact that the Verendrye party traveled to Minot on a separate expediton in 1739 that included them navigating first to the future site of the IPG and then at a 225 degree route to Minot. Minot and Preston are located on an azimuth or line defined by the position and orientation of the octagonal fountain at the IPG! One line connects Preston and Minot that also crosses the fountain at the IPG and matches the angle of the octagon’s facet.

If the International Peace Garden is an Axis Mundi left by Swedish Knights Templar in 1362 then the fact that both Jefferson’s Poplar Forest and the Powder Magazine in Williamsburg point to the center of the octagon there must support the notion that the site of the Park has some important significance to Thomas Jefferson and earlier interests in the Virginia Colony if not to the entire organization of American Freemasonry.

Both Poplar Forest (1806) and the Powder Magazine (1714 (1+7+1+4=13)) were constructed long before the Louisiana Purchase gave the U.S. control over the area these structures were oriented to point to. Really what is inferred here is that groups including the Mason’s and Rosicrucians may have been aware of the axis left by the Swedish Templars almost three centuries prior. In turn the treasure myths were propagated in order to lead one to the trail of evidence that would suggest the octagonal structures had some importance beyond a unique shape for a building. If this scheme is correct it would mean that the Kensington Runestone is indeed authentic and actually left at the date of 1362 that is inscribed on the stone.

Supporting this notion is the presence of a third octagonal structure that points the way to the Kensington Runestone just as the octagons in Williamsburg and Poplar Forest point to the IPG. In turn the IPG points the way to the Kensington Runestone also. This is the reason the Powder Magazine was oriented to point at the Newport Tower also. The Newport Tower in Newport, Rhode Island is a unique structure that resembles the remains of a Templar Church with a round turret based on the concept of the octagon. Today the Newport Tower is surrounded by an octagonal walkway whose facets match the construction attributes of the Tower itself. The northwest trending facet of the Powder Magazine in Colonial Williamsburg can be used to create a northeast trending azimuth that leads directly to the Newport Tower. This arrangement may suggest that the site of Jamestown and Williamsburg may have been selected due to it representation as a vector point between the Peace Garden Axis and the already existing Newport Tower.

The chronology of the construction of the the three octagons is Newport Tower; Date of construction unknown but appears on Veranzano’s late 16^th century map. The Powder Magazine of Williamsburg was constructed in 1714. Jefferson’s Poplar Forest began construction in 1806.

In his book “The Hooked X” Author Wolter describes how he identified a winter solstice event that uses the structure to point a line all the way to Kensington Minnesota and the site of the Kensington Runestone’s discovery.

It is becoming obvious that all three of these octagonal structures were designed to teach one the story of the early Knights Templar coming to North America in 1362. It indicates that the Kensington Runestone is authentic even though the Templars may have left clues through out the continent that resembled more ancient artifacts. All of this evidence combined supports the notion that something of great importance and significance is located at the site of the IPG. Three octagonal structures were intentionally placed and oriented to lead one to the International Peace Garden. This must have been what represented the Holy Grail to Thomas Jefferson and the builders of the Newport Tower and Powder Magazine.

The Templar Axis Mundi of the International Peace Garden.

According to the hidden messages of Thomas Jefferson, the builders of the Powder Magazine, and the builders of the Newport Tower the International Peace Garden (IPG) is a spot of supreme importance and talismanic significance. Given the dynamics of the entire sequence of events researched by Scott Wolter and Louis Buff Parry some value of this spot on the earth is of immense value to either the Knights Templar, Mason’s, or some unknown priest class that may hold sway over those groups.

Supporting this notion is the fact that the IPG is located at the east to west axis of the geographical center of North America. The official geographic center is about 45 miles south of the IPG in Rugby, North Dakota. The IPG is located on an elevated area surrounded by flat plains of grasslands making it a good point from which to survey the lands encompassed by the Axis and Templum these men may have created.

In an example of cross border Masonic cooperation the IPG was created in 1932 during what may have been a golden age of Masonic development in the United States. The lodge of the International Peace Garden has both Canadian and American elements. Part of the array of monuments at the International Peace Garden is a large auditorium built by the lodge that resembles the Masonic compass and square symbol. This building is located exactly one mile due south 180deg. True north from the octagonal axis of the IPG. A line drawn on the globe from the center of the fountain crosses the center of this building.

The Square and Compass building is included in the Templum as defined by the IPG. The orientation of this symbol can be used to create an azimuth that trends southeast directly to the octagonal Powder Magazine in Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia! This is interesting as the line that comes from the octagonal Powder Magazine to the IPG did not match an angle of the octagon at the garden but did point to the center of it. The auditorium was built to point back to the Powder Magazine in Williamsburg creating an array that points to and from each other! This is a directional clue that may prove that all of these structures were meant to lead you to the site of the International Peace Garden.

The Compass and Square shaped building is but one of many places of talismanic significance that are located with regard to the angles suggested by the facets of the octagonal axis of the IPG. Using the similar array at St. Peter’s square as a model the octagonal fountain at the IPG may have up to 16 important directions inferred in its plan. Indeed the IPG has at least one important site of talismanic importance arrayed along several of its rays and the possibility of many more not identified at this point. Many of the places along the lines of the axis are related to the early lore of the Knights Templar in North America. In addition to the Kensington and Verendrye runestones located on the 135 and 225 degree azimuth another important early Viking settlement is included on the 90 degree azimuth coming from the IPG.

The Viking settlement site at L’Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland, Canada is located along the east trending azimuth from the peace garden. This site may date to as early as 1000 A.D. The fact that the templum in North Dakota may have been planned to include this site is not out of the question. The Maritime Region of Canada is the home to the Oak Island Money pit treasure. The Oak Island treasure site is not included in the IPG’s templum.

Another direction inferred by the Masonic Compass and Square shaped building creates an azimuth that points directly to Spirit Pond, Maine. Spirit Pond is the site of another disputed Runestone that geologist Scott Wolter feels may be authentic. The northernmost edge of he building or northern part of the compass portion of the design element of the building creates an azimuth that leads to Spirit Pond.

The evidence is mounting that many people early in the history of the United States knew the secret of the International Peace Garden. People like Jefferson, Madison, Washington, F.D.R., Alexander Von Humboldt, Governor Spotswood of Virginia, Governor Arnold of Rhode Island, and even possibly Joseph Smith.

Alternative Solutions to the mystery.

It is entirely possible that the mystery Louis Buff Parry has uncovered has absolutely nothing to do with the Kensington Runestone or the Verendrye stone said to have been found in Minot, North Dakota. The site that Parry found may have been a separate episode than that stated in the common history. Separate parties with similar values may have been aware of the existence of North America and kept it a secret among themselves. Each group may have established some sort of monument to mark the extent of their claim or simply to record the fact that they had been there not knowing other groups had done similar things.  The location of the site Mr. Parry found does hint that somehow the local Native Band had been indoctrinated into a value of the stone in the pillar. The fact that the Shepard’s monument at the Shugborough Estate in England includes likenesses of sandstone pillars similar to the ones Mr. Parry found supports his theory.  

The fact that some of artifacts that may have been replicas of items from ancient Egypt and the Book of Enoch were found in association with azimuths suggested by the Axis of the Peace Garden imply that they may have served as markers that established the boundaries of their land claim.  This dynamic may be involved in the reason there are two supposed sites of discovery of the “Verendrye” stone or Pillowstone of Jacob. Could these stones have marked two different extents of property being claimed or perhaps the extent of separate claims by two different parties?

The fact that the Pillowstone of Jacob is an artifact that was mentioned in the story of Jacobs Ladder in the Bible and may be associated with Enoch of the Book of Enoch suggests a similar value of the same object or symbol of that object.  If the Pillowstone of Jacob that once occupied the sandstone pillar in either Minot or Alberta is not the authentic Stone of Destiny it may have been a reproduction meant as a boundary marker that displayed the faith of those who had established the Templum of which the stone was a part.  The fact that this location Mr. Parry identified appears to be only about six to eight miles north of the United States and Canada border may support the thesis that the site Parry found is associated with the possible Axis at the International Peace Garden.  At no point in Mr. Parry's discussion or lectures is the exact spot or coordinates given for the site he discovered.  The brief glimpses of maps that are displayed in the film "Lapis Exilllis" do not show the exact position of the Mr. Parry's site.

Regardless of the authenticity of this stone with regard to the Biblical story of the Pillowstone of Jacob it has come to revered and valued as if it had the same importance and qualities of the real stone. Manly P. Hall referred to this stone as the "Foundation Stone of America."  In this way does it matter if it was the real stone or not? Might not the Holy Grail be the process one goes through in discovering the truth?  Many skills and philosophies are learned and developed due to ones fascination with the stone. It is eminently possible that this mystery is the metaphorical treasure that was left for people to discover and value in many different ways.This is what Thomas Jefferson was trying to tell us.The American version of the Holy Grail is not an object but a philosophy that teaches one the true nature and history of the world.

One thing that links all of these octagonal structures together in form and function is their similarity to the Tower of the Winds in Athens Greece. 

Recap:

Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest points azimuths to: The international Peace Garden and the Georgia Guidestones. The azimuth to the Guidestones defines the Jefferson Ley Line composed of his architecture and James Madison's home Montpelier.

The Williamsburg Powder Magazine: Points Azimuths to the International Peace Garden and the Newport Tower. Also the site of Blackbeard the Pirates capture which has many sacrificial talismanic overtones.

The Newport Tower: A solstice event marked by specific stones in the structure. The orientation of the octagonal based structure points an azimuth to the Kensington Runestone.

The Georgia Guidestones creates an azimuth that point to Jefferson's Poplar Forest

The International Peace Garden: Creates the Axis Mundi Magne of the United States and Canada. Points Azimuths to the Kensington Runestone and Possible discovery site of the Verendrye stone. It's rays point to many places of talismanic importance. Some were built to align with the Peace Garden's axis long before the park itself was constructed. The Peace Garden vectors to Hoover Dam and the Star chart dedicated by President F.D.R. Joseph Smith, founder of the Mormon religion, also seems to be associated with the axis at the IPG.

Much more on the way.