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by moses ben jacob, zozec. the primitive rite of philadelphians was founded in narbonne by marquis de chefdebien d'armisson, a member of the grand orient and of the amis reunis, under the tutelage of savalette de langes. 1779-1860 franz joseph molitor. christian intellectual advocated the establishment of the jewish school at frankfort: philanthropin, and was one of its first teachers. member of freemasonic jewish lodge, zur aufgehenden morgenroethe. 1780-1860 giovanni d'anastasi greek diplomat and collector of papyri graecae magicae 1780 alliette (etteilla) collection sur les hautes sciences 1781 court de gebelin (antoine gebelin) le monde primatif 1783 alliette (etteilla) maniere de se recreer avec le jeu de carte nomme les tarots 1784 nearly the entire commentary on "sefer yezirah" by

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the masonic societies went through a massive change and expansion after the english civil war and especially in the early 1700s. up to that point, only people who worked by profession as masons or building craftsmen could be members. now it became open to all and freemasonary or speculative masonry was born. it is likely that francis bacon was a force behind this transformation. the centre of the freemasonic network that now expanded rapidly was a new grand lodge (launched in london in 1717) which became known as the mother grand lodge of the world. it was a centre of freemasonic manipulation, encouraging other lodges to be set up throughout europe, the british empire, and the americas. many other versions of freemasonry were introduced, including the york rite and the scottish rite of mic

politics, economics, military, and security services of britain, europe, the united states, and many other countries. new york was named after the york rite of freemasonry. the brotherhood plan was for the establishment of an independent united states of america- independent of the british government, that is, not independent of the brotherhood. encouraged by the mother grand lodge in london, the freemasonic lodges in the colonies of america began to plot and agitate against british rule. an economic crisis was engineered, not least through war between britain and the french. as part of their desperation for income, the british government imposed the birth of the brotherhood 33 higher taxation and duties on the american colonies. it was an operation created and coordinated by the global el

d strength until it was unstoppable. the leading revolutionaries and those who signed the declaration of independence in 1776 were almost all freemasons. george washington, the triumphant commander-in-chief of the american armies and the first president of the united states of america, was a high ranking freemason and all but two of his brigadier generals in the war were masons. top freemason and freemasonic historian, manly p. hall, says that of the fifty-six men who signed the declaration of independence, nearly fifty were known to be freemasons and only one was known not to be.9 another researcher, enrique de vincente, says that fifty-three of the signatories were freemasons and that seventeen presidents, beginning with washington, have been members of the order. the second president, j

alone. they need the help of the brotherhood network to manipulate the circumstances in which conflicts will break out. the rothschilds have long been enthusiastic freemasons and napoleon bonaparte was surrounded by freemasons who advised him on his policies and expansionism. they persuaded him at one time to invade egypt and ransack ancient sites for knowledge and artifacts held to be sacred to freemasonic ritual and legend. napoleon brought a massive egyptian obelisk back to paris as part of this burglary. british freemasons persuaded their government to do the same and the result was the theft of the egyptian obelisk known as cleopatra's needle, which still stands in london. napoleon's escapades were well exploited by the brotherhood and their bankers. in his book, the rothschilds, his

banking, the media, the military etc, who are working toward the goal of total global power. rhodes's2 idea was to set up a secret society which would manipulate events in a way that would lead to the introduction of centralised global control. this society is known by several names but, for simplicity, i will call it throughout by one of them: the round table. it was structured on illuminati and freemasonic lines. there was an inner circle, the society of the elect (or initiates, who knew exactly what the game and the aim was, and an outer circle of friends, made up of influential people who could help the cause, but who didn't always know the full implications or ambitions of the round table. the table's manipulators were mostly those with 58..and the truth shall set you free the real po

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e time every year that the illuminati elite gather at bohemian grove in northern california wearing their hooded robes for their infamous rituals under a 40-foot stone owl, as detailed in the biggest secret. i will mention more about this later on. the freemasons and other secret societies within the illuminati web have sirius as their focus. it is known as the eastern star- the very name for the freemasonic organisation that allows women to become initiates.23 sirius is the first star to rise in the east in the latitudes of egypt. the symbol of the eastern star is the symbol of satanism, the inverted pentagram, and that is their symbol for sirius (figure 2. the pentagram within a circle is used by satanists in their rituals to draw other dimensional demonic entities into this world or to

centres to be sacred and these are the locations of the standing stone circles, pyramids and ancient earthworks all over the world (figure 13. also, the figure 13: the ancient sacred sites of the world, like stonehenge, are points on the global energy grid where many force lines, or "ley" lines, cross and create a massive vortex of energy. this is where the stone circles, pyramids, and the major freemasonic temples are located. energy= power if you know how to use it 60 children of the matrix correlation between these sites and "faults" in the earth's magnetic field are obvious, and studies have shown that "paranormal" events and experiences, including "ufo" sightings, tend to happen mostly at or near these magnetic faults in her book, where science and magic meet (element books, shaftesb

ld in their rituals designed to manifest other-dimensional demonic entities. the roman church insisted that its churches and cathedrals be built on former pagan sites because these were the interdimensional doorways, gateways, or portals. again, this is why satanists seek to use christian churches for their rituals: they want to access the energy in the vortexes on which the churches were placed. freemasonic and other secret society temples are located on these points. the ancient atlantean- lemurian-sumerian knowledge has been passed on through this covert network while being systematically suppressed among the people. religion has condemned it as "evil, and science" has dismissed it as nonsense. and the source of both religion and "science" is the same illuminati network. surprised? it i

at ended the golden age, it says, wiped out a race of "giants (nordics) but the serpent gods survived and returned to rule. they are described as having the face of a human, but the tail of a dragon.6 their leader was called the great dragon and this is the origin of pendragon("great dragon) the title of the king of kings in ancient britain. the illuminati's ku klux klan, created by that infamous freemasonic "god" in america, albert pike, still uses the term grand dragon today. the indian-hindu name for the anunnaki hybrids was the nagas and they were also known as the dravidians (so close to the branch davidians who died at waco) and the dasyus. james churchward's research says the nagas came from lemuria. like the nommo from sirius and the annedoti of babylonian legend, the nagas were sa

rld, especially the sumer empire. they also seized control of the other mystery schools, which were formed with a more enlightened agenda. this was one of the roles assigned to the royal court of the dragon (also known as the brotherhood of the snake) from around 2000bc when it infiltrated the more positive egyptian mystery schools and made them vehicles of the reptilian "gods. manly p. hall, the freemasonic historian, summarises what happened, although for "black magicians of atlantis" also read "reptilians "while the elaborate ceremonial magic of antiquity was not necessarily evil, there arose from its perversion several false schools of sorcery, or black magic [in egypt..the black magicians of atlantis continued to exercise their superhuman the unholy alliance 105 powers until they had

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nnaki are one of the many inner-earth races whichlive underground in the enormous catacombs, caverns and tunnels below the surface. ahopi indian legend says that a very ancient tunnel complex exists under los angelesand this, they say, was occupied by a lizard race some 5,000 years ago. in 1933 g .warren shufelt, an la mining engineer, claimed to have found it.20 today, it is said,some malevolent freemasonic rituals are held in this tunnel complex. there has been amassive cover up by the authorities of the existence of these subterranean races andwhere they live. in 1909 a subterranean city which was built with the precision of thegreat pyramid was found by g .e. kincaid near the grand canyon in arizona. it was bigenough to accommodate 50,000 people and mummified bodies found on the site w

ere presidentkennedy was assassinated and now they turn up again in a modern airport built on analleged underground reptilian base. gargoyles are symbols of the reptilians and that iswhy you will find them at denver airport. the capstone or dedication stone at the airportis marked with the classic compass symbol of the freemasons and it stands in part of theterminal called the great hall, another freemasonic term. on a wall is a grotesquemural full of malevolent symbolism, including three caskets with dead females in them:a jewish girl, a native american and a black woman. another girl is holding a mayantablet that tells of the destruction of civilisation. a huge character, described as a greendarth v ader by alex christopher, stands over a destroyed city with a sword in his handand women

ship and so taken out of public circulation. theroman church and the babylonian brotherhood are one and the same.nimrod was also eannus, the god with two faces, who was later known to theromans as janus. one of the anunnaki brothers, enki the serpent god, was alsofigure 6: the fleur-de-lis, symbolof the babylonian trinity of nimrod,queen semiramis and tammuz,among other things. 53known as ea. the freemasonic eagle with two heads looking left and right, east andwest, is symbolic of nimrod in the role of eannus, and i would suggest that the eagle issymbolic of the winged draco. eannus, it was said, held the keys to the doors of heavenand he was the sole intermediary between god and humanity, therefore any belief notsupported by him was false and should be condemned. this was a wonderful tool

uids knew about astrology and astronomyand they celebrated the birth of the sun on december 25th. the moon was also veryimportant to them. particularly sacred was the night of the new moon, the sixth day,and the full moon.as with the blue degrees of modern freemasonry, the druid initiates were dividedinto three groups. the teachings given to each level in the forest groves of ancient timesand the freemasonic temples of today are virtually the same. the first level of the druidschool was the ovate who was dressed in green, the druidic colour for learning. thesecond was the bard, who wore sky blue representing harmony and truth. they had thetask of memorising some of the 20,000 verses of druidic poetry within which themysteries were hidden. the third, the druid, would be dressed in a white r

nazis and allowed the rank and filejewish people to reap the unspeakable consequences. the levite story of exodus is asmokescreen to hide the fact that the hebrew knowledge was stolen from the egyptianmystery schools after they were infiltrated by the babylonian brotherhood. the82egyptians considered the jehovah revelation to be a robbery committed against thesacred sciences.2 manly p. hall, the freemasonic historian and initiate, said that blackmagic dictated the state religion in egypt and that the intellectual and spiritual activitiesof the people were paralysed by complete obedience to the dogma formulated by thepriestcraft. what a perfect description of the levite-babylonian mode of manipulationand of all the religions, like christianity, which were to emerge from the lies theypeddle

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sinan (a publication of turkish freemasons, which describes the relationship between the order of the templars and freemasonry in these words: in 1312, when the french king, under pressure from the church, closed the order of templars and gave their possessions to the knights of st. john in jerusalem, the activities of the templars did not cease. the great majority of the templars took refuge in freemasonic lodges that were operating in europe at that time. the leader of the templars, mabeignac, with a few other members, found refuge in scotland under the guise of a wall builder under the name of mac benach. the scottish king, robert the bruce, welcomed them and allowed them to exercise great influence over the masonic lodges in scotland. as a result, scottish lodges gained great importan

dges: masonic morality is based on love for humanity. it totally rejects being good through hope for the future, a benefit, a reward, and paradise, out of fear of another person, a religious or political institution, unknown supernatural powers it only espouses and exalts being good in relation to the love for family, country, human beings and humanity. this is one of the most significant aims of freemasonic evolution. to love people and to be good without expect- global freemasonry jc the masonic theory of "humanist morality" is extremely deceptive. history shows that, in societies where religion has been destroyed, there is no morality and only strife and chaos. the picture on the left shows the savagery of the french revolution and portrays the real results of humanism. ing something in

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on, as we believe by the author s friends after his decease, who probably did not wish him to be supposed to be mixed up in such out-of-theway inquiries. the dragon of china. 203 the vedas describe the persian religion (fire-worship) as having come from upper egypt. the mysteries celebrated within the recesses of the hypogea (caverns or labyrinths) were precisely of that character which is called freemasonic, or cabiric. the signification of this latter epithet is, as to written letters, a desideratum. selden has missed it; so have origen and sophocles. strabo, too, and montfaucon, have been equally astray. hyde was the only one who had any idea of its composition when he declared that it was a persian word, somewhat altered from gabri or guebri, and signifying fire-worshippers (see o brie

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apart for masonic work, never to be used for any secular purpose. it should have an atmosphere of its own, just as have the great medieval cathedrals; as they are permeated by the influence of centuries of devotion, so should the very walls of our temple radiate strength, broadmindedness and brotherly love. 89. chapter ii 90. the lodge 91. form and extension 92. it is customary in speaking of the freemasonic lodge to which one belongs to think of a hall or room in an ordinary building in the physical world. therefore, when its extension is mentioned, the ordinary ideas of its measurements in length, breadth and height come up in the mind. it is necessary, however, to think of much more than that, for the lodge represents the universe at large, as is explained in the ritual of the craft deg

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at evidence is supported by the various proofs discussed above no doubt can remain that four thousand years ago and more there existed in crete mysteries in which masonic signs and symbols were used, which admitted both men and women, and performed their rites in temples very similar to those of modern freemasonry. 262. the jewish mysteries 263. the jewish line of descent 264. although our modern freemasonic rites and symbols are derived from egypt, as has been shown in the hidden life in freemasonry, they have reached us for the most part through the jews. the tradition which has most influenced our modern masonry is that of the jewish mysteries, so the greater part of our ceremonies and s s are now cast in a jewish form. 265. in the hidden life in freemasonry it has been explained that m

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e rose cross rosicrucian doctrines and tenets fifteen rosicrucian and qabbalistic diagrams alchemy and its exponents the theory and practice of alchemy: part one the theory and practice of alchemy: part two the hermetic and alchemical figures of claudius de dominico celentano vallis novi the chemical marriage bacon, shakspere, and the rosicrucians the cryptogram as a factor in symbolic philosophy freemasonic symbolism mystic christianity the cross and the crucifixion the mystery of the apocalypse the faith of islam american indian symbolism the mysteries and their emissaries conclusion the secret teachings of all ages an encyclopedic outline of masonic, hermetic, qabbalistic and rosicrucian symbolical philosophy being an interpretation of the secret teachings concealed within the rituals

of the golden stone. 161 bacon, shakspeare, and the rosicrucians the rosicrucian mask--life of william shakspere--sir francis bacon--the acrostic signatures--the significant number thirty-three--the philosophic death. 165 the cryptogram as a factor in symbolic philosophy secret alphabets--the biliteral cipher--pictorial ciphers--acroamatic ciphers--numerical and musical ciphers--code ciphers. 169 freemasonic symbolism the pillars raised by the sons of seth--enoch and the royal arches--the dionysiac architects--the roman collegia--solomon, the personification of universal wisdom- freemasonry's priceless heritage. 173 mystic christianity st. iran us on the life of christ--the original name of jesus--the christened man--the essenes--the arthurian cycle--merlin the mage. 177 the cross and the

two gods are considered as one. statues of dionysos were carried in the eleusinian mysteries, especially the lesser degrees. bacchus, representing the soul of the mundane sphere, was capable of an infinite multiplicity of form and designations. dionysos apparently was his solar aspect. the dionysiac architects constituted an ancient secret society, in principles and doctrines much like the modern freemasonic order. they were an organization of builders bound together by their secret knowledge of the relationship between the earthly and the divine sciences of architectonics. they were supposedly employed by king solomon in the building of his temple, although they were not jews, nor did they worship the god of the jews, being followers of bacchus and dionysos. the dionysiac architects erect

slain. but eternal justice marches surely and swiftly through the world: the typhons, the children of darkness, the plotters of crime, all the infinitely varied forms of evil, are swept into oblivion; and truth and virtue--for a time laid low--come forth, clothed with diviner majesty, and crowned with everlasting glory (see general ahiman rezon) if, as there is ample reason to suspect, the modern freemasonic order was profoundly influenced by, if it is not an actual outgrowth of, francis bacon's secret society, its symbolism is undoubtedly permeated with bacon's two great ideals: universal education and universal democracy. the deadly enemies of universal education are ignorance, superstition, and fear, by which the human soul is held in bondage to the lowest part of its own constitution

ic hand of the mysteries. from montfaucon's antiquities. a hand covered with numerous symbols was extended to the neophytes when they entered into the temple of wisdom. an understanding of the embossed upon the surface of the hand brought with it divine power and regeneration therefore, by means of these symbolic hands the candidate was said to be raised from the dead. p. 79 thirty-two degrees of freemasonic ritualism hidden in the text of the first shakespeare folio. masonic emblems are to be observed also upon the title pages of nearly every book published by bacon. sir francis bacon considered himself as a living sacrifice upon the altar of human need; he was obviously cut down in the midst of his labors, and no student of his new atlantis can fail to recognize the masonic symbolism con

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had a longer history and also that they could sail great distances.in tenerifeon this island, pyramids of great similarity to others in mexico and egypt were found. all were alignedwith the luminaries.in 1995, scientists found cocoa and tobacco in the remains of the mummies in egypt. the thought is thatthe egyptians had consumed these products brought from south america.america and freemasonrythe freemasonic monopoly of government positions continued for at least the first hundred years ofunited states historyaccording to a 1924 census, even in that year, the senate had a membershipwhich was sixty percent freemason (p. 291)the number 13which appears on the american dollar bill, refers to the serpent. in the book of revelation, chapter 13,the dragon and its destructive power are introduced

n held inverted by the mon-archs. the cross within the circle is found on many churches and architecture. it is also con-nected to the pythagorean squaring of the circle (26)cain= qayin= kingthe word cain gives us king, but it also gives caan, cahen, cohen, kaen, conn, can, etc. all thesemean either priest or serpent (see p. 105)tubal cain, his descendant is for this reason revered as a patron in freemasonic circles.atlantis, alien visitation, and genetic manipulation217 appendix b: book abstracts cains wifedescribed as the daughter of eve in some texts. but never named in the bible.she was actually the daughter of lilith (and enki, the latter who was according to the talmud, the con-sort of adam even before eve. liliththe granddaughter of enlil, daughter of his son, nergal of the underwor

documents which distort the annals ofthe original scribes in order to establish a new cultural and religious doctrine. this was the doctrine ofthe one godjehovaha doctrine born out of fear that was contrary to all tradition and historicalrecord in the contemporary and preceding environments (p. 120)ankh-f-khonsuthe priest prince that ruled 2170 b.c. and who opened and held a dragon court.english freemasonic debaclethe english masonic system, which was extensively revised in the eighteenth century, adopted anexclusively western doctrine wherein thoth, the traditionally styled great architect, was figurativelysupplanted by the judeo-christian god. by virtue of this adjustment, it is claimed that the originalsecrets of freemasonry have been lost but rather more to the point is that the old m

have always been owned and governed by the same royal families of britain and europethat conventional history states as being among those defeated during the wars of so-called indepen-dence. the united states, esoterically called amaraka (land of the serpents or land of the phoenix),is now, and always has been, under the dominion of the serpent brotherhood, operating through therussell trust, the freemasonic fraternities, and through the government, treasury, and federal reserveboard. all the american presidents can be seen standing on or walking on the red-carpet, the standard symbolof the monarchs. moreover, as has now been revealed, they are all of direct kinship to the oligarchical,despotic dynasties of the old world order. all the provisos and bulwarks against this country fallinginto

antis, alien visitation, and genetic manipulation oklahoma bomb killed 23 personsthere are 23 characters on every us coinfederal reserve act passed on dec. 23 1913dec. 23 2012 mayan calendar terminateswilliam shakespeare born april 23 1556, died april 23 1616shakespeare was 46 when the king james bible was printedpsalm 46 the 46th word is shake, and the 46th word from the end of passage is spear .freemasonic lodge 23 jaol st, stafford st, england and in new york, it is on 23 st.area 51 23x 2= 51william wallace executed- 23 1305star trek set in the 23rd centuryhuman biorhythms a 23 day cycleblood travels through body in 23 secondsjulius caesar stabbed 23 timesmedia owned by 23 corporationsthe average amount of cigarettes smoked star sirius rises july 23articles of impeachment for richard ni

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s about occult philosophy that make no mention of the laws of magic are often laced with deliberate misinformation, cryptic terms, veiled remarks, and a respectable gallery of symbols (who are more guilty than the freemasons. yet, sadly, this is the chewed meat most reach for when studying the occult. books about magic, on the other hand, spoke of the same things but in more literal terms. unlike freemasonic authors, and other occult philosophers, who give grandiose titles to even the most elementary principles of magic (and even more pompous titles to themselves, the magician has dispensed with their misleading symbolism. what s more is that the new age movement was founded upon the misleading teachings of these occult authors. since the symbols and veiled comments of these occult philoso

ation. contrary to popular belief, which uses words like initiation to describe entry into a group, in magic initiation represents increasingly advanced states of spiritual alchemy. self-initiation is also possible, but takes much longer. self-initiation is a series of rituals undertaken by a solitary practitioner that are designed to slowly achieve spiritual transformation, without the help of a freemasonic or other magical lodge. as stated earlier, a large gap called the abyss exists between the lower self and the higher self. the magician seeks to merge these two aspects of the self by crossing the abyss, and bringing himself into unity with his higher self. in freemasonry, and also lodges derived from the order of the golden dawn, 2 pillars are used to symbolize this divide between the

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thin the triangle is the three-headed serpent, most likely representing the unholy trinity. also, a smaller symbol, subtle and tiny, near the head of the serpent, is an image of some type of creature with a lightning bolt out of its head. mozart, considered today a great composer and famous even during his lifetime, was murdered by the masons in 1791 as penalty for his revealing of the secrets of freemasonic ritual in his work entitled, the magic flute. not only was the composer murdered (by poisoning, but the masons blackballed his funeral. it is said that even mozart's closest friends and family members did not so much as attend his funeral. triangles up, triangles down, triangles, triangles all around 337 338 codex magica triangles up, triangles down, triangles, triangles all around 339

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england at that time; the sole active chapter was in california, and is the direct antecedent of the contemporary authentic ordo templi orientis. karl germer, crowley's immediate successor, had barely escaped death in a concentartion camp during the war, his mere association with crowley being tantamount to a death sentence. the german oto had been largely destroyed by the nazis, along with other freemasonic organizations, and crowley himself was in declining health and power, the english oto virtually dead. the charter also displayed other irregularities of a revealing nature. though the signature and seals are certainly those of crowley, the text is in the decorative hand of gerald gardner! the complete text reads as follows: do what thou wilt shall be the law. we baphomet x degree ordo

ons of the book of shadows..which changed least between texts a, b and c were naturally the three initiation rituals; because these, above all, would be the traditional elements which would have been carefully preserved, probably for centuries (emphasis added) but what does one mean by "traditional materials" the three initiation rites, now much-described in print, all smack heavily of the crypto-freemasonic ritual of the hermetic order of the golden dawn, the oto, and the various esoteric neorosicrucian groups that abounded in britain from about 1885 on, and which were, it is widely known, the fountainhead of much that is associated with gardner's friend crowley. the third degree ritual, perhaps wicca's ultimate rite, is, essentially, a nonsymbolic gnostic mass, that beautiful, evocative

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sident kennedy was assassinated and now they turn up again, in a modern airport built on an alleged underground, reptilian base. gargoyles are symbols of the reptilians and that is why you will find them at denver airport. the capstone or dedication stone at the airport is marked with the classic compass symbol of the freemasons and it stands in part of the terminal called the great hall, another freemasonic term. on a wall is a grotesque mural full of malevolent symbolism, including three caskets with dead females in them: a jewish girl, a native american and a black woman; another girl is holding a mayan tablet that tells of the destruction of civilisation. a huge character, described as a 'green darth vader' by alex christopher, stands over a destroyed city with a sword in his hand and

into the united fascist states of europe. one of the many unconnected people who have identified heath as a satanist was the lady i mentioned early in the book who saw the 'lizard' figure at burnham beeches in buckinghamshire near to the british prime minister's official country residence called chequers. the game of chequers is played on a board of black and white squares- the floor plan of all freemasonic temples. burnham beeches is not that far from high wycombe and the headquarters of the hellfire club of benjamin franklin and sir francis dashwood. i'm sure burnham beeches would have been one of their haunts, too. this lady was the wife of the head keeper at burnham beeches and they lived on the land. she had been brought up by a satanic family in scotland and had been sexually and ri

ram which is surrounded by a hexagram or star of david. she was triggered into her 'isis' program and conducted the drawing down of the moon ceremony which, she says, made four snarling hideous creatures materialise in the satanists' circle. the sacrificial victims, who have been bred from birth for the role, are ritually killed by slashing the throat from left to right. this is the origin of the freemasonic sign of pulling the flat hand across the throat from left to right, a movement which means "you're dead. the blood from the victims is collected and mixed with arsenic, which appears to be a necessary element for those of the human-reptilian bloodlines. this is poured into goblets and consumed by the satanists, together with the liver and eyes. this is supposed to provide strength and

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f isis mighty mother, the flagship temple of the hermetic order of the golden dawn, the walls are draped in black curtains. this is done to prevent any distractions and also to increase flashing colors that are fused on some of the implements. the floor itself is black and white checkered tile. the black and white tile could be symbolic of yin and yang or masculine and feminine energies. in early masonic initiations, the black and white tile referred to the battle between the archangel michael and lucifer. the altar in the temple is double cubical. it is double cubical because, as the emerald tablet states "the things that are below are a reflection of the things that are above" traditionally, this altar is longer than it is wide. in the temple of isis mighty 43 mother, white molding has b

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dare not speak. book of lies get any book for free on: www.abika.com 73 [76] commentary( lambda-gamma) 33 is the number of the last degree of masonry, which was conferred upon frater p. in the year 1900 of the vulgar era by don jesus de medina-sidonia in the city of mexico. baphomet is the mysterious name of the god of the templars. the eagle described in paragraph 1 is that of the templars. this masonic symbol is, however, identified by frater p. with a bird, which is master of the four elements, and therefore of the name tetragrammaton. jacobus burgundus molensis suffered martyrdom in the city of paris in the year 1314 of the vulgar era. the secrets of his order were, however, not lost, and are still being communicated to the worthy by his successors, as is intimated by the last paragrap

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earth yellow 4 hmbylha aholibamah fire white 5 hla elah height red 6 kyp pinon depth white-red 7 znq kenaz east whitish-red 8 myt teman west reddish-white 9 laydgm and rxbm mibzar and magdiel south white-red-whitsh-red-reddish-white 10 \ryu eram north the light reflecting all colours cxii. alchemical tree of life (i. cxiii. alchemical metals (ii. cxiv. passwords of the grades. cxv* officers in a masonic lodge. 0. 1 h metallic radix. silence* 2 f (3) ba past master 3 g (6) bd 4 (10) fa worshipful master 5 (15) hy senior warden 6 (21) hyha junion warden 7& i (28) jk senior deacon 8$ j (36) hla junior deacon 9 (45) hm inner guard 10 mercurius philosophorum medicina metallorum (55) hn tyler and candidate table iv 24 cxvi. egyptian attribution of parts of the soul. cxvii. the soul (hindu. cxvi

is possibly a modification of aeshma deva, an evil spirit from persian mythology. line 8. belial. said to be the chief of the evil spirits in some late jewish apocalyptic literature (e.g. the testament of the 12 patriarchs, but in the old testament the name was a mere term of abuse meaning masterless or worthless. line 9. lilith. she gets everywhere. line 10. naamah. the sister of tubal-cain (see masonic symbolism; but in the zohar she gets turned into another version of lilith. col. cix. rather than use planetary symbols to distinguish the kings and dukes as in the printed edition, i have split this column. for daath add king bela son of beor (rwub b ulb) and dukes timnah (uamt, alvah (hwlu) and jetheth (tty. col. cx. line 1. ruach elohim chayyim, the spirit of the living gods. the first

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ly, because it is a great effort for the mind to remain concentrated upon the purpose of the ceremony. the overcoming of this difficulty lends most powerful aid to the magician. it is unwise for him to attempt it until he has received regular initiation in the true<orders which have impudently assumed the name of rosicrucian. the masonic societas rosicruciana is honest and harmless; and makes no false pretences; if its members happen as a rule to be pompous busy-bodies, enlarging the borders of their phylacteries, and scrupulous about cleansing the outside of the cup and the platter; if the masks of the officers in their mysteries suggest the owl, the cat, the parrot, and the cuckoo, while the robe of their chief magus is

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is boleskine house, which is as near as possible due north from plymouth. find north by the shadow of a vertical rod and noon, or by the pole-star. work out the angle as usual. the st l of revealing may be just on the n. wall to make your "east" magic without tears get any book for free on: www.abika.com 156 next, your circle. the floor ought to be "earth" green; but white will serve, or black (a masonic carpet is not at all bad) the circle itself should be as shown in book 4, part ii; but as this volume is probably unavailable, ask me to show you the large painted diagram in my portfolio when next you visit me, and we can arrange for it to be copied. this should then be painted in the correct colours on the floor: the kether square to the north, your "east" the altar must fit exactly the

remember "a ka dua" is the best; ask me to intone it to you when you next visit me) the cup. there are plenty of chalices to be bought. it should be of silver. if ornamented, the best form is that of the apple. i have seen suitable cups in many shops. the sword. the ideal form is shown in the ace of swords in the tarot. at all events, let the blade be straight, and the hilt a simple cross (the 32 masonic sword is not too bad; kenning or spencer in great queen street, w.c.2 stock them- or used to do) the disk. this ought to be of pure gold, with your own pantacle, designed by yourself after prolonged study, graved thereupon. while getting ready for this any plain circle of gold will have to serve your turn. quite flat, of course. if you want a good simple design to go on interim, try the ro

so the chiefs of the golden dawn" the golden dawn is merely the name for the outer order: see magick pp. 230-231. you have never been taught to read carefully. you write of theoricus as the grade following neophyte: it isn't. back to magick pp. 230-231! you have never taken the trouble to go with me through the rituals of o.t.o, or you would not ask such questions. the o.t.o. is a training of the masonic type; there is no "astral" work in it at all, nor any yoga. there is a certain amount of qabalah, and that of great doctrinal value. but the really vital matter is the gradual progress towards disclosure of the secret of the ninth degree. to use that secret to advantage involves mastery both of yoga and of magick; but neither is taught in the order. now it comes to be mentioned, this is re

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tables appear in agrippa s occult philosophy (immediately after lib. iii cap. xxv. all this belongs primarily to the realm of cryptography; indeed the viginaire cipher, held unbreakable until the development of the babbage engine, uses a latin version of the right table t.s. 8 alternatively, no points for the first, one for the second, two for the third; this is the version given by agrippa. the masonic royal arch cipher is based on a similar principle t.s. liber lviii 9 variations found in the spelling of certain words, which have a letter more in some places than they have in others; in peculiarities observed in the position of any of the points or accents, and in certain expressions supposed to be elliptic or redundant. for example, the shape of the hebrew letter aleph, a, is said to s

nfinite circle. this is the unsectarian conception. i am the cross of extension; i wish to be one with the infinite rose. this is the qabalistic equivalent. 61 the reference appears to be to a passage in the 5th thyr. 62 ps. xiv, 1. note that by gematria ya \yhla= 147= hwhy+ ynda+ hyha+ alga, the four divine names of the lesser ritual of the pentagram t.s. 63 the title of a high degree in certain masonic rites, immediately proceeding grand inspector general. sometimes called prince of the royal secret t.s. 64 another masonic term, generally denoting the highest degree or ruling council of a particular rite t.s. liber lviii 37 the answer of the adept to the first form of the problem is for the hindu thou art that (see previous chapter, the yogi; for the qabalist malkuth is in kether, and ke

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ve the slightest tremor in any muscle; when, in short, you are perfectly steady and easy, you will be admitted for examination; and, should you pass, you will be instructed in more complex and difficult practices. 28 illustration facing next page: halftone: four photographs of a man (crowley) with face blanked out, dressed only in a gemmed cross on a chain about his neck and (upper panels only) a masonic apron. nipples and navel are air-brushed out. the postures shown are "the ibis "the god "the thunderbolt" and "the dragon. titled below to critique the examples "in the ibis the head is tilted very slightly too far back; in the thunderbolt the right foot might be a little higher and the right knee lower with advantage. iv "pranayama- regularisation of the breathing" 1. at rest in one of yo

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attained. but brother yarker has nobly suppressed a spencerian tendency to ramble; he has written with insight, avoided pedantry, and made the dreary fields of archeology blossom with flowers of interest. accordingly, we must give him the highest praise, for he has made the best possible out of that was nearly the worst possible. he has abundantly proved his main point, the true antiquity of some masonic system. it is a parallel to frazer's tracing of the history of the slain god. but why is there no life in any of our slain god rituals! it is for us to restore them by the word and the grip. for us, who have the inner knowledge, inherited or won, it remains to restore the true rites of attis, adonis, osiris, of set, serapis, mithras, and abel. aleister crowley. 240 the herb dangerous part

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o hundred and twenty on ordinary paper, whereof less than two hundred are for sale; and thirty on japanese vellum, of which twenty-five are for sale. these latter copies will be numbered, and signed by the author. the binding will be half-parchment with crimson sides; the ordinary copies will be bound in crimson cloth. occultism to the readers of "the equinox- all who are interested in occult and masonic lore should write to frank hollings for his catalogue of over 1,000 volumes. sent post free on receipt of name and address, and all future issues. a few selected items below. the key of solomon the king (clavicula salomonis, translated and edited from ancient mss. in the british museum, by s. liddell macgregor mathers, author of "the kabbalah unveiled" the tarot" etc "with plates" crown 4t

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then. i wish i had a copy here! doris leslie("baby. things a freemason should know. by f. j. w. crowe. it is a pity that the title of this excellent manual should suggest the sexual sliminess of sylvanus stall, d.d, for it is a most admirable compliation, a capital handbook and "vade-mecum" which no mason should be without. it is intensely interesting and beautifully illustrated with portraits of masonic worthies past and present- there are no future celebrities; why the omission- historic regalia and charitable institutions. h. k. t. 36 at bordj-an-nus el arabi! el arabi! burn in thy brilliance, mine own! o beautiful! o barbarous! seductive as a serpent is that poises head and hood, and makes his body tremble to the drone of tom-tom and of cymbal wooed by love's assassin sorceries! el ara

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on between the craft and the high degrees, in respect of their term of research, expressed by the way of symbolism, 2 vols. large 8vo "with" 26 "full-page portraits, and other illustrations, cloth extra t.e.g" 42"s" book i. fundamental relations of the craft and the high grades. ii. development of the high grades in respect of the ancient alliance. iii. of the new alliance in freemasonry. iv. the masonic orders of chivalry. v. of alchemy in masonry. vi. of magical and kabalistical degrees. vii. of the mysteries on their mystical side, and of this subject in its relation to masonry. the kabbalah unveiled, containing the following books of the zohar (1) the book of concealed mystery (2) the greater holy assembly (3) the lesser holy assembly; translated into english from the latin version of

ALEX SANDERS THE KING OF THE WITCHES

rily. it were better to rush on my blade and perish than to .make the attempt with fear in thy heart' with the response he has been taught, he says '1 have two perfect words, perfect love and perfect trust' replying 'all who have are doubly welcome' she leads him into the circle, lays her sword on the floor, then puts her arms around him. and gives him. the witches' secret embrace which, like the masonic handclasp, acts as an 'open, sesame' to other initiates '1 am now going to give you a third password to pass you through the dread door' she says, and kisses him on the lips. while .he stands .still hound and blindfold but. now inside the circle, she takes her athame from the altar and describes a circle with it, sealing the gap through which he has just walked e .with one arm about his wa

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equent initiations elsewhere in the system. all are- 12- initiation, human and solar copyright 1998 lucis trust in the logoic consciousness. one great fact to be borne in mind is, that the initiations of the planet or of the solar system are but the preparatory initiations of admission into the greater lodge on sirius. we have the symbolism held for us fairly well in masonry, and in combining the masonic method with what we are told of the steps on the path of holiness we get an approximate picture. let us enlarge somewhat: the first four initiations of the solar system correspond to the four "initiations of the threshold" prior to the first cosmic initiation. the fifth initiation corresponds to the first cosmic initiation, that of "entered apprentice" in masonry; and makes a master an "en

ntelligently by the life aspect. it is largely the ray of executive work, with the object of building, co-ordinating and producing cohesion in the four lower kingdoms of nature. it is distinguished largely by the energy which manifests itself in ritual, but this word ritual must not be narrowed down to its present use in- 107- initiation, human and solar copyright 1998 lucis trust connection with masonic, or religious ritual. its application is far wider than this, and includes the methods of organisation which are demonstrated in all civilised communities, such as in the world of commerce and of finance, and the great business organisations everywhere to be seen. above all, its interest lies for us in the fact that it is the ray which brings opportunity to the occidental races, and throug

ALICE A BAILEY04 A TREATISE ON COSMIC FIRE

ill carefully ponder upon the nomenclature of the law, its occult name and its symbol, much may be gathered anent group inter-relations. it is these laws which the coming cycle of regeneration will enunciate, and which the great lord will demonstrate upon his appearing, and it is these laws which will gradually be applied to the working methods of all organisations, brotherhoods, fraternities and masonic circles. the symbols are as follows: law 1. a rosy cross, with a bird hovering above it. law 2. two balls of fire united by a triangle of fire, thus picturing the triple interplay between all atomic structures- 727- a treatise on cosmic fire copyright 1998 lucis trust law 3. a pitcher of water, balanced on the head of a man, standing in the form of a cross. it is this law which brings in t

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as such a replica was then possible) was organised of those who could work devotedly and who could learn, through the use of ceremonial and pictures, some mode of activity which would carry on the hierarchical work on earth and thus constitute a training school for those who later would be admitted into the ranks of the hierarchy. the remnants of this atlantean group remain with us in the modern masonic movements, and the work of the hierarchy was thus perpetuated in sign and symbol. there has thus been preserved in the consciousness of the race a pictorial presentation of a momentous planetary condition which worked out in the human family in this threefold coordination. but it was primarily objective. form and symbol, tool and furniture, temple and tone, office and externalities were th

r are in this connection practically eliminated. there has been much loose talk about the raising of the kundalini fire and much misapprehension in the matter. let me assure you that it is most difficult to raise, and can only be done by a definite act of the will and through the intense mental focussing and concentrated attention of the man, seated on the throne of consciousness in the head. the masonic tradition has the teaching- 341- a treatise on white magic copyright 1998 lucis trust clearly held in its beautiful ritual of the raising of the great master-mason. only when there is united effort of a fivefold kind, and only after repeated failure, does the vivifying life course through the entire body and bring to life the true man. the second point i would touch upon is that all this d

ALICE A BAILEY09 A TREATISE ON THE SEVEN RAYS VOLUME I ESOTERIC PSYCHOLOGY I

t he process of initiation as taught by the hierarchy of adepts. lower expression: religion. ray iii. higher expression: m eans of communication or interaction. the radio- 35- a treatise on the seven rays- volume i: esoteric psychology i copyright 1998 lucis trust telephone, telegraph and the power to travel. lower expression: the use and spread of money and gold. ray iv. higher expression: t he masonic work, based on the formation of the hierarchy, and related to the second ray. lower expression: architectural construction. modern city planning. ray v. higher expression: t he science of the soul. esoteric psychology. lower expression: modern educational systems and mental science. ray vi. higher expression: c hristianity and diversified religions (notice here relation to ray ii) lower ex

nd involves physical energy. this is the true magical work. i should like to point out that when the fourth ray and the seventh ray come into incarnation together, we shall have a most peculiar period of revelation and of light-bringing. it is said of this time that then "the temple of the lord will take on an added glory and the builders will rejoice together" this will be the high moment of the masonic work- 37- a treatise on the seven rays- volume i: esoteric psychology i copyright 1998 lucis trust spiritually understood. the lost word will then be recovered and uttered for all to hear, and the master will arise and walk among his builders in the full light of the glory which shines from the east. the spiritualising of forms might be regarded as the main work of the seventh ray, and it

of protective invocations and formulas, and the power of the church and of masonry to protect. forget not that evil entities exist on other planes than the physical, that they can respond to analogous vibrations, and that the invocations that call a deva may, if sounded inaccurately, call a being that will work havoc. in ritual lies protection. hence the emphasis laid upon church forms and on the masonic rituals, an emphasis which will increase and not grow less as the years slip by. the force of invocations will be known later. every individual vibrates to some particular measure. those who know and who work clairvoyantly and clairaudiently find that all matter sounds, all matter pulsates, and all matter has its own colour. each human being can therefore be made to give forth some specifi

o life and conscious understanding. through the five points of spiritual contact, in each of the three kingdoms, is life brought to nature itself. for this "the whole creation groaneth and travaileth together in pain until now. herein is found the secret of the resurrection, viewing it in the planetary sense, a resurrection enacted also individually by each achieving son of god. this is the great masonic secret, and the central mystery of the sublime or third degree in masonry. it is sometimes occultly referred to as "the relation of death to the five life-giving energies seen working upon the third day of revelation- 167- a treatise on the seven rays- volume i: esoteric psychology i copyright 1998 lucis trust or, speaking still more symbolically "in the chamber of death, the blue light of

the aspirant begins- 193- a treatise on the seven rays- volume i: esoteric psychology i copyright 1998 lucis trust humanity is the custodian of the hidden mystery, and the difficulty consists in the fact that that which man conceals from the world is also hidden from himself. he knows not the wonder of that which he preserves and nourishes. humanity is the treasure-house of god (this is the great masonic secret, for only in the human kingdom, as esotericists have long pointed out, are the three divine qualities found in their full flower and together. in man, god the father has hidden the secret of life; in man, god the son has secreted the treasures of wisdom and of love; in man, god the holy spirit has implanted the mystery of manifestation. humanity, and humanity alone, can reveal the n

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ions (the birth into life and the resurrection into "life more abundantly"39) took place in a cave. the transfiguration and the crucifixion were enacted on the summit of a mountain or hill, whilst the second initiation, after which christ entered upon his public ministry, took place in a river, in the plains around jordan symbolic perhaps of christ's mission to live and work down amongst men. the masonic phrase to "meet on the level" takes on here an added significance. after each mountain experience, the christ came down again on to the level of daily life and there manifested the effects or results of that high event. mithras was born in a cave, and so were many others. christ was born in a cave and entered, as did all the others, upon a life of service and of sacrifice, thus qualifying

lower nature; it is upon the mind that the word sounds forth, carrying illumination and insight, distorted as yet though the vision may be, and the light scarcely seen. but the word is there. some day each of us can say with power "it is written" and see that word expressed in every part of our human nature as individuals and at some distant date in humanity itself. this is the "lost word" of the masonic tradition. oriental philosophy refers frequently to four spheres of life or four problems which all disciples and aspirants have to face, and which constitute in their entirety the world in which we live. there are the world of maya, the world of glamour and the world of illusion. there is also that mysterious "dweller on the threshold" to which bulwer lytton refers in zanoni. all of these

ew and arresting manner. there was scarcely a family in over twenty nations which had not been bereft by death, in some form or other. the world has passed through a process of dying, and at the present time the mystery of the resurrection is becoming a theme of major importance in men's minds. the thought of the resurrection is coming closer, and its significance has been the central idea of the masonic fraternity down the ages, forming the focal point of the work of the sublime third degree. in close relation to this masonic "raising" can be placed a little-known sermon of the buddha, in which he teaches his disciples the significance of the "five points of friendship" and thus links up these five points, the five crises in the life of christ and the five points in the masonic legend. al

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hird initiation before the angel and sees that angel also pass away, so that naught is left but conscious knowledge and realisation. although this statement may signify but little to us at present, it will, nevertheless, serve to demonstrate the futility of dealing with the secrets of the mysteries and with initiation through the medium of words. when this is better realised, the true work of the masonic dramas will begin to measure up to the need. this section expresses some of the basic emerging truths which will carry meaning to the senior disciples and the initiates of the world, who are battling, at this time, in the service of the plan. they are present in the world at this time, and their work is bearing fruit, but they need at times the incentive of the future achievable glory to a

tors which condition the glandular system of the body. 6. this subjective and objective system governs the manifestation of the soul on the physical plane. it indicates to those who can see in truth, the grasp or hold that the soul has upon its instrument; it can be seen whether that grasp is occasional and partial or whether it is entire and whole. this is most wonderfully indicated in a certain masonic grip, which marks a climax in the experience of the candidate to the mysteries- 40- a treatise on the seven rays- volume ii: esoteric psychology ii copyright 1998 lucis trust i previously referred to the main channel of communication between the soul and its mechanism as being: a. the centre at the base of the spine. b. the centre at the top of the head, where the most important centre in

save those who have earned the right to sojourn there. the angel protects the unready aspirant (not the place which he seeks to enter) and safeguards him from the risks and perils of that initiation which must be undergone before he can pass through the five divisions of paradise to the place where light dwells and the masters of the wisdom live and work. this is the thought which lies behind the masonic procedure whereby the tyler stands outside the door of the lodge with a drawn sword to protect the secrets of the craft from the unready. i would remind you also that as this law is an aspect of the fundamental law of love, it concerns the psyche or soul, and therefore its function is to further the spiritual interests of the true man, and to demonstrate the power of the second aspect, the

probationary path, or the path of purification. he is then ready to tread the final stages of the path. these seven laws are the basis of all true psychological understanding and, when their influence is better grasped, man will arrive at real self knowledge. he will then be ready for the fourth initiation which releases him from all further need for rebirth. this is the truth which underlies the masonic teaching, which is given under the symbolism of the first eighteen degrees. these can be divided into four groups of degrees: entered apprentice, fellow craft (followed by the mark degree) master mason (followed by the h.r.a) and the grouped degrees, four to seventeen, in the scottish rite. these seventeen degrees prepare the man for the fourth or fundamental degree, taken by a man who is

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second ray emotional vehicle requires careful watching so as to preserve the first ray balance as you grow older and tendencies crystallise into habits. the only way to do this is to deepen and establish the soul contact which (although of the first ray) is, as you will remember, the first subray of the second ray. as you have already guessed, your physical body is on the seventh ray. hence your masonic opportunity and your ability to organise and to rule. i would remind you all that when the statement is made that the physical body is upon the seventh ray, it means that the atoms of the brain, in particular, are coloured and motivated by seventh ray energy. so it is with all the rays upon which a physical vehicle may be found. this provides a definite opportunity to those so- 125- discip

agical seventh ray to bear upon your mind, so that you are caught by glamour in two directions. your brain being also an expression of seventh ray force facilitates this work of magic. until, my brother, you are polarised in the soul, you are playing with fire and the magical work of the astral plane is full of danger for you. even your intense interest in masonry is for this life unwise, for the masonic work is magical work, being a reflection of the processes of initiation whereby the power of the spirit and the power of substance are brought together through the "magical work of the soul" i am speaking with frankness because i want to see you released from this condition and from the impasse at which you have arrived. i would ask you, therefore, that whether you accept my conclusion or

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e, and on a higher turn of the spiral of life, this will again happen. the masters will walk openly among men; the christ will reappear in physical presence. another thing that will happen will be that the ancient mysteries will be restored, the ancient landmarks will again be recognised those landmarks which masonry has so earnestly preserved and which have been hitherto securely embalmed in the masonic rituals, waiting the day of restoration and of resurrection. these ancient mysteries were originally given to humanity by the hierarchy and contain the entire clue to the evolutionary process, hidden in numbers, in ritual, in words and in symbology; these veil the secret of man's origin and destiny, picturing to him, in rite and ritual, the long, long path which he must tread, back into th

from darkness to light, from the unreal to the real and from death to immortality. any true mason who understands, even if only to a slight degree, the significance of the three degrees of the blue lodge, and the implications of that in which he participates, will recognise the above three phrases for what they are, and will recognise the significance of the three degrees. i mention it here with masonic purpose because it is closely related to the restoration of the mysteries and has held the clue (down the ages) to that long awaited restoration, to the platform upon which the required teaching can be based and the structure which can express (when freed of its jewish names and nomenclature, which are long out of date, though right three thousand years ago) the history of man's moving for

iousness, during the next two thousand years. each age has left a reflection of a modern fivefold development upon it. four ages have just passed away, astronomically speaking: gemini, taurus, aries, and pisces. today aquarius, the fifth age, is coming into power. in gemini, its symbolical sign of the two pillars set its seal upon- 68- the reappearance of the christ copyright 1998 lucis trust the masonic fraternity of the time and the two pillars of jachin and boaz to give them their jewish names which are, of course, not their real names came into being approximately eight thousand years ago. then came taurus, the bull, wherein mithra came as the world teacher and instituted the mysteries of mithras with an (apparent) worship of the bull. next followed aries the ram, which saw the start o

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nd advanced aspirants are concerned. they are of value to the little evolved in whom the sense of drama has to be developed and who need external aids, and they do provide a setting which serves to help beginners to keep the theme of their work and their objective in view. the only ritual which is still regarded as of value to the human family as a whole particularly to the advanced person is the masonic ritual. the reason for this is that it is a pictorial representation of the process of creation, of the relation between god and man, of the path of return and also of those great initiations through the means of which the liberated initiate passes into the council chamber of the most high. but with the exception of this, the small petty rituals of position and of physical relations in res

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an its approach in order to stimulate the forms of life upon our planet. sagittarius, however, governed the period of the subjective approach. the sun was in leo when physical plane individualisation took place as a result of the applied stimulation. the sun was in gemini when this approach was consummated by the founding of the hierarchy upon the earth. this is one of the great secrets which the masonic rituals typify, for the symbol of the sign, gemini, is the source of the concept of the two pillars, so familiar to masons. it- 39- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust might therefore be stated that, symbolically speaking, 1. leo governs the e\ a\ degree. 2. gemini governs the f\ c\ degree. 3. sagittarius governs the degree of m\ m\ up to

sness is entirely identified with life in form and with the life of self-consciousness, self-preservation and self-enrichment. then comes an interlude wherein the consciousness begins to shift into that of the group and becomes identified with the soul and with soul purpose. the experience of the fixed cross covers this period. it might here be noted that the experience of the three crosses has a masonic significance and can be connected with the blue lodge: 1. the common cross. the e\ a\ degree 2. the fixed cross. the f\ c\ degree 3. the cardinal cross. the m\ m\ degree much will come to light in masonry when its astrological implications are studied and understood. much also will be revealed anent individual life and purpose when the fate of certain planets (when in the various zodiacal

io when he raises the hydra high above his head into the air. virgo symbolises depths, darkness, quiet and warmth; it is the valley of deep experience wherein secrets are discovered and eventually "brought to light; it is the place of slow, gentle and yet powerful crises and periodic developments which take place in the dark and yet which lead to light. it is the "blinded stage" which is found in masonic rituals and which ever precedes the gift of light. virgo stands for the "womb of time" wherein god's plan (the mystery and the secret of the ages) is slowly matured and with pain and discomfort and through struggle and conflict brought into manifestation at the end of the appointed time. today it would seem (curiously and convincingly) that we are entering into the eighth month of the gest

ise upon the physical plane. the seventh ray produces fixation upon the exoteric level of experience and "anchors (if i may use such a term) the ray forces into form, producing concrete expression of the subjective realities or powers. six forces meet in gemini and, for this reason, the double triangle or king solomon's seal is one of the subjective symbols of this sign, linking it again with the masonic tradition and indicating also again the essential dualism of this sign. all the inner potencies are, therefore, present and only the stabilising seventh ray energy is omitted from the dowry of the man born in gemini. thus we can easily account for the versatility of the gemini subject. the effectiveness of mercury is also enhanced in its interpretive aspect because the gemini person can al

the stabilising seventh ray energy is omitted from the dowry of the man born in gemini. thus we can easily account for the versatility of the gemini subject. the effectiveness of mercury is also enhanced in its interpretive aspect because the gemini person can always find points of contact with people on nearly every ray. this is an interesting point to remember if you will realise that the great masonic ritual was inaugurated under the influence of this sign, and yet the ray of ritual was omitted. this is due to the fact of reaction, producing opposition and therefore interplay and struggle. hence the tests and trials of the masonic procedure. the indirect influence of the moon as it symbolically embodies the fourth ray of harmony through conflict provides mercury with the dual tendency t

ALICE A BAILEY19 THE UNFINISHED AUTOBIOGRAPHY

ant. the aftermath of the leadbeater scandal was still causing much talk. mrs. besant's pronouncements about krishnamurti were splitting the society wide open. orders were going out from adyar, based upon what were claimed to be orders to the outer head by one of the masters, that every member of the theosophical society had to throw his interests into one or all of the three modes of work the co-masonic order, the order of service and an educational movement. if you did not do so you were regarded as being disloyal, inattentive to the requests of the masters and a bad theosophist. books were being published at adyar by mr. leadbeater that were psychic in their implications and impossible of verification, carrying a strong note of astralism. one of his major works, man: whence, how and whi

rge. the french haven't got it, for- 113- the unfinished autobiography copyright 1998 lucis trust with the french nation there is the demonstration that "the mind is the slayer of the real" they are such realists that the beautiful, spiritual, subjective thing is often forgotten and this indicates a great lack in the french equipment. their senate assembles without any recognition of deity; their masonic orders are outlawed by the grand lodges of other countries because they recognise no grand architect of the universe and their planned sex relationships are based upon a purely utilitarian concept which is basically sound provided there is nothing in the world but material living. today, in 1947, the world is sex mad. great britain, the u. s, and all other countries are riddled by divorce

ALICE A BAILEY22 DISCIPLESHIP IN THE NEW AGE VOLUME II

sis of the whole and then a few sentences which when interpreted may throw light upon certain basic and practical significances. i would first have you note the emphasis upon the "eye" in this formula. it is a keynote and appears in various guises. behind all the ideas lies the concept of seeing, of a seeing one, looking on at the created whole. this same concept is to be found in the fundamental masonic symbol of the eye of god which dominates everything within the temple. in this formula we have: 1. the eye of god. shiva is the first person of the trinity, the destroyer, but at the same time the final absorber, the whole and yet the part. this is the organ of the divine will or power, the eye, through whose directed gaze the power flows outward to its created whole. in the case of the hu

transmutation, of transition and of transformation. it is towards this area of merging and of fusion that you are now asked to move. reflect upon this and get the deep spiritual implications which this picture of relationship between the ashrams can convey to you. by your effort, your determination and your understanding you can form part of the group which stands in this "middle chamber (to use masonic terminology) and can work from this point in the ashramic life. this important little diagram can be applied also to the relation between the hierarchy and humanity the new group of world servers occupying this lower midway point- 425- discipleship in the new age- volume ii copyright 1998 lucis trust it will be obvious to you also how the symbolism of an eclipse will come into your mind, f

ALICE A BAILEY23 THE EXTERNALISATION OF THE HIERARCHY

nd teach ceaselessly, preserving the outer appearance in order to reach the many who are accustomed to church usages. teachers must be trained; bible knowledge must be spread; the sacraments must be mystically interpreted, and the power of the church to heal must be demonstrated. the three main channels through which the preparation for the new age is going on might be regarded as the church, the masonic fraternity and the educational field. all of them are as yet in relatively static condition, and all are as yet failing to meet the need and to respond to the inner pressure. but in all of these three movements, disciples of the great ones are to be found and they are steadily gathering momentum and will before long enter upon their designated task. the masonic movement when it can be divo

of the true spiritual esotericists found in all exoteric occult groups, in the church, by whatever name it may be called, and in masonry you have the three paths leading to initiation. as yet they are not used, and one of the things that will eventuate when the new universal religion has sway and the nature of esotericism is understood will be the utilisation of the banded esoteric organisms, the masonic organism and the church organism as initiating centres. these three groups converge as their inner sanctuaries- 335- the externalisation of the hierarchy copyright 1998 lucis trust are approached. there is no dissociation between the one universal church, the sacred inner lodge of all true masons, and the innermost circles of the esoteric societies. three types of men have their need met

strengthen, to stimulate, to vivify and to bless, and this is the true apostolic succession. all true disciples are priests unto the lord. there is no question therefore that the work to be done in familiarising the general public with the nature of the mysteries is of paramount importance at this time. these mysteries will be restored to outer expression through the medium of the church and the masonic fraternity, if those groups leave off being organisations with material purpose, and become organisms with living objectives. when the great one comes with his disciples and initiates we shall have (after a period of intensive work on the physical plane beginning around the year 1940) the restoration- 336- the externalisation of the hierarchy copyright 1998 lucis trust of the mysteries and

in the footsteps of the christ, the greatest psychic of all time. hospitals and schools will appear under the direct guidance of the masters; teachers who can heal will come forth, and others will appear who will train the minds of the pupils to be responsive to direct inspiration from above. the faculty of the intuition must be developed scientifically. finally, church members and members of the masonic fraternities must familiarise themselves with the inner significance of the various rites, ceremonies, colours and rituals, and with the work performed upon the floor of the temple. they must know why such and such things are done in due order and the reason for the various precedences, the words, gestures and acts. should there be a real and true response to these practical suggestions, i

in their hands the solution of many problems, and apply the solution when the battle goes contrary. one thing always i appeal to you to remember, for it is of vital importance. it is the fact that in the destruction of the form lies hid the secret of all evolutionary growth. this is not a truism. you can see it in constant expression. the masters utilise the form (a form of church organisation, a masonic fraternity, an esoteric group) as much as may be. they seek to work through it, imprisoning the life within the containing walls for just as long as the purpose is served and the race is instructed through that form. then comes the time when the form may no longer serve the intent, when the structure atrophies, crystallises, and becomes vulnerable and easily destroyed. so it goes, and a ne

ALICE A BAILEY24 A TREATISE ON THE SEVEN RAYS VOLUME V THE RAYS AND THE INITIATIONS

ating sound. 2. through the emphasis laid in masonry upon the lost word, thus subtly drawing the attention of humanity to the o.m, the sound of the second aspect, the soul. 3. through the growing emphasis laid by the many occult groups throughout the world upon the use of the o.m, its frequent use by these groups in public, and by those intent upon meditation. the soundest approach is that of the masonic tradition, because it deals primarily with the world of meaning and with a phase of the esoteric teaching. the use of the amen in the ritual of the christian church will eventually be discouraged, because it is basically a materialistic affirmation, being usually regarded by the average churchgoer as setting the seal of divine approval upon his demand to the almighty for protection, or for

, the hurrying seeker is defended from making too rapid and superficial progress. it is depth and a profound "rootedness (if i may coin such a word) for which the inner teacher and later the master looks, and "occult blindness" its need, its wise handling and its final elimination are part of the curriculum imposed upon the candidate. this truth is recognised, though not truly interpreted, by the masonic fraternity. in one of the most important and highest initiations, the candidate enters with unblinded eyes and no hoodwink is applied. then, halfway through the ceremony, he is blinded, and in that condition passes through the terrific tests, symbolic of a certain high stage upon the path. blindness is therefore, esoterically speaking, the place of learning and is related to the eye, throa

e guiding and directing the- 213- a treatise on the seven rays- volume v: the rays and the initiations copyright 1998 lucis trust affairs of humanity as far as innate freewill permitted. on a higher turn of the spiral, this again will happen. the masters will walk openly among men. secondly, the hierarchy will then restore the ancient mysteries, the ancient landmarks so earnestly preserved by the masonic tradition and which have been securely embalmed in the masonic ritual, awaiting the day of resurrection. these ancient mysteries were originally given to humanity by the hierarchy, and were in their turn received by the hierarchy from the great white lodge on sirius. they contain the clue to the evolutionary process, hidden in numbers and in words; they veil the secret of man's origin and

rrectly presented, the teaching which humanity needs in order to progress from darkness to light, from the unreal to the real and from death to immortality. any true mason who understands, even if only to a slight degree, the implications of that in which he participates will recognise this most ancient of oriental prayers, giving the key to the three degrees of the blue lodge. i mention here the masonic purpose because it is closely related to the restoration of the mysteries and has held the clue down the ages to that long-awaited restoration, to the platform upon which the restored teaching can be based, and the structure which can express, in powerful ritual and in organised detailed rites, the history of man's moving forward upon the path of return. the mysteries will be restored in o

ion of the mysteries and has held the clue down the ages to that long-awaited restoration, to the platform upon which the restored teaching can be based, and the structure which can express, in powerful ritual and in organised detailed rites, the history of man's moving forward upon the path of return. the mysteries will be restored in other ways also, for they contain much besides that which the masonic rites can reveal or that religious rituals and ceremonies can disclose; they contain within their teaching and formulas the key to the science which will unlock the mystery of electricity that mystery of which h.p.b. spoke; though much progress has already been made by science along this line, it is as yet only embryonic in nature, and only when the hierarchy is present visibly on earth, a

ALICE BAILEY THE LABOURS OF HERCULES

r self, but sometimes under the illusion and glamor of the lower self. the duality which is emphasized in gemini rims through a large number of the mythological stories. we meet the same brothers again in romulus and remus, for instance, and in cain and abel, one brother dying and the other living. we meet the astrological symbol for gemini in the two pillars of masonry, and many believe that the masonic tradition could, if we had the power to do so, be traced back to that period, antedating the taurian age, when the sun was in gemini, and to that great cycle in which the lemurian race, the first strictly human race, came into being; where the mind aspect began to emerge, and the duality of mankind became a fact in nature. the lemurian race was the third race; and this labor that hercules

emurian race was the third race; and this labor that hercules symbolically, undertook, is the third labor. the search upon which he was engaged was for the soul, and this has ever been the unrecognized search of the human being [66] until the time comes when he knows himself to be hercules and starts to concentrate upon the search for the golden apples of instruction and wisdom. so we have in the masonic tradition the search of the human family typified, the search for light, the search for unity, the search for divinity. and so the two pillars, boaz and jachin, stand as the emblems of that duality. in china, castor and pollux are spoken of as the two "gods of the door" showing the tremendous power that the god of matter can assume, and also the potency of divinity. gemini is predominantly

ours of hercules esotericists hold the belief that the human family, the fourth kingdom in nature, gradually came into being during the two thousand years, approximately, when our sun was in cancer. the thought of a mass of animals, of set boundaries within which these sheep or animals were confined, and the thought of a magnetic center of attraction, are symbolically portrayed for us also in the masonic tradition. in kircher's egyptian planisphere, argo is represented by two galleys (as we have two sheepfolds, whose prows are surmounted by rams' heads, and the stern of one of them ends in a fish's tail. note, therefore, how we have here held pictorially in front of us the consummation in capricorn, wherein the goat scales the mountain top. we also have the portrayal of that greater cycle

the back, as judas iscariot did, upon the soul or christ aspect. this cup forms really part of the body of the hydra, for the stars at the foot of the cup form part of the body of the serpent, and both constellations claim them. it is the cup that every human being has to drink, full of that which he has distilled out of his experience in matter. it is the cup of obligation certain of the ancient masonic rituals, and symbolizes the drinking of that which we have ourselves brewed. in other words, the same truth can be expressed in the words of christian bible "as a man soweth, so shall he also reap [107] then we have, thirdly, corvus, the raven, that stands upon hydra, the serpent, and pecks at it. it has nine stars, again the number of initiation. the old testament started with a raven, th

ARTHUR E WAITE TEMPLAR ORDERS IN FREEMASONRY

ner a great tree of ritual, and it happens, moreover, that we are in a position to affirm the kind of root from which it sprang. twenty years after the date of the london grand lodge, and when that of scotland may not have been twelve months old, the memorable scottish freemason, andrew michael ramsay, delivered an historical address in a french lodge, in the course of which he explained that the masonic brotherhood arose in palestine during the period of the crusades, under the protection of christian knights, with the object of restoring christian churches which had been destroyed by saracens in the holy land. for some reason which does not emerge, the foster-mother of masonry, according to the mind of the hypothesis, was the chivalry of st. john. ramsay appears to have left the masonic

masonry, according to the mind of the hypothesis, was the chivalry of st. john. ramsay appears to have left the masonic arena, and he died in the early part of 1743, but his discourse produced a profound impression on french freemasonry. he offered no evidence, but france undertook to produce it after its own manner and conformably to the spirit of the time by the creation of rites and degrees of masonic knighthood, no trace of which is to be found prior of ramsay. their prototypes of course were extant, the knights of malta, knights of the holy sepulchre, knights of st. lazarus, in the gift of the papal see, and the order of christ in portugal, in the gift of the portuguese crown. there is no need to say that these religious and military orders have nothing in common with the operative ma

ototypes of course were extant, the knights of malta, knights of the holy sepulchre, knights of st. lazarus, in the gift of the papal see, and the order of christ in portugal, in the gift of the portuguese crown. there is no need to say that these religious and military orders have nothing in common with the operative masonry of the past, and when their titles were borrowed for the institution of masonic chivalries, it is curious how little the latter owed to the ceremonial of their precursors, in their manners of making and installing knights, except in so far as the general prototype of all is found in the roman pontifical. there are, of course, reflections and analogies (i) in the old knightly corporations the candidate was required to produce proofs of noble birth, and the strict obser

knightly corporations the candidate was required to produce proofs of noble birth, and the strict observance demanded these at the beginning, but owing to obvious difficulties is said to have ended by furnishing patents at need (2) in the military order of hospitallers of the holy sepulchre of jerusalern, he undertook, as in others, to protect the church of god, with which may be compared modern masonic injunctions in the temple and holy sepulchre to maintain and defend the holy christian faith (3) again at his knighting he was "made, created and constituted now and for ever" which is identical, word for word, with the formula of another masonic chivalry, and will not be unknown to many. but the appeal of the new foundations was set in an6ther direction, and was either to show that they d

hest, in the proper understanding thereof. when the story of a secret perpetuation of the old knights templar- outside the order of christ- arose in france or germany, but as i tend to conclude in france, it was and remains the most notable case in point of this appeal and claim. it rose up within masonry, and it came about that the templar element overshadowed the dreams and pretensions of other masonic chivalries, or, more correctly, outshone them all. i am dealing here with matters of fact and not proposing to account for the facts themselves within the limits of a single study. the chevalier ramsay never spoke of the templars: his affirmation was that the hypothetical building confraternity of palestine united ultimately with the knights of st. john of jerusalem; that it became establi

BLAVATSKY H P ANTHROPOGENESIS

turn, shed it on the objective universe. but in the kabala- re-edited and carefully adjusted to fit the christian tenets by the kabalists of the xiii. century- the three lights are described as (1) the clear and penetrating, that of jehovah (2) reflected light; and (3) light in the abstract" this light abstractly taken (in a metaphysical or symbolical sense) is alhim (elohim god[[footnote(s* see "masonic review" cincinnati, june 1886, art. kabala no. 6* see "isis unveiled" vol. ii, pp. 300 et seq, for a proof of the antiquity of the decimal system of figures[[vol. 2, page] 38 the secret doctrine. while the clear penetrating light is jehovah. the light of alhim belongs to the world in general, in its allness and general fulness, but the light of jehovah is that pertaining to the chiefest pr

e "sacred fire" and those devoid of it. hindu ritualism seems to connect them with sacrificial fires, and with grihasta brahmins in earlier incarnations: those who have, and those who have not attended as they should to their household sacred fires in their previous births. the distinction, as said, is derived from the vedas. the first and highest class (esoterically) the agnishwatta[[footnote(s "masonic review; cincinnati, june 1886, art "the cabbalah[[vol. 2, page] 78 the secret doctrine. are represented in the exoteric allegory as grihasta (brahman-householders) who, in their past births in other manvantaras having failed to maintain their domestic fires and to offer burnt sacrifices, have lost every right to have oblations with fire presented to them. whereas the barhishad, being brahm

pha and the omega of universal creative force, evolving from pure spirit and ending in gross matter. it is also the key to the cycle of science, divine and human; and he who comprehends its full meaning is for ever liberated from the toils of mahamaya, the great illusion and deceiver. the light that shines from under the divine hammer, now degraded into the mallet or gavel of the grand masters of masonic lodges, is sufficient to dissipate the darkness of any human schemes or fictions. how prophetic are the songs of the three norse goddesses, to whom the ravens of odin whisper of the past and the future, as they flutter around in their abode of crystal beneath the flowing river. the songs are all written down in the "scrolls of wisdom" of which many are lost but some still remain: and they

lly the philosophy of every nation which preceded the last universally known, but not universal deluge, had been recorded ideographically from the primitive oral records of the fourth race, and that these were the inheritance of the latter from the early third root-race before the allegorical fall. hence, also, the egyptian pillars, the tablets, and even the "white oriental porphyry stone" of the masonic legend- which enoch, fearing that the real and precious secrets would be lost, concealed before the deluge in the bowels of the earth- were simply the more or less symbolical and allegorical copies from the primitive records. the "book of enoch" is one of such copies and is a chaldean, now very incomplete compendium. as already said, enoichion means in greek the "inner eye" or the seer; in

en it is inscribed within the perfect square, is the basis of the occultist. within its mystical precinct lies the master-key which opens the door of every science, physical as well as spiritual. it symbolizes our human existence, for the circle of life circum[[footnote(s* the swastica is certainly one of the oldest symbols of the ancient races. in our century, says kenneth r. h. mackenzie (royal masonic cyclopeadia) it (the swastica "has survived in the form of the mallet" in the masonic fraternity. among the many "meanings" the author gives of it, we do not find, however, the most important one, masons evidently not knowing it[[vol. 2, page] 557 the primitive cross scribes the four points of the cross, which represent in succession birth, life, death, and immortality 'attach thyself' say

BLAVATSKY H P COSMOGENESIS

temura, the anagrammatical method of the kabala, and the knowledge of 1065 (21, a universal science may be obtained regarding kosmos and its mysteries (rabbi yogel. the rabbis regard the numbers 10, 6, and 5 as the most sacred of all* the reader may be told that an american kabalist has now discovered the same number for the elohim. it came to the jews from chaldaea. see "hebrew metrology" in the masonic review, july, 1885, mcmillan lodge, no. 141[[vol. 1, page] 91 the immaculate conceptions. mathematical formulae to express it. this set of figures must have the same meaning, since the 1: 314,159, and then again 1: 3: 1,415,927 are worked out in the secret calculations to express the various cycles and ages of the "first born" or 311,040,000,000,000 with fractions, and yield the same 13,41

ar walk. the three faces of 3, 3; 5, 3; and 7, 3; etc, etc. sometimes it comes in this form- 753/2= 376.5 and 7635/2= 3817.5 and the ratio of 20612/6561 feet for cubit measure gives the great pyramid measures" etc, etc. three, five and seven are mystical numbers, and the last and the first are as greatly honoured by masons as by the parsis- the triangle being a symbol of deity everywhere (see the masonic cyclopedia, and "pythagorean triangle" oliver) as a matter of course, doctors of divinity (cassel, for instance) show the zohar explaining and supporting the christian trinity. it is the latter, however, that had its origin from the[[diagram] of the heathen, in the archaic occultism and symbology. the three strides relate metaphysically to the descent of spirit into matter, of the logos fa

nd north, expressed the idea by words signifying before, behind, right and left, and very often confounded the terms exoterically, thus making the blinds in the bible more confused and difficult to interpret. add to this the fact that out of the forty-seven translators of king james i. of england's bible "only three understood hebrew, and of these two died before the psalms were translated (royal masonic cyclopaedia, and one may easily understand what reliance can be placed on the english version of the bible. in this work the douay roman catholic version is generally followed* the symbol for sacred and secret knowledge was universally in antiquity, a tree, by which a scripture or a record was also meant. hence the word lipika, the[[footnote continued on next page[[vol. 1, page] 129 the li

ond, each of whose facets not merely bears several interpretations, but relates likewise to several sciences. this is instanced in the just quoted interpretation of the moon symbolized by the cat- an example of sidero-terrestrial imagery; the moon bearing many other meanings besides this with other nations. as a learned mason and theosophist, the late mr. kenneth mackenzie, has shown in his royal masonic cyclopaedia, there is a great difference between emblem and symbol. the former "comprises a larger series of thoughts than a symbol, which may be said rather to illustrate some single special idea" hence, the symbols (say lunar, or solar) of several countries, each illustrating such a special idea, or series of ideas, form collectively an esoteric emblem. the latter is "a concrete visible[

ne to those who have been trained to recognise them" the above enumerated societies are all comparatively modern, none dating back earlier than the middle ages. how much more proper, then, that the students of the oldest archaic school should be careful not to divulge secrets of far more importance to humanity (in the sense of being dangerous in the hands of the latter) than any of the so-called "masonic secrets" which have now become, as the french say, those of "polichinelle" but this restriction can apply only to the psychological or rather psychophysiological and cosmical significance of symbol and emblem, and even to that only partially. an adept must refuse to impart the conditions and means that lead to a correlation of elements, whether psychic or physical, that may produce a hurtf

BLUE EQUINOX

aim (90. the equinox 198 15. the ancient and accepted scottish rite of masonry (33. 16. the swedenborgian rite of masonry. 17. the order of the martinists. 18. the order of the sat bhai, and many other orders of equal merit, if of less fame. it does not include the a.a, with which august body it is, however, in close alliance. it does not in any way infringe the just privileges of duly authorized masonic bodies. 2. the dispersion of the original secret wisdom having led to confusion, it was determined by the chiefs of all these orders to recombine and centralize their activities, even as white light, divided into a prism, may be recomposed. it embodies the whole of the secret knowledge of all oriental orders; and its chiefs are initiates of the highest rank, and recognized as such by all c

grand council. viii perfect pontiff of the illuminati. ix initiate of the sanctuary of the gnosis. x rex summus sanctissimus (supreme and most holy king. 9. every man and woman that is of full age, free, and of good report, has an indefeasible right to the iii. beyond this, admission is only granted by invitation from the governing body concerned. the o.t.o, though an academia masonica, is not a masonic body so far as the .secrets. are concerned in the sense in liber lii 203 which that expression is usually understood; and therefore in no way conflicts with, or infringes the just privileges of, the united grand lode in england, or any grand lodge in america or elsewhere which is recognized by it. 10. application for admission to the order may be made personally at headquarters, between th

CHRONOLOGIA RORISPERGIUS

m eleazar uraltes chymisches werck 1743-1795 giuseppe balsamo "count cagliostro" 1743-1803 louis claude de saint-martin 1745 sefer yetzirah published in zolkkiew 1745-1797/8 charles-pierre-paul savalette de lange. keeper of the royal treasury, grand officer of the grand orient, and a high initiate of masonry 'versed in all mysteries, in all the lodges, and all the plots' in order to unite all the masonic groups he made his lodge a mixture of all sophistic, martiniste, and masonic systems 'and as a bait to the aristocracy organized balls and concerts at which the adepts, male and female, danced and feasted, or sang of the beauties of their liberty and equality, little knowing that above them was a secret committee which was arranging to extend this equality beyond the lodge to rank and fort

DAVID ICKE AND THE TRUTH SHALL SET YOU FREE

support and the birth of the brotherhood 35 encouragement of his vice president, henry wallace, another 33rd degree mason.11 mr roosevelt will be making many appearances in the text of the next few chapters. the american flag, the stars and stripes, was also designed to reflect brotherhood symbolism and the statue of liberty was given to american freemasons by the french grand orient (illuminati) masonic order.12 while ties were 'officially' severed between britain and the united states after the war, those between the american brotherhood societies and ruling families and their brethren in britain and europe grew still stronger, through the secret network. again, i am not suggesting that everyone involved in the fight for american independence was negatively motivated, nor that all in the

or campaign against the people of russia. this document was quickly withdrawn and replaced with a six pence version- minus this information.27 some claim that the bolshevik revolution was a jewish revolution, but i think that rabbi marvin s. antelman reads the situation perfectly when he writes "the truth of the matter was..that there was a conspiracy, but it was neither jewish, nor catholic, nor masonic. it involved people of all types of religions and national backgrounds. side by side with the schiffs, warburgs, and rothschilds were the morgans and the rockefellers. with trotsky were lenin and stalin."28 what was the common theme between them? the cult of the all-seeing eye. with the revolution established, the elite arranged for its intelligence personnel to be sent to russia. alfred m

piece of invention in the eighteenth century- the freemason story of hiram abif. according to the freemasonry invention, hiram abif was the architect of solomon's biblical temple. the gothic constitutions of the stonemasons make no reference to such a man, but he became the freemasons' martyr figure. invention has it that hiram refused to betray the secrets to three fellow craft masons armed with masonic tools. they murdered him when he would not reveal his secrets, so the myth goes, and king solomon ordered a search when hiram appeared to be missing. hiram's body was discovered 'indecently interred' and was reburied with 'all respect and reverence. solomon ordered those responsible for the murder to be executed and in some versions of the story, the killers, jubela, jubelo, and jubelum, w

love their symbolism. blackfriars was once the site of a friary church run by 192..and the truth shall set you free a dominican order who were called blackfriars because of the black habits they wore. it was they who expanded the use of pulpits, hence the pulpit is a theme in the stonework on blackfriars bridge. members of the p2 lodge dressed like blackfriars for their rituals. also, one of the masonic penalties talks of the victim being .buried in the sand of the sea at low water mark, or a cable's length from the shore, where the tide regularly ebbs and flows twice in twenty four hours. one tarot card depiction of death is also a man hanged beside water. whatever the detailed background, calvi was clearly murdered, either for what he had done or for what he knew about what had happened

ut of many, one. around this are 13 stars in the shape of the star of david. there is also a shield with 13 stripes which represent the original 13 states. on the united nations logo, the map of the world is arranged in 33 segments within 13 ears of corn, and the un building is sited over one of the most sacred springs (energy points) to the native americans. the proctor and gamble logo is an old masonic symbol with a bearded man in a circle alongside 13 stars. the combined xs in the rockefeller oil giant, exxon (esso, is another symbol of the scottish rite.16 the symbolism is everywhere. the 'thinking' and the basic beliefs i have outlined from nazi germany are only a public manifestation of what is still going on in the secret world of the elite today as they worship the all-seeing eye

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or people as a president, prime minister, congressman, member of parliament, policeman, or judge. jim shaw writes "the mason swears to keep the secrets of another mason, protecting him even if it requires withholding evidence of a crime. in some degrees treason and murder are excepted. in other, higher degrees, there are no exceptions to this promise to cover up the truth. the obligations, if the masonic teachings are to be believed, may require a mason to give false testimony, perjure himself, or (in the case of a judge) render a false verdict in order to protect a mason."16 this has always been the way of the illuminati serpent cult in all its forms. and the vast majority of the world's political leaders, high administrators of government, judges, policemen, and media owners, have made t

along with the national institute of health, the national science foundation, and the howard hughes medical institute. all are illuminati fronts. researcher alan walton, who writes extensively on the internet about the reptilian connection, says: 264 children of the matrix "underneath most major cities, especially in the usa in fact, there exist subterranean counterpart 'cities' controlled by the masonic/hybrid/alien 'elite. often surface/ subsurface terminals exist beneath masonic lodges, police stations, airports, and federal buildings of major cities. and even not so 'major' cities. the population ratio is probably close to 10% of the population (the hybrid military-industrial fraternity 'elite' living below ground as opposed to the 90% living above. this does not include the full-blood

ngs of major cities. and even not so 'major' cities. the population ratio is probably close to 10% of the population (the hybrid military-industrial fraternity 'elite' living below ground as opposed to the 90% living above. this does not include the full-blood reptilian species who live in even deeper recesses of the earth "some of the major population centers were deliberately established by the masonic/hybrid elite of the old and new 'worlds' to afford easy access to already existing underground levels, some of which are thousands of years old. considering that the los alamos labs [in new mexico] had a working prototype nuclear powered thermol-bore drill that could literally melt tunnels through the earth at a rate of 8 mph 40 years ago, you can imagine how extensive these underground sy

ttle known fact was briefly revealed. a six-levelled sub-basement controlled by the us secret service suffered heavy damage. these six sub-basements, one beneath the other, may not have ended there, based on other information that i've uncovered of massive alien infestation beneath the new york city area. these subbasements may actually serve as a major terminal between the underground society of masonic elite, and the surface society which it controls" i am sure that the locations of these major cities were selected because they were above underground reptilian-nefilim tunnel and cavern systems and/or they were on significant vortex points. phoenix, arizona, is built on one of these ancient networks, as is los angeles- the city of the "angels. lauren savage, the webmaster of davidicke.com

t in the 1870's. many have gargoyles. these buildings, he says, are the county courthouses sitting above underground tunnels and basement systems. dallas is an example serving the dragon: the present (2) 265 with its underground tunnels beneath dealey plaza where president kennedy was shot in 1963. what a great way for the true assassins to escape. these tunnels would have been under the original masonic lodge in dallas, which was located in dealey plaza. close by is the 1870's old red courthouse complete with gargoyles. underground tunnels were discovered in dallas in the late 50's or early 60's and lauren talked to a man who was working on a state road crew when he was a teenager. they were digging out what is called "the canyon" to build freeways when they opened up an ancient tunnel. t

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an-human base. it is certainly astrange place. the first time i spoke on these conspiracy subjects in the united states wasin denver in august 1996, and id landed at denver airport with no idea of its35background. even so, as soon as the plane landed id felt a very strange energy, veryweird and unpleasant. the airport was built at enormous cost on open land a long wayfrom denver and it is full of masonic symbols. there are also gargoyles, the winged-reptile figures that you find on the stately homes of the reptilian aristocracy in britainand on the churches and great cathedrals of europe which were built by the brotherhoodnetwork. there are also gargoyles on a building in dealey plaza where presidentkennedy was assassinated and now they turn up again in a modern airport built on analleged

ry home of zeus andthe titans- the reptilian bloodlines of troy. that is the origin of these bloodlines, notjesus, who did not even exist. pierre plantard, who knows the truth, but doesnt wantyou to know, was born in 1920 and, with the approval of the german oppressors, heedited a magazine in nazi-occupied france in 1942 called conquest for a youngknighthood.17 it was the journal of a paris based masonic-chivalric society called the149order alpha-galates, and plantard became its grand master at the age of 22.18 this iscertainly not a man whos word is his bond.at st sulpice in paris, the village priest abbe berenger sauniere met with abbebieil, the director general of the seminary, and the latters nephew, emile hoffet.19through hoffet he was warmly welcomed into a circle of esoteric friends

ays, was forced by king solomon tohelp with the building of his temple in jerusalem. a cutting with a picture of asmodeus inchains was found among saunieres possessions. a plate glass window features marymagdalene anointing the feet of jesus and a statue of mary magdalene includes a skull ather feet- that symbol of the templar rituals. the floor is laid out with the black and151white squares of a masonic temple. a feature of the sauniere-inspired decoration in thechurch is the rose and the cross. this is the symbol of the secret society called therosicrucians or rose croix and it goes back to ancient times. templar artefactsretrieved from paris and cyprus feature the rose and cross.28 the rose once again relatesto goddess worship and sexual symbolism. the romans knew the rose as the flower

urches and cathedrals,craftsmen with the knowledge of sacred geometry. they had enjoyed a close connectionwith the knights templar since the building of the gothic cathedrals. but by the time ofhenry viii, their work was in decline. far from building more cathedrals, henry setabout looting the monasteries and the fraternities, brotherhoods and guilds to raise somemuch needed cash. to survive, the masonic guilds began to open their doors to non-masons, people from the professional classes, the businessmen, merchants, landownersand the aristocracy. it was now freemasonry and, of course, the newcomers took overthe show very quickly, we are told. what happened, in truth, is that the knightstemplar-rosicrucian-babylonian brotherhood underground, created their own initiationstructure to pass on

pauls, and the rebuilding of the city ingeneral, was made possible by the great fire of london in 1666 and how interestingthat both wren, the architect who designed st pauls cathedral on a former site of dianaworship, and robert hooke, one of three city surveyors after the fire, were bothmembers of the royal society and high initiates of the secret societies. the new city oflondon was built to a masonic street plan with the design of the buildings based on theknowledge of the energy grid in that area and how best to manipulate it.the royal society was- and is- more than a grouping of scientists. at its core it is asecret society controlled, indeed created, by the brotherhood to limit the vision andbreadth of scientific and spiritual understanding. for confirmation of that, look at theesot

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o fear and its not a time to hide. it is a timeto sing and a time to dance.take your partners, please. lets go!497(this page is intentionally left blank.)498bibliographyalder, the battle of the trees (freedom house, crete, greece, 1995).allen, d. s. and delair j. b, when the earth nearly died (gateway books, wel low, bath,england, 1995).andrews, george nsthe hidden gears of freemasonry there is a masonic organization within the world most know nothing about. those who are familiar with freemasonry only see the "good works" organization. freemasonry occasionally holds benefits for children's hospitals, and various other organizations to raise money for the cause. what this does is it keeps peoples minds off of what is going on within the walls of freemasonry and reinforces the thought that

zing the education they receive from it is designed to mislead and to keep members unaware of certain things. the information which would reveal the truth to them is withheld. most members assume that it is a "good works" organization from its public image that is already in place so they do not question it. we see this echoed within the public education system which does not teach children about masonic influences within the united states presidency, government, big business and other countries. no one even questions it either. people are unaware. i went through the u.s. education system. i certainly wasn't taught that freemasonry was behind the luciferic design in washington d.c. some masons may not even be aware of that fact because they went through the same education system i did. i a

esent. people who have been born into this world do not realize that they have been taught falsehoods and deprived of certain informations which are vital to their freedom. thirty three is the highest degree obtainable within masonry. you can be a 33rd degree mason with a p.h.d. and still be lied to by your lodge. the tumbling domino effect doesn't just apply to the church, it also applies to the masonic lodge as well. it is possible for the educated such as a ph.d, doctor, lawyer, businessman, journalist, scientist, accountant or even a mason to be uneducated. as mentioned on another page, there is a difference between vocational training and true education, and it has been cleverly blurred. and the reason for this is? it is so that people can successfully practice their vocations while a

be satanic. type 2; a mason who knows the truth and is trying to keep the first type and the general public from realizing it. this mason is satanic (elite mason) some masons proclaim that freemasonry is not satanic. these masons can fall under the description of both types. we must also be very careful with this mason as well. this mason might be of type 2 and disguising himself as type 1. some masonic lodges may not have any members who are of type 2. therefore that lodge could be innocent. however, there are lodges in the world which are run by type 2. because of this, if one says freemasonry is satanic, they are correct. if one says freemasonry is not, they are correct as well "elite freemason" refers to someone who is recognized as being involved with the hidden gears of freemasonry

ogether to accomplish their agendas. the reason why politicians never seem to do what the people who voted them into office want is because of these agendas. an agenda is consistent with a secret society. a secret society whose plan is already laid out. predetermined. those gears were turning all through history right out in the open for all to see but very few even noticed. just look at how many masonic presidents the united states has had. to the voter all a politician is is someone who follows their own agendas. this is perfectly consistent with a secret society, an organization which operates through the invisible gears of freemasonry. the visible "good works" organization is deliberately lied to and mislead with false interpretations by the invisible organization. the invisible organi

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ination as sinful and wicked. the only way to salvation, the people were told, was denial of the flesh and obedience to the church and state. it is questionable whether or not there was a single satanist before the inquisition, but as a result of christian oppression (and repression) the cult of satanism and practice of witchcraft and magic developed. those evil masons& brothers of the rosy cross masonic lodges, which began to appear in france and england in the 18th century and spread to other countries, made a number of false claims: a) the origin of masonry can be traced to ancient jerusalem and the construction of solomon s temple, b) freemasonry is linked with the knights templar, and c) the leader of the lodge is in contact with master beings who live in the himalayas the illuminati

ach other but made similar claims of possessing hidden knowledge passed down from ancient times or from a race of secret masters in the east. in reality, these lodges had very few secrets to reveal other than hand-shakes and grade signs but masonry was condemned by the church as a form of devil-worship which only added to its popularity. freemasons may have had few hidden secrets, but the myth of masonic secrecy led to more myserious (and occasionally more sinister) occult lodges being established. one such group was the rosicrucians, the brethren of the rosy cross. among them was the magician francis barrett, author of the magus, a classic on the subject of ceremonial magic, and eliphas levi, author of numerous books on the cabala. this was followed a century later by another occult order

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st, where tantric magic has become depraved in the hands of dugpas and similar sects. in the dense and materialistic atmosphere of the west it is exceedingly difficult to get any results worth mentioning without the use of some form of ceremonial. even the theosophical society, of which she was the foundress, has unconsciously drifted into western methods, adopting the catholic ceremonial and the masonic initiations as side chapels to its main temple, and the mixture is giving trouble. the "back to blavatsky" movement within its ranks may be able to produce a much purer ethical and metaphysical teaching, but i think we may safely prophesy it will produce no practical results, in europe at any rate. ought we to eschew ceremonial methods because occasionally, in inexpert hands or under unsui

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a number of newspapers that a certain famous woman sculptor of washington was a free mason. the writer of this asked for the name of the lodge in which she was initiated and a few other particulars. the reply was given that she was a member of one of the lodges instituted by the then empress eugenie of france. my next audacious question was as to where the empress got her authority for chartering masonic lodges. the intimation was further made that she was no more a free mason than the gilt figurehead of a man-of-war. every real mason knows that there never was, is not, and never will or can be a female free mason. let our sisters remain content with the reply of a gallant brother vi introduction "you were born masons; any initiation or ceremony would be superfluous; therefore, we do not i

the cross "in all the west india islands and in various parts of south america, as in peru, venezuela, new granada, guiana, brazil, chile, etc, masonry is prospering as never before. in mexico, even, respectable lodges are maintained, despite the opposition of a bigoted priesthood; and in all british america, from newfoundland, through nova scotia and the canadas to the icy regions of the north, masonic lodges and masonic brethren may be found `to feed the hungry, clothe the naked and bind up the wounds of the afflicted" ancient free masonry consists of the three degrees- entered apprentice, fellow craft and master mason. upon these are based the york rite and the scottish rite. the former takes its name from the city of york, in the north of england, where the annual and general assembli

mandery has three orders-knight of the red cross, knight templar and knight of malta. free masonry has been tardy in admitting the african race to recognition. the first negroes made free masons were prince hall and fourteen colored citizens of boston. the travelling lodge of a british regiment in 1775 conferred the symbolic degrees upon them. england granted them a charter in 1787, and the first masonic lodge, with prince hall as master, was instituted. in 1797 a second negro lodge was established in philadelphia and a third soon after in providence. these three lodges united in forming a grand lodge in 18o8, which in 1827 declared itself independent of england. our colored grand lodges now number over thirty. the legality of these masons is indisputable, but as much can hardly be said of

inconsistent with the real spirit of free masonry. e. s. e. upper montclair, n. j, 1907. and british america. 210 contents i. low twelve 17( ii( 29( iii( 40( iv( 50( v( 62- f( vi( 73 vii. after ten years. 86 viii. camping on his trail, 104 ix. a typical lodge 119 x. tried by fire, 133 xi. a lively time 148 xii. the man who saved president diaz 167 xiii. on the summit of the rocky mountains- first masonic lodge held in montana 176 xiv. true to his oath-a legend of the new jersey coast 180 xv. a soldier of fortune 19o xvi. the abduction of william morgan. 196 xvii. masonic grand lodges in the united states list of illustrations "the first motion you make to do that, i'll shoot you dead" frontispiece "don't trust any of your indian scouts. 27 "it was geronimo himself" 5 1 "it was a night of t

e was dressed in the attire of the friends, had a handsome, smoothly shaven face, with long auburn hair curling about his shoulders, and was slightly inclined to corpulency. his yellow waistcoat with its flapping pockets descended low in front, his brown coat had similar huge flaps, but the trousers were of modern cut. unlike father penn, however, he wore a massive gold chain, to which a handsome masonic medal was pendent, and a fine diamond sparkled on his ruffled shirt front. evidently he was a man of comfortable means. his behavior after entering the lodge was as remarkable as his appearance. when facing the east he did not once look up, but stood with his eyes fixed on the floor at his feet. then he began walking slowly forward, still gazing downward. every one curiously watched him, w

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d believe that the holy name of god, associated with miraculous powers, should not be profaned. yahweh is their invisible protector and king, and no image of him is made. he is worshiped according to his commandments, with an observance of the ritual instituted through moses. the term yhwh means the revealed absolute deity, the manifest, only, personal, holy creator and redeemer. adoptive masonry masonic societies that adopted women as members. early in the eighteenth century such societies were established in france, and they spread speedily to other countries. one of the first to adopt women was the mopses. the felicitaries existed in 1742. the fendeurs, or woodcutters, were instituted in 1763 by bauchaine, master of a parisian lodge. it was modeled on the carbonari, and its popularity l

age in south africa and reactions to it. in perspectives on the new age, edited by james r. lewis and j. gordon melton. albany: state university of new york press, 1992. parrinder, geoffrey. african traditional religion. london: sheldon press, 1974. reprint, new york: harper, 1977. wellard, james. lost worlds of africa. new york: e. p. dutton, 1967. african architects, order of eighteenth-century masonic order founded in prussia in 1767 by brother von kopper and c. f. koffen, under the auspices of frederick ii. the order was concerned largely with historical research into freemasonry, christianity, alchemy, and chivalry and attracted many distinguished european literary figures of the period. a vast building was erected as grand chapter, containing an extensive library, museum of natural h

lishers, 1959. brotherhood of the ram the brotherhood of the ram was a short-lived satanic group that operated out of an occult booksotre in the los angeles area during the 1960s and 1970s. members reportedly made a pact with satan renouncing all other devotions, especially any christian elements in their past. the pact was then signed in blood (see satanism) brotherhood of the trowel a whimsical masonic society founded in florence, italy, in 1512, composed of eminent architects, sculptors, and painters. its emblems were the trowel, the gavel, and the square, and its patron was st. andrew. the society may have been an offshoot of an older fraternity of traveling masons. the rites are believed to have been a travesty of genuine masonry, culminating in a banquet. the society existed until 17

on them, among others that they must detest, avoid, and calumniate men of understanding, but flatter, foster, and blind fools, that they must spread abroad with much mystery the intelligence that the court de st. germain was five hundred years old, and that they must make gold, but dupes before all. traveling into courland (western latvia, cagliostro and his wife succeeded in establishing several masonic lodges according to the rite of what he called egyptian freemasonry. persons of high rank flocked around the couple, and it is even said that he plotted for the sovereignty of the grand duchy. it is also alleged that he collected a very large treasure of presents and money and set out for st. petersburg, where he established himself as a physician. a large number of medical cures have been

nsmutations under his eyes, and the prince, delighted with the seeming successes, lavished immense sums upon him. he even believed that the elixir of life was known to cagliostro and built a small house in which he was to undergo a physical regeneration. when he depleted the prince s finances, cagliostro went to lyons, where he occupied himself with the foundation of headquarters for his egyptian masonic rite. he then proceeded to paris, where he assumed the role of master of practical magic and evoked phantoms that he caused to appear at the wish of the inquirer in a vase of clear water or in a mirror. occult authority arthur e. waite suggested that in this connection fraud was an impossibility and appears to lean toward the theory that the visions evoked by cagliostro were such as occur

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lso contributed articles on peking, america, and scandinavia to theodore alois buckley s work great cities of the ancient world (1852. the next year he assisted walter savage landor in a new edition of imaginary conversations. in 1870 mackenzie married alexandrina aydon, daughter of a freemason. his marriage became the occasion of his joining the craft in the same year. he was author of the royal masonic cyclopaedia (1877) and also planned a work called the game of tarot: archaeologically and symbolically considered, which was announced but not published. in 1861 mackenzie visited the famous french occultist eliphas levi (alphonse louis constant) in paris and published vivid personal recollections of the man and his outlook in the rosicrucian, the journal of the societas rosicruciana in an

and the fundamental constitutions of freemasonry (1877. in addition he translated and/or edited schamyl and circassia by f. wagner (1854, fairy tales by j. w. wolf (1855, the marvellous adventures. of tyll owlglass by t. eulenspiegel (1859, the life of bismarck by j. g. l. hesekiel (1870, and bismarck: his authentic biography by g. e. l. von bismarck-schoenhausen. he also edited early issues of a masonic periodical titled kneph in 1881. on april 21, 1873, mackenzie read a paper on eliphas levi to the rosicrucian society (societas rosicruciana in anglia, of which he became a member. he subsequently contributed papers to their journal, the rosicrucian. he resigned from the society in 1875 while preparing his royal masonic cyclopaedia. in subsequent years, he seems to have lived precariously

f which he became a member. he subsequently contributed papers to their journal, the rosicrucian. he resigned from the society in 1875 while preparing his royal masonic cyclopaedia. in subsequent years, he seems to have lived precariously on a modest income from journalism. he developed a system of astrological prediction of horse race winners and also became involved with the promotion of fringe masonic orders, such as sat b hai. he died july 3, 1886, before the formation of the hermetic order of the golden dawn, but was claimed posthumously as an adept of the order (together with levi and hockley) by w. w. westcott, one of the founding chiefs, presuming a continuity of occult tradition through rosicrucianism. sources: mackenzie, kenneth. royal masonic cyclopaedia. 1877. reprint, new york

ociety for the advancement of science, quaderni di psichiatria, journal of the aspr, revue metapsychique, and uomini e idee. mackey, albert gallatin (1807.1881) american authority on freemasonry and editor of numerous books on the subject, including encyclopedia of freemasonry (1874. mackey was born in charleston, south carolina, on march 12, 1807. he was a disciple of the great nineteenthcentury masonic leader albert pike (1809.1891, one of those falsely charged by fictitious satanic priestess diana vaughan and others with the practice of devil worship and sorcery. the whole campaign proved to be a conspiracy on the part of journalist gabriel jogand-pages to discredit and embarrass both the roman catholic church and freemasonry. one of the earliest writers to throw doubt on the revelation

rnalist gabriel jogand-pages to discredit and embarrass both the roman catholic church and freemasonry. one of the earliest writers to throw doubt on the revelations of jogand-pages was british occultist and mystic arthur e. waite in his book devil-worship in france (1896. he died on june 20, 1881, in virginia. sources: mackey, albert gallatin. encyclopedia of freemasonry. 1874. reprint, chicago: masonic history, 1927. stein, gordon. encyclopedia of hoaxes. detroit: gale research, 1993. maclaine, shirley (shirley maclean beatty (1934) world-famous actress, dancer, movie star, and writer, whose books on her search for spiritual fulfillment have created widespread popular interest in psychic phenomena, channeling of spirit guides, and new age teachings. she was born on april 24, 1934, in ric

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be at the foundation of the golden dawn system was the cypher manuscript attributed to fraulein sprengel. the sacred magic of abramelin the mage was also an important document for the golden dawn and a significant influence on the controversial aleister crowley, who broke with the golden dawn and formed the order templis orientis. the o.t.o was founded primarily upon works of sexual mysteries and masonic charters, and incorporated the abramelin material at a later date. until very recently, almost all books in english on the subject of the qabalah, regardless of their title or professed subject, could be traced to members of these orders or to orders that evolved from them. while these two orders (and their respective leading lights xmacgregor mathers and aleister crowley) gained the most

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p. cit, pp. 60 ff. the book by andreae which shows the influence of the civitas solis is his reipublicae christianopolitanae descriptio, strasburg, 1619. andreae also published german translations of some of campanella's poems; see firpo, bibliografia di campanella, p. 43. 2 for a discussion, with references to some of the immense literature on this subject, see arnold, op. cit, pp. 229 ff; for a masonic point of view, see b. e. jones, freeiv.ason's guide and compendium, london, 1950, pp. 117 ff. 414 after hermes trismegistus was dated freemasonry is first heard of as an institution in england in the seventeenth century, and elias ashmole is an important figure in connection with it. ashmole states in his diary that he was made a mason in a lodge at warrington in 1646.1 there were certainl

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practical sigil magic be ass ideas known s the thelemic current. numerous groups calling recent years. nown as the ten sephiroth and form a pattern called the tree of life. it is used by magicians for person wicca.an old english word meaning gwise. h origin he negative connotations at many hundreds of years of defamation have placed on the ociated with the knights templar and combined some fringe masonic traditions along with sex magic. aleister crowley became a member and later head of the order. he revamped it to match his magical a themselves o.t.o. have sprung up in ten sephiroth.in cabbalism (and neo-platonism, the universe is seen as being created through a series of emanations from the godhead. in the cabbalah these are k al development, a key to astral travel, and a way to make cor

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in the case of jupiter and mars, you need a good deal of imagination to recognize the proper glyph as given in the relevant classics in the resultin p have been made to obtain more or less symmetrical figures. thus, c presentation of the construction of all glyphs following this model might have prov p bibliography aerosol. gsmuggling sigils across. sigil magic for the professional magiciathmaine masonic text book for use of lodges originally drummond's monitor sixteenth edition copyrighted 1923 maine printing exchange, inc. 1997 preface to the 16th edition the maine masonic text book compiled by p.g.m. josiah. drummond was originally published by the grand lodge of maine in 1877 for the purpose of assisting the lodges in resolving the questions which continually arise, and as a monitor of

dge of massachusetts. the first lodge in maine portland) was chartered by the english provincial grand lodge; the second (warren) by the scottish provincial grand lodge; and the third (lincoln) by the united grand lodge of massachusetts. when maine became an independent state in 1820, the lodges, thirtyone in number, formed the grand lodge of maine, in accordance with the wellsettled principle of masonic law, that the lodges in every independent state are of right entitled to form a grand lodge for that state. the grand lodge of maine exercises exclusive masonic jurisdiction in this state, and any lodge, organized by any other authority, is illegal and clandestine, with which, or with whose members, no masonic intercourse can be held. maine masonic text book file//c /grand lodge/bluebook/b

harge at opening a lodge behold! how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! it is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even aaron's beard, that went down to the skirts of his garments. as the dew of hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of zion: for there the lord commanded a blessing, even life forevermore. maine masonic text book file//c /grand lodge/bluebook/bluebook1.htm (2 of 76 [11/22/1999 11:51:54 am] prayer at closing a lodge o god, our creator, preserver, and benefactor, unto whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid, we heartily thank thee for the fraternal communion that we have been permitted through thy kind providence to enjoy. may we be ever mindful that it

old of the faithful" finally, brethren, be ye all of one mind; live in peace; and may the god of love and peace delight to dwell with and bless you. benediction may the blessing of heaven rest upon us, and all regular masons! may brotherly love prevail, and every moral and social virtue cement us! amen. response.so mote it be. form for minutes stated communication of portland lodge, no.1, held in masonic hall in portland, wednesday, october 4, a. d. 1876, a. l. 5876. officers present [give the name of each officer, designating those temporarily filling any chair by the word" as "between the name and the office) members present maine masonic text book file//c /grand lodge/bluebook/bluebook1.htm (3 of 76 [11/22/1999 11:51:54 am [the old custom of giving the names of the members present, is

nce, intended by our constitution, is the home where the party has the right to vote and is bound to pay taxes. this test will generally settle the question, but no rule can be given by which every case can be decided. by a regulation, adopted by most of the grand lodges in america, no candidate for the mysteries of masonry can be initiated without having been proposed at a previous meeting maine masonic text book file//c /grand lodge/bluebook/bluebook1.htm (4 of 76 [11/22/1999 11:51:54 am] of the lodge (except by dispensation from the grand master) in order that no one may be introduced without due inquiry relative to his character and qualifications. the application must be in writing over the signature of the applicant, and state his age, residence, that he has resided in the state one

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erefore wore a double crown with a uraeus or serpent head so placed that when wearing this crown the uraeus seemed to protrude from the emperor's forehead between the eyebrows. the serpentine uraeus was therefore an apt symbol of the wisdom of the wearer. it will be remembered that according to the bible story the lucifer spirit appeared to eve as a serpent, a son of wisdom. cain according to the masonic legend, was born from this union with eve. it is also stated that the lucifer spirit then left eve, who thus became a widow, and cain was thus the son of the lucifer spirit, the serpent of wisdom, and eve, the widow. every initiate to this day has the serpent symbol on his brow and is known to his fellows by that token as a son of the widow and the lucifer spirit. therefore we shall trace

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(760) 721- 3806 (fax) e-mail: rosfshp@rosicrucianfellowship.l: freemasonry and catholicism by max heindel [1865-1919] an exposition of the cosmic facts underlying these two great institutions as determined by occult investigation the rosicrucian fellowship international headquarters p.o. box 713 oceanside, california, 92054, u.s.a. table of contents* part i: lucifer, the rebel angel* part ii: the masonic legend* part iii: the queen of sheba* part iv: casting the molten sea* part v: the mystery of melchisedec* part vi: spiritual alchemy* part vii: the philosopher's stone--what is it and how it is made* part viii: the path of initiation* part ix: armageddon, the great war, and the coming age part i lucifer, the rebel angel the rosicrucian fellowship aims to educate and construct, to be chari

ever, for though they are both designed to further the emancipation of the soul, their methods are different, and the attributes of the soul fostered by one method will indeed be very different from the quality of the soul nurtured in the other school. therefore, the strife must continue until the battle for the souls of men has been lost and won. the issue is not, however, the persistence of the masonic or catholic institutions; but the outcome will determine the nature of the training humanity will receive in the remaining periods of our evolution. we shall endeavor to show the cosmic root of both of these institutions, the purpose of each and the training which each will inaugurate, if successful; also the nature of the soul quality which may be expected to result from each method. the

ies to reach that prerogative as "phree messen" a son of fire and light, will surely feel the sting of the scorpion in his heel, which will goad him onward upon the path where men become "wise as serpents" it is from this class that mystic masonry is recruited with men who have the indomitable courage to dare, the unflagging energy to do and the diplomatic discrimination to be silent. part ii the masonic legend every mystic movement has its legend, which tells in symbolic language its status in the cosmic order and the ideal which it tries to realize. from the old testament, containing the atlantean mystery teaching, we learn that mankind was created male-female, bi-sexual, and that each one was capable of propagating his species without the co-operation of another as is the case with some

eace and prosperity by the before mentioned king solomon; in short, stripped of all embellishments the story relates the salient facts of man's descent from heaven, his principal metamorphoses, his transgression of the laws of the god jehovah would wish to guide him in the future till he reaches the kingdom of heaven -the land of peace--and again docilely follows the lead of the divine ruler. the masonic legend has points of variance from as well as agreement with the bible story. it states that jehovah created eve, that the lucifer spirit samael united with her but that he was ousted by jehovah and forced to leave her before the birth of her son cain, who was thus the son of a widow. then jehovah created adam, to be the husband of eve, and from their union abel was born. thus from the beg

as in the construction of this great work that the treachery of the sons of seth became manifest and frustrated the divine plan of reconciliation. they tried to quench the fire used by hiram abiff with their natural weapon, water, and almost succeeded. the incidents which led up to this catastrophe, their meaning, and the sequel will be related in the next chapter. part iii the queen of sheba the masonic legend is voluminous, circumstantial, even trivial, and seemingly far-fetched and fantastic to the uninitiated who fail to see the important hidden meaning underlying every word; but we will give only such fragments as have a bearing upon our main subject and the explanation necessary to link them together. the events which led up to the conspiracy against the grand master, hiram abiff, me

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order the printed version of this book. please give us your feedback rosicrucian fellowship- international headquarters 2222 mission avenue, oceanside, ca 92054-2399, usa po box 713, oceanside, ca 92049-0713, usa (760) 757- 6600 (760) 721- 3806 (fax) e-mail: rosfshp@rosicrucianfellowship.e freemasonry the worship of lucifer, satan part 1 of 5 a majority of this page on freemasonry was taken from masonic books that were published by masonic publishing companies. most of these writings were kept secret. biblical admonition has been taken carefully, comparing masonic teachings to the holy bible. in i john 4:1, we read "beloved, believe not every spirit, but try (test) the spirits whether they are of god: because many false prophets are gone out into the world" we see that any religious teach

oes not conform to scripture is from a "false prophet" many people still do not understand the importance of studying this subject to its logical conclusion. their spiritual freedom is at stake. remember two things about masonry: 1) superior masons deliberately lie to their fellow masons, as those masons "deserve to be mislead" 2) explanations given to 95% of all masons are wrong. this quote from masonic author, carl claudy sums it all up "cut through the outer shell and find a meaning; cut through that meaning and find another; under it, if you dig deep enough, you may find a third, a fourth- who shall say how many teachings" many who are in masonry are not aware that they are lied to. finally, remember albert pike's bold assertion in morals& dogma, that "masonry is identical to the ancie

ledge. doc marquis was asked for his explanation, lets look at what he had to say "the apocalypse is, to those who receive the nineteenth degree, the apotheosis of that sublime faith which aspires to god alone, and despises all the pomps and works of lucifer [ibid] it seems to contradict the sentence first quoted above, it appears to contradict the quote above where pike identifies lucifer as the masonic light-bearer. however when you understand the esoteric explanation from doc marquis, your understanding clears up completely. the apocalypse is identified first by pike as being the book of revelation written by the apostle john. pike then states that similar books from other religions are just as 'inspired' as revelation, mentioning plato, philo, the sephar yezirah, and the sohar. pike sa

f the apocalypse as being the opposite but equal to satan just as typical occultists believe and teach! secondly, doc marquis provides the esoteric, occultic, explanation. pike is also saying in this sentence that, in the previous 18 degrees, masons believed that god was the light-bearer, but now, in this 19th degree, pike is giving them new revelation. this insight completely squares with stated masonic policy of deliberately misleading masons in the lower degrees until they were really ready for the "truth" this is the truth- masonry worships lucifer. pike's typical satanic phrase- out where everyone can see concrete evidence is then given by pike of freemason's worship of satan/lucifer on the very front of the cover of morals and dogma. pike writes a latin phrase just below the round se

t prove his ability to properly apply energy. he must follow in the footsteps of his forefather, tubal-cain, who with the mighty strength of the war god hammered his sword into a plowshare [manly p. hall, 33rd degree, k.t, the lost keys of freemasonry or the secret of hiram abiff, forward by reynold e. blight, 33rd degree, k.t, illustrations by j. augustus knapp, 32nd degree, macoy publishing and masonic supply company, inc, richmond, virginia, p. 48; emphasis added] once the mason learns to control his emotion and to apply the "dynamo of living power" the mason can be assured of being able to control the "seething energies of lucifer" in his hands. he makes the admission that masonry is the craft, which is an old name for witchcraft. satanists are assured that, if they will join the coven

GILBERT AE WAITE A MAGICIAN OF MANY PARTS

f the rosy cross i am greatly indebtedtomrwarwick gould, the revddrroma king, mr.keithjackson.mr roger parisious, mrs francine prince,mrjohnsemken, mr andrew stephenson, and those anonymous survivors of the fellowship of the rosy crosswhowish forever to remain unknown. aleister crowley's referencesto waite were found for mebymrclive harper and mr martin starr,while i could not havecharted waite's masonic career without the constant help and encouragement of mrjohnhamill, the librarian of the united grand lodge of england.ihave been similarly helped by the staff of the british library (referencedivision) and of the library of the warburg institute. i must also thankthemany correspondentswhohave provided mewithsuggestions, clues, and obscure titbits of information during the time of my quest

is achievements in the field of 'rejected knowledge'are the more remarkablewhenit is realized that his schooling consistedoflittle more thantwoterms at only one recognized institute.thelackofacademic training was the principal cause of waite's peculiar literary style, which resulted in someofhisworkappearing far more abstruse than was reallythe case,and evenmore of it seeming to be inconclusive.a masonic friend of waite's, b.h.springett, referred to his enthusiasm forthesignificance of certain rituals and to his settingouthis conclusions'withoutallowing himself to be committed to any statement which the ordinary reader might construe into a definite opinion'(secretsectsofsyria,p. 59. however difficult his prosemightbe, there were manywhostruggledwithit successfully and came to admirebothwa

aite's only real sourceofincome and he was greatly relievedwhengeorge redwaywroteto tellhimthathe had left kegan paul and set up in business once more, athartstreet in bloomsbury. redway was as eager to publish waite as waite was towritefor him, and they collaborated happily for four years from1896to1899.duringthe first year waitewrote devil-ft'orship infrance,9a topical exposeofthe spurious anti-masonic rubbishthenappearing in france, translated levi'stranscendentalmagic,and persuaded redway to issuethelastofthe alchemical translations,theturbaphilosophorum.in the succeeding years he issued a collectionofjames braid's works on hypnosis, edited bad books into readable form,wrotethebookofblackmagicandofpacts(redway chose the title: he knew exactlyhowto appeal to the lowest instinctsofthe re

s torider&co.-themoreso inthatmanyofthe chapters had first appeared in. theoccultreview,ajournalfounded in1905by thehon.267ralph shirley,whonotonlyownedrider& co.butwas also a friendofwaite. it was taken, however,torebman& co, an unlikely choice giventhatthefirm specialized in .medical books;hutthere were esoteric rather.thancommercial reasons.oneofthe partners inthefirm.ofrebmanwashughelliott, a masonic colleagueofwaite' s and an activememberofthegoldendawn-morepreciselyofthestella matutina,thechiefofwhichwasdrrobertw. felkin,whowas also involvedwithrebman&co.atthetimewaite was involved (as we shall see) inarrangingaconcordatbetweenthestellamatutinaand his.ownbranchofthe order; felkin was anxious to have thehiddenchurchpublished by rebman, and as it225 suited waite to accommodate felkin

se activities ledhimto recognize the contribution that ladiescould-anddid-maketo the advancement of occult knowledge, and he developed the notion of creating a secret society of men and women 'for the purpose of the study of occult science, and the further investigation of the mysteries of life and death, andourenvironment. there was also, so westcott argued, every justification fornotincluding a masonic qualification and for including members ofbothsexes:'onthe continent many groups of rosicrucian initiates and adepts had admitted menwhowere not freemasons, and evenlearned women, to their grades and assemblies. this may have been a departure from the original rules of the society, as first designed byc.r.ourfounder; it is a point left undecided by the early rosicrucianpublishedliterature

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ugh the hands of several early membersofthe golden dawn and survives still. their belief in the antiquity of their own order was evidently fortified by bacstrom's document. in the certificateofadmission it is made clear that the rosicrucians are essentially christian and primarily concerned with alchemy. as in freemasonry, rosicrucian brethren are sworn to eschew politics utterly, but contrary to masonic practice'oursociety does not exclude a worthy woman from being initiated, this provision dating, perhaps, from1490when the rosicrucians 'did separate themselves from the free-masons. from this, and from the fact that it had no instituted rituals, it would seem that de chazal's order did not derive from the german masonic order of the golden and rosy cross, of1m,butfrom the earlier alchemic

nciplesofthe ancient philosophers, magi, cabalists, adepts &c'.hedid, however, limit the numberofstudents to'nogreater number than twelve' and it is possible, assuming that he everhadany students, that they saw themselves as a secret fraternity and allowed others to label them as rosicrucians. certainly in1833godfrey higgins refers to contemporary rosicrucians, but these were evidently membersofa masonic rose-croix chapter, for he links them with the templars and says 'i am notofthe two orders; i have abstained from becoming a memberofthem that i might not have my tongue tied or my pen restrained by the engagements i must have made on entering the chapter or encampment.'2in spite of the disclaimer he does not reveal anything about their structure or their rituals for he would, as a craft m

arium" of the founder, certain songs(mantras),with mirrors, glasses, bells, lamps etc. after a careful examination of all these matters the vault was closed.'ithas been stated that this tomb still exists, but its situation is only revealed to high continental adepts.'6thes.r.i.a. was much more homely and concerned less with spiritual philosophy than with more worldly pursuits. walter spencer, the masonic publisher and supplier of regalia, was greatly disappointed by them:'thedark conspirators of this mysterious association, engaged in the painful exploration of the hermetic sciences and forbidden arts, may beadeptsat extracting theelixirof lifefrom restaurant bills of fare, and in drawing sparkling discoveries from under the hermetic capsules ofheid255seck,roederer,andpommery-greno.insome

, too, to stress that the guild guarded itself against curiosity-hunters;'inthat sense only is our society a secret one' it was already common to find priests, of the anglican variety at least, within freemasonry, but the existence of the guild of the holy spirit indicates the rudimentsofa willingness to be partofa hierarchical society devoted to occult pursuits on the part of clergymen without a masonic background. besides communication with the departed there were other aspectsofspiritualism which were well known and enthusiasti255 cally supported not only by spiritualists at large but also within the confinesofthe s.r.i.a. clairvoyance (the ability to 'see' distant events by extra-sensory means) had been frequently demons255 trated in the1840sby proponents of mesmerism who claimed to ob

ly as hebrew can be put into english.thelate eliphaz [sic] levi,ofparis, was concerned in it later on. is this society still in existence' an answer was soon forthcoming and appeared in february 1889:'theorderof mystics which gave eliphaz levi (abbe constant, his occult knowledge, andofwhich]ohannfalk was at one time the lecturer on the kabbalah in london, is still at work in england. it is not a masonic order, and there is no distinction between men and women students.thegreatest privacy is maintained, and some knowledge of hebrew is essential, but the whole courseofstudy and experiment is so abstruse and complex that the membership is very limited as to numbers, and the proceedings have no public interest. its true name is only told to initiates, and the few outsiders who have heard of i

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e devil, and evil spirits according to the bible and ancient hebrew rabbis 131 15. some anomalies in the biblical views of the constitution of man 139 16. the vestiges of tetragrammaton 154 17. the number four in relation with the world and man 1576themagicalmasonpartthree:divination18.thehistory of astrology169 19.dreams18120.divination and its history19221.the star lore of the bible216partfour: masonic22.freemasonry and its relation to the essenes233 23.the resemblances of freemasonry to the cult of mithra244 24.the religious and masonic symbolism of stones256partfive: miscellaneous papers25.an essay on the ancient mysteries269 26.a recent spiritual development287 27.an essay upon the constitution of man: spirit, soul, body296 28.man's blood and generation310introductionof all the actors

was born at leamington, warwickshire, in 1848 and was effectively born into medicine, for both his father 255 who died when the young westcott was nine years old- and his uncle were surgeons. he studied medicine at university college hospital and after qualifying in 1871 he joined his uncle's practice at martock in somerset. in the same year he became a freemason and commenced his long and solid masonic career, but he did not begin his occult studies until 1879 when he 'went into a life of retirement at hendon, for two years, studying the kabbalah, the hermetic writings, and the works of a1chymists and rosicrucians .1this'retirement' was neither purely magical nor unproduc255 tive, for early in 1880 he joined the societas rosicruciana in anglia, translated into english the 'ethical' grade

e believed that hidden knowledge was still to be found 'there must be a lot of rosie [rucian] mss lying hid in your country' he wrote to reuss 'make every effort to find some" for forty years westcott poured out a never-ending stream of books and papers on hermetic subjects, translations and editions of alchemical and kabalistic classics, textbooks in his professional field, and learned notes for masonic journals. many of his books are still in print, but the papers have been forgotten, buried in obscure and often privately printed journals.tounderstand the golden dawn, one must read what its creators wrote- not for the world at largebutfor the benefit of their fellow initiates.thepapers in this anthology are just that, fugitive pieces and unpublished manuscripts written for10themagical ma

ords of explanation. i have not come here to-nightbecausei am a theosophist;buton the contrary, i have been asked to speak upon the rosicrucians, because i have the pleasure to hold a high office intherosicrucian society of england, and so might reasonably be supposed to have studied the history of that order.butto avoid misconception, i wish to say that the society of rosicrucians in anglia is a masonic body -itis composed of freemasons who have gathered themselves together to study the old rosicrucianism and the origins of freemasonry, a connection which has been alleged to exist by many historians belonging to the outer world.themembers of this order, as such, make no claim to be in possession of the secret wisdom of the pupils of christian rosenkreuz, and i am very desirous that no one

kenzie, who had received rosicrucian initiation in austria, while living with count apponyi as an english tutor, and also authority to form this allied englishmasonicrosicrucian society of a less esoteric character than the continental system. in 1866 the metropolitan college was founded; r. w. little, 30260, deputy provo g.m. of middlesex, was chosen supreme magus, with william james hughan the masonic historian, andw.h.hubbard as substitute magi; at about the same time the soc. ros. in scotia was founded.theright honble. lord kenlis became hon. president in anglia, and dr william robert woodman the secretary-general. frederick martin williams,m.p.,with the earl of jersey and colonel sir francis burdett were chosen as vice-presidents. the earl of bective succeeded as president, and to hi

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rld are images of their spiritual counterparts. this is his doctrine of correspondences. from this derives the other notion that concerns us: the idea behind the literal, historical meaning of the scriptures is an inner, spiritual sense which sense is drawn out for all to see in swedenborg s expository works. and it was a fascination with those expository works that led to the first creation of a masonic rite of swedenborg. the first rite of swedenborg if any of the many 18th century manufacturers of rites and degrees deserves the title of creator of the swedenborgian rite it is dom antoine joseph pernety (1716 1796. at the age of fifty pernety left the benedictine order and settled at avignon where he redirected his alchemical enthusiasm into masonic channels and allegedly created a rite

of their perceived blasphemy, not because of any hostility to freemasonry per se: benedict chastanier, for example, was not only a leading light of the swedenborgians of the 1780s but also a most active mason. their teacher, however, was not. swedenborg and freemasonry it is unusual to find such diverse authorities as a. e. waite, the revd. a. f. a. woodford, and h. w. coil agreeing on matters of masonic history, but on this issue they are at one. woodford states bluntly, we deny that swedenborg was a freemason; while coil is equally positive: swedenborg was not a freemason and at no time, had any connection with or gave any attention to the society. waite, for once, is both clear and concise on the question [swedenborg] connects with masonry only in a mythical sense. there is not the leas

[8. but non-membership of the craft does not imply the absence of a relationship of some kind: the episode of the illumines d avignon is clear evidence that swedenborg had an influence upon freemasonry, albeit unknown to himself; or, in mackey s words: it was the freemasons of the advanced degrees who borrowed from swedenborg, and not swedenborg from them9[9. 7[7] a. f. a. woodford (ed, kenning s masonic cyclopaedia. london, 1878 p. 607; h. w. coil, coil s masonic encyclopaedia. new york, 1961; a. e. waite, a new encyclopaedia of freemasonry. london, 1921, vol. 2, p. 446. 8[8] m. k. m. schuchard, freemasonry, secret societies, and the continuity of the occult traditions in english literature. ann arbor, 1982 (facsimile of doctoral dissertation, 1975) dr. schuchard has subsequently written

sed and enlarged by w. j. hughan and e. l. hawkins. new york, 1929 p. 997 it would, however, be the best part of a century before they borrowed again. in the interim those swedenborgians who were drawn to freemasonry were quite content with the craft degrees10[10. samuel beswick and his book discontent, if such it was, did not surface until 1870 and the publication at new york of an extraordinary masonic book: swedenborg rite and the great masonic leaders of tiar eighteenth century. if this did not quite fall, like hume s treatise, stillborn from the press it gained little notice and made no impact at all on the american body masonic. the same cannot be said for its author, samuel beswick, and his affect on the swedenborgian church. samuel parr beswick was not american but english, and his

e vicissitudes of his life had failed to daunt him, for with brazen effrontery he spent his final years recycling his lecture on the temples to pretty large audiences and enthusiastic ones 16[16. he died at hollidaysburg on 5th june 1903. 14[14] beswick to benade, 15 august 1866 15[15] new jerusalem messenger, 11 june 1879, pp. 324 5. 16[16] beswick to the rev. c. th. odhner, august 1898 beswicks masonic career so much for beswick the man; we must now consider his book and his masonic career, for which we are almost entirely dependent, as with so much in his life, on his own statements. there is no firm evidence of his initiation in either england or the united states of america. by his own account he got his masonic degrees in a lodge of swedes in england and affiliated in canada in beave

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ris, one of its highest official positions. among his many publications those on the mystical and symbolical aspects of the secret tradition in christian times occupy a place apart, being things unattempted otherwise in the records of research. so waite referred to himself in the prospectus for the revised edition of his book, the secret tradition in freemasonry1[1, but it is doubtful if a single masonic scholar of his time- or since- could be found who would agree that this selfadulation was justified. during his lifetime waite was castigated, and with justification, for his peculiarities of style, for his frequent errors of historical fact and for his cavalier attitude and contemptuous references to his contemporaries. all this must be admitted against him, but he was also a highly origi

round with his studies of what he termed the 'secret tradition, while, for the esoteric school of thought within freemasonry, he has been the most pervasive and powerful influence of this century. as such, his writings deserve more careful and objective analysis than they have received to date, and it is the purpose of this paper to encourage such analysis by demonstrating, through a study of his masonic career, both waite's originality and his continuing influence. unlike many of his contemporaries, waite was meticulous about recording the minutiae of his life, and he took great care that all the records of his work and career should be preserved after his death. these records, now kept in private hands and to which the present writer has been granted full access, comprise his private dia

hould be preserved after his death. these records, now kept in private hands and to which the present writer has been granted full access, comprise his private diaries from 1909 to 1942, an extended diary for 1902-1903, the minute books of his rosicrucian order, working notes and proofs of many of his published books, and a long series of bound volumes of his periodical contributions, reviews and masonic ephemera. waite was also a prolific letter-writer, and i have been fortunate in being able to examine his correspondence with the late bro. harold van buren voorhis of new jersey, with the 1[1] the secret tradition in freemasonry (rider, 1937. the prospectus is a 4 pp. quarto sheet, written by waite although not so attributed. late bro. w. r. semken (supreme magus, 1956-69 of the societas

the 1[1] the secret tradition in freemasonry (rider, 1937. the prospectus is a 4 pp. quarto sheet, written by waite although not so attributed. late bro. w. r. semken (supreme magus, 1956-69 of the societas rosicruciana in anglia, and his official correspondence with the independent great priory of helvetia. but, while these manuscript sources are crucial for an understanding of waite's life and masonic activities, his ideas and attitudes towards freemasonry are set out openly and clearly in his published work (see appendix b. the events of his early life are, however, obscure and difficult to establish in any detail- almost certainly because he wished to hide them. waite's early years and the prelude to freemasonry in waite's autobiography, shadows of life and thought,2[2] he states that

ymbols'10[10. in such a way waite clearly exibited his disdainful attitude to the craft, a disdain that he extended to the higher degrees for in a careful distinction between the rose croix degree and rosicrucianism proper, he is most unflattering to the former 'when ill-informed persons happen to hear that there are sovereign princes of rose- croix "princes of rose-croix de heroden &c, among the masonic brethren, they naturally identify these splendid inanities of occult nomenclature with the mysterious and awe-inspiring rosicrucians. the origin of the rose-cross degree is involved in the most profound mystery. its foundation has been attributed to johann valentin andreas, but this is an ignorant confusion, arising from the alleged connection of the theologican of wurtemberg with the soci

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this service has to be provided more speedily and effectively. otherwise, it may be too late. e it is no exaggeration to say that the collection of books by harun yahya have assumed this leading role. by the will of god, these books will be a means through which people in the 21st century will attain the peace, justice and happiness promised in the qur'an. the works of the author include the new masonic order, judaism and freemasonry, global freemasonry, kabbalah and freemasonry, knight templars, islam denounces terrorism, terrorism: the ritual of the devil, the disasters darwinism brought to humanity, communism in ambush, fascism: the bloody ideology of darwinism, the 'secret hand' in bosnia, behind the scenes of the holocaust, behind the scenes of terrorism, israel's kurdish card, the o

s based on dubious sources, styles unobservant of the respect and reverence due to sacred subjects, or hopeless, doubt-creating, and pessimistic accounts that create deviations in the heart. j introduction..8 i. from the templars to ancient egypt..10 ii. the inside story on the kabbalah..34 iii. humanism revisited..52 iv. materialism revisited..80 v. the theory of evolution revisited..118 vi. the masonic war against religion..155 conclusion..185 notes..188 contents reemasonry is a subject that has attracted much discussion for several centuries. some have accused masonry of fantastic crimes and misdeeds. instead of trying to understand "the brotherhood" and criticizing it objectively, critics have been unduly hostile to the organization. for their part, masons have deepened their tradition

expose their errors and to criticize them, and this is what this present book attempts to do. we follow the same approach in our criticisms of other communities introduction y k l as well. like the jews for example. this book, in part, also deals with the history of judaism and offers certain important criticisms. it must be pointed out that these have nothing to do with anti-semitism or "judeo- masonic" conspiracy theories. indeed, anti-semitism is alien to a true muslim. jews are a people that at one time had been chosen by god and to whom he sent many prophets. throughout history they suffered much cruelty, even being subjected to genocide, but they never abandoned their identity. in the qur'an, god calls them, together with christians, the people of the book, and enjoins muslims to tr

ation goes back to the crusades. in fact, though masonry was only officially established and recognized in england in the early eighteenth century, the roots of the organization do reach back to the crusades in the twelfth century. at the center of this familiar tale is an order of crusaders called the knights templar or the templars. six years before this present work, our book, entitled the new masonic order, examined the history of the templars in great detail. for that reason, we will now offer just a summary. for, as we analyze the roots of masonry, and the influence that it has had on the world, we discover the meaning of "global freemasonry" g no matter how much some may insist that the crusades were military expeditions carried out in the name of the christian faith, fundamentally

scottish king, robert the bruce. some time later, they found a convenient method of disguise by which to continue their clandestine existence: they infiltrated the most important guild in the medieval british isles the wall builders' lodge, and eventually, they fully seized control of these lodges.7 the wall-builders' lodge changed its name, at the beginning of the modern era, calling itself the "masonic lodge" the scottish rite is the oldest branch of masonry, and dates back to the beginning of the fourteenth century, to those templars who took refuge in scotland. and, the names given to the highest degrees in scottish rite are titles attributed centuries earlier to knights in the order of templars. these are still employed to this day. in short, the templars did not disappear, but their

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ple in accepting it is much easier. when muslims undertake this duty, with god's permission, the following pronouncement will become manifest "rather we hurl the truth against falsehood and it cuts right through it and it vanishes clean away (qur'an, 21:18) then, the twentyfirst century will not be the century of "global freemasonry" as the masons had hoped, but the century of islamic morali othe masonic career of a.e. waite by bro. r. a. gilbert (aqc vol 99 1986) introduction in english freemasonry the seal of a certain distinction attaches to the name of arthur edward waite, while it has proved of such appeal in america that an important grand lodge has conferred upon him, causa honoris, one of its highest official positions. among his many publications those on the mystical and symbolic

ris, one of its highest official positions. among his many publications those on the mystical and symbolical aspects of the secret tradition in christian times occupy a place apart, being things unattempted otherwise in the records of research. so waite referred to himself in the prospectus for the revised edition of his book, the secret tradition in freemasonry1[1, but it is doubtful if a single masonic scholar of his time- or since- could be found who would agree that this selfadulation was justified. during his lifetime waite was castigated, and with justification, for his peculiarities of style, for his frequent errors of historical fact and for his cavalier attitude and contemptuous references to his contemporaries. all this must be admitted against him, but he was also a highly origi

round with his studies of what he termed the 'secret tradition, while, for the esoteric school of thought within freemasonry, he has been the most pervasive and powerful influence of this century. as such, his writings deserve more careful and objective analysis than they have received to date, and it is the purpose of this paper to encourage such analysis by demonstrating, through a study of his masonic career, both waite's originality and his continuing influence. unlike many of his contemporaries, waite was meticulous about recording the minutiae of his life, and he took great care that all the records of his work and career should be preserved after his death. these records, now kept in private hands and to which the present writer has been granted full access, comprise his private dia

hould be preserved after his death. these records, now kept in private hands and to which the present writer has been granted full access, comprise his private diaries from 1909 to 1942, an extended diary for 1902-1903, the minute books of his rosicrucian order, working notes and proofs of many of his published books, and a long series of bound volumes of his periodical contributions, reviews and masonic ephemera. waite was also a prolific letter-writer, and i have been fortunate in being able to examine his correspondence with the late bro. harold van buren voorhis of new jersey, with the 1[1] the secret tradition in freemasonry (rider, 1937. the prospectus is a 4 pp. quarto sheet, written by waite although not so attributed. late bro. w. r. semken (supreme magus, 1956-69 of the societas

the 1[1] the secret tradition in freemasonry (rider, 1937. the prospectus is a 4 pp. quarto sheet, written by waite although not so attributed. late bro. w. r. semken (supreme magus, 1956-69 of the societas rosicruciana in anglia, and his official correspondence with the independent great priory of helvetia. but, while these manuscript sources are crucial for an understanding of waite's life and masonic activities, his ideas and attitudes towards freemasonry are set out openly and clearly in his published work (see appendix b. the events of his early life are, however, obscure and difficult to establish in any detail- almost certainly because he wished to hide them. waite's early years and the prelude to freemasonry in waite's autobiography, shadows of life and thought,2[2] he states that

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new jersey swamp-land, you might be glad you had the method(s) described in this book, should you need to summon the jersey devil! fall to! jonathan sellers twin cedars lodge 12 august 2005 c. e. 1 preface: ufonauts, ciphers, and the cosmic war and there was war in heaven: michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought book of revelation 12:7 as the secret ceremony of the masonic royal arch nears its climax, the candidates are directed to bring before the king and high priest a strange box with inexplicable writing on all four sides. the high priest, in a ceremony at least hundreds of years old, looks at the box with surprise and exclaims, companion king, this is the ark of the covenant of god! the officer playing the king agrees, saying, it is undoubtedly the true

ezekiel the prophet, which in hebrew is even eerier than in the english translation. a priesthood protecting what it took to be the secrets of the divine visitors, whether an actuality or not, has existed since these remote times. in the early ages when the ability to build observatories overlapped with the ability to predict and therefore control civilization, the intermeshing of early operative masonic fraternities and the priest-kings or magi or magicians was to be expected. because these guild secrets were of utmost importance in preserving both power and wisdom, a whole system of secret oaths, signs, ciphers and grips was developed to protect these secrets under the highest penalties for betrayal, along with a webwork of mystery plays or rituals to explain to the heirs of these secret

ent oracles and sybils and an interest in developing trance channeling oriented upon the then-emerging modern flying saucer lore. but i am getting ahead of myself. my subject here is the cipher of the ufonauts. i will document this cipher for you and show you how to decode the cipher, which has been in continuous use since the legendary visit by the gods of sirius. in the early 18th century craft masonic bodies formally merged in a grand lodge that included speculative masons; these individuals mostly aristocrats of wealth and power were not skilled at the building arts and had no direct connection, in most cases, with the rich lore of rosicrucian and masonic legend. they settled on a system of three initiatory degrees, the entered apprentice, fellow craft and master mason. this tri-fold s

led frater achad. achad, in his book 31, does indeed find the key to the code, but 70 years passed before a full transcription of the code was made. in the original handwritten manuscript of the book of the law, a single page is inexplicably overlaid with a grid, a line, and an enigmatic mark sometimes referred to as a rose cross, although it looks much like one of the four keys to the royal arch masonic cipher. liber al was dictated in 1904, according to crowley, by a pr terhuman some of his successors say extraterrestrial intelligence calling itself aiwass. long after both achad and crowley were dead, one carol smith and a group in england calling itself the oaa fully deciphered the code. another 10 years were to pass before a member of oaa s american counterpart, frater lamed of qblh, w

1966 encounter in west virginia with indrid cold from the planet lanulus had something to do with myth and legend. jacques vallee and john keel had both pointed out the connection with mythic names and legends, and i thought lanulus might be a play on land you lost or land you lust a reference to atlantis lore, or legendary shadow lands such as f rie or magonia. but such answers seemed, like the masonic third degree, somehow incomplete. 22 allen h. greenfield i was aware, also, that similar names had shown up as discarnate beings and controls in 19th and early 20th century trance mediumship, ufo contactee trance channeling and, later, the trance channeling so trendy since the seth material of jane roberts in the 1970s. as a former elected member of the british society for psychical resear

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esmer, martinez de pasquales, swedenborg, and cagliostro himself.theobjects of the order were the studyandpractice of 'natural magic, mesmerism, the science of life and death, immortality, cabala, alchemy, necromancy, astrology and magic in all its branches. not content with claiming cagliostro as his source, irwin in a letter of 1874 to benjamin cox of weston-super-mare, hisfidusachatesinmatters masonic and occult, stated that he had in fact met with the fratres lucis in paris and that fifteen years earlier there had been only twenty-seven members in the whole world; he added that 'all members were bound to keep [their] immediate chiefs postedofall [their] movements. surprisingly, or perhaps not so, this links in with the crowned angel's comments to hockley when questioned about freemason

ble society. this would not, however, explain the assiduity with which he attended to his masonicduties,thesecretaryship of a lodge, as with thatofany voluntary society, is a time-consuming and often thankless task, and being honorary entails no financial reward. possibly hockley needed to be actively involved rather than simply a spectator on the sidelines. perhaps the clarity and orderliness of masonic ceremonial and organization appealed to his accountant's mind.thatthere was a belief in a rosicrucian tradition stemming from the publication of themanifestosin the early seventeenth century is beyond doubt. whether the movement actually18therosicrucianseermember of the alnwick lodge no.1167.his proposer and seconder into this lodge reflect his life's passion and his profession for the pro

ecause the royal arch is a much more mystical order than the craft and, as such, would have had much more appeal to hockley. many areputoff taking office in the royal arch by its rather daunting and complicated ritual, but hockley, having been a member of the committee oftheemulation lodge of improvement, certainly had a facility for learning ritual. surprisingly, in an age when new and 'revived' masonic degrees and orders were proliferating, hockley remained aloof from them all; perhaps he was all too aware of the spuriousness of the claims of antiquity of origin put forward by many of them. more surprisingly, for a 'rosicrucian, he had no contact with the societas rosicruciana in anglia (sria) until six years after its formation, and then in a curious way.thesria had been 'revived' in 18

nding without number at the headofthe register of lodges since 1792, the membership was limited to those who had served the officeofgrand steward. joining in 1867 hockley became its junior warden in 1875 and from 1877 until his death was its secretary.hewas so assiduous in the performance of his duties as secretary that the members in 1885 voted unanimously to present him with a special jewel, as masonic medals are called, as a tokenoftheir esteem. he died, unfortunately, before the jewel was finished,butas a mark of their sincerity and as a lasting memorial to him the jewel was completed, accepted by the lodge and ordered to be worn by successive secretaries, which it still is today. hockley, as the letters show, had a long professional connection with alnwick in northumberland, spending

details of hockley's life i would like to thank:drcharles rondle; mr a. g. davies; miss sheila kertesz, archivist of the sir john cass foundation; mr martin hayes, local history librarian, croydon public libraries; mrj.w. pavey,registrar of the institute of chartered accountants; miss valerie vaughan, librarian, national portrait gallery; mr timothyd'arch-smith; and the secretaries of the various masonic groups to which hockley belonged.march1985j.m.hamillcontentspagepreface9chapter1introduction1 12secret writing:themagical manuscripts of frederick hockleyr. a.gilbert263 hockley's letters to the irwins 34 4 extracts concerning hockley from the mackenzie- irwin correspondence905 hockley's evidence to the london dialectical society 96 6theburton episode1007 crystaliomancy, or the art of invo

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tion, future releases will include submissions from users like you. for some of us, the time h as come to mobilize. if yo u h ave an interest in assis tin g in this p rocess- we all h ave strengths to bring to the table- ple ase email occ u lt .d igit al.mob iliz ation@gmail.com complacency s-erves t h e o ld gods. by the same author: astrology and the third reich the magicians of the golden dawn masonic underworlds (in progress) also in thisseries: the magical mason: forgotten hermetic writings of w. w. westcott editedby r. a. gilbert the rosicrucian seer: the magical work of frederick hockley editedbyjohn hamill the sorcerer and his apprentice: unknown hermetic writings ofs. l. macgregor mathers and j. w. brodie-innes edited by r. a. gilbert ibe 1llebemist of tbe golden 'dawn (lhe tetter

ic-qabalistic tradition, and hence without any hindu or buddhist elements. the theosophical society was open to all who wished to join it, but the door that led to the g.d. was closely guarded. the majority of the early male members of the g.d (up to c.i892) were recruited from westcott's friends in the societas rosicruciana in anglia, known to the initiated as the soc. ros, which was exclusively masonic. the s.r.i.a, of which westcott was secretary general, although he became its supreme magus in 1892, was not a masonic lodge but, during the 1880s, an increasingly esoteric equivalent of a learned society. there were colleges (i.e, branches) in the provinces- e.g, at bristol, york and newcastle upon tyne. after 1887 a good many of its members also joined the theosophical society. ayton was

ces- e.g, at bristol, york and newcastle upon tyne. after 1887 a good many of its members also joined the theosophical society. ayton was never in the soc. ros, probably because he found it inconvenient to 1 a. e. waite, shadows of life and thought (1938, p. 87. 13 travel to london for the metropolitan college's quarterly meetings. w. b. yeats was also not a member because he lacked the necessary masonic qualification and left the theosophical society when he joined the g.d. in march 1890. frederick leigh gardner, to whom ayton's surviving letters were mainly written, was born in 1857 at highbury in north london and was the son of an accountant. the family had moved to the recently-developed gunnersbury area of chiswick by the 1870s because gardner fils was educated at the godolphin school

agement, which meant that he did not have much use for mrs annie besant and her colleagues. according to the same source 'he has been a journalist, and whilst that journal was under the editorship of miss mabel collins. he contributed a series of articles to the lady. he was at one time offered, but declined, the city editorship of vanity fair and was a regular correspondent to lucifer' gardner's masonic career was brief. he was initiated in montefiore lodge no. 1017 (whose membership was almost entirely jewish) in october 1886 (aet. 29) but resigned in june 1889, three months after he began to correspond with ayton. it is possible that freemasonry did not satisfy his desire for further knowledge of 'the hidden mysteries of nature and science- the phrase is masonic- and supposed that alche

at a nominal rental a most desirable room for use as a library and office, and having undertaken the important duties of librarian, has been raised to t e honorary 8 and will act as substitute secretary general' since the soc. ros. liked impressive titles gardner was also librarian general. he was its secretary general 1901-5 but i have no information about his later connection (if any) with the masonic 'rosicrucians. in 19 3 he published (privately) a catalogue raisonne of rosicrucian books in an edition of 500 copies. dr westcott contributed an introduction. a second edition appeared in the sa e year. this was followed in 1911 by astrological books, which contains information about certainly early nineteenth entury publications that is not available elsewhere, and finally in 1912 freema

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btedly a debased, quasi-pagan thing imported from the east a century before, at a time when the innsmouth fisheries seemed to be going barren. its persistence among a simple people was quite natural in view of the sudden and permanent return of abundantly fine fishing, and it soon came to be the greatest influence in the town, replacing freemasonry altogether and taking up headquarters in the old masonic hall on new church green. all this, to the pious miss tilton, formed an excellent reason for shunning the ancient town of decay and desolation; but to me it was merely a fresh incentive. to my architectural and historical anticipations was now added an acute anthropological zeal, and i could scarcely sleep in my small room at the "y" as the night wore away. ii shortly before ten the next m

radial point with churches on two sides and the bedraggled remains of a circular green in the centre, and i was looking at a large pillared hall on the right-hand junction ahead. the structure's once white paint was now gray and peeling and the black and gold sign on the pediment was so faded that i could only with difficulty make out the words "esoteric order of dagon. this, then was the former masonic hall now given over to a degraded cult. as i strained to decipher this inscription my notice was distracted by the raucous tones of a cracked bell across the street, and i quickly turned to look out the window on my side of the coach. the sound came from a squat stone church of manifestly later date than most of the houses, built in a clumsy gothic fashion and having a disproportionately h

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btedly a debased, quasi-pagan thing imported from the east a century before, at a time when the innsmouth fisheries seemed to be going barren. its persistence among a simple people was quite natural in view of the sudden and permanent return of abundantly fine fishing, and it soon came to be the greatest influence in the town, replacing freemasonry altogether and taking up headquarters in the old masonic hall on new church green. all this, to the pious miss tilton, formed an excellent reason for shunning the ancient town of decay and desolation; but to me it was merely a fresh incentive. to my architectural and historical anticipations was now added an acute anthropological zeal, and i could scarcely sleep in my small room at the "y" as the night wore away. i i shortly before ten the next

r radial point with churches on two sides and the bedraggled remains of a circular green in the centre, and i was looking at a large pillared hall on the righthand junction ahead. the structure's once white paint was now gray and peeling and the black and gold sign on the pediment was so faded that i could only with difficulty make out the words "esoteric order of dagon. this, then was the former masonic hall now given over to a degraded cult. as i strained to decipher this inscription my notice was distracted by the raucous tones of a cracked bell across the street, and i quickly turned to look out the window on my side of the coach. the sound came from a squat stone church of manifestly later date than most of the houses, built in a clumsy gothic fashion and having a disproportionately h

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oogle peteb's hatred op paul aa well as to obtatn' the word epoptma is a compound one, from tri upon, and swraiuu to look, or an overseer, an inspector alao uaed for a masterbuuder. the title of tuastor-mason. in free- masomy, is derived from this, in the sense used in the mysteries. therefore, when paul entitles himself a "masterbuilder" he is using a word pre-eminently kabalistic, theurgic, and masonic, and one which no other apostle uses. he thus declares himself an ade, having the right to iniiiate others. if we search in this direction with those sure guides, the grecian mysteries and the kabala, before us, it will be easy to find the secret reason why paul was so persecuted and hated by peter, john and james. hie author of the revelation was a jewish kabalist pur sang, with all the h

d in all the mul^anous sects and brotherhoods which at diffocnt periods have sprung bom tfae ancient stock. we find it with the early ess^nes, gnos- tics, theurgic neo-platonists, and medieval philosophers; and in our day even the masons perpetuate the memory of the old obligations in the penalties of throat-cutting, dismemberment, and disemboweling, with which the candidate is threatened. as the masonic 'master's word' is communicated only at 'low breath' so the selfsame precaution is pre- scribed in the chaldaean book of nwraera and the jewish merla^mh. when initiated, the neophyte was led by an ancient to a secluded spot, and there the latter whispered in hit ear the great secret* the mason i, under the most frightful penalties, that he will not communicate 204. a. fiuck: la kabbau. ch

ason i, under the most frightful penalties, that he will not communicate 204. a. fiuck: la kabbau. ch. l 56ai3,iao8lc 100 isis unveiled the secrets of any degree "to a brother of an inferior degree; and the agrudiada parikskai says" any initiate of the third degree wiio before the prescribed time reveals the superior truths to the initiates of the sec- ond degree, must be put to death" again, the masonic apprentice con- sents to have his "tongue torn out by the roots" if he divulge anything to the profane; and in the hindft books of initiation, the same agnuhada pankahai, we find that any initiate of the first degree (the lowest) vha betrays the secrets of his initiation to members of other castes, for whom the science should be a closed book, must have "hb tongue cut out" and suffer other

a* are or- namented with a cross formed of two fishes, and as found on some of the eodiacs of the buddhists. we should not wonder at all at learning that the sacred device in the tombs of the catacombs, at rome, the vwica pia- ar, was derived from the said buddhist zodiacal sign. how general must have been that geometrical figure in the world-symbols, may be inferred from the fact that there is a masonic tradition that solomon's temple was built on three foundations, forming the 'triple tau' or three crosses. in its mystical sense the egyptian cross owes its origin, as an em- blem, to the realization by the earliest philosophy of an androgynous dualism in every manifestation in nature, which proceeds from the ab- stract ideal of a likewise androgynous deity; while the christian emblem is s

ts affiliates are called by an egyptian, hindfl, or fersian name, it matters not. persons belonging to one of these sub- brotherhoods have been met by trustworthy and not unknown persons, besides the present writer, who states a few facts concerning them, by the qiecial permission of one who has a right to give if. in a recent and very valuable work on secret societies, k. r. h. mackenzie's royal masonic cydopaedia, we find the learned author himself, an honorary member of the canongate kuwinning lodge, no. 2 (scotland, and a mason not likely to be imposed upon, stating the following, under the head 'hermetic brothers of egypt "an occult fraternity, which has endured from very ancient times, having a hierarchy of officers, secret signs, and passwords, and a peculiar method of instruction i

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adoration, with sceptrum displayed, before a column engraved with letters, and supporting a triangle. this latter architectural figure is, in fact, an obelisk. all the egyptian, obelisks were phalli. the triangle symbolises one of the pillars of hermes (hercules. the cynocephalus was sacred to him. the pillars of hermes have been judaiscd into solomon's jachin and boaz. so says herz, in regard to masonic insignia. we will explain fully, later in our book, of these interesting sexual images, set up for adoration so strangely; and from the meaning of which we foolishly but determinedly avert. we now propose to deduce a very original and a very elaborate genealogy, or descent, of the famous arms of france, the fleurs-de-lis, lucifera lisses, luces, lu40 the rosicrucians. cies, bees, scarabs

ade; and the logos is rasit r.s.t: r.s.t= 6oo; and lux makes lucis; then lx, x= 666. again, l= 50, w v= 6, c s= 300, y i= 10, c s= 300= 666. the fleur-de-lis is the lotus (water-rose, the flower* the full quotation is the following: consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: and yet i say unto you, that even solomon (here steps in some of the lore of the masonic order) in all his glory was not arrayed (or exalted, or dignified, as it is more correctly rendered out of the original) like one of these (st. matt. vi. 28. 44 the rosicrucians. sacred to the lux, or the sul, or the sun. the auriflamme (the flame of fire, or fire of gold) was the earliest standard of france. it was afterwards called oriflamme. it was the sacred flag of france, and its col

er or left-handed sense, applied to those suspected of witchcraft. the other (more perfect and more perfecting) baptism is by symbolical fire. both rites were in use among the egyptians (refer to mystic heraldic formul elsewhere in our book) the three ordeals (or sacraments) of the ancient mysteries were by water, air, and fire. thus, also, the egyptian initiation: cave, cloud, fire. so, too, the masonic initiations. with these meanings, royal coffins and investitures are always red (mars, as meaning royalty active; or imperial purple (jupiter, or perhaps mercurius thoth, taut, tat, as royalty passive, or implying the lord of regions. according to the cabalistic view, jacob s ladder, which was disclosed to him in a vision, is a metaphorical representation of the powers of alchemy, operatin

s and pictured formula. even in the blazonry and in the collars and badges of chivalry (which seems so remote from them, we find these ophite hints. the heathen temples and the modern ritualistic churches alike abound in unconscious 202 the rosicrucians. gnostic emblems. state ceremony harbours them; they mix with the insignia of all the orders of knighthood; and they show in all the heraldic and masonic marks, figures, and patterns, both of ancient and of modern times. the religion of the rosicrucians is also concealed, and unconsciously carried forward, perpetuated, and ignorantly fostered, by the very persons and classes who form, contrive, and wear decorations with special mysterious marks, all the world over. every person, in unconsciously repeating certain figures, which form an unkn

e only witness. thus the great inexpressible talisman is said to be borne to the initiate through the ages. proposals were published some years ago for a book entitled, the enigma of alchemy and of oedipus resolved; designed to elucidate the fables, symbols, and other mythological disguises, in which the hermetic art has been enveloped and signalised in various ages, in ecclesiastical ceremonies, masonic formula, astronomical signs, and constellations, even in the emblazonments of chivalry, heraldic badges, and other emblems; which without explanation, have been handed down, and which are shown to have originated in the same universal mystic school, through each particular tracing their allusion to the means and mechanism. this intended work was left in ms. by its anonymous author, now dec

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lation of the tract according to waite and westcott* comment: israel regardie, on the thirty-two paths of wisdom: it seems to me, after prolonged meditation, that the common attributions of these intelligences is [sic] altogether arbitrary and lacking in serious meaning (a garden of pomegranates, introduction, p. iv) hall, manly palmer. the secret teachings of all ages. an encyclopedic outline of masonic, hermetic, qabbalistic and rosicrucian symbolical philosophy. san francisco: h. s. crocker co, 1928; golden anniversary edition, reduced facsimile, los angeles: the philosophical research society, 1978 (sy translation: pp. 114-16) hall states that he used kalisch s translation as the foundation of his interpretation of sy, but that material from other authorities has been incorporated and

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.o.t.u. in his great plan for the evolution of our brn h. the detailed explanations of the ceremonies are profoundly interesting and illuminative, and i commend them very heartily to all true freemasons. our v. e. e. i. e. e. brother has added a heavy debt of gratitude by this book to the many we already owe him. let us be honest debtors. adyar annie besant december 25, 1925 author fs preface the masonic fellowship differs from all other societies in that candidates for membership have to join it blindfold, and cannot receive much information about it until they actually enter its ranks. even then the majority of masons usually obtain only the most general idea of the meaning of its ceremonies, and seldom penetrate further than an elementary moral interpretation of its principal symbols. i

object, while preserving due secrecy upon those matters which must be kept secret, to explain something of the deeper meaning and purpose of freemasonry, in the hope of arousing among the brn. a more profound reverence for that of which they are the custodians and a fuller understanding of the mysteries of the craft. although the book is primarily intended for the instruction of members of the co-masonic order, whose desire, as is expressed in their ritual, is to pour the waters of esoteric knowledge into the masonic vessels, i hope nevertheless that it may appeal to a wider circle, and may perhaps be of use to some of those many brn. in the masculine craft who are seeking for a deeper interpretation of masonic symbolism than is given in the majority of their lodges, showing them that in t

of faculties with which we are all familiar, and to develop it is to make oneself sensitive to vibrations more rapid than those to which our physical senses are normally trained to respond(*op. cit, pp. 9, 10) it is by the use of those perfectly natural but super-normal faculties that much of the information given in this book has been obtained. anyone who, having developed such sight, watches a masonic ceremony, will see that a very great deal more is being done than is expressed in the mere words of the ritual, beautiful and dignified as they often are. of course, i fully understand that all this may well seem fantastically impossible to those who have not studied the subject at first-hand; i can but affirm that this is a clear and definite reality to me, and that by long and careful re

es of our craft, and thereby increases their veneration and love for it, cannot be unworthy or absurd. any student who wishes to know more of this fascinating subject may be referred to a little book entitled clairvoyance, which i wrote some years ago. i should like strongly to recommend for the perusal of my brn. of the craft two books by wor. bro. w. l. wilmhurst- the meaning of masonry and the masonic initiation; i have myself read them with great delight and profit, and have gathered many gems from their pages [note: while this paragraph is missing in first edition, in second edition it is indicated as part of first edition] i desire to offer my heartiest thanks to the rev. herbrand williams, m.c, b.a, for his kindness in placing at my disposal his vast stores of masonic erudition, and

ter ii the lodge form and extension. orientation. the celestial canopy. the altar. pedestals and columns. orders of architecture. meaning of the three columns. the pillars of the porchway. chapter iii the fittings of the lodge the ornaments. the mosaic pavement. the indented border. the blazing star. the furniture. the movable jewels. the immovable jewels. chapter iv preliminary ceremonies the co-masonic ritual. the procession. the apron. the ceremony of censing. lighting the candles. chapter v the opening of the lodge the brethren assist. tyling the lodge. the e.a. s. n. the officers. the duties. the opening. the e.a. k c s. chapter vi initiation the candidate. divisions of the ceremony. preparation of the candidate. the inner preparation. the three symbolical journeys. the o c. the e c

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of the world, it still remains one of the mightiest weapons in his hands, one of the most efficient channels of his blessing. some of us have the wisdom to grasp this, the good karma to be employed in this department of his service; may we never forget how great is our privilege; may we never fail to take the fullest advantage of this opportunity which he has given us! s c m c i c bd glimpses of masonic history by c. w. leadbeater theosophical publishing house, adyar 1926 (edited and re-formatted for pdf by brother w. note this should really be considered as part ii of the hidden life of freemasonry and is mentioned by the author in the preface* contents author s preface chapter i schools of masonic thought the origins of masonry. the authentic school. the anthro-pological school. the mys

n. the reappearance of speculative masonry. the first minutes. scottish minutes. english minutes. irish minutes. the grand lodge of england. the recomposition of the rituals. two and three degrees. opposition. the succession of l.m.s. the grand lodges of york, ireland and scotland. the ancients. the holy royal arch. the united grand lodge. craft masonry in other countries chapter x other lines of masonic tradition the stream of secret societies. the knights templars. the suppression of the templars. the preservation of the templars tradition. the royal order of scotland. the brothers of the rosy cross. the literature of rosicrucianism. the traditional history of the rosicrucians. the history of the order. chapter xi the scottish rite origin of the rite. the jacobite movement. the oration o

he brothers of the rosy cross. the literature of rosicrucianism. the traditional history of the rosicrucians. the history of the order. chapter xi the scottish rite origin of the rite. the jacobite movement. the oration of ramsay. the chapter of clermont. the council of emperors. stephen morin. frederick the great. the charleston transformation. the spread of the scottish rite. chapter xii the co-masonic order the restoration of an ancient landmark. the succession of co-masonry. the co-masonic rituals. the future of masonry appendix i. i. degrees of the rite of perfection ii. principal masonic events from 1717 author s preface when i wrote the hidden life in freemasonry, it was at first my intention to devote my second chapter to a brief outline of masonic history. i soon found that that p

native is to publish the historical sketch separately; hence this book, which is really but a second volume of the other. the keynote of both volumes, and indeed the only reason for their publication, is to explain precisely what the title indicates- the hidden life in freemasonry- the mighty force in the background, always at work yet always out of sight, which has guided the transmission of the masonic tradition through all the vicissitudes of its stormy history, and still inspires the utmost enthusiasm and devotion among the brn. of the craft to-day. the existence and the work of the head of all true freemasons is the one and sufficient reason for the virility and power of this most wonderful organization. if we understand his relation to it and what he wishes to make of it, we shall al

many years unconsciously taking part in this magnificent altruistic work; if they can be brought to comprehend what it is that they are doing and why, they will continue the great work more happily and more intelligently, throwing into it the whole strength of their nature both bodily and spiritual, and enjoying the fruit of their labours far more definitely than ever before. chapter i schools of masonic thought a history of freemasonry would be a colossal undertaking, needing encyclopaedic knowledge and many years of research. i have no pretension to the possession of the qualities and the erudition required for the production of such a work; all i can hope to do is to throw a little light upon some of the dark spots in that history, and to bridge over to some extent some of the more obvi

LEWIS JAMES SATANISM TODAY AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF RELIGION FOLKLORE AND POPULAR CULTURE

cult organizations. upon the leader s demise, the organization usually fractures into two or many factions, as the other members struggle to decide who will assume the mantle of the founder, and these factions generally then become independent organizations, which repeat the cycle. most contemporary magic goes back to that of the hermetic order of the golden dawn (hogd, which was an offshoot of a masonic- rosicrucian organization, the societas rosicruciana in anglia (sria, founded by robert wentworth little in 1865, and supposedly based on old manuscripts found in freemasons hall, apparently the ones owned by hockley. the london lodge of the theosophical society was opened in 1883, and members of both these lodges were among the early members of the hogd, which was founded in 1888 by w. r

gh aleister crowley, a one-time member of the order. born into a scottish family in london, england, and he later gave himself the first name of macgregor to reflect his scottish heritage. his father died when he was young and his mother then supported the family as a clerk in the town of bournemouth. mathers remained at home, reading widely 170 mcmartin ritual abuse case and participating in the masonic society and the rosicrucian society in anglia, until 1885. at that time he moved to london and joined the theosophical society. in 1887 he published the kabbalah unveiled, establishing himself as an occult scholar.during this time he met with wynn westcott and others to decode and rework a number of magical manuscripts. these became the basis of the hermetic order of the golden dawn (hogd

LIBER 777

arth yellow 4 hmbylha aholibamah fire white 5 hla elah height red 6 kyp pinon depth white-red 7 znq kenaz east whitish-red 8 myt teman west reddish-white 9 laydgm and rxbm mibzar and magdiel south white-red-whitsh-red-reddish-white 1010 \ryu eram north the light reflecting all colours cxii. alchemical tree of life (i. cxiii. alchemical metals (ii. cxiv. passwords of the grades. cxv* officers in a masonic lodge. 0. 1 h metallic radix. silence* 2 f (3) ba past master 3 g (6) bd 4 (10) fa worshipful master 5 (15) hy senior warden 6 (21) hyha junion warden 7& i (28) jk senior deacon 8$ j (36) hla junior deacon 9 (45) hm inner guard 1010 mercurius philosophorum medicina metallorum (55) hn tyler and candidate table of correspondences (continued)24 cxvi. egyptian attribution of parts of the soul

is possibly a modification of aeshma deva, an evil spirit from persian mythology. line 8. belial. said to be the chief of the evil spirits in some late jewish apocalyptic literature (e.g. the testament of the 12 patriarchs, but in the old testament the name was a mere term of abuse meaning masterless or worthless. line 9. lilith. she gets everywhere. line 10. naamah. the sister of tubal-cain (see masonic symbolism; but in the zohar she gets turned into another version of lilith. col. cix. rather than use planetary symbols to distinguish the kings and dukes as in the printed edition, i have split this column. for daath add king bela son of beor (rwub b ulb) and dukes timnah (uamt, alvah (hwlu) and jetheth (tty. col. cx. line 1. ruach elohim chayyim, the spirit of the living gods. the first

LIBER DCCCXI ENERGIZED ENTHUSIASM

ny excuse to stop working, the more plausible the better, i hastened to take down my coat and hat. gby the way, h he remarked in the automobile, gi take it that you do not mind giving me the word of rose croix. h surprised, i exchanged the secrets of i.n.r.i. with him. gand now, very excellent and perfect prince, h he said, gwhat follows is under this seal. h and he gave me the most solemn of all masonic tokens. doses may be an acceptable substitute, although they still suffer the disadvantage of being illegal in most ecivilised f countries. t.s] energized enthusiasm 17 gyou are about, h said he, gto compare your ideal with our real. h he touched a bell. the automobile stopped, and we got out. he dismissed the chauffeur. gcome, h he said, gwe have a brisk half-mile. h we walked through thi

o. the reference to gspurious masons working under a forged charter h at the end of section xv probably denotes the ancient and accepted scottish rite, so called because it originated in france, claimed an authorisation from a prussian prince, and had its greatest initial success in the southern u.s.a. aasr, despite being founded on a questionable warrant, is the most numerous and wellestablished masonic ghigh grade h system, and since masonic gregularity h is largely a matter of mutual recognition it was rather workings like memphis, misraim, and cerneau, with which crowley was affiliated through his contact with the english masonic enthusiast john yarker, which were regarded as gspurious h by most masonic writers (c) ordo templi orientis. key-entry &c, by frater t.s. for niwg/ celephais

LIBER LVII

ables appear in agrippa.s occult philosophy (immediately after lib. iii cap. xxv. all this belongs primarily to the realm of cryptography; indeed the viginaire cipher, held unbreakable until the development of the babbage engine, uses a latin version of the .right table. t.s] 8 alternatively, no points for the first, one for the second, two for the third; this is the version given by agrippa. the masonic .royal arch. cipher is based on a similar principle. t.s. on the qabalah 9 with a yod, y, written at the lower left-hand corner &c. in isaiah ix, 6, 7, the word hbr\l, lemarbah, for multiplying, is written with the character (m final) in the middle of the word, instead of the ordinary initial and medial m. the consequence of this is that the total numerical value of the word, insted of bei

ungered and athirst seeks a seat at the table of adepts, and a portion of the bread of spiritual experience, and a draught of the wine of ecstasy. 63 [the reference appears to be to a passage in the 5th athyr. t.s] 64 [ps. xiv, 1. note that by gematria ya \yhla= 147= hwhy+ ynda+ hyha+ alga, the four divine names of the lesser ritual of the pentagram. t.s] 65 [the title of a high degree in certain masonic rites, immediately proceeding grand inspector general. sometimes called prince of the royal secret. t.s] 66 [another masonic term, generally denoting the highest degree or ruling council of a particular rite. t.s] 44 liber lviii it is then thoroughly understood that the aspirant is seeking to solve the great problem. and he may conceive, as various schools of adepts in the ages have concei

MACNULTY W KIRK KABBALAH AND FREEMASONRY

pecies. philadelphia: perseus. miller, k. r. 2000. finding darwin s god: a scientist s search for common ground between god and evolution. new york: harper perennial. monod, j. 1971. chance and necessity: an essay on the natural philosophy of modern biology. new york: alfred a. knopf. mooney, c. 2005. the republican war on science. new y02kabbalah and freemasonry w. kirk macnulty, 320 kabbalah in masonic history paper which undertakes to demonstrate an influence of kabbalah on freemasonry, particularly one presented to a non-masonic audience, should certainly start with some information about the nature and history of the masonic order. a definition of the order as it exists today is relatively easy: freemasonry is a secular fraternal organization, open only to men, which promulgates the p

ntirely the business of the individual mason. masons are obligated on the "volume of sacred law" and each mason takes his obligation on that particular volume of sacred writings which he holds to be sacred. while encouraging each brother to follow the teachings of his own religion, freemasonry is not concerned with the details of those religions; and sectarian religious discussion is forbidden at masonic gatherings. while not a religion, the order might be considered to be a "philosophical companion to religion" to my way of thinking that very idea is implicit in this definition, taken from the first lecture: masonry is "a peculiar system of morality, veiled in allegory and illustrated by symbols."1 as might be expected of a society of religious men, the moral and philosophical principles

al principles communicated by these symbols are considered to have been derived from the divine source. historical information about freemasonry's origin is much more difficult to provide than a definition. as one historian of thought, francis a. yates, has put it "the origin of freemasonry is one of the most debated, and debatable, subjects in the whole realm of historical enquiry."2 some of the masonic histories written in the 19th century were quite fanciful and uncritical in their approach. more recent authors have sought to be more rigorous, but the data which is available present a real and ongoing puzzle. citing yates again. recent books on the subject have been moving in the direction of exact historical investigation, but the writers of such books have to leave as an unsolved ques

are romantically inclined, like to think that they have participated in the very rituals which were used by king solomon to instruct the workmen at the building of his temple. this is certainly an unrealistic view.4 without doubt, there are plenty of operative masons (stonecutters) to be found in european history, but there is no evidence of a group of philosophically inclined men who transmit a masonic tradition from biblical times to england in the late renaissance. others masons, at the opposite pole of opinion, consider that masonry started as nothing more than a gentleman's club, one of the myriad clubs that sprang up in london in the early part of the 18th century. if that be true, it was a very unusual club, indeed. unlike the other clubs of the period, very shortly after its initi

such a thing; and, as we shall see, it would account for masonry's unique symbolic structure and for many of its rituals and practices. in my own view, freemasonry is a codification of the hermetic/kabbalistic tradition which formed the intellectual essence of renaissance thought;5 and the material presented here will reflect that view. we will start with a very brief overview of what is known of masonic history, and during this overview we will cite those historical references which mention kabbalah specifically. in the interest of keeping to a reasonable space we will acknowledge an early and important scottish influence, but confine ourselves to english material in this presentation. after we have acquired this background, we will consider how the symbolic structure of freemasonry refle

MANLY P HALL THE SECRET TEACHINGS OF ALL AGES

. note that many of the graphics had to be quite large because of the amount of detail, so i have thumbnailed every image in the book. in the book all of the illustration captions are in italics; i have reversed this in the etext for legibility--john bruno hare, june 11, 2004. title page preface table of contents introduction the ancient mysteries and secret societies which have influenced modern masonic symbolism the ancient mysteries and secret societies, part two the ancient mysteries and secret societies, part three atlantis and the gods of antiquity the life and teachings of thoth hermes trismegistus the initiation of the pyramid isis, the virgin of the world the sun, a universal deity the zodiac and its signs the bembine table of isis wonders of antiquity the life and philosophy of p

have known. and so, in the words of john bunyan: i penned it down, until at last it came to be, for length and breadth, the bigness which you see. manly p. hall. los angeles, california may 28,1928 next: table of contents p. 7 table of contents dedication 3 preface 5 color plates 9 illustrations in the text 11 introduction 12 the ancient mysteries and secret societies which have influenced modern masonic symbolism ancient systems of education--celsus concerning the christians--knowledge necessary to right living--the druidic mysteries of britain and gaul--the rites of mithras--the mithraic and christian mysteries contrasted. 21 the ancient mysteries and secret societies, part ii the gnostic mysteries--simon magus and basilides--abraxas, the gnostic concept of deity--the mysteries of serapi

ied cosmos as encircled by the fiery creative spirit. the egg also represents the soul of the philosopher; the serpent, the mysteries. at the time of initiation the shell is broke. and man emerges from the embryonic state of physical existence wherein he had remained through the fetal period of philosophic regeneration. next: the ancient mysteries and secret societies which have influenced modern masonic symbolism sacred texts esoteric index previous next the ancient mysteries and secret societies which have influenced modern masonic symbolism p. 21 when confronted with a problem involving the use of the reasoning faculties, individuals of strong intellect keep their poise, and seek to reach a solution by obtaining facts bearing upon the question. those of immature mentality, on the other

g to their own proclamations, gained much of their wisdom from arabian mystics. although the mystery schools are usually associated with civilization, there is evidence that the most uncivilized peoples of prehistoric times had a knowledge of them. natives of distant islands, many in the lowest forms of savagery, have mystic rituals and secret practices which, although primitive, are of a decided masonic tinge. the druidic mysteries of britain and gaul "the original and primitive inhabitants of britain, at some remote period, revived and reformed their national institutes. their priest, or instructor, had hitherto been simply named gwydd, but it was considered to have become necessary to divide this office between the national, or superior, priest and another whose influence [would] be mor

iples; and many later institutions have exhibited mithraic culture. the reference to the "lion" and the "grip of the lion's paw" in the master mason's degree have a strong mithraic tinge and may easily have originated from this cult. a ladder of seven rungs appears in the mithraic initiation. faber is of the opinion that this ladder was originally a pyramid of seven steps. it is possible that the masonic ladder with seven rungs had its origin in this mithraic symbol. women were never permitted to enter the mithraic order, but children of the male sex were initiates long before they reached maturity. the refusal to permit women to join the masonic order may be based on the esoteric reason given in the secret instructions of the mithraics. this cult is another excellent example of those secr

MASTERING WITCHCRAFT

ics, seems to have fairly well decimated most of the centres of witch lore, save those preserved under heavy disguise of cabalistic or alchemical learning. even these by now had also become suspect, and apparently owing to this, secret brotherhoods such as the rosicrucians and freemasons were organized, for the very purpose of keeping the flame of the old wisdom burning. by the eighteenth century masonic and hermetic lodges had become widespread and the power of the church had been considerably reduced, indeed was waning fast, never to recover its old position of strength. within the lodges, many old witch secrets were being rediscovered. swedenborg reintroduced the concept of that principle which is known as clairvoyance, or esp, and mesmer began his researches on what he called animal ma

whereas others see it as being a type of the crux ansata, or egyptian ankh, symbolizing divine life. in this particular instance, however, the symbol connotes a different history altogether, being derived from the same source as that old pirate device familiar to all readers of treasure island, the skull and crossbones. this emblem makes its appearance in more serious context in both templar and masonic symbolism, alongside that of the witch tradition. it is the sign of osiris. its proper import is that of death (sometimes accompanied by resurrection, and most necromantic processes make use of it. it is also used in laying curses on people, as you will find out in chapter 6, which deals with magical warfare and such matters. having traced the symbol above the photograph, carrying the wand

MEANING OF MASONRY

rnity: albert pike, robert freke gould, fort newton, albert gallatin mackey, and w. l. wilmshurst. walter leslie wilmshurst (1867-1939) was a mystic with a practical knowledge and profound understanding of the religions of the world. the meaning of masonry discloses the real purpose of modern freemasonry and clearly states the true body of teaching and practice concerning the esoteric meanings of masonic ritual. freemasonry is based on the three great principles: brotherly love, relief, and truth. over the years, brotherly love and relief have been so stressed that the craft is in serious danger of becoming primarily a social and charitable organization. truth, the most difficult principle to recognize and thus the most difficult to achieve, has long been neglected. wilmshurst carefully pl

a parochial system enjoining elementary morality, performing perfunctory and insignificant rites, and serving as an agreeable accessory to social life. the greater system of spiritual doctrine contained in the rituals is strongly emphasized. the meaning of masonry was written with a view toward promoting a deeper understanding of the fraternity, and this goal has been achieved. the ideals of the masonic fraternity have a wide appeal to the best instincts of men, and the craft has become one of the greatest social institutions in the world. in this new aquarian age, when many individuals and groups are working in various ways for the eventual restoration of the mysteries, an increasing number of aspirants are beginning to recognize that freemasonry may well be the vehicle for this achievem

ne of the greatest social institutions in the world. in this new aquarian age, when many individuals and groups are working in various ways for the eventual restoration of the mysteries, an increasing number of aspirants are beginning to recognize that freemasonry may well be the vehicle for this achievement. we have here a sincere effort by a learned and earnest brother to point to the source of masonic light in elegant, and at times profound, language. they who look with him may enjoy the same felicity. the great value of this book is that it was written by one who sets an example for all masters of lodges. his was a soul filled with the wonder of wisdom, strength, and beauty. in these pages, he whispers the password to those of us who still clamour at the gate, enabling us to enter that

hese pages, he whispers the password to those of us who still clamour at the gate, enabling us to enter that inner chamber where we can join the true initiates and share experiences now veiled from all but a handful of brethren. allan boudreau, ph.d. curator and librarian grand lodge of free and accepted july, 1980 masons of the state of new york introduction the position and possibilities of the masonic order the papers here collected are written solely for members of the masonic order, constituted under the united grand lodge of england. to all such they are offered in the best spirit of fraternity and goodwill and with the wish to render to the order some small return for the profit the author has received from his association with it extending over thirty-two years. they have been writ

ble members--by which is meant not merely persons who fail to satisfy conventional qualifications, but also those who, whilst fitted in these respects, are as yet either so intellectually or spiritually unprogressed as to be incapable of benefiting from initiation in its true sense although passing formally through initiation rites. spiritual quality rather than numbers, ability to understand the masonic system and reduce its implications into personal experience rather than the perfunctory conferment of its rites, are t he desider ata of the craft to-day. as a contribution to repairing the absence of explanation referred to these papers have been compiled. the first two of them have often been read as lectures at lodge meetings. many requests that they should be printed and made more wide

MICHAEL TSARION ATLANTIS ALIEN VISITATION AND GENETIC MANIPULATION

din hanging on thewinding tree to conan the barbarian, from alice through the looking glass todungeons and dragons, the themes are one. what is the tree of the east and the treeof the west? what are the two seraphim who guard the ark of the covenant? what arethe gates of v alhalla? why are there twin columns at the portals of illustrious edifices?what do the swastika, the double-headed eagle, the masonic double cube, the double-barred cross of lorraine, the two knights templars riding one horse, really signify?what are the real pillars of hercules that guarded the way to atlantis?atlantis, alien visitation, and genetic manipulation49 chapter 7records of blood and stoneof central importance to the proof of the war between the gods is the purely scientificaccounts of the devastation that aff

excalibur from the stone again. but do not wait for any king arthur toreturn from the physical grave. arthur is us, arthur is you! upon investigation, we find that there is much evidence to indicate that the alien visi-tors and their dark progeny have been and still are with us, that they are, in fact, at thevery helm of the echelons of society, making use of powerful secret societies, such asthe masonic and rosicrucian fraternities as their cover for centuries. it has beenuncovered that the members of such bodies permeate and influence all areas of gov-ernment, politics, education, religion, and business. this has been the case certainlysince the renaissance. it is for the individual reader to decide for themselves, whether such fraternities andenclaves, even whether the entire occult gen

cally going on throughout the globe(see or read the name of the rose. these colleges housed and preserved the infor-mation gleaned through time. to make sure that only initiates had access, themasonic-based fraternity structure was instigated. virtually all the royal society founding members were freemasons. one could reasonablyargue that the royal society itself, at least in its inception, was a masonic institution.(michael baigent, holy blood and holy grail)it was only much later to stifle curiosity and prevent class war that the universities werefinally opened to the masses. the study of the architecture, symbolism, and geomantic posi-tioning of the worlds great seats of learning, such as the smithsonian, comprises an entiresubject in itself. one of the personalities that was set to wor

men. sirius also played a part in the moon landing of apollo 11. it appears that the eagle landedwhen the light from this star was the brightest. the landing also took place in july, when sir-ius is rising and visible from earth. ovason reveals that before the cameras filmed the atlantis, alien visitation, and genetic manipulation99 serpents in the streets official placing of the american flag, a masonic ceremony took place, which was never tele-vised or revealed to the american free public. buzz aldrin produced a masonic bannerwhich was specially embroidered for the strange trip by the librarian of the masonic houseof the temple in washington d. c. the egyptian hierogram for the star sirius consists of three shapes: a five-pointed star, anoval, and an obelisk. amazingly, this is just what

on arts for their own personal physical and spiritual empowerment, they areconsidered freaks and devil-worshippers. millionaires do not use astrology, billionaires do (j. p. morgan)ovasons book continues..for within a year of washington s death, it was recognized that the great man could mostfittingly be memorialized by means of a massive pyramid.the pyramid was already widely used as a symbol in masonic fraternities in europe, andwe should, therefore, not be surprised that it should have been proposed in the context of anational symbol guided by so many freemasons. the chances of the correspondence being mere coincidence are so remote that we mustassume that whoever was directing the planning of washington d.c, not only had a consid-erable knowledge of astrology, but had a vested interest

MORALS AND DOGMA

god are not obligatory on us because they are the enactments of his power, or the expression of his will; but because they express his infinite wisdom. they are not right because they are his laws, but his laws because they are right. from the equilibrium of infinite wisdom and infinite force, results perfect harmony, in physics and in the moral universe. wisdom, power, and harmony constitute one masonic triad. they have other and profounder meanings, that may at some time be unveiled to you. as to the ordinary and commonplace explanation, it may be added, that the wisdom of the architect is displayed in combining, as only a skillful architect can do, and as god has done everywhere--for example, in the tree, the human frame, the egg, the cells of the honeycomb--strength, with grace, beauty

nded, that a perfect discipline is evolved. there are men who dialectically are christians, as there are a multitude who dialectically are masons, and yet who are ethically infidels, as these are ethically of the profane, in the strictest sense--intellectual believers, but practical atheists--men who will write you "evidences" in perfect faith in their logic, but cannot carry out the christian or masonic doctrine, owing to the strength, or weakness, of the flesh. on the other hand, there are many dialectical skeptics, but ethical believers, as there are many masons who have never undergone initiation; and as ethics are the end and purpose of religion, so are ethical believers the most worthy. he who _does_ right is better than he who _thinks_ right. but you must not act upon the hypothesis

_ for an object beyond our comprehension, and not more truthful and adequate than the images of osiris and vishnu, or their names, except as being less sensuous and explicit. we avoid sensuousness only by resorting to simple negation. we come at last to define spirit by saying that it is not matter. spirit is--spirit. a single example of the symbolism of _words_ will indicate to you one branch of masonic study. we find in the english rite this phrase "i will always _hail, ever conceal, and never reveal" and in the catechism, these: q"_i hail" a"_i conceal" and ignorance, misunderstanding the word"_hail" has interpolated the phrase "from whence do you _hail" but the word is really"_hele" from the anglo-saxon verb elan _helan, to _cover, hide, or _conceal. and this word is rendered by the la

and wrong pay to virtue and justice. it is satan attempting to clothe himself in the angelic vesture of light. it is equally detestable in morals, politics, and religion; in the man and in the nation. to do injustice under the pretence of equity and fairness; to reprove vice in public and commit it in private; to pretend to charitable opinion and censoriously condemn; to profess the principles of masonic beneficence, and close the ear to the wail of distress and the cry of suffering; to eulogize the intelligence of the people, and plot to deceive and betray them by means of their ignorance and simplicity; to prate of purity, and peculate; of honor, and basely abandon a sinking cause; of disinterestedness, and sell one's vote for place and power, are hypocrisies as common as they are infamo

t learning was confined to a select few, and the simplest principles of morality seemed newly discovered truths; and that these antique and simple degrees now stand like the broken columns of a roofless druidic temple, in their rude and mutilated greatness; in many parts, also, corrupted by time, and disfigured by modern additions and absurd interpretations. they are but the entrance to the great masonic temple, the triple columns of the portico. you have taken the first step over its threshold, the first step toward the inner sanctuary and heart of the temple. you are in the path that leads up the slope of the mountain of truth; and it depends upon your secrecy, obedience, and fidelity, whether you will advance or remain stationary. imagine not that you will become indeed a mason by learn

NAUDON PAUL THE SECRET HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY

r. f. gould, d. knoop, g. p. jones, d. hamer, lionel vibert, f. l. pick, g. n. knight. harry carr, and john hamil. their works are quite valuable for their probity, the precision of their notes, and their observations relevant to the factual study of the beginnings of freemasonry in great britain. this intellectual harvest has encouraged me to intensify the search for a way to better situate the masonic institution and its origins in their general historical and structural context, especially given that the facts related to the institution are inseparable from the social context, mindsets, and motivations surrounding it. further, while modern freemasonry has grown directly from an exclusively british framework, its origins and development extend far beyond great britain and that nation's

ansformation from an organization of those who worked in the art of building to those who engaged in a stricto sensu art of thinking and living; and the creation of modern freemasonry under the influences of and in circumstances connected to british history. the greatest common denominator that we can distinguish across the centuries, truly the millennia, is the coexistence and interdependence of masonic objectives and a sense of the sacred. in fact, it is the sacred that is the effective and ultimate cause of these objectives, however different from one another they may appear in the various stages of their evolution. this is an exemplary illustration of an important truth: faith lives only through works and works are worth only the faith that moves them. part 1 the origins of freemasonry

. we might conjecture that certain architectural forms had been transmitted from east to west through the intermediary of monks.5 we should also note that the goth builders utilized triangles, interlacing, strapwork, and snakes as their primary decorative motifs. here again ancient eastern influences can be seen at work, an observation that is especially interesting when applied to the history of masonic symbolism. 24 the origins of freemasonry from ancient times to the middle ages the question arises as to what legal form builders associations assumed in the visigoth and burgundian kingdoms. in the absence of texts we are forced to envision the most plausible hypothesis. we can theorize that these associations were nothing more or less than roman collegia adapted to new circumstances. put

e ecclesiastical and monastic associations 49 culdeens officiating as the clergy of saint peter's cathedral. he asked that they pray for his victory and consequently, on his return from a victorious campaign, gave them a special donation or tithe on wheat throughout the entire diocese to aid them in their pious and charitable works. their history also tells how edwin, athelstan's son, gave york a masonic charter in 926. this celtic or scottish (in the broad sense) rite, pronounced by the synod of cashel, persisted until 1172, the date when henry ii had gained enough power to enforce its condemnation. certainly the contributions of celtic christians were significant. historians have often stressed the importance of celtic art in the early middle ages. architecture, carving, and the applicat

formation was prompted by the vast groups of craftsmen required to construct the cathedrals. the oldest of these brotherhoods, which were known as hutten (lodges) after the name of the locations in which they held their meetings, is the one in cologne, which was formed around the year 1250* hutten recognized the supremacy of large lodges called haupthutten (principal lodges. in 1275, a veritable masonic congress met in strasbourg to coordinate efforts toward the continuation of long-interrupted work on the cathedral. there the assembly formed a principal lodge and named erwin von steinbach as the head architect of construction and the master who held the chair (meister vom stuhl).7 in total, there were five principal lodges in the area including germany and switzerland. they were located

NEW WORLD ORDER OR OCCULT SECRET DESTINY

various ways for the eventual restoration of the mysteries, an increasing number of aspirants are beginning to recognize that freemasonry may well be the vehicle for this achievement he would be well proud, i m sure, of today s mainstream acceptance of those very same occult mysteries. another passage on page 46-47, proves the teaching of freemasonry is the same as new age beliefs: he begins his masonic career as the natural man; he ends it by becoming through its discipline, a regenerated man. this the evolution of man into superman was always the purpose of the ancient mysteries, and the real purpose of modern masonry is, not the social and charitable purposes to which so much attention is paid, but the expediting of the spiritual evolution of those who aspire to perfect their own natur

st, for instance,through organizations like masonry. in freemasonry is embedded the core or the secret heart of the occult mysteries, wrapped up on number, metaphor and symbol (the reappearance of the christ and the masters of wisdom p.87) freemason and co-founder of lucifer publishing company (now called lucis trust, foster bailey, concurs, is it not possible from a contemplation of this side of masonic teaching that it may provide all that is necessary for the formulation of a universal religion (the spirit of masonry p.113) foster bailey states that masonry is the descendant of, or is founded upon, a divinely imparted religion. this religion he explains..was the first united world religion. then came the era of separation of many religions and sectarianism. today we are working again to

foster bailey states that masonry is the descendant of, or is founded upon, a divinely imparted religion. this religion he explains..was the first united world religion. then came the era of separation of many religions and sectarianism. today we are working again towards a world universal religion (ibid p.31) to biblical students these are shocking admissions and it adds fuel to the charge of a masonic antichrist in our midst. it is these mysteries which christ will restore upon his reapearance, alice bailey reveals, thus reviving the churches in a new form, and restoring the hidden mystery (the reappearance of the christ, p. 122) bailey is giving these revelations by her channeled master djwhal khul a disembodied ascended master. her christ is indeed the antichrist in the strictest sens

crown of godhood (manly p. hall, the lost keys of freemasonry, p. 92) european mysticism was not dead at the time the united states of america was founded. the hand of the mysteries controlled in the establishment of the new government for the signature of the mysteries may still be seen on the great seal of the united states of america. careful analysis of the seal discloses a mass of occult and masonic symbols chief among them, the so-called american eagle. the american eagle upon the great seal is but a conventionalised phoenix. not only were many of the founders of the united states government masons, but they received aid from a secret and august body existing in europe which helped them to establish this country for a peculiar and particular purpose known only to the intiated few (ma

PIKE CUMMINGS THE SPURIOUS RITES OF MEMPHIS AND MISRAIM

sed here for purposes of private profit; and that elsewhere in the world it has only here and there two or three isolated supreme powers which cannot be recognized by nor have relations of correspondence and amity with, those of the ancient and accepted scottish rite. xalbert pike, january c a, b i i e1 during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, degree fabricators created literally scores of masonic rites, most of which disappeared leaving little or no trace. of all the rites that survived, however, the most significant remains the ancient and accepted scottish rite. founded in b i a b in charleston, south carolina, it has become the largest and one of the most respected masonic rites in the world. because of its success numerous imitators have appeared, the most infamous being joseph

use of its success numerous imitators have appeared, the most infamous being joseph cerneau s so-called supreme council. like the cerneau scottish rite, two other notorious contenders, called the rite of memphis and the rite of mis- volume j, c a a b b e h raim, also borrowed from the rituals of the scottish rite, hoping to capitalize on the scottish rite s popularity and success.although regular masonic authorities quickly condemned them as spurious and clandestine, small groups were occasionally revived in the united states until they were finally absorbed, beginning in the b j d as, by the grand college of rites of the united states of america. the grand college of rites, which does not to practice any of its rituals, remains the only regular masonic organization in the united states wi

but littleknown paper was never published in full. fortunately, however, illustrious arturo de hoyos, d d x, who serves as the grand archivist and chairman of the publications committee of the grand college of rites of the u.s.a, located a copy of brother cummings s paper in the archives of the grand college of rites,which we are now pleased to publish.william leon cummings,m.d.,one of the ablest masonic scholars of his day, served as grand chancellor of the grand college of rites during the b j e f v e g year.he is best known as one of the contributors to and editors of coil s masonic encyclopedia( b j g b. readers should bear in mind that this paper does not take into account the many subsequent changes in freemasonry in france. extracts from brother cumming s paper,with corrected dates

(new york: excelsior printing co, 1874. the gr and ori e n t of f ranc e and t h e r i t e of memph i s albert pike, 33 x iam not aware that either the rite of mizraim or that of memphis is disposing of its cheap wares within our jurisdiction. in the northern jurisdiction the latter is declared to have assumed a position in relation to the other orders of masonry, that entitles it to a place in a masonic work. the following account is given of its progress and present condition: it was introduced into the united states, november j, b i f g, by j. e. marconis de negre, grand hierophant. he conferred it upon a number of masonic brethren, and established a supreme council, j ath degree with john mitchell at its head. shortly after, a sovereign grand council j eth degree, was instituted in new

-of signs, words and a sounding title, i know one brother who received a patent for all up to the j ath sent to him without his taking them or asking for them; and another who received them in half a minute, up to the j eth, by the pronunciation, by the hierophant of a single short sentence. i append to this address a true account of the origin and progress of this rite of memphis, taken from the masonic monthly published at boston, and which, from investigations long ago made by me, in translating documents connected with the history of free-masonry in france, i can vouch for as true. those who now manage the rite and sell its degrees, in new york, publish that it is recognized by the gr or of france. but this is false, in the sense in which it is intended to be taken; and in selling degr

REGARDIE ISRAEL THE COMPLETE GOLDEN DAWN

ceremony oflnitiation by w. l. wilmshurst, an eminent british freemason. this little volume, though privately printed in 1953, is available to the general public, being obtainable through j. m. watkins, london. it purports to be an analysis and commentary onmasonic initiations. its similarity to the 2-2 document is startling, though the latter is of course written on a much deeper level than its masonic equivalent, and is esoterically slanted. but without knowing anything about masonry, the student could read this volume side by side with 2-2, and develop a very clear idea of the nature of masonic initiation other papers in this final volume are still no less valuable than the day they were first published. those on clairvoyance, astral projection, and skrying are still the most complete

of the second half of last century, several eminent adepti and chiefs of the order in france and england died, and their death caused a temporary dormant condition of temple work "prominent among the adepti of our order and of public renown were eliphas levi the greatest of modem french magi; ragon, the author of several books of occult lore; kenneth m. mackenzie, author of the famous and learned masonic encyclopaedia; and frederick hockley possessed of the power of vision in the crystal, and bhose manuscripts are high$ esteemed. these ind other contemporary d e of t i this order received their knowledge and vower from predecessors of equal and even of greater eminence. they receivgd indged and havi handed down to;s their doc16 the golden dawn trine and system of theosophy and hermetic sci

d legends the truth is impossible to discover. at any rate, so far as england is concerned, without a doubt we must seek for its origin in thh ocieta s osicrucianain anglia. this was an organisation formulated in 1865 bv eminent freemasons, some of them claiming authentic rosicrucian initiation from continental authorities. amongst those wh; claimed such initiation was one kenneth h. mackenzie, a masonic scholar and encyclopaedist, who had received his at the hands of a count apponyi in austria. the objects of this society which confined its membership to freemasons in good standing, was "to afford mutual aid and encouragement in working out the great problems of life, and in discovering the secrets of nature; to facilitate the study of the systems of philosophy founded upon the kaballah a

ach and practise the curative effects of coloured light, and cultivate mental processes which are believed to induce spiritual enlightenment and extended powers of the human senses, especially in the directions of clairvoyance and clairaudience" the first chief of this society, its supreme magus so-called, was one robert wentworth little who is said to have rescued some old rituals from a certain masonic storeroom, and it was from certain of those papers that the society's rituals were elaborated. he died in 1878,a nd in his stead was appointed dr. w ir. w oodman. both dr. westcott and macgregor mathers were prominent and active members of this body. in fact, the former became supreme magus upon woodman's death, the office of junior magus being conferred upon mathers. one legend has it tha

s of intensive private study these pupils were presented to the chiefs of the order, and if approved and passed by examination, they then received their initiation into the order of the roseae rubeae et aureae crucis <22> the political state of europe in the nineteenth century was such that the strictest secrecy as to the activities of these people was very necessary. england, however, where many masonic bodies and semi-private organisations were flourishing without interference, was recognised as having far greater freedom and liberty than the countries in which the continental adepts were domiciled. some, but by no means all, suggested therefore that in england open temple work might be inaugurated. and dr. felkin here adds, though without the least word of explanation as to what machine

RITUEL ET DOGME DE LA HAUTE MAGIE BY ELIPHAS LEVI PART I

such are the elements of the kabalah. such also are the component principles of the written word, reflection of that spoken word which created the world! all truly dogmatic religions have issued from the kabalah and return therein. whatsoever is grand or scientific in the religious dreams of the illuminated, of jacob bohme, swedenborg, saint-martin and the rest, is borrowed from the kabalah; all masonic associations owe to it their secrets and their symbols. the kabalah alone consecrates the alliance of universal reason and the divine word; it establishes by the counterpoise of two forces in apparent opposition, the eternal balance of being; it alone reconciles reason with faith, power with liberty, science with mystery: it has the keys of the present, past and future! to become initiated

e, aleph, represents a man extending one hand towards heaven and the other to earth. it is an expression of the active principle in everything; it is creation in heaven corresponding to the omnipotence of the word below. this letter is a pantacle in itself that is, a character expressing the universal science. it is supplementary to the sacred signs of the macrocosm and microcosm; it explains the masonic double-triangle and five-pointed blazing star; for the word is one and revelation is one. by endowing man with reason, god gave him speech; and revelation, manifold in its forms but one in its principle, consists entirely in the universal word, the interpreter of absolute reason. this is the significance of that term so much misconstrued, catholicity, which, in modern hieratic language, me

are flourishing around the woman, and on one of them the butterfly of psyche has alighted. this emblem of the soul is replaced in some copies of the sacred book by a bird, which is a more egyptian and probably a more ancient symbol. in the modern tarot the plate is entitled the glittering star; it is analogous to a number of hermetic symbols, and is also in correspondence with the blazing star of masonic initiates, which expresses most of the mysteries of rosicrucian secret doctrine. 86 the doctrine of transcendental magic 87 xviii, s charms and philtres justitia mysterium canes we have now to approach the most criminal abuse to which magical sciences can be put, namely, venomous magic, or rather sorcery. let it be understood here that we write not to instruct but to warn. if human justice

RITUEL ET DOGME DE LA HAUTE MAGIE BY ELIPHAS LEVI PART II

ve never had more than one serious rival, and this rival is magic. magic produced the occult associations which brought about the revolution termed the renaissance; but it has been the doom of the human mind, blinded by insensate passions, to realize literally the allegorical history of the hebrew hercules: by over-throwing the pillars of the temple, it has been buried itself under the ruins. the masonic associations of the present time are no less ignorant of the high meaning of their symbols than are the rabbins of the sepher the triangle of pantacles 27 yetzirah and the zohar concerning the ascending scale of the three degrees, with the transverse progression from right to left and from left to right of the kabalistic septenary. the compass of the g a and the square of solomon have beco

ion has not been paid to the reciprocal influence of signs on ideas and of ideas on signs; it is not less true that the revolutionary work of modern times, for example, has been resumed symbolically in its entirety by the napoleonic substitution of the star of honour for the cross of st. louis. it is the pentagram in place of the labarum; it is the reconstitution of the symbol of light; it is the masonic resurrection of adonhiram. they say that napoleon believed in his star, and could he have been persuaded to explain what he meant thereby, it would have proved to be his genius; he was right therefore in adopting the pentagram as his sign, because it is the symbol of human sovereignty acquired by intelligent initiative. the mighty soldier of the revolution knew little, but he divined almos

riangle, of which her head is the apex; her hands are open and radiant, thus making a double triangle, with all its rays directed towards the earth, evidently representing the emancipation of intelligence by labour. on the other side is the double tau of the hierophants, the lingam with the double cteis or triple phallus, supported, with interlacement and repeated insertion, by the kabalistic and masonic m, representing the square between the two pillars jakin and boaz. below are placed, upon the same level, two loving and suffering hearts, encircled by twelve pentagrams. everyone will tell you that the wearers of this medal do not attach such significance to it, but on this account it is only more absolutely magical, having a dual sense and consequently a double virtue. the ecstatic on th

d ordeal is therefore indispensable for the attainment of the practical science of magic. we have indicated after what manner the four elementary forms may be vanquished and will not repeat it here; we refer those of our readers who would inquire into the ceremonies of ancient initiations to the works of baron tschoudy, author of the blazing star, adonhiramite masonry and some other most valuable masonic treatises. we must insist, however, upon one reflection, namely, that the intellectual and social chaos in the midst of which we are perishing has been caused by the neglect of initiation, its ordeals and its mysteries. men, whose zeal was greater than their science, carried away by the popular maxims of the gospel, came to believe in the primitive and absolute equality of men. a famous ha

testation of the prophetic spirit against the materialism of official religion. the mighty angel with the face of a sun, a rainbow for nimbus and a cloud for vestment, having pillars of fire for his legs, and setting one foot upon the earth and another on the sea, is truly a kabalistic panthea. his feet represent the equilibrium of briah, or the world of forms; his legs are the two pillars of the masonic temple, jakin and boaz; his body, veiled by clouds, from which issues a hand holding a book, is the sphere of yetzirah, or initiatory ordeals; his solar head, crowned with the radiant septenary, is the world of atziluth, or perfect revelation; and we can only express our astonishment that hebrew kabalists have not recognized and explained this symbolism, which so closely and inseparably co

RUBY TABLET OF SET

aceted as a result of those ages gone before us, and to them we owe credit for the upstanding and honorable beings we are. let us examine some of our forerunners and the shadow of the temple yet to come within them and their degree and grade systems. in comparatively recent times, 1887 saw dr. william wescott find a manuscript in cypher and discover it to purport to be sketches of mystical/pseudo-masonic rituals. in the present day this manuscript is suspect and the indications are that it probably was forged- certainly dr. wescott's correspondence with the manuscript's author, fraulein springel, is even more highly suspect. a well-written account of the finding of the manuscript can be found in howe's magicians of the golden dawn, and we shall not concern ourselves overly with that accoun

nor from the west; for from no expected house cometh that child. aum! all words are sacred and all prophets true; save only that they understand a little; solve the first half of the equation, leave the second unattacked. but that hast all in the clear light, and some, though not all, in the dark. the "child" would be neither of the "eastern (oriental/theosophical) nor of the "western (cabalistic/masonic) magical schools, but would come rather from a school distinct from and unrecognized by both. the church of satan, an initiatory magical order that itself rejected the doctrines both of the aforementioned systems and of crowley's organizations. the "child, as magus of the aon of set, necessarily had to reject the premises of the aon of horus as obsolete and/or incomplete, but this same per

k again. initiation, magic, and the temple of set few terms have been more subject to the indignity of relegation to occult jargon than "initiation" it has degenerated into a mere catchword like "energy" or "vibration" and few people display any knowledge of what it really means. initiation is not an event which "happens" to someone as in the "initiation" ceremonies of college fraternities, or in masonic or other types of illustrative rituals. it is a means to knowledge, but not of the sort which can be acquired through training or study (though these can enrich it. most precisely, initiation is a process of awakening certain kinds of classification: b20- 1 author: rl. dale seago iv date: xvi or xvii html revision: jan 4, 1998 ce subject: initiation sensitivities within individuals which e

ly constructive purpose in doing so. courtesy befitting the legacy of horus will be observed in all such interactions (7) the name "astrum argenteum (silver star) will be retained as a tradition of the aeon of horus. however the seal originally designed by aleister crowley will be replaced with the concentric/geometric aa seal shown in this document, and the initials "aa" will be used without the masonic "pyramid of fire" dots) employed by crowley in imitation of the golden dawn and earlier masonic/rosicrucian bodies. in addition to incorporating two stylized "a"s, the new symbol represents the triangular glyph of the great horus and suggests the continuous vortex of the aeon of horus (8) the aa shall function as a non-profit order while it is within the temple of set, and its eventual rel

through philosophus) will be replaced by a single student degree: neophyte i (this name was selected from among the original "training grade" names as the most significant and historic, in both its g:.d. and a:.a. derivations) unlike the old a:.a. grade-curriculum set forth in "one star in sight, an aspirant to the aa shall not be expected to study a hodge-podge of hindu, hebrew, and rosicrucian/masonic mummery. instead the neophyte shall be exposed to, and encouraged to discuss and experiment with, the principles of the aeon of horus in their most refined and precise sense. via this exposure, the neophyte may then make an informed decision whether to pursue adeptship or to depart from the aa. the old "rosicrucian grades (adeptus minor through adeptus exemptus) will be replaced by the sin

SABBATIC KABALA OF THE CROOKED PATH

purposes. the ecos of spare are strong in this cell. also the magical utterance of spare are found here. thanateros. the coffin and the marriage-bed are set forth as the true twins of inward initiation. these workings and their procedures are with eloquence set forth, but should remain only mentioned in this essay. the secret is hidden in-between the words and reflects the pagan influence of the masonic traditions where the coffin carries many symbols of the rose and the cross of the great lord of the dawning light. this is the eroticism of thanathos. the secrets of the black god are explained. the cell is to a certain degree a revelation of the black light. the light sought by the many, but understood by the few. a process of deconstruction is set forth and is in this manner a natural su

SATANGEL

these are the messengers which carry the divine decrees. they are considered the most important intercessionaries between god and humankind and lead the forces of heaven in their constant struggle with the infernal legions. they are the seven angels that stand before god in revelations. the koran of islam recognises four but names only two- jibril (gabri-el, and micha-el. these two also appear in masonic and psuedo-masonic occult lore, accompanied by rapha-el and uri-el, as are summoned in the lesser rite of the pentagram. these are the four guardian angels. the other three are traditionally chosen from remi-el, sari-el, ana-el, ragu-el, razi-el and metatron. metatron according to rabbinical texts he is really the greatest angel of all. in christian texts he is variously called prince of t

SATANIC RITUALS

ion of certain principles. if one's wattage (potential) is high, and the proper principles are applied, there is very little that cannot be accomplished. the more readily one can apply the principles needed to effect a proficiency in lesser magic, the greater one's chances of attainment through the use of ritual-or ceremonial-magic. satanic ritual is a blend of gnostic, cabbalistic, hermetic, and masonic elements, incorporating nomenclature and vibratory words of power from virtually every mythos. though the rituals in this book are representative of different nations, it will be easy to perceive a basic undercurrent through the cultural variants. two each of the rites are french and german, their preponderance accountable to the rich wealth of satanic drama and liturgy produced by those c

les of the mystic shrine, an order reserved for thirty-second degree masons. the nobles have gracefully removed themselves from any implication of heresy by referring to the place beyond the devil's pass as the domain where they might "worship at the shrine of islam" l'air epais is impossible to perform without an indiscreet degree of blasphemy toward the christian ethic, hence its exclusion from masonic ritual, thereby halting any further progression beyond the thirty-third degree scottish rite and tenth grade york rite level. the order of the rosy cross of aleister crowley's magic curriculum provided an interesting comparison in its seventh degree (adeptus exemptus. in that rite, the alternative to taking the left-hand path was to become a babe of the abyss, which is not as contradictory

the statements of de molay have been retained in their actual stilted delivery. james thompson's diabolical litany of the nineteenth century, the city of dreadful night, has long been employed as the denunciation. it is doubtful that any words could be better suited to the occasion. portions of the text appear in raynouard's drama of 1806, les templiers. the numerous manifestations of satanism in masonic ritual, for instance, the goat, the coffin, the death's-head, etc, can easily be euphemized, but the rejection of certain values demanded by l'air epais cannot be cloaked in accepted theologies. once the celebrant has taken this degree, he embarks upon the left-hand path and chooses hell in place of heaven. besides being both ritual and ceremony, the stifling air is a memento mori carried

his role. mirrors also serve to "rob the soul" according to old tradition. an austere chair is provided in which the celebrant sits during the first part of the ritual. the coffin may be of any type, although a traditional hexagonal style is recommended, as this is the type depicted in the actual sigil of the sixth degree of the templars and, combined with the skull and crossbones, is retained in masonic symbology. the coffin must be large enough to accommodate two persons, hence special construction or modification is likely to be necessary. the usual devices of satanic ritual are all employed. additional accouterments include a cat-o'-nine-tails with which to scourge the celebrant, a cruet for the wine of bitterness, and a goblet the celebrant (pope) is attired in tattered and decaying v

mal attributes of honesty, purity and increased sensory perception. the priest who pronounces the law maintains the cadence and order needed to remind each participant that though he is an animal, he is still a man. it is this that gives the tierdrama its profound effect the rite was originally performed by the order of the illuminati, founded in 1776 by adam weishaupt as an extension of existing masonic ritual ten years earlier, gotthold lessing had influenced many germans' opinions on the limits of die arts with his critical treatise, laoco n. the intellectual climate in germany had reached the point of controversy that in england gave rise to the hell fire club. passing off the bavarian illuminati as a society with a purely political base is a blunder often made by those who naively thi

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rk city.11 the five men recommended that the reverse sjde of the seal not be cut and not be used as an official document seal. professor norton wrote that "it is greatly to be regretted that the device adopted by congress in 1782 is of go elaborate and allegorical a character. as to the reverse. it can hardly (however artistically treated by the designer) look otherwise than as a dull emblem of a masonic fraternity."12 justin winsor described the reverse side as "both unintelligent and commonplace. if it can be kept in the dark, as it seems to have been kept, why not keep it so" t. f. dwight also felt that "it has been so long kept in the dark, a few months more of shade will do it no harm" william whitmore considered it "a thankless task to arrange it, as professor norton says; use it as

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story added "calvi, once thought to have committed suicide, was found hanging from scaffolding under london's blackfriars bridge in june 1982 with bricks in his pockets and $15,000 (8,000 pounds) on his person "but in the latest twist to the saga, prosecutors now say the mafia killed calvi for stealing from them and from italian financier licio gelli. gelli was the head of the p2 lodge- a shadowy masonic organization whose members once included prominent politicians, businessmen and military officers "the judge said the trial will start on oct 6 and will involve the convicted cosa nostra treasurer pippo calo, roman crime boss ernesto diotallevi, sardinian financier flavio carboni and his ex-girlfriend manuela kleinszig "the prosecutors' inquiry has focused on millions of dollars that flowe

d with the vatican" without question, one of the strangest characters in the calvi saga, with ties to marcinkus and sindona, was liccio gelli. a former member of the fascist black shirts battalion and connected to the mussolini regime and the herman goring ss division in world war ii, gelli survived the conflict and amassed tremendous amounts of money and influence. considered the head of the p-2 masonic lodge, he was also privy to sensitive information on hundreds of key political, military and financial figures not only in italy but throughout europe, latin america and elsewhere due to his access of files from the italian secret service (ovra) and possibly british intelligence. it was common knowledge in italy that gelli helped to smuggle klaus barbie, the infamous "butcher of lyon" to s

wed by his position, if known; the date he was initiated into masonry, his code; and his code name, if known: albondi, alberto. bishop of livorno (leghorn. initiated 8-5-58; i.d# 7-2431. abrech, pio. in the sacred congregation bishops. 11-27-67# 63-143. acquaviva, sabino. professor of religion at the university of padova (padua. 12-3-69# 275-69. alessandro, father gottardi (addressed as doctor in masonic meetings) president of fratelli maristi. 6-14-59. angelini fiorenzo. bishop of messenel greece. 10-14-57# 14-005. argentieri, benedetto. patriarch to the holy see. 3-11-70# 298-a. bea, augustin. cardinal. secretary of state (next to pope) under pope john xxiii and pope paul vi. baggio, sebastiano. cardinal. prefect of the sacred congregation of bishops (this is a crucial congregation since

-14-57# 14-005. argentieri, benedetto. patriarch to the holy see. 3-11-70# 298-a. bea, augustin. cardinal. secretary of state (next to pope) under pope john xxiii and pope paul vi. baggio, sebastiano. cardinal. prefect of the sacred congregation of bishops (this is a crucial congregation since it appoints new bishops) secretary of state under pope john paul ii from 1989 to 1992. 8-14-57# 85-1640. masonic code name "seba" he controls consecration of bishops. balboni, dante. assistant to the vatican pontifical. commission for biblical studies. 7-23-68# 79-14 "balda" baldassarri salvatore. bishop of ravenna, italy. 2-19-58# 4315-19 "balsa" balducci, ernesto. religious sculpture artist. 5-16-66# 1452-3. basadonna, ernesto. prelate of milan, 9-14-63# 9-243 "base" batelli, guilio. lay member of

ng process, as the trainer explains calmly, kindly how well the person did, how proud they are of them" editor's note: next read part iv where svali discusses the many different types of mind altering programming methods used by the illuminati, as well as human experimentation programs still going on today. also, why did george w. bush travel to pittsburgh right after he was elected to speak at a masonic lodge? read as svali provides answers to the significance of pittsburgh in the illuminati plans. deep within the bowels of the vatican and illuminati: the small public chapter of svali's life coming to an end svali says no more interviews but will still try and spread the word of truth through her christian fellowship group called 'the lion and the lamb ministries' 19 jan 2006 by greg szym

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to thuban the black (thuban being the name of the star alpha draconis. thuban as pir, or chief of his order, was called king or lord of the fish the fish being a typhonic animal. thuban was third in teaching succession after daud of tai and maaruf karkhi (in the order of the builders. thuban founded the malamati, or blameworthy, order of sufi, which has certain similarities with freemasonry. the masonic pillar of the temple boaz (the black pillar) may be albuazz, a form of thubans name abulfaiz. the fourth blooming began in the middle of the nineteenth century, when western occultism began to focus seriously on archaeological data coming from egypt. particularly important highlights were the publication of the rite of the headless one, in which the deity transforms himself into has certai

TEXE MARRS CODEX MAGICA SECRET SIGNS MYSTERIOUS SYMBOLS AND HIDDEN CODES OF THE ILLUMINATI

steries of the illuminati's 241 double-headed eagle 1 3 the riddle of the great seal of the united states, and the all-seeing eye 265 of the serpent of wisdom 14 "silence, slaves, or we'll cur your throat from ear to ear' 285 15 up to their necks in mischief 295 16 hand on heart sign of devotion to the chiefs 307 17 triangles up, triangles down, triangles, triangles all around 327 18 black magic, masonic witchcraft, and triangle powers 361 19 part devil, part angel 393 20 the merovingian dynasty, the priory of sion, and the spear of longinus 405 21 magical signs of the jewish cabala the six-pointed star, babylonian 419 witchcraft, and the hollywood perdition of jerry seinfeld and associates 22 scorched by the sun solar signs, circles, and serpents 459 23 "i fell in to a burning ring of fir

e powers 361 19 part devil, part angel 393 20 the merovingian dynasty, the priory of sion, and the spear of longinus 405 21 magical signs of the jewish cabala the six-pointed star, babylonian 419 witchcraft, and the hollywood perdition of jerry seinfeld and associates 22 scorched by the sun solar signs, circles, and serpents 459 23 "i fell in to a burning ring of fire" arnold schwarzenegger's 483 masonic ring, newt gingrich's t-rex dinosaur, and other mysterious messages on rings and neckties of the elite 24 ok-sign of the divine king 501 2 5 victory for the devil fabulous exploits of sir winston churchill 517 and other druid priests and llluminati servants 26 "every man and woman is a star" 537 27 lightning fall from heaven 557 28 blood red red stars, clenched fists, hammers and sickles

that they are key components of the satanic conspiracy that now confronts us with maximum force and evil "this satanic conspiracy" makow warns "succeeds only because people cannot believe something so colossal and monstrous actually exists."1 the world is a contest for our souls. the people who are pushing products, violence, and sex are not operating on a random 'whatever sells' basis. they have masonic symbols in their logos. the top players are following an occult script designed to enslave us body and soul. they are building a gigantic prison based on their own mental hell. this is the new world order; we are the inmates.2 it is, in fact "satanic indoctrination" makow emphasizes, and we are all locked into the prison classroom as this mental poison from hell is piped in to us 24 hours

for example, that photographers took shots of certain people as their hands, fingers, arms, and bodies were inadvertently in odd positions. a picture may be worth a thousand words, as the old chinese proverb says, but even pictures can be deceiving. and so, i leave it all up to you to decide, dear reader. do these proofs provide introduction 11 evidence of these peoples' involvement in nefarious, masonic, occultic, or magical activity or not? you be the judge. to help you make a decision, often included in the captions that accompany the photos and illustrations is commentary that helps one to better analyze the situation or scene that is pictured. when possible, i present evidence and information outlining the individual's membership in the masonic lodge, the rosicrucian order, or other g

s pictured. when possible, i present evidence and information outlining the individual's membership in the masonic lodge, the rosicrucian order, or other globalist or occultic groups, secret societies, and organizations. this is done as an aid to your independent decision-making. sometimes, i admit, it is difficult from the picture alone to ascertain whether a person, or persons, are displaying a masonic or other sign, or to tell for sure that an occultic pose or scene is being portrayed. again, the author does his best to offer up evidence, such as pages, excerpts, and descriptions of such signs and poses from official textbooks, dictionaries, and encyclopedias of the masonic order or illustrations and examples by experts and authorities. in some instances, it is unclear what exactly is t

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com [online] http//www. psychops.com. big brother fs biochip implants guarantee slavery for the masses the freemasons there are those who claim that the freemasons constitute a powerful secret brotherhood of darkness that is planning to take over the world. according to some scholars of the occult, the masons f gsupreme architect of the universe h is none other than lucifer, who cloaks himself in masonic literature under such names as zoraster, shiva, abaddon, and other pagan-god disguises. the so-called gholy writings h of freemasonry, as well as their secret rites, passwords, initiations, and handshakes have their origins in the roman mystery religions, egyptian rituals, and babylonian paganism. often linked to the illuminati, freemasonry is said to have exerted its influence on every as

yptian rituals, and babylonian paganism. often linked to the illuminati, freemasonry is said to have exerted its influence on every aspect of american society. including its currency. of all of the above alarmist concerns, only the part about the currency may have some credence. on the front of a one-dollar bill, there is a portrait of george washington (1732.1799, an avowed mason, who donned his masonic apron and presided over the dedication of the united states capitol. the flip side of the bill displays the great seal of the united states. the front side of the seal depicts the spread eagle, arrows in one claw, olive branch in the other, and a banner proclaiming e pluribus unum in its beak. opposite the spread eagle, the backside of the seal, is an incomplete pyramid with an eye floatin

orized the task of designing a great seal for the nation. in 1892, funds were allocated in the hope that an appropriate seal would be finished in time for the chicago fs world fair. at last both sides of the seal were finally completed, but at its premiere showing, the side that featured the pyramid with the all-seeing eye was turned to the wall because some viewers were offended by the symbol fs masonic associations. the backside of the great seal, first authorized by congress in 1792, was not seen by the american public until 1935 when president franklin delano roosevelt (1882.1945, a 32nd-degree mason, put it on the back of the one-dollar bill. most scholars agree that the pyramid represented on the bill is the great pyramid of cheops at giza, which, to a mason, is emblematic of the con

esents the great architect of the universe that guided the founding fathers of the united states to establish a nation that might one day reveal itself as the heir of the ancient mysteries of atlantis and restore all humankind to the earthly paradise that existed in that golden age of old. t h e g a l e e n c y c l o p e d i a o f t h e u n u s u a l a n d u n e x p l a i n e d secret societies 9 masonic temple in alexandria, virginia (corbis corporation) georgewashington was an avowed mason. the central mythos of freemasonry centers around the building of the great temple of king solomon (tenth century b.c.e) and solomon fs securing the services of the most accomplished architect in the world, hiram abiff, who was said to have designed the magnificent temple according to the precepts of t

tect in the world, hiram abiff, who was said to have designed the magnificent temple according to the precepts of the great architect of the universe. although hiram is mentioned in biblical accounts as a master of the arts of construction, the rites of freemasonry extend beyond the bible and fashion a parallel myth, portraying hiram as a primary figure in the creation of the temple. according to masonic tradition, the ancient builders of solomon fs temple created the rites still practiced in modern lodges, with the various degrees of initiation and their secret symbols and handshakes. while the free and accepted order of freemasons is the oldest fraternity in the world, it doesn ft really extend back to the stone masons working on solomon fs temple. nor does it date even farther back to t

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st order, since the great white brotherhood abandoned him<god "abandoned" christ. martyrdom is usually cited on the other side. besides, the fate of cagliostro is unknown- at least to the world at large- o. m> to the roman inquisition, before whom he made, if one can believe the documents to his trial, so ridiculous and so odious an explanation of the masonic trigram, l. p. d. but miracles are not the exclusive privilege of the first order of initiates; they are often performed by beings without education or virtue. natural laws find an opportunity in an organism whose exceptional qualifications are not clear to us, and they perform their work with their invariable precision and calm. the most refined gourmets appreciate truffles, and employ th

THE MARTINIST OPERATIVE GENERAL RITUAL

at prepared for the churches etc, pulverised and compounded from different resins, is interdicted. the poignard (or a sword) should have a hilt made in the form of a cross and a flat double edged and pointed blade either straight or flamboyant. the ornaments on the handle, hilt, or on the pommel, should display either the martinist pantacle, or the symbols of the temple of solomon (the so-called "masonic type" ornaments. it is preferable that the handle itself be inlaid with wood or horn, or if it is entirely made of metal- that it be covered with an isolating binding of wool or silk braid. the altar will be set up on a wooden table facing the true orient. it will be covered with the operational cloth with its pantacle properly oriented. the censer will be placed on the altar to the right

kewise, the initial archetype. accident an attribute which is not part of the essence and hence non-essential accompaniment. substance a being that subsists by itself, a separate or distinct thing. 9 psalm 133 used to be recited aloud by the knights of the temple at each reception inot the order. it still appears in the rituals of arming of the different chivalrous orders, protestant, catholic or masonic. 28 zion; for there the lord commanded the blessing, even life for evermore. operator now dismisses the celestial spirits which he has invoked during his operation: celestial spirits who assisted us, we thank you. may there be always peace of god between you and us. deign to continue to assure me, as well as my brothers, of your holy and understanding protection. may we be always- you and

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erstone of modem western magic and spiritual growth. for more information about the qabalah, see regardie's a garden of pomegranates (llewellyn, 1988) or our own book, the golden dawn journal, book ii, qabalah: theory and magic (llewellyn, 1994. 6. in a golden dawn temple, that is. temples of other magical or esoteric groups do not necessarily have these pillars as part of the temple furnishings (masonic temples, however, do have two pillars) 7. from the neophyte ritual. regardie, the golden dawn, 125. 8. a hindu esoteric text which emphasizes liberation from the lower, the cultivation of consciousness, and the awareness of the higher self. the two pillars of the temple 23 9. from the neophyte ritual. regardie, the golden dawn, 129. 10. see the secret of the golden flower, translated by ri

THE SECRET RITUALS OF THE OTO

moreover this one right key must be used the right way. this key can be placed within the reach of all those who are prepared unselfishly to study and work for its possession, if they apply for membership to the order of oriental templars (o.t.o. the o.t.o (ordo templi orientis) is a body of initiates in whose hands are concentrated the secret knowledge of all oriental orders and of all existing masonic degrees. its chiefs are initiates of the highest rank and recognized as such by all capabel (sic) of such recognition in every country in the world. the order is international, and has existing connections in every civilized country in the world. every man or woman who becomes a member of the o.t.o. has an indefeasible right to the first three degrees of masonry. the o.t.o, although an aca

fs are initiates of the highest rank and recognized as such by all capabel (sic) of such recognition in every country in the world. the order is international, and has existing connections in every civilized country in the world. every man or woman who becomes a member of the o.t.o. has an indefeasible right to the first three degrees of masonry. the o.t.o, although an academia masonica, is not a masonic body, so far as the craft degrees are concerned in the sense in which that expression is usually understood in england, and therefore in no way conflicts with, or infringes the just privileges of, the united grand lodge of england. english master masons in good standing, by arrangement, on affiliation, are admitted at reduced charges. members of the ix become part-proprietors of the estate

.t.o. in no way conflicts with or infringes the just privileges of the united grand lodge of england 3 displayed on reuss s part either what lenin, in another connection, called a naivete which in a child would be touching, but is repugnant in a person of mature years, or a capacity to tell a good, strong lie. for the o.t.o. not only had, as we shall see, connections with spurious and clandestine masonic groups but functioned as a recruiting office for one of these for in the classification of members by degrees appended to reuss s document it is clearly stated that candidates are made freemasons by the directing members (fratres superiores) of the o.t.o. file//c /documents%20and%20settings/michael..0secret%20rituals%20of%20the%20o.t.o/p1c1.html (3 of 4 [12/28/2001 2:01:15 pm] the secret r

se of continental and anglo-saxon freemasonry, however, the building activities of the templars began to attract attention. perhaps, thought some masons, the fact that the symbolism of the craft degrees of masonry was concerned with both the building of a temple and the murder of its architect, hiram, suggested the existence of a connection between the knights templar and freemasonry? perhaps the masonic fraternity did not, as was assumed by most of its members, go back to the time of king solomon but was simply an underground continuation of the order of the temple? perhaps the murdered hiram was really jacques de molay, the martyred grand master of the templars? the idea of an historical connection between masonry and the crusading orders received the enthusiastic support of the chevalie

se was therefore not an execrable oath, as it has been called,5 but a respectable bond to unite christians of all nationalities into one confraternity. some time afterwards our order formed an intimate union with the knights of st. john of jerusalem. from that time our lodges took the name of lodges of st. john. 6 these and similar speculations inspired the manufacture of several spurious templar masonic side-degrees. the first of these was very probably the still surviving royal order of scotland, organized into two degrees, that of the royal order of h.r.m (heredom) and that of the knights of the r.s.y.c.s (rosy cross. according to the legend of this order its origins lay in the arrival of pierre d aumont and seven other templars, refugees from persecution, in the island of mull, situate

TYSON DONALD NEW MILLENNIUM MAGIC

being worked and only in the heart of the individual who is working it. since it cannot be assimilated into the culture, or manipulated to achieve social ends, it is perceived as inimical by all human groups that are not specifically dedicated to its practice. the rosicrucians understood clearly the personal and present quality of magic. they made no attempt to found churches or lodges after the masonic model. instead, they cherished their art in secret and passed it on from master to apprentice in much the same way that magical knowledge is still conveyed in india and more primitive regions. one of the six laws of the rosicrucians enumerated by michael maier in his themis aurea states that every brother shall choose a fit person for his successor. another stresses the need for secrecy. a

TYSON DONALD SOUL FLIGHT

useful way to develop a talent for astral perception is to do regular visualization exercises. the visualization of simple symbols will help develop your inner sight. a few of the symbols suitable for this exercise are the cross, triangle, circle, square, pentagram, hexagram, sign of infinity, and spiral. slightly more complex symbols that can be used are the egyptian ankh, the egyptian eye, the masonic eye in the triangle, the celtic cross, concentric circles, the pentagram within a circle, and the signs of the planets and the zodiac. these are all twodimensional forms. they should be held in the mind with the eyes closed, as though they were being viewed floating on the darkness of space, formed from glowing light that has a soothing, pleasant golden-white color. this coloring is neutra

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hers of the post-victorian era, he would struggle heroically to break free of that world, setting out deliberately to destroy that useful, productive victorian social order through the most extreme acts of consumption and excess. iii. sex is a sacrament: crowley and the origins of western sexual magic [t]he science of the sexual magic is the key to the development and the underlying secret of all masonic symbols [i]t is certain that the sexual question has become the most burning question of our time- theodor reuss "mysteria mystica maxima"xliii the sexual act is a sacrament of wiil. to profane it is the great offense. all true expression of it is lawful; all suppression or distortion of it is contrary to the law of liberty- crowley, the law is for allxliv sex, magic and secrecy had, of co

iques were transmitted to new movements like the ordo templi orientis, however, they would also undergo some profound transformations. much of the o.t.o.'s ritual centered around this inner kernel of sexual magic though one already quite different from the more conservative system of randolph. as the o.t.o. proclaimed in the journal oriflamme in 1904 "our order possesses the key which unlocks all masonic and hermetic secrets, it is the teaching of sexual magic and this teaching explains all the riddles of nature, all masonic symbolism and all religious systems."liv the o.t.o. developed a system of nine degrees, the first six of which were more conventional masonic initiations. the seventh, eighth and ninth degrees, however, focused respectively upon the theory of sex magic and on the techn

WAITE ASPECTS OF MASONIC SYMBOLISM

gs the desire of the sabbat so is will be become! vox sabbatum by michael w. ford 2003 artwork by elda isela ford 2003 other art by various illustrators. cover sabbat, witch offering navel cord and daemon initiator pg. 16 belial from hades, based from medieval painting. pg. 22 lucifer ahriman leviathan, self-transformation michael ford* p.o. box 926344* houston, tx 77292* 26some deeper aspects of masonic symbolism by bro. aurthur edward waite part i the subject which i am about to approach is one having certain obvious difficulties, because it is outside the usual horizon of masonic literature, and requires, therefore, to be put with considerable care, as well as with reasonable prudence. moreover, it is not easy to do it full justice within the limits of a single lecture. i must ask my br

e should build himself. the method of instruction is practical within its own measures, but as it is so familiar and open, it is not, properly speaking, the subject-matter of a secret order. there is, secondly, a building myth, and the manner in which it is put forward involves the candidate taking part in a dramatic scene, wherein he represents the master-builder of masonry. there is, thirdly, a masonic quest, connected with the notion of a secret word communicated as an essential part of the master-degree in building. this is perhaps the most important and strangest of the three elements; but the quest after the word is not finished in the third degree. the first degree let us look for a moment at the degree of entered apprentice, and how things stand with the candidate when he first com

he moral law. we are taken to the temple of solomon and are told how the master-builder suffered martyrdom rather than betray the mysteries which had been placed in his keeping. manifestly, the lesson which is drawn in the degree is a veil of something much deeper, and about which there is no real intimation. it is assuredly an instruction for the candidates that they must keep the secrets of the masonic order secretly, but such a covenant has reference only to the official and external side. the bare recitation of the legend would have been sufficient to enforce this; but observe that the candidate assumes the part of the master-builder and suffers within or in him- as a testimony of personal faith and honor in respect to his engagements. but thereafter he rises, and it is this which give

tion. the reason is not for our seeking, for the kind of enquiry that is involved is one of exceeding difficulty. if i say that it is my personal aspiration to undertake it one of these days, i speak of what is perhaps a distant hope. that which is needed is a complete codification of all the old copies, in what language soever, which are scattered throughout the lodges and libraries of the whole masonic world, together with an approximate determination of their dates by expert evidence. in my opinion, the codices now in use have their roots in the 18th century, but were edited and re-edited at an even later date. i have now brought before you in somewhat disjointed manner- as i cannot help feeling- several independent considerations, each of which, taken separately, institutes certain poi

ine doctrine that man is or may become a temple of the holy spirit. but it should be observed in this connection that there is a rather important though confusing mixture of images in the address of the worshipful master to the candidate, after the latter has been invested and brought to the east. it is pointed out to him that he represents the cornerstone of a building- as it might be, the whole masonic edifice- but he is immediately counselled to raise a superstructure from the foundation of that corner-stone- thus reversing the image. that of the corner- stone is like an externalization in dramatic form of an old rosicrucian maxim belonging to the year 1629 "be ye transmuted from dead stones into living, philosophical stones" from my point of view, it is the more important side of the s

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looked like statues' he said, he saw a woman who told him she had fixed herself up so that he wouldn't be traumatized "he said he was taken to an examining room by creatures that looked 'like frogs or lizards' the 'woman' told him they were the educators and would supervise his learning experience, he said. among other strange things, foster recalled that the lizard men encouraged him to join the masonic lodge "after he was examined, foster said, he was sent back out of the craft to the crowd below. the woman (i.e. the being that had 'fixed' itself up to appear as a 'woman- branton) spoke to him in almost a scolding tone, saying that from then on he would be a good boy and mind his parents, he said. the woman seemed to know a lot about him, including the fact that he and some friends had s

an base. it is certainly a strange place. the first time i spoke on these conspiracy subjects in the united states was in denver in august 1996, and i'd landed at denver airport with no idea of its background. even so, as soon as the plane landed i'd felt a very strange energy, very weird arid unpleasant. the airport was built at enormous cost on open land a long way from denver and it is full of masonic symbols. there are also gargoyles, the winged reptile figures that you find on the stately homes of the reptilian aristocracy in britain and on the churches amid great cathedrals of europe which were built by the brotherhood network. there are also gargoyles on a building in dealey plaza where president kennedy was assassinated and now they turn up again, in a modern airport built on an al

WICCA WITCHCRAFT TODAY

key of solomon, with hebrew inscriptions on hilt and blade. there are two in the museum in castletown. other implements bear hebrew inscriptions and so seem to be connected with hebrew or kabbalistic magic. but stores do not cater for witches, and a poor witch has to get her tools as and how she can. there is also a great resemblance to what are now unimportant parts of freemasonry; but while the masonic working seems to be of little use, or in other words it does not work, the witch practice is most useful. everyone who has witnessed both is convinced that the one is copied from the other and believes that the witch practice must be the original working before it was 'bowdlerised. the statement that all the systems for the disturbance of consciousness used by african negroes are derived f

WILLIAM WESCOTT GOLDEN DAWN HISTORTY LECTURE

outer is a hermetic society whose members are taught the principles of occult science and the magic of hermes. during the early part of the second half of the 19th century, several adepti and chiefs of this order in france and england died, and their deaths caused a temporarily dormant condition of temple work. prominent among these were eliphas levi, ragon, kenneth r. h. mackenzie, author of the masonic encyclopedia and frederick hockley, possessed of crystal vision whose m.s.s. we highly esteemed. these and other adepti received their knowledge and power from predecessors of greater imminence and have handed down to us this doctrine and system of theosophy and hermetic science of the higher alchemy from a series of practical investigations whose origin is traced to the fratres rosae cruc

. it perpetuated one form of rosicrucian initiation which was conferred 100 years ago in england and which was mentioned by godfrey higgins in his work the anacalypsis, or an attempt to withdraw the veil of the saitic isis. fratre little was a student of the school of levi and also an eminent freemason, and the rosicrucian society as revised by him was made by intention and permission essentially masonic, thus severing all connection with those adepts who have not been craftsmen, as basil valentine, artephus, nicolas flamel, jacob behmen and robert fludd. the rosicrucian society in the same manner fails to recognize any worth for occult research in women. this is also an innovation or the scheme of the ancient mysteries in many of which, notably those of isis priestesses and virgin prophet

vored path of wisdom, could fail to recognize in her a master mind in a woman's frame. i cannot fail to express the lament which followed the passing of d. william robert woodman, for many years known as the supreme magus of the society ros. in anglia which is exoteric in its outer grades but whose concerns are regulated by an inner circle of adepti who still hold the secrets of the r. c. and its masonic society. the eastern school of theosophy and occultism and our own hermetic society of the g.d. are fraternities of students whose predecessors must have come from the same stock of magi as the scientific priests of a remote antiquity. the two societies, different in modes of teaching and in language, are allied by mutual understanding and respect, and their aim is similar. be assured that

WILLIAM WESCOTT NUMBERS THEIR OCCULT POWER AND MYSTIC VIRTUES

nd 4 angles; 4 qualities, cold, hot, dry, damp and 4 humors. 4 seasons of the year; 4 quarters of the horizon. 4 rivers of eden; euphrates, gihon, hiddekel and pison; 4 rivers of the infernal regions according to the greeks, phlegethon, cocytus, styx and acheron; 4 elements of metaphysics; being, essence, virtue, action. numbers--th eir occu lt power an d mys tic vir tu es by w. wyn n wes tcott 4 masonic virtues. 4 evangelists and gospels; matthew, mark, luke, john, related to the four kerubic forms of the man, lion, bull and eagle (see wheel of fortune of tarot, key 10--hew65) and thus to the zodiacal signs--aquarius, leo, taurus and scorpio (the relation of aquila to scorpio is a rosicrucian secret. one of the abstruse dogmas of the kabalah concerns the four worlds of emanation; atziluth

d rhea, cybele and dindymene, from being the first cube, and a cube representing the earth. the eight persons saved from the flood of xisuthrus are synonyms of many octaves of gods, such as the 8 cabiri great gods of samothrace; see bryant and faber on this myth. there are 8 beatitudes of the christian religion, matthew, chap. v. eight is the number of the moons of saturn. there have been several masonic orders concerned with this noachite ogdoad, as the prussian masons, knights of the royal axe, or prince of libanus, the noachites, and the royal ark mariners, which is a subsidiary order to the mark master masons. macrobius says the ogdoad was the type of justice, because it consists of even numbers and on account of its equal divisions. numbers--th eir occu lt power an d mys tic vir tu es

cation ceremony on male infants on the 9th day of life, hence the presiding goddess of this rite was called nundina. the nones were one of the sets of days composing each calendar month. the roman novennalia was a feast in memory of the dead celebrated every 9th year. the novendiale was an occasional roman catholic fast to avert calamities, from this arose the r.c. system of neuvaines. there is a masonic order of nine elected knights, in which 9 roses, 9 lights and 9 knocks are used. numbers--th eir occu lt power an d mys tic vir tu es by w. wyn n wes tcott the mahometans have 99 names of the deity. some jews have taught that god has 9 times descended to earth; 1st in eden, 2nd at the confusion of tongues, 3rd at the destruction of sodom, 4th to moses at horeb, 5th at sinai, 6th to balaam

he quaternary or tetrad thus representing the four forms of point, line, superficies and solid. a similar form is given by hebrew kabalists to form 72, the deity number, by placing in a triangle four yods, three hehs, two vavs and one heh final, being the letters ihvh of the tetragrammaton; or they may be put conversely. note that ten is used as a sign of fellowship, love, peace and union, in the masonic third token, the union of two five points of fellowship. in the bible, we notice 10 commandments, 10 instruments to which jewish psalms were sung, 10 strings in the psaltery, and that the holy ghost descended ten days after the ascension. tucer, rabanus and raymond lully associate the numbers 8 to air, 5 to fire, 6 to earth and 12 to water. apuleius states that among the egyptians it was c

vir tu es by w. wyn n wes tcott 5. to zebulum, the prayer the prayer and blessing of his father fell on him in preference to issachar. 6. to issachar, the circumambulation an indolent tribe, who required a leader. 7. to dan, the advance to the altar for a contrast to their rapid advance to idolatry. 103. 8. to gad, the obligation on account of jephtah s vow. 9. to asher, the entrusting; with rich masonic blessings resembled the fathers of their land. 10. to naphtali, the investment and declared free. the tribe of naphtali had a peculiar freedom given by moses. 11. to joseph, the n.e. corner because ephraim and manasseh (grandsons) represented him, newest comers. 12. to benjamin, the closing of the lodge as being the last son of the patriarch. the following associations of birds, animals an

ZALEWSKI SECRET INNER ORDER RITUALS OF THE GOLDEN DAWN OCR

take charge during my absence and my other work had grown steadily and demanded more of our time and attention. people had to be taught and helped and we could be ill spared. yet on the other hand, it would be a terrible pity to let such an opportunity as this slip. we would be pioneers in a new world with virgin soil to work with. wyn westcott aided feilkin by giving him introductions to various masonic groups in australia (in adelaide, melbourne and sydney. as a 32 degree mason, felkin was one of the highest to visit new zealand. he was also appointed as an inspector for the societies of rosicrudans in anglia, which had a foothold in new zealand at that stage, though he never offidally took up this appointment. during his three month stay in new zealand, about a dozen members received th

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