Masonic Initiation

Author : Robert Lomas
Publisher : Weiser Books
ISBN 13 : 160925287X
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Secret Science of Masonic Initiation written by Robert Lomas and published by Weiser Books. This book was released on 2010-09-01 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Freemasonry has a deep purpose which can be overlooked in the rush of the modern world. Its ritual says it is a high and serious subject. But how can an individual discover the truths it outlines? Robert Lomas has spent thirty years as a university teacher, and twenty years studying Freemasonry. In this book he shares his personal insight into the Craft and outlines the steps a Mason must take to find self-knowledge. His words are illuminated by the unique symbolic drawings of two masters of Masonic Tracing board design. The purpose of Freemasonry is to help its members become Initiates in the science of Life. If you want to know yourself, then Freemasonry offers a path to that knowledge. It is a spiritual adventure, fit for the athletic and adventurous mind. The Secret Science of Masonic Initiation reveals that path.

Author : Christopher Earnshaw
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Freemasonry: Initiation by Light written by Christopher Earnshaw and published by . This book was released on 2020-03-17 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modern Speculative Freemasonry was born at a Lodge meeting at the Rummer and Grapes Tavern, later moving to the Horn Tavern. The first three Grand Masters had changed the existing Operative Mason's rituals in some way, and the only way to find out what those changes were, was to compare the current ritual to the bits of ritual that exist prior to the establishment of the Premier Grand Lodge in 1717, the event Masonic scholar Albert Pike calls the "Revival." The allure of researching the early days of Freemasonry is that we can learn about the objectives of the first three Grand Masters, and thus answer some or all of the following questions: *Why the Lodge at the Horn Tavern was so different from the other three Lodges whose "Constitution is Immemorial." *What was the secret scroll owned by a librarian at the University of Oxford that might hold the formula for alchemy's ultimate prize, the Philosophers' Stone? *Why valuable documents were destroyed during the early days of the Grand Lodge of England. *How did the son of the only "black" queen of England become Freemasonry's first royal Grand Master? *Why the Bishop of London treated Pocahontas as "visiting royalty," and what became of her? *Who was the Chinese mandarin, who may hold the secret to one of the degrees? *Why a rival "Chinese" secret society tried to bring down Freemasonry. This book answers these questions, and many more!

Author : W. L. Wilmshurst
Publisher : Literary Licensing, LLC
ISBN 13 : 9781497991156
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Masonic Initiation written by W. L. Wilmshurst and published by Literary Licensing, LLC. This book was released on 2014-03 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Is A New Release Of The Original 1922 Edition.

Author : Walter Leslie Wilmshurst
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Masonic Initiation written by Walter Leslie Wilmshurst and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : W. L. Wilmshurst
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781603020022
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Masonic Initiation, Revised Edition written by W. L. Wilmshurst and published by . This book was released on 2007-12-01 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Masonic Initiation is the powerful sequel to W. L. Wilmshurst's other enduring classic, The Meaning of Masonry. Here, we find the author's most advanced expression as he explores the profound depths of Masonic ritual as a contemplative art, and offers his vision of the future of the Order. Both Freemasons and those who study the Craft from a distance will enjoy these insightful essays. This new edition by Plumbstone has been fully revised and re-set in clear, modern type, and is enriched with extensive notes expanding on Wilmshurst's points, elucidating his sources, and explaining the differences between American and British Freemasonry. Prominent Masonic author Robert G. Davis writes in his Foreword that this edition provides "a new look at a timeless classic which has induced many generations of Masons to feel that, when they are in the sacred space of lodge, they are in the presence of a mystery that goes to the root of their own being."

Author : W. L. Wilmshurst
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1473353645
Total Pages : 58 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Lodge of Living Stones, No. 4957 - The Ceremony of Initiation - Analysis and Commentary written by W. L. Wilmshurst and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2016-09-06 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1932, this insightful title delves into the secret world of the Freemasons. Usually exclusive for members only, W. L. Wilmshurst takes us through the intricacies of mason initiation, detailing the admission steps for members. Freemasonry is the teachings and practices of a secret fraternity of men, formed from the origins of stonemasonry and cathedral builders in the middle ages. Since its beginnings, the brotherhood has increased in popularity, with the first Grand Lodge being established in the 1700s. Around this time, the order adopted the rites and trappings of ancient religious orders and chivalric brotherhoods. William Leslie Wilmshurst was a founding mason of the Lodge of Living Stone No. 4957, located in Leeds, Yorkshire. He first founded the lodge in 1927 to further the esoteric meaning behind the masonic rituals. This book narrates the initiation ceremony for a freemason of the Lodge of Living Stone, providing step by step analysis of each part of the admission. Chapters in this book include: The Admission The Prayer of Dedication The Perambulation or Mystical Journeying The Professions of Freedom, Motive, and Perseverance The Advance from West to East The Obligation The Restoration to Light The Revelation of the Greater and the Lesser Lights The Entrustment with the Secrets The Lodge of Living Stones, No. 4957 - The Ceremony of Initiation - Analysis and Commentary is a unique read for those interested in the masonic culture and initiation and would like to know more about the mysterious brotherhood.

Author : Christopher Hodapp
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470614943
Total Pages : 109 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Freemason Symbols and Ceremonies For Dummies® (Custom) written by Christopher Hodapp and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-01-06 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For those who are captivated by the Freemasons, Freemason Symbols & Ceremonies For Dummies takes you into the world of this secret Fraternal organization, explaining all things mysterioud from its elaborate rituals and cryptic rites, to its curious symbols and their meanings. Brought to you by the author of Freemasons For Dummies, readers will get the inside scoop on what goes on in a Masonic meeting, what's behind that secret hand shake, and why Masons wear aprons. You'll understand the true purposes of Masonic "secrecy" and philosophy and discover related organizations like the Knights Templar, the Scottish Rite, and other York Rite Bodies. Explore the controversies and conspiracy theories that swirl around this organization and discover the cool Masonic sites at the center of Dan Brown's bestselling novel The Lost Symbol.

Author : Michael R. Poll
Publisher : Cornerstone Book Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1887560114
Total Pages : 115 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Masonic Words and Phrases written by Michael R. Poll and published by Cornerstone Book Publishers. This book was released on 2005-04 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Masonic Word and Phrases" is a wonderful collection of the most often used words and phrases in Masonry. Presented in an easy to read and understandable format, this work provides any student of Masonry with a clear understanding of the meaning of our many phrases and words so seldom used outside of Masonry. This work is valuable to the experienced Mason as a quick and handy reference guide. For the new Mason, however, it is an indispensable work and one that should augment any Masonic education program.

Author : Malcolm A. Duncan
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486117308
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Duncan's Ritual of Freemasonry written by Malcolm A. Duncan and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-03-06 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fraternal society of the Masonic Order, steeped in mystery for over 600 years, is brought to light in a fascinating volume that serves as a guide for neophytes as well as a reference for the initiated. Duncan's Ritual of Freemasonry reveals the spiritual paths taken by inductees as they move through each initiated degree of enlightmentment: Mark Master, Past Master, Most Excellent Master, and the Royal Arch. The Freemasons' rituals, arcane symbols and mystical doctrines are also probed, and accurate explanations of gestures, tools and terms are accompanied by more than 100 illustrations and original engravings. The work is a fascinating exploration of the theories and practices of the world's most enduring secret society.

Author : Henrik Bogdan
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 0791480100
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Western Esotericism and Rituals of Initiation written by Henrik Bogdan and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than three hundred years the practice of Masonic rituals of initiation has been part of Western culture, spreading far beyond the boundaries of traditional Freemasonry. Henrik Bogdan explores the historical development of these rituals and their relationship with Western esotericism. Beginning with the Craft degrees of Freemasonry—the blueprints, as it were, of all later Masonic rituals of initiation—Bogdan examines the development of the Masonic High Degrees, the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn—the most influential of all nineteenth-century occultist initiatory societies—and Gerald Gardner's Witchcraft movement of the 1950s, one of the first large-scale Western esoteric New Religions Movements.