Tau Appollonius discuses the little-know Aesthetic Rose+Croix Order of the Temple studies Hermeticism, Gnosticism, Christian esotericism, alchemy, and Kabbalah. And, derived from the Rose+Croix Catholique et Esthétique du Temple et du Graal of Joséphin Péladan (1858-1918), the contemporary Oder exists to create "create a class of artist-initiates who become knights and priests" and to "promote the spiritual and moral ideals of mystic chivalry." We explore its history and its practices today.