INDEX
All page numbers are refer to the print edition of this title.
Abulafia, Abraham, 76
Ain, 58, 120
Ain Soph, 58, 120
Ain Soph Aur, 58, 120
Alchemical Keys to Masonic Ritual, The (Hogan), 89–90
animal symbols of the four evangelists, 117
Anson, George, 102
Arcadia, 79–80, 86, 87
Arcadian Shepherds, The
Arcadia, 79–80, 86, 87
defined, 79
detail with harp, 82
illustrated, 80
secret import, 82–83
Argyropoulos, John, 73, 74
Arthur, King, 86
Bacon, Francis
adherents of and successors to, 73
background, 20–21
Bruton Vault and, 30
formation of mind of, 73
Freemasonry and, 21, 41, 60
Lady Ann influence on, 20–21
New Atlantis, 41, 72–73, 77, 87
Rosicrucians and, 21
Shakespeare and, 21–22
tying research back to, 70
Veil template and, 60
Bernstock, Judith, 83
Big Bytes, 55
Birth of Venus, The (Botticelli), 48–49, 52
Blevins, Texas, 2, 4, 7, 27
Botticelli, Sandro, 48–49, 52
Bruton Parish Church
East facade, 24
image of, 19
KGC template and, 24, 25
logo, 24
men of the revolution who attended, 18, 71
original foundations of, 19
potential treasure, 18
underground vault, 19–20
Victorio Peak and, 23, 28, 36
window design, 24
Wren Chapel and, 22–23
Bruton Vault
contents of, 20, 22
discovery of, 19–20
documents and records, 77–78
Freemasonry and Rosicrucianism and, 18, 22, 24
tunnels connecting to, 22
Carr, Peter, 71
Carr, Samuel, 71
Carson National Forest, 128
Caruso, Stephen, 2–3
Cassini, Giovanni Maria, 81, 83
Celestial Globe, 81, 83
Cibola legend, 15–16, 122
Civil War, 5–7
College of William and Mary, 22, 40, 71, 88
Columbus, Christopher, 75, 88
Confederate guerrillas, 6
conjunctions, 51
Coronation Stone, 103
Courtney, James Lafayette. See also James, Jesse
as Freemason, 6–7, 88
identity change to, 6
Dalton, Frank, 9, 10
da Vinci, Leonardo, 73
de Molay, Jacques, 93
Dawkins, Peter, 80–81
Dee, John, 72, 73, 97
diary, 2
DNA findings, 2–3
Dome of the Rock
defined, 66
diagram, 66–67, 68
Stone of Foundation and, 106
with template overlay, 67
Templum Domini, 68
three octagons of, 107
Veil template and, 68–69, 106
double-headed eagle, 32, 35, 36, 45, 106
Dudley, Robert, 20
Duke, Betty Dorsett, 1–3, 70, 88
Egan, Jim, 97
Elizabeth I, Queen, 20, 21, 73
Elizabethan alphabet, 29
Et in Arcadia ego. See Arcadian Shepherds, The
Falconer, Don, 96, 97
fish symbol. See vesica piscis
Fletcher, Audrey, 112–13
fleur-de-lis, 112, 113
Fortune, Dion, 36
Frale, Barbara, 93
Franklin, Benjamin, 71–72
Freemasonry
Bruton Vault and, 18, 22, 24
buried treasure and, 30, 32, 88
compass and square, 49
Francis Bacon and, 21, 41, 60
Kabbalah similarities, 34
Knights Templar connection, 90, 110
origins, 90
Stone of Foundation and, 103–4
33 (number) and, 28, 45
Thomas Jefferson and, 71
Fulcanelli, 55–56, 129
gematria, 34
Georgetown, Texas treasure site
connections of, 30
location, 28
seventh sefirah and, 83
Victorio Peak and, 28, 36, 38, 45, 77
Gikatilla, Joseph, 61, 62, 74, 76, 123
gold, Victorio Peak treasure, 12–13, 14–15
Gould, Robert Freke, 110
Great Year, 46
Hagia Sophia symbols, 111, 112
Hall, Manly P., 19, 21
Hall, Marie Bauer, 19, 22, 77, 89
Harp Star, 86
Haywood, H. L., 23
Heaven and Earth, 105–6, 107–8, 116
Hebrew alphabet, 36, 111
Hercules, 84, 85, 86
History of Freemasonry (Gould), 110
History of Freemasonry, The (Mackey), 74
Hogan, Timothy, 76–77, 89–90, 92, 97, 122
Holy Blood, Holy Grail, 79, 94
Holy Grail, 89, 123
hooked X symbol, 65, 66, 69, 123
Houston, Sam, 7
Howk/Hawk, Orvus Lee, 10
Hugh, Count of Champagne, 76, 92
Invisible College, 23
Jacob’s Dream, 103
James, Jesse
alias, 2, 6, 88
as ancestor of author, 1–3
death of, 4
DNA testing of grave, 2–3
faked death, 2, 3
family, 6
as Freemason, 6–7
identity change, 6
Jayhawkers and, 5
mother and stepfather, 5
outlaw years, 6
photograph, 5
real, in hospital, 10
James Farm and Museum, 2, 3
James Gang, 5
Jayhawkers, 5
Jefferson, Thomas, 71–72
Jesse James Lived and Died in Texas (Duke), 4, 27
Jesus, 56, 86–87, 114–16, 117
John II, King, 75
Kabbalah
Albert Pike and, 32–34
forms of, 35
Freemasonry similarities, 34
as soul of the Torah, 34–35
Tree of Life and, 36–42
Kemp, Richard, 101
Kensington Runestone, 66
“KGC template”
Bruton Parish Church and, 25
closest properties, 31
defined, 8
illustrated, 9
scale, 10–11, 31, 36
Tree of Life template and, 42, 45
King Arthur story, 86
Knights of Christ, 75, 93
Knights of the Golden Circle (KGC). See also KGC template
defined, 7
initiation into, 5–6
as pro-Southern organization, 7
Texans joining, 7
treasure caches, 8
treasure hunters, 10
treasures buried by, 8
Tree of Life and Veil templates and, 60
Victorio Peak treasure and, 14–15
Knights Templar
cross of, 94
Dome of the Rock and, 67–68
fate of, 89, 93
formation of, 76
founding of, 89, 90
in France (1307), 94
Freemasonry connection, 90
Holy Grail and, 89
hooked X symbol and, 69
as international banking corporation, 93
line of succession, 77
mission of, 89
Newport Tower and, 97, 98
safeguarding sacred items and documents, 92
St. Clair family and, 99
suspected course of fleet, 95, 96
in Switzerland, 95
treasure, hidden in Rennes-le-Château, 94
treasures hidden by, 88
tying research back to, 70
wealth, 110
Kritzler, Edward, 65
Kunow, Deventer von, 20
Lake Belton, 28
large Veil template, 46, 59
Lethaby, W. R., 66–67, 68
Little River-Academy, Texas treasure site, 29
Los Lunas Decalogue Stone, 127
lotus lilies, 113
Luria, Yitzchak, 47
Lyra, 81, 83, 85–86
lyre, 81, 83–84, 85
Mack, Charles R., 48–49
Mackey, Albert Gallatin, 74, 104, 105, 106
Mary Magdalene, 52–53, 86
masons’ marks, 110, 111
Metonic cycle, 52
Meton of Athens, 51
Mogg, Gordon, 120–22
Money Pit, 98
Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry (Pike), 32, 35, 36
Narváez Expedition, 15–16
Navigators, 19
New Atlantis, 41, 72–73, 77, 80, 87
New Atlantis (Bacon), 22, 23, 24, 34, 40
New Jerusalem, 34
Newport Tower, 97, 98
Newton, Isaac, 72
Niza, Marcos de, 15–16
Norvell, David, 17
Noss, Milton Ernest “Doc,” 12, 13, 15, 17
Noss, Ova “Babe,” 12, 13, 17
numbers
5 (number), 37, 38
7 (number), 37, 38
11 (number), 54
12 (number), 53
13 (number), 53
22 (number), 36, 40, 46, 50
33 (number), 28, 30, 45, 46, 47
52 (number), 52
66 (number), 47
91 (number), 59–60
137 (number), 38
161 (number), 46–47
231 (number), 40
322 (number), 47
548 (number), 28, 36, 38, 40
666 (number), 47
777 (number), 37
924 (number), 40
1,715 (number), 22–23, 36, 37, 38
signatures in, 31–42
Oak Island, 80, 83, 98–99
occult pole, 67
Offerus, 55–56
Oklahoma
Tarbone Mountain, 126
templates in, 43
treasure stories, 43
Order of the Knights Templar. See
Knights Templar
Orpheus, 85
Osiris, 113
Paine, Thomas, 71
Panther-Yates, Donald, 127
Parchment, Chinon, 93
Parry, Louis Buff, 101–2, 127
Parzival, 122
Peters, Gregory H., 36, 45
Petroglyph National Monument, 126–27
Philip IV, King, 94, 95
Pike, Albert, 7, 32, 53
Pillow Stone, 102–3
Pius III, Pope, 12, 15, 16, 17
Portae Lucis
defined, 61
frontispiece of, 62, 124
hidden map in illustration from, 63
hooked X symbol, 65
illustration on last page, 123, 124
Latin translation of, 74
rain symbolism in map, 63
Poussin, Nicolas, 79, 81–82, 83, 86
precession of equinoxes, 52
Priestess card, 56–57
Pythagoras, 32–33
Quantrill’s Partisan Rangers, 5
Ralls, Karen, 90
Randolph, Thomas Jefferson, 71
Randolph, Thomas M., 71
Rashi, Rabbi, 76–77, 92
Red Legs, 5
Rendering of the Veil, 118
Reuchlin, Johann, 73–74
Riccio, Jerome, 74
Riccio, Paolo, 61, 66, 74, 75, 123
Riccius, Augustinus, 75
Rivera, David Allen, 21
Roming, George, 27–28, 30, 88
Roosevelt, Franklin D., 99
Rose Cross Order, 77
Rosicrucianism, 23, 24, 25–26, 60, 72–73
Rosicrucians
Arcadia as land of, 80, 87
defined, 18–19
Francis Bacon and, 21
as invisible Brethren, 19
as Navigators, 19
treasures hidden by, 88
Rosslyn Chapel, 95, 97, 99, 102, 111
Royal Arch Mason ceremony, 121
Sangreal, 91
Scott, William Bell, 118
Seal of Hermes, 129
Secret Teachings of All Ages, The (Hall), 21–22
Seven Cities of Gold, 15–17
777 and other Qabalistic Writings of Aleister Crowley, 37
Shepard’s Monument, 101, 102
Shugborough Hall, 101, 106
Smart, George, 95
Soledad, 15
Solomon’s Temple, 33, 45, 68, 90
Spanish gold, 28
star symbol, 109
Stone of Foundation
between Ark of the Covenant and Holy of Holies, 116
defined, 103–4
Dome of the Rock and, 106
emblem, 104–5
illustrated, 105
as sacred treasure, 107
Veil template and, 104, 105
Swooping Eagle, 86
Symbola Architectonica, 33
Symbolism of Freemasonry, The, 104
symbols. See also specific symbols
dual meanings of, 53–54, 86
in Hagia Sophia, 111, 112
Masonic and Kabbalistic, 55
masons’ marks, 110, 111
Poussin, 86
use of, 104
in Veil template, 59, 60, 109–10
Tarbone Mountain, 126
templates. See also KGC template;
Tree of Life template; Veil template
dimensions and scales of, 54
in grid formation, 44, 54–55
large, dimensions, 46
large, locations, 59
large, with medium and small template placements, 50
medium, dimensions, 51
medium, locations, 59, 126–27
Oklahoma, 43
scale and dimension of, 44
small, dimensions, 52, 53
small, locations, 59, 126
three veils and, 58
Temple Church, 68, 69
Temple Mount, 66, 90, 92
Temple of Jerusalem, 97
Temple of Solomon, 33, 45, 68, 90
Teresa (author’s sister), 1, 3, 4
Texas, 43. See also specific sites in Texas
three veils, 58–59, 108, 120–21
Tow, Texas treasure site, 29
treasure caches, 4, 8
treasure maps
coded messages on, 4
Frank Dalton and, 10
left by Jesse James, 3
treasure sites
Bruton Parish Church, Virginia, 18–26, 77–78
Carson National Forest, New Mexico, 128
Cibola, 15–16
Georgetown, Texas, 28, 30
Lake Belton, Texas, 27–28
Little River-Academy, Texas, 29
Seven Cities of Gold, 15, 122, 129
Tarbone Mountain, Oklahoma, 126
Petroglyph National Monument, New Mexico, 126 27
Victorio Peak, New Mexico, 12–17, 23, 28, 63, 83–84
Tree of Life
Abyss, 54
ancient glyph symbol of, 114
astronomical correspondences, 53
Boaz and Jachin in, 58
connection to world religions, 84–85
Crown to Kingdom, 38
division into parts, 122
double-headed eagle symbol, 106
fleur-de-lis, 112, 113
illustrated, 39
Knowledge, 125
Path of the Flaming Sword in, 37, 38, 39
sefiroth, 36, 38, 39, 46, 54, 122
symbol for traveling spiritual path, 62
three pillars, 40–41, 58
three veils, 58–59, 108
twenty-two paths, 36, 50
Tree of Life template
illustrated, 41, 125
KGC template and, 42, 45
locations, 40, 41, 125
sefiroth correspondence, 40, 83, 125
superimposed on map of United States, 125
theory, 37
two types of treasures, 129
Veil template and, 129
viewing pillars of, 40–41
Truth About Jesse James, The (Duke), 9
turkey-track symbol, 8–9, 109, 111
Union guerrillas, 5
Vega, 86
veils
defined, 119
three, 58–59, 108, 120–21
Veil template
application of, 125
Carson National Forest and, 128
cells, 114, 125
Dome of the Rock and, 67, 68–69, 106
inner and outer circles of, 105–6
knowledge of locations prior to founding of U.S., 100
location on public lands, 125–27
orientation, 67
outer circle diameter, 118
Petroglyph National Monument and, 126–27
placed over a map, 128
representation of various aspects, 116
shape, 66
sites on private property, 123, 128
Stone of Foundation and, 104, 105
symbols in, 59, 60, 109–10
Tarbone Mountain and, 126
Tree of Life template and, 129
turkey-track symbol, 109, 111
vesica piscis, 114, 115–16
Venus, 47–49, 52, 58, 114
Verrazzano, Giovanni da, 79, 81
vesica piscis, 114, 115–16, 117
Victorio Peak
army and, 13
Bruton Parish Church and, 28, 36
excavation, 13
four airmen and, 13, 17
Georgetown site and, 28, 36, 38, 45, 77
location of, 12
Lyre and, 83–84
photograph of, 14
Victorio Peak treasure
contents of, 12–13
discovery of, 12
gold, 12–13, 14–15
KGC and, 14–15
KGC template and, 11
lure of, 17
source of, 14–17
Voorhis, Harold V. B., 20
Washington, George, 71
Wayne, John, 99
Wichita Mountains National
Wildlife Refuge, 126
Winthrop, John, Jr., 72, 87
Winthrop, John, Sr., 87
Wolter, Scott, 65, 66, 69
world map (1544), 64
Wren, Christopher, 23, 24, 72
Wren Building, 22–24
YHWH, 37, 105
Zeus, 84, 85, 86
Zohar, 122–23