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Jul 25, 2011
MEXICO CITY - FEDERAL police have arrested a leader of the Knights Templar drug cartel in the Mexican state of Michoacan.
Security forces say Bulmaro Salinas Munoz, alias 'El Men', was arrested in Morelia, where he had allegedly been the cartel's local chief since August 2010.
The 33-year-old is accused of extortion, kidnapping and involvement in the murder of 21 people.
Mexican officials say Salinas was imprisoned in the United States in 2004 on drug and weapons possession charges.
Munoz allegedly began his career in La Familia Michoacana. Officials say he later broke off to join the newly formed cartel which models itself after the 12th and 13th Century Crusaders. -- AP
Egregore (also egregor) is an occult concept representing a "thoughtform" or "collective group mind", an autonomous psychic entity made up of, and influencing, the thoughts of a group of people.
Originally posted by sleepermustawaken
reply to post by Eidolon23
To see an increase in 'Templars', just tells me that people are choosing to side with the Church. I am sure that in Israel and Iran there is an increase of the same kind, respective to culture. We all know that a major conflict is going to happen, and even in our gang names and avatars we pick sides.
Originally posted by network dude
There is no question that Templars had vast treasures. And so far, nobody has claimed to have found the bulk of it. I would think it's much more possible that the templars kept an existence and maintain one to this day, than the fabled Illuminati that everyone keeps blaming all their problems on. The templars were around a long time and they were very powerful. Maybe we are entering into a new enlightenment era? One could only hope.
Originally posted by Eidolon23
reply to post by metalshredmetal
Hey, there. In your first reply, you seemed to think that this is following some sort of cycle? Like, people identifying with this en masse is the byproduct of a cosmic trend, rather than atavistic tendencies aggravated by cultural dissonance?
I guess they are not mutually exclusive.
edit on 25-1-2012 by Eidolon23 because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by baalbuster
reply to post by Eidolon23
It makes sense though, the more belief people put into a thought form the more power it holds almost to the point of being an actual living "god" or "entity" etc.