The Knights Templar was a religious military order of knighthood established at the time of the Crusades that took vows of poverty and chastity, but also set up a prosperous network of banks and gained enormous financial influence.
Accused of blasphemy, the Templars became associated with the Holy Grail, secret societies and the occult. While the priceless treasure that they allegedly accumulated is considered by some mainstream historians to be comprised of gold and artifacts, esoteric organizations argue that their true guarded wealth came in the form of ancient secrets of internal alchemy.
Hermeticism is a label used to designate a philosophical system that is primarily based on the purported teachings of Hermes Trismegistus (a legendary Hellenistic combination of the Greek god Hermes and the Egyptian god Thoth).
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