It is NOT Possible to Revive the Order of Templars

Knights Templar were medieval, strictly Catholic, military-religious order – essentially the elite shock troops of a Christian Army fighting a religious war with Muslims– which had but one objective: be the keepers and protectors of the Ark of the Covenant and (by extension), of Jerusalem and the Crusader States in Palestine.

Hence, it is NOT possible to revive it – for a number of reasons. First, there is no Outremer anymore; second, no one even knows exactly where the Ark of the Covenant really is (let alone owns it); Jerusalem is well-protected by the armed forces of the State of Israel… and a religious war against Muslims is illegal.

Actually, it was illegal when the so-called “Templar Revival” (Neo-Templarism) when some Freemasons made the first attempts to do just that. Hence, no one claiming the “Templar Revival” is trying to revive the real order of the Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon… or anything.

In reality, they are building from scratch totally new organizations according to their (totally and completely incorrect) perceptions of Knights Templar. They are building a secret (or at least secretive) occult/esoteric secret society that searches for some “forbidden” hidden knowledge, worships strange gods and conducts very strange rituals.

Not surprisingly, most of these attempts are based on western esotericism, with other groups incorporating New Age beliefs, or freemasonry. Many neo-Templar groups are highly secret and necessitate initiation.

However, there are some groups that are only ceremonial, and attempt to replicate what they view as the chivalric ideals of the original Order without any esoteric (occult/neopagan) elements.

Obviously, none of these groups has anything to do with real Knights Templar.