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About Freemasonry:

Freemasonry is a fraternal organisation that arose from obscure origins in the late 16th to early 17th century. Freemasonry now exists in various forms all over the world, with a membership estimated at around 5 million, including just under two million in the United States and around 480,000 in England, Scotland and Ireland.The various forms all share moral and metaphysical ideals, which include, in most cases, a constitutional declaration of belief in a Supreme Being.

The fraternity is administratively organised into Grand Lodges (or sometimes Orients), each of which governs its own jurisdiction, which consists of subordinate (or constituent) Lodges. Grand Lodges recognise each other through a process of landmarks and regularity. There are also appendant bodies, which are organisations related to the main branch of Freemasonry, but with their own independent administration.

Freemasonry uses the metaphors of operative stonemasons' tools and implements, against the allegorical backdrop of the building of King Solomon's Temple, to convey what has been described by both Masons and critics as "a system of morality veiled in allegory and illustrated by symbols."

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Anointing - Freemasonic Article.txt 6.1 kb
Famous Freemasons.pdf 442.2 kb
Freemason Bluebook.pdf 148.4 kb
Freemasonry - Early Legends of the Craft.txt 12.6 kb
Freemasonry - First Recorded Masonic Initiation in England.txt 18.9 kb
Freemasonry Degree 1 - Entered Apprentice.mht 106.8 kb
Freemasonry Degree 2 - Fellow Craft.mht 96.4 kb
Freemasonry Degree 3 - Master Mason.mht 147.9 kb
Global Freemasonry.pdf 5.4 mb
History of Freemasonry by Albert Mackey - Part 1.zip 360.2 kb
Initiation and the Rites of Freemasonry - An NCRL Paper.txt 10.6 kb
Manly P Hall - The Lost Keys Of Freemasonry Or The Secret Of Hiram Abiff.txt 129.7 kb
Manly P Hall - The Secret Teachings of All Ages.pdf 3.3 mb
Max Heindel - Freemasonry and Catholicism.zip 61.6 kb
Morals And Dogma - By Albert Pike.pdf 2.5 mb
Rosicrucians Past and Present - Wynn Westcott.txt 16.1 kb
Scarlet and the Beast - A History of the War Between English and French Freemasonry.zip 1.4 mb
Secret Masonic Handshakes, Passwords, Signs and Grips for the Entered Apprentice, Fellow Craft and Master Mason Degrees of Blue Lodge Freemasonry.mht 129.0 kb
Ancient mysteries and freemasonry.txt 44.8 kb
freemasonry - Introduction to Masonic Rosicrucianism.txt 4.8 kb
freemasonry - Masonic Symbolism - Article from 1933.txt 11.4 kb
freemasonry - Rite of Memphis - Petition and Membership Info.pdf 53.1 kb
freemasonry - Rite of Misraim.doc 62.0 kb
freemasonry - The Mystery Degrees - LM Scott 33rd.txt 14.3 kb
freemasonry - hermes trismegistus.doc 9.2 kb
freemasonry - masonry and magic.txt 2.9 kb
freemasonry - masonry and spiritual disciplines.txt 57.7 kb
freemasonry - mystery of mithra.txt 8.9 kb
freemasonry - symbolism of the goat.txt 12.9 kb
freemasonry and the ancient wisdom.txt 41.5 kb
freemasonry and western trad 1.txt 49.2 kb
freemasonry and western trad 2.txt 64.0 kb
freemasonry as a magickal act.txt 13.9 kb
freemasonry as hermetic art 1.txt 64.4 kb
freemasonry as hermetic art 2.txt 63.8 kb
kabbalah and freemasonry.txt 38.4 kb
mag1.pdf 1.5 mb
mag2.pdf 1.1 mb
mag3.pdf 707.2 kb
mystical quest in freemasonry.txt 27.6 kb
point of initiation - freemasonry.txt 3.1 kb
the great work in freemasonry.txt 45.3 kb
the hidden gears of freemasonry.pdf 690.6 kb
the quest motive in freemasonry.txt 34.1 kb

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Daniel Beresniak - Symbols of Freemasonry
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Daniel Beresniak - Symbols of Freemasonry
Barnes & Noble Books | 2003 | ISBN: 0760742375 | Pages: 128 | PDF | 66.9 MB

There are over ten million freemasons in the world. The supposed power of their occult network is often feared, and yet freemasonry is not a closed doctrine. Richly illustrated, Symbols of Freemasonry provides a synthesis of one of mankind's oldest existing secular brotherhoods. It is designed both for the initiated and for newcomers interested in gaining a better understanding of this fascinating but often misrepresented society.

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John Yarker - Secret High Degree Rituals of Memphis



The Rite of Memphis aggravated members of "conventional" Freemasonry because it claimed not only to be the true source of Masonic wisdom but to be the ONLY legitimate Masonic system! Its rituals were much more esoteric than those commonly encountered in "regular" Freemasonry. Many colorful personalities allied themselves with this system, including Karl Kellner, Theodore Reuss and Aleister Crowley. In England, the Rite was under the direction of John Yarker, while in the United States, Harvey Spencer Lewis, of AMORC fame, also made use of these degrees. This fascinating book is a reprint of John Yarker's manuscript-"The Ancient and Primitive Rite of Memphis in 95th Degree-Book Third-Series III Consistory and Grand Council." It includes Yarker's last revision of the 34th through 96th Degree rituals inclusive, plus the "secret work".

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W.L. Wilmshurst - Masonic Initiation





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."

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H. L. Haywood (Editor of The Builder, 1922)

Contents:

* Volume I: The Entered Apprentice Degree
* Volume II: The Fellow Craft Degree
* Volume III: The Master Mason Degree

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Lynn F. Perkins - The Meaning of Masonry





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George H. Steinmetz - The Lost Word It's Hidden Meaning

A Correlation of the Allegory and Symbolism of the Bible with That of Freemasonry and an Exposition of the Secret Doctrine





Written for the purpose of delving into the Secret Doctrine of Freemasonry. This work by George Steinmetz is recommended by numerous Grand Lodges, including Pennsylvania. Steinmetz explains the Masonic meaning of the words, Savior, Messiah, etc. Four saviors, including Krishna (Hinduism), Osiris (Egyptian), Hiram (Freemasonry) and Jesus (Christianity) are discussed.

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Manly P. Hall - The Lost Keys of Masonry or The Legend of Hiram Abif (1924)



The steady demand and increasing popularity of this volume, of which eighteen thousand copies have been printed since it first appeared a few years ago, have brought the present revised and rearranged edition into being. The text can be read with profit by both new and old Mason, for within its pages lies an interpretation of Masonic symbolism which supplements the monitorial instruction usually given in the lodges. The leading Masonic scholars of all times have agreed that the symbols of the Fraternity are susceptible of the most profound interpretation and thus reveal to the truly initiated certain secrets concerning the spiritual realities of life. Freemasonry is therefore more than a mere social organization a few centuries old, and can be regarded as a perpetuation of the philosophical mysteries and initiations of the ancients. This is in keeping with the inner tradition of the Craft, a heritage from pre-Revival days.

The present volume will appeal to the thoughtful Mason as an inspiring work, for it satisfies the yearning for further light and leads the initiate to that Sanctum Sanctorum where the mysteries are revealed. The book is a contribution to Masonic idealism, revealing the profounder aspects of our ancient and gentle Fraternity—those unique and distinctive features which have proved a constant inspiration through the centuries.

Metaphysical/Masonic classic from Manly P. Hall. This is an insightful study of the deeper and esoteric aspects of Freemasonry. Wonderful work for Mason or non-Mason.

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E.J. Marconis - The Sanctuary of Memphis or Hermes



Do you want to know about the the Masonic Rite of Memphis? Read this book! Marconis was the son of the man who founded the order and includes information not obtainable elsewhere, such as the "universal tyler" which gives all the secret grips, words, and signs of all the degrees of the Masonic Rites of Memphis, the French Rite, and the Scottish Rite, from the First through the Thirty-third degrees inclusive! Marconis also includes the complete ritual of the First degree and the instruction of the 2nd and 3rd Degrees plus important information on Adoptive (androgynous) Masonry and charts of several secret Masonic alphabets.

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Henry O'Brien - The Round Towers of Ireland (1834)



The Round Towers Of Atlantis/Ireland by Henry O'Brien is the welcome reprint of a long out-of-print seminal work offering a profound wealth of esoteric wisdom and lore. Originally published back in 1834 as "The Round Towers of Ireland", Henry O'Brien's The Round Towers Of Atlantis provides an insightful and thought-provoking inquiry and commentary on the lost civilization of Atlantis, pre-Christian megalithic architecture, ancient secret societies, the history of the Tuatha-de-Danaans, the origins of modern Celtic Christianity, the relationship and connections between Atlantis and Ireland, and much, much more. Enthusiastically recommended reading for students of occult and metaphysical studies, The Round Towers Of Atlantis is a treasury of arcane knowledge is preserved in this profound and meticulous account that has miraculously survived the test of time.

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George Oliver - The Star in the East (1825)



The Star in the East, Shewing the Analogy Which Exists Between the Lectures of Freemasonry, the Mechanism of Initiation Into Its Mysteries, and the Christian Religion.

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John Sherer - The Masonic Ladder or the Nine Steps to Ancient Freemasonry (1876)





Being a practical exhibit, in prose and verse, of the moral precepts, traditions, scriptural instructions and allegories of the degrees of entered apprentice, fellow craft, master mason, mark master, past master, most excellent master, royal arch mason, royal master and select master.

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Samuel L. Knapp - The Genius of Masonry,

or A Defence of the Order, containing some remarks on the origin and history; the uses and abuses of the science, with some notices of other secret societies in the United States, in Three Lectures (1828)



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J.S.M. Ward - The Masonic Handbook Series



176 pages, 1.18 MB, PDF.

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