Author: Bradrick Joyner
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781499280838
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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The Fraternity of Freemasonry supplies the necessary resources, that when properly applied, can assist a man in bettering himself not only mentally and physically, but also spiritually. In an attempt to revive the interest, within the Fraternity, of the practical applications of the deeper spiritual lessons provided within the degrees, "The Masonic Initiate - A Guide to Light" confirms for every Brother that his Fraternity is furnished with the necessary tools to erect his spiritual temple. This book provides a foundation to begin the "journey of the soul" through the manifestation of the teachings of the degrees of Freemasonry. This book focuses on the Entered Apprentice degree of Freemasonry, covering it's symbolism, forms and ceremonies. It takes the lessons and symbols of the first degree of Freemasonry, and reveals content that can be applied through both traditional and contemporary forms of spiritual development. This book gives a fresh perspective; it links spiritual practices, like visualization and meditation, to the teachings of Freemasonry. "The Masonic Initiate - A Guide to Light" can be beneficial for the youngest member of the Fraternity, as it attempts to clarify the nature of the forms and ceremonies of his degree, and shed Light on what it means to be "initiated." At the same time, it offers a fresh perspective on some of the symbols and ceremonies that can be well received, enlightening, and even quite refreshing for the elder Brother.
Author: W. L. Wilmshurst
Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLC
ISBN: 9781497991156
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 232
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This Is A New Release Of The Original 1922 Edition.
Author: Robert Lomas
Publisher: Weiser Books
ISBN: 160925287X
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 118
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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: J.A.M. Snoek
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 900421934X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 600
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Gnosis: Journal of Gnostic Studies is a peer-reviewed publication devoted to the study of Gnostic religious currents from the ancient world to the modern, where ‘Gnostic’ is broadly conceived as a reference to special direct knowledge of the divine, which either transcends or transgresses conventional religious knowledge. It aims to publish academic papers on: the emergence of the Gnostic, in its many different historical and local cultural contexts; the Gnostic strands that persisted in the middle ages; and modern interpretations of Gnosticism – with the goal of establishing cross-cultural and trans-historical conversations, together with more localized historical analyses. The corpus of Gnostic materials includes (but is not restricted to) testimonies from outsiders as well as insider literature such as the Nag Hammadi collection, the Hermetica, Neoplatonic texts, the Pistis Sophia, the books of Jeu, the Berlin and Tchacos codices, Manichaean documents, Mandaean scriptures, and contemporary Gnostic fiction/film and ‘revealed’ literature. The journal will publish the best of traditional historical and comparative scholarship while also featuring newer approaches that have received less attention in the established literature, such as cognitive science, cognitive linguistics, social memory, psychology, ethnography, sociology, and literary theory.
Author: Christopher Earnshaw
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 320
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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:
ISBN: 9781631184734
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 84
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This manual of instruction is for the benefit of Masons who have recently taken their First Degree, and for that of other brethren wishful to understand the purpose and the meaning of the initiation ceremony and to draw aside the veil of allegory and symbolism in which the initiation ceremony is clothed, and to reveal its spirit and subsurface significance.
Author: Walter Leslie Wilmshurst
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Freemasonry
Languages : en
Pages : 223
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Author: W. L. Wilmshurst
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1473353645
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 58
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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: Robert Macoy
Publisher: Sagwan Press
ISBN: 9781377276663
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 300
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Author: Henrik Bogdan
Publisher: State University of New York Press
ISBN: 0791480100
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 250
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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.
