Knights Templar, Rosicrucians, Assassins & Co

"Is the world ruled by mysterious secret societies?"

Probably inspired by Dan Brown’s bestsellers, more and more conspiracy theories about mysterious fraternities are being spread. Today, the Illuminati have gained a level of popularity that any ‘secret’ society should really be ashamed of. The Rosicrucians, the Assassins, and the Knights Templar are also experiencing an unexpected renaissance – as if they hadn’t dissolved hundreds of years ago. Paradoxically, conspiracy theorists interpret precisely their apparent disappearance as a strong indication that these sinister fellows were never really gone. They’ve just disguised their power better – to exercise it all the more ruthlessly.
Oh dear! The dead really do live longer.