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Perhaps best known for his thirty-five years of exploration into Phoenician society and groundbreaking books about its history, Sanford Holst has led a colorful life while making his way across many different countries. His most recent explorations and speaking engagements revolve around the surprisingly strong influence of Solomon's Temple on the Phoenicians, Knights Templar and Freemasons . . . and even on us today. Sanford's talks at universities in the USA and around the world, accompanied by academic papers, resulted in his being elected to the Royal Historical Society. He is regarded one of the world's leading authorities on Phoenician society, and appears in the BBC documentary program Ancient Worlds which is being broadcast around the world. His ongoing explorations and talks trace the influences of the ancient and secretive Phoenician society on our lives today. Their significant role in building Solomon's Temple is well documented, and the historical record shows how they influenced the Knights Templar who came to the Holy Land, and the Freemasons who followed them. These things also raise intriguing questions about whether the Templars and Masons had a closer relationship than previously recognized. On a personal level, Sanford indulges his long-time interests in health, as well as the Boomer life and music of his younger days, traveling around the world to find new experiences and intriguing people. contact info: sanford AT sanfordholst.com Replace AT with @
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Discovering the ways we make life better for ourselves and those important to us has always been a deep interest of mine -- and it's one that many of us share. Our tradi-tions and heritage seem to play an important role in that, since many of the things we do have their roots in events that happened much earlier. Among the groups affecting our life were the Knights Templar who created an international society in Medieval days, then the more recent Freemasons who were involved in the revolutions of England, America and France. How much do we really know about societies such as these and our heritage? Is their involvement a good thing, or something to be dreaded like the cabals within The Da Vinci Code? My current research into these areas is discovering there is more than meets the eye. A few secrets still seem to be hiding just out of sight. -- Sanford Holst |
