The Character, Claims, and Practical Workings of Freemasonry
Author : Charles G. Finney
Publisher :
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 34,38 MB
Release : 1869
Category : Freemasonry
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Author : Charles G. Finney
Publisher :
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 34,38 MB
Release : 1869
Category : Freemasonry
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Author : Matt Gallagher
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 17,22 MB
Release : 2021-10
Category :
ISBN : 9780578993867
Practical Freemasonry presents the symbolic working tools of the Masonic blue lodge in a vibrant new way to help new and old Masons alike understand them both in more depth and in practical, actionable terms.
Author : Mark Stavish
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 48,76 MB
Release : 2021-09-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1644113295
• Shares the history and meaning of Freemasonry and its symbols • Offers thoughtful explorations of different areas of Masonic experience, drawing on esoteric doctrines and paralleling them with experiences found in daily life • Provides simple exercises and practices to help internalize and personalize the lessons presented, including dreamwork, journaling, meditation, and prayer In this practical guide, Mark Stavish details the spiritual lessons and rituals of Freemasonry as a step-by-step path of spiritual development and self-improvement for both Masons and non-Masons, men and women, alike. He explores the history and meaning of Freemasonry and its symbols--from its origins in the Temple of Solomon to the Medieval craft guilds to the Renaissance--and explains how the Craft promotes personal growth through the symbolic building of self and an inner Temple of Wisdom in much the same way that Masonry’s rituals symbolize the building of Solomon’s Temple in accordance with the mystical architectural instructions of Hiram. Drawing on esoteric doctrines, including the Qabala, alchemy, sacred geometry, John Dee’s angelic magic, and the secrets of the Gothic cathedral builders, each chapter addresses an area of the Masonic experience, paralleling them with experiences each of us finds in our own lives. The author provides simple practices to help internalize and personalize the lessons presented, including dreamwork, journaling, meditation, prayer, and understanding sacred architecture. The author also examines the crafting and use of the spiritual and symbolic tools of Freemasonry, such as the trestle or tracing board and the Chamber of Reflection. Providing the tools to make the Craft an initiatic experience of self-improvement, the author shows that, ultimately, the Masonic experience is the human quest for self-realization and self-expression, so that we each may find our place in the Temple of Wisdom.
Author : Giuliano Di Bernardo
Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 44,30 MB
Release : 2020-01-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1645306240
Freemasonry: A Philosophical Investigation By: Giuliano Di Bernardo The purpose of this investigation is to answer the following questions: Is there a philosophy of Freemasonry? And, if there is, what is the philosophy that characterizes Masonic thought? Is there a Masonic anthropology? What relationship can there be between it and the anthropologies that are based on other visions of life? In what documents is this anthropology codified? Masonic thought is not the expression of a philosophy, if by philosophy we mean a complete system containing the totality of the areas traditionally contemplated by philosophical reflection. However, Freemasonry is upheld by a specific practical philosophy that concerns man, his nature, and his purposes. This is why the essential core of practical Masonic philosophy is Masonic anthropology. During the course of Freemasonry, Masonic thought has also developed a discourse about man, even defining and codifying some of his essential characteristics, which can be grouped into the quintuple:
Author : Mark Stavish
Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 49,99 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 0738711489
An exploration of Freemasonry and its history, philosophy, symbols and practices.
Author : Michael A. Halleran
Publisher : University of Alabama Press
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 12,14 MB
Release : 2010-03-11
Category : History
ISBN : 0817316957
The first in-depth study of the Freemasons during the Civil War From first-person accounts culled from regimental histories, diaries, and letters, Michael A. Halleran has constructed an overview of 19th-century American freemasonry. The author examines carefully the major Masonic stories from the Civil War, in particular the myth that Confederate Lewis A. Armistead made the Masonic sign of distress as he lay dying at the high-water mark of Pickett's charge at Gettysburg.
Author : Samuel Lawrence
Publisher :
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 33,41 MB
Release : 1874
Category : Freemasonry
ISBN :
Author : Richard Carlile
Publisher :
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 27,29 MB
Release : 1855
Category : Freemasonry
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Author : George Wingate CHASE
Publisher :
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 10,11 MB
Release : 1864
Category : Freemasonry
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Author : John J. Robinson
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 397 pages
File Size : 42,1 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Freemasonry
ISBN : 1590771486
Its mysterious symbols and rituals had been used in secret for centuries before Freemasonry revealed itself in 1717. But where had this powerful organization come from and why had Freemasonry been attacked by the Roman Catholic Church? Robinson answers those questions and more.