What is Order of the Solar Temple?
[[Image:Order of the Solar Temple logo.svg|right|200px]] The '''Order of the Solar Temple''' (or '''Ordre du Temple Solaire''', '''International Chivalric Organization of the Solar Tradition''') was a [[secret society]] that existed in the second half of the 20th century and that was based on the belief that the [[Knights Templar]] still existed. OTS was started by Joseph Di Mambro and [[Luc Jouret]] in 1984 in [[Geneva]] as ''l'Ordre International Chevaleresque de Tradition Solaire'' (OICTS) and renamed ''Ordre du Temple Solaire''. OTS is considered to be a [[sect]]. The organisation was involved in [[mass suicide]]s in [[France]], [[Switzerland]] and [[Canada]]. The beliefs of the society were a mix of [[protestant]] [[Christianity]] and [[New Age]] [[philosophy]]; it also used and changed different [[Freemasonry|Freemason]] [[ritual]]s. {{stub}} The sect was made in Schweiz at Joseph’s yard. [[Category:Secret societies]] [[Category:Organizations based in Geneva]]