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usually given in the lod<ent type='ORG'>ges</ent>.
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The leading <ent type='ORG'>Mason</ent>ic scholars of all times have agreed that the
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symbols of the Fraternity are susceptible of the most profound
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symbols of <ent type='ORG'>the Fraternity</ent> are susceptible of the most profound
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interpretation and thus reveal to the truly initiated certain
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secrets concerning the spiritual realities of life. <ent type='ORG'>Freemasonry</ent> is
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secrets concerning the spiritual realities of life. <ent type='NORP'>Freemasonry</ent> is
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therefore more than a mere social organization a few centuries old,
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and can be regarded as a perpetuation of the philosophical
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mysteries and initiations of the ancients. This is in keeping with
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secret doctrine that all may hear.
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With vivid allegory and profound philosophical disquisition he
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expounds the sublime teachings of <ent type='ORG'>Freemasonry</ent>, older than all
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expounds the sublime teachings of <ent type='NORP'>Freemasonry</ent>, older than all
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religions, as universal as human aspiration.</p>
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<p>It is well. Blessed are the eyes that see, and the ears that hear,
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<p>
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INTRODUCTION</p>
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<p><ent type='ORG'>Freemasonry</ent>, though not a religion, is essentially religious. Most
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<p><ent type='NORP'>Freemasonry</ent>, though not a religion, is essentially religious. Most
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of its legends and allegories are of a sacred nature; much of it is
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woven into the structure of <ent type='NORP'>Christianity</ent>. We have learned to
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consider our own religion as the only inspired one, and this
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probably accounts for much of the misunderstanding in the world
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today concerning the place occupied by <ent type='ORG'>Freemasonry</ent> in the spiritual
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today concerning the place occupied by <ent type='NORP'>Freemasonry</ent> in the spiritual
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ethics of our race. A religion is a divinely inspired code of
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morals. A religious person is one inspired to nobler <ent type='PERSON'>livi</ent> ng by
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this code. He is identified by the code which is his source of
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enough to reach nor wise enough to comprehend. He l ives the law
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as he knows it, always fearing in his heart that he has not read
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aright the flaming letters in the sky, and that in <ent type='PERSON'>livi</ent>ng the
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letter of the <ent type='PERSON'>Law</ent> he has murdered the spirit. Man bows humbly to
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letter of the Law he has murdered the spirit. Man bows humbly to
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the Unknown, peopling the shadows of his own ignorance with saints
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and saviors, ghosts and spectres, gods and demons. Ignorance fears
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all things, falling, terror-stricken before the passing wind.
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the labor of his hands, the meditation of his heart, and the
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aspiration of his soul.
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<ent type='ORG'>Freemasonry</ent> is a philosophy which is essentially creedless. It is
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<ent type='NORP'>Freemasonry</ent> is a philosophy which is essentially creedless. It is
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the truer for it. Its brothers bow to truth regardless of the
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<ent type='ORG'>bea</ent>rer; they serve light, instead of wrangling over the one who
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brings it. In this way they prove that they are seeking to know
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<p>"Of all creation I have chosen you and upon you my seal is placed.
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You are the chosen instrument of my hand and I appoint you to be
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<ent type='ORG'>the Builder</ent> of my Temple. You shall raise its pillars and tile its
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<ent type='ORG'>the Builder</ent> of my <ent type='ORG'>Temple</ent>. You shall raise its pillars and tile its
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floor; you shall ornament it with metals and with jewels and you
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shall be the master of my workmen. In your hands I place the plans
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and here on the tracing board of <ent type='PERSON'>livi</ent>g substance I have impressed
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begins his search for the sacred truths of Nature as they are
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con<ent type='ORG'>cea</ent>led in the ancient and modern rituals. He must not lightly
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regard his vows, and if he would not bring upon himself years and
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a<ent type='ORG'>ges</ent> of suffering he must <ent type='ORG'>cea</ent>se to consider <ent type='ORG'>Freemasonry</ent> solely as a
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a<ent type='ORG'>ges</ent> of suffering he must <ent type='ORG'>cea</ent>se to consider <ent type='NORP'>Freemasonry</ent> solely as a
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social order only a few centuries old. He must realize that the
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ancient mystic teachings as perpetuated in the mo dern rites are
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sacred, and that powers unseen and unrecognized mold the destiny of
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those who consciously and of their own free will take upon
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themselves the obligations of the Fraternity.</p>
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themselves the obligations of <ent type='ORG'>the Fraternity</ent>.</p>
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<p><ent type='ORG'>Freemasonry</ent> is not a material thing: it is a science of the soul;
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<p><ent type='NORP'>Freemasonry</ent> is not a material thing: it is a science of the soul;
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it is not a creed or doctrine but a universal expression of the
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Divine Wisdom.* The coming together of medieval guilds or even the
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building of <ent type='PERSON'>Solomon</ent>'s temple as it is understood today has little,
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if anything, to do with the true origin of <ent type='ORG'>Freemasonry</ent>, for <ent type='ORG'>Mason</ent>ry
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building of Solomon's temple as it is understood today has little,
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if anything, to do with the true origin of <ent type='NORP'>Freemasonry</ent>, for <ent type='ORG'>Mason</ent>ry
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does not deal with personalities. In its highest sense, it is
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neither historical nor archaeological, but is a divine symbolic
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language perpetuating under certain concrete symbols the sacred
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universe which forms the pattern around which the <ent type='ORG'>Mason</ent>ic school
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has been built, for <ent type='ORG'>the true lodge</ent> of the <ent type='ORG'>Mason</ent> is the universe.
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Freed of limitations of creed and sect, he stands a master of all
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faiths, and those who take up the study of <ent type='ORG'>Freemasonry</ent> witho ut
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faiths, and those who take up the study of <ent type='NORP'>Freemasonry</ent> witho ut
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realizing the depth, the <ent type='ORG'>bea</ent>uty, and the spiritual power of its
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philosophy can never gain anything of permanence from their
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studies. The age of the <ent type='ORG'>Mystery School</ent>s can be traced by the
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student back to the dawn of time, a<ent type='ORG'>ges</ent> and aeons ago, when the
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temple of the Solar Man was in the making. That was the first
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Temple of <ent type='PERSON'>the King</ent>, and therein were given and laid down the true
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<ent type='ORG'>Temple</ent> of <ent type='PERSON'>the King</ent>, and therein were given and laid down the true
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mysteries of the ancient lodge, and it was the gods of creation and
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th e spirits of the dawn who first tiled <ent type='ORG'>the Master</ent>'s lodge.</p>
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their physical degrees and outward honors.</p>
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<p>In the work we are taking up it is not the intention to dwell upon
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the modern concepts of the <ent type='ORG'>Craft</ent> but to consider <ent type='ORG'>Freemasonry</ent> as it
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the modern concepts of the <ent type='ORG'>Craft</ent> but to consider <ent type='NORP'>Freemasonry</ent> as it
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really is to those who know, a great cosmic organism whose true
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brothers and children are tied together not by spoken oaths but by
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lives so lived that they are capable of seeing through the blank
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wall and opening the window which is now con<ent type='ORG'>cea</ent>led by the rubbish
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of materiality. When this is done and the mysteries of the
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universe unfold before the aspiring candidate, then in t ruth he
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discovers what <ent type='ORG'>Freemasonry</ent> really is. Its material aspects
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discovers what <ent type='NORP'>Freemasonry</ent> really is. Its material aspects
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interest him no longer for he has unmasked the <ent type='ORG'>Mystery School</ent> which
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he is capable of recognizing only when he himself has spiritually
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become a member of it.</p>
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<p>Those who have examined and studied its ancient lore have no doubt
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that <ent type='ORG'>Freemasonry</ent>, like the universe itself, which is the greatest
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that <ent type='NORP'>Freemasonry</ent>, like the universe itself, which is the greatest
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of all schools, deals with the unfolding of a three-fold principle;
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for all the universe is governed by the same three kings who are
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called the builders of the <ent type='ORG'>Mason</ent>ic temple. They are not
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brother, and to himself. He knew that certain steps must be taken
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and that his temple must be built according to the plan. Today it
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seems that the plan is lost, however, for in the majority of cases
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<ent type='ORG'>Freemasonry</ent> is no longer an operative art but is merely a
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<ent type='NORP'>Freemasonry</ent> is no longer an operative art but is merely a
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speculative idea until each brother, reading the mystery of hi s
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symbols and pondering over the <ent type='ORG'>bea</ent>utiful allegories unfolded in his
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ritual, realizes that he himself contains the keys and the plans so
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long lost to his <ent type='ORG'>Craft</ent> and that if he would ever learn <ent type='ORG'>Freemasonry</ent>
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long lost to his <ent type='ORG'>Craft</ent> and that if he would ever learn <ent type='NORP'>Freemasonry</ent>
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he must unlock its doors with the key wrought from the base metals
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of his own being.</p>
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<p>True <ent type='ORG'>Freemasonry</ent> is esoteric; it is not a thing of this world. All
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<p>True <ent type='NORP'>Freemasonry</ent> is esoteric; it is not a thing of this world. All
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that we have here is a link, a doorway, through which the student
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may pass into the unknown. <ent type='ORG'>Freemasonry</ent> has nothing to do with
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may pass into the unknown. <ent type='NORP'>Freemasonry</ent> has nothing to do with
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things of form save that it realizes form is molded by and
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<ent type='PERSON'>manif</ent>ests the life it contains. Consequently the student is
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seeking so to mold his life that the form will glorify the God
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workmen within himself and directs them to carry out the plan that
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h as been given him out of heaven.</p>
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<p>So far as it is possible to discover, ancient <ent type='ORG'>Freemasonry</ent> and the
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<p>So far as it is possible to discover, ancient <ent type='NORP'>Freemasonry</ent> and the
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<ent type='ORG'>bea</ent>utiful cosmic allegories that it teaches, perpetuated through
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hundreds of lod<ent type='ORG'>ges</ent> and ancient mysteries, forms the oldest of the
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<ent type='ORG'>Mystery School</ent>s;* and its preser-</p>
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<p>vation through the a<ent type='ORG'>ges</ent> has not depended upon itself as an exoteric
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body of partly evolved individuals but upon a con<ent type='ORG'>cea</ent>led
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brotherhood, the exoteric side of <ent type='ORG'>Freemasonry</ent>. All the great
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brotherhood, the exoteric side of <ent type='NORP'>Freemasonry</ent>. All the great
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mystery, Schools have hierarchies upon the spiritual planes of
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Nature which are expressing themselves in this world through creeds
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and organizations. The true student seeks to lift himself from the
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enter this sacred study for what he can get out of it but that he
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may learn how to serve.</p>
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<p>In <ent type='ORG'>Freemasonry</ent> is con<ent type='ORG'>cea</ent>led the mystery of creation, the answer to
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<p>In <ent type='NORP'>Freemasonry</ent> is con<ent type='ORG'>cea</ent>led the mystery of creation, the answer to
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the problem of existence, and the path the student must tread in
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order to join those who are really the <ent type='PERSON'>livi</ent>ng powers behind the
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thrones of modern national and international affairs. The true
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who seek not the ephemeral things of life but the treasures which
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are eternal, whose sole desire is to know the true mystery of the
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<ent type='ORG'>Craft</ent> that they may join as honest workmen those who have gone
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before as builders of the <ent type='ORG'>Universal</ent> Temple. The <ent type='ORG'>Mason</ent>ic ritual is
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before as builders of the <ent type='ORG'>Universal</ent> <ent type='ORG'>Temple</ent>. The <ent type='ORG'>Mason</ent>ic ritual is
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not a ceremony, but a life to be lived. Those alone are truly
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<ent type='ORG'>Mason</ent>s who, dedicating their lives and their fortunes upo n the a
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ltar of the <ent type='PERSON'>livi</ent>ng flame, undertake the construction of the one
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<p>It is this great yearning within the heart of man which sends him
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slowly onward toward the gate of the Temple; it is this inner urge
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slowly onward toward the gate of the <ent type='ORG'>Temple</ent>; it is this inner urge
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for greater understanding and greater light which brought into
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being through the law of necessity the great cosmic <ent type='ORG'>Mason</ent>ic <ent type='ORG'>Lodge</ent>
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dedicated to those seeking union with <ent type='ORG'>the Powers</ent> of Light that
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nature from bodies which in their crystallized states are incapa
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ble of giving him his natural opportunities.
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In <ent type='ORG'>Freemasonry</ent> this crystallized substance of matter is called the
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In <ent type='NORP'>Freemasonry</ent> this crystallized substance of matter is called the
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grave and represents the Holy Sepulchre. This is the grave within
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which the lost Builder lies and with Him are the plans of the
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Temple and <ent type='ORG'>the Master</ent>'s Word, and it is this builder, our Grand
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<ent type='ORG'>Temple</ent> and <ent type='ORG'>the Master</ent>'s Word, and it is this builder, our Grand
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<ent type='PERSON'>Maste</ent>r, whom we must seek and raise from the dead. This noble Son
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of Light cries out to us in every expression of matter. Every
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<p>The <ent type='ORG'>Mason</ent> must realize that his true initiation is a spiritual and
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not a physical ritual, and that his initiation into the <ent type='PERSON'>livi</ent>ng
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temple of the spiritual hierarchy regulating <ent type='ORG'>Freemasonry</ent> may not
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temple of the spiritual hierarchy regulating <ent type='NORP'>Freemasonry</ent> may not
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occur until years after he has taken the physical degree, or
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spiritually he may be a Grand <ent type='PERSON'>Maste</ent>r before he comes into the
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world. There are probably few instances in the history of
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<ent type='ORG'>Freemasonry</ent> where the spiritual ordination of the aspiring seeker
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<ent type='NORP'>Freemasonry</ent> where the spiritual ordination of the aspiring seeker
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t rue initiation depends upon the cultivation of certain soul
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qualities - an individual and personal matter which is left
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business considerations or selfish and materialistic ideals, to
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lead them into the <ent type='ORG'>Mason</ent>ic <ent type='ORG'>Brotherhood</ent> have thereby automatically
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separated themselves from the <ent type='ORG'>Craft</ent>. They can never do any harm to
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<ent type='ORG'>Freemasonry</ent> by joining because they cannot get in. Ensconced within
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<ent type='NORP'>Freemasonry</ent> by joining because they cannot get in. Ensconced within
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the lodge, they may feel that they have deceived the Grand <ent type='PERSON'>Maste</ent>r
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of the <ent type='ORG'>Universe</ent>, but when the spiritual lodge me ets to carry on
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the true work of the <ent type='ORG'>Craft</ent>, they are disqualified and absent.
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thought, action, and desire is indispensable to those who wish to
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make progress in the unfolding of their own being, and the Fellow
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<ent type='ORG'>Craft</ent>'s degree is the degree of transmutation. The hand that slays
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Craft's degree is the degree of transmutation. The hand that slays
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must lift the fallen, while the lips given to cursing must be
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taught to pray. The heart that hates must learn the mystery of
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compassion, as the result of a deeper and more perfect
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still voice that speaks from the heart of his own being. There is
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no more glorious position that a man may hold than that of a <ent type='PERSON'>Maste</ent>r
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Builder, who has risen by labor through the degrees of human
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consciousness. <ent type='ORG'>Time</ent> is the differentiation of eternity devised by
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consciousness. Time is the differentiation of eternity devised by
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man to measure the passage of human events. On the spiritual
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planes of Nature it is the space or distance between the s ta<ent type='ORG'>ges</ent> of
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spiritual growth and hence is not m easurable by material means.
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The divine is liberated from its cube; heart and mind alike are
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they unite for the glorification of the greatest and the highest.
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Then the <ent type='ORG'>Sun</ent> and <ent type='PERSON'>Moon</ent> are united and <ent type='ORG'>the Hermetic Degree</ent> is
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Then the <ent type='LOC'>Sun</ent> and <ent type='LOC'>Moon</ent> are united and <ent type='ORG'>the Hermetic Degree</ent> is
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consummated.</p>
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<p>The <ent type='PERSON'>Maste</ent>r <ent type='ORG'>Mason</ent> is afforded opportunities far beyond the reach of
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things are open books. The true Word of the three Grand <ent type='PERSON'>Maste</ent>rs
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has never been con<ent type='ORG'>cea</ent>led from those who have the right to know it
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nor has it ever been revealed to those who have not prepared a
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worthy shrine to contain it. The <ent type='PERSON'>Maste</ent>r knows, for he is a Temple
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worthy shrine to contain it. The <ent type='PERSON'>Maste</ent>r knows, for he is a <ent type='ORG'>Temple</ent>
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Builder. Within the setting of his own bodies, <ent type='ORG'>the Philosopher</ent>'s
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Stone is placed; for in truth it is the heart of the <ent type='GPE'>Phoenix</ent>, that
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strange bird which rises with renewed youth from the ashes of its
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<p>Every true <ent type='ORG'>Mason</ent> has come into the realization that there is but
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one <ent type='ORG'>Lodge</ent> - that is, the <ent type='ORG'>Universe</ent> - and but one <ent type='ORG'>Brotherhood</ent>,
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composed of everything that moves or exists in any of the planes of
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Nature. He realizes that the Temple of <ent type='PERSON'>Solomon</ent> is really the
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Temple of the Solar Man -Sol-Om-On - <ent type='PERSON'>the King</ent> of the <ent type='ORG'>Universe</ent>
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Nature. He realizes that the <ent type='ORG'>Temple</ent> of <ent type='PERSON'>Solomon</ent> is really the
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<ent type='ORG'>Temple</ent> of the Solar Man -Sol-Om-On - <ent type='PERSON'>the King</ent> of the <ent type='ORG'>Universe</ent>
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<ent type='PERSON'>manif</ent>esting through his three primordial builders. He realizes
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that his vow of brotherhood and fraternity is universal, and that
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mineral, plant, animal, and man are all included in the true Mas
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diversities of human thought, and while the ideals of man
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apparently differ, when all is said and the crystallization of form
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with its false concepts is swept away, one basic truth remains: all
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existing things are <ent type='ORG'>Temple Builder</ent>s, laboring for a single end. No
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existing things are <ent type='ORG'>Temple</ent> Builders, laboring for a single end. No
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true <ent type='ORG'>Mason</ent> can be narrow, for his <ent type='ORG'>Lodge</ent> is the divine expression of
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all broadness. There is no place for little minds in a great work.</p>
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<p>All true <ent type='ORG'>Mason</ent>s know that their work is not secret, but they
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realize that it must remain unknown to all who do not live the true
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<ent type='ORG'>Mason</ent>ic life. Yet if the so-called secrets of <ent type='ORG'>Freemasonry</ent> were
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shouted from the housetops, the Fraternity would be absolutely
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<ent type='ORG'>Mason</ent>ic life. Yet if the so-called secrets of <ent type='NORP'>Freemasonry</ent> were
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shouted from the housetops, <ent type='ORG'>the Fraternity</ent> would be absolutely
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safe; for certain spiritual qualities are necessary before the real
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<ent type='ORG'>Mason</ent>ic secrets can be understood by the brethren themselves. Hence
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it is that the alleged "exposures" of <ent type='ORG'>Freemasonry</ent>, printed by the
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it is that the alleged "exposures" of <ent type='NORP'>Freemasonry</ent>, printed by the
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thousands and tens of thousands since 1730 down to the present
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hour, cannot injure the Fraternity. They reveal merely the outward
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forms and ceremonies of <ent type='ORG'>Freemasonry</ent>. Only those who have been
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hour, cannot injure <ent type='ORG'>the Fraternity</ent>. They reveal merely the outward
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forms and ceremonies of <ent type='NORP'>Freemasonry</ent>. Only those who have been
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weighed in the balance and found to be true, upright, and square
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have prepared themselves by their own growth to appreciate the
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inner meanings of their <ent type='ORG'>Craft</ent>. To the rest of their brethren
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within or without the lodge their sacred rituals must remain, as
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<ent type='PERSON'>Shakespeare</ent> might have said, "Words, words, words." Within the
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<ent type='ORG'>Mason</ent>'s own being is con<ent type='ORG'>cea</ent>led the <ent type='ORG'>Power</ent>, which, <ent type='GPE'>blazi</ent> ng forth
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Mason's own being is con<ent type='ORG'>cea</ent>led the <ent type='ORG'>Power</ent>, which, <ent type='GPE'>blazi</ent> ng forth
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from his purified being, constitutes <ent type='ORG'>the Builder</ent>'s Word. His life
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is the sole password which admits him to the true <ent type='ORG'>Mason</ent>ic <ent type='ORG'>Lodge</ent>.
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His spiritual urge is the sprig of acacia which, through the
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through a<ent type='ORG'>ges</ent> of self-purification and spiritual transmutation.
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There are thousands of <ent type='ORG'>Mason</ent>s who are brethren in name only, for
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their failure to exemplify the ideals of their <ent type='ORG'>Craft</ent> makes them
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unresponsive to the teachings and purpose of <ent type='ORG'>Freemasonry</ent>. The
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<ent type='ORG'>Mason</ent>ic life forms the first key of the Temple and without this
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unresponsive to the teachings and purpose of <ent type='NORP'>Freemasonry</ent>. The
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<ent type='ORG'>Mason</ent>ic life forms the first key of the <ent type='ORG'>Temple</ent> and without this
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key, none of the doors can be opened. When this fact is better
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realized and lived, <ent type='ORG'>Freemasonry</ent> will awake, and speak the Word s o
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realized and lived, <ent type='NORP'>Freemasonry</ent> will awake, and speak the Word s o
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long withheld. The speculative <ent type='ORG'>Craft</ent> will then become operative,
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and <ent type='ORG'>the Ancient Wisdom</ent> so long con<ent type='ORG'>cea</ent>led will rise from the ruins
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of its temple as the greatest spiritual truth yet revealed to man.</p>
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@ -1807,7 +1807,7 @@ let him unlock the door, and with his life and not his words preach
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the doctrine which he has so long professed.</p>
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<p>The Fatherhood of God and the <ent type='ORG'>Brotherhood</ent> of Man were united in the
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completion of the <ent type='ORG'>Eternal</ent> Temple, the Great Work, for which all
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completion of the <ent type='ORG'>Eternal</ent> <ent type='ORG'>Temple</ent>, the Great Work, for which all
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things came into being and through which all shall glorify their
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Creator.</p>
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@ -1909,7 +1909,7 @@ his arms, and extended them across his chest in salutation. In one
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hand he carried a cross with a ring as the upper arm and this he
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proffered to the priest. <ent type='PERSON'>Aradamas</ent> stood in silence as the high
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priest, raising his sceptre to one of the great stone figures,
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addressed an invocation to the <ent type='ORG'>Sun</ent>-God of the universe. This
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addressed an invocation to the <ent type='LOC'>Sun</ent>-God of the universe. This
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finished, he then addressed the youthful figure as follows:</p>
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<p>"<ent type='PERSON'>Aradamas</ent>, you seek to know the mystery of creation, you ask that
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@ -1940,7 +1940,7 @@ he was lost to sight among the massive pillars beyond the shent
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span that divided the <ent type='PERSON'>livi</ent>ng from the dead. Then slowly falling on
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his knees before the gigantic statue of Ra and raising his eyes to
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the shadows that through the long night con<ent type='ORG'>cea</ent>l ed the face of the
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<ent type='ORG'>Sun</ent>-God, he prayed that the youth might pass from the darkness of
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<ent type='LOC'>Sun</ent>-God, he prayed that the youth might pass from the darkness of
|
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the temple pillars to the light he sought.</p>
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<p>It seemed that for a second a glow played around the face of the
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@ -2041,7 +2041,7 @@ glow from the mighty Eye in the ceiling. The white robe he had
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worn had also given place to one of <ent type='PERSON'>livi</ent>ng fire which blazed as
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though with the reflection of thousands of lesser eyes from the
|
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divine orb above. As his eyes became accustomed to the glow, he
|
||||
saw that he was no longer alone. He was surrounded by <ent type='PERSON'>twe lve</ent>
|
||||
saw that he was no longer alone. He was surrounded by twelve
|
||||
white-robed figures who, bowing before him, held up strange
|
||||
insignia wrought from <ent type='PERSON'>livi</ent>ng gold.</p>
|
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@ -2069,7 +2069,7 @@ new initiate.</p>
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<p>"Behold <ent type='PERSON'>Khepera</ent>, the rising sun! For as he brings the mighty globe
|
||||
of day out of the darkness of night, between his claws, so for thee
|
||||
the <ent type='ORG'>Sun</ent> of <ent type='ORG'>Spirit</ent> has risen from the darkness of night and in the
|
||||
the <ent type='LOC'>Sun</ent> of <ent type='ORG'>Spirit</ent> has risen from the darkness of night and in the
|
||||
name of the <ent type='PERSON'>livi</ent>ng God, we hail thee Priest of Ra."</p>
|
||||
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<p>SO <ent type='ORG'>MOTE</ent> IT BE</p>
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||||
|
@ -2144,7 +2144,7 @@ is truly baptized of the fire and its flame blazes up within
|
|||
himself. From him pour forth streams of light, and a great aura of
|
||||
multicolored fire bathes him with its radiance. The sacred flame
|
||||
of the gods has found its resting place in him, and through him
|
||||
renews its covenant with man. He is then truly a <ent type='ORG'>Freemason</ent>, a
|
||||
renews its covenant with man. He is then truly a <ent type='NORP'>Freemason</ent>, a
|
||||
child of light. This wonderful garment, of which all ea rthly
|
||||
robes are but symbols, is built of the highest qualities of human
|
||||
nature, the noblest of ideals, and the purest of aspirations. Its
|
||||
|
@ -2167,7 +2167,7 @@ raises by the strong grip of the lion's paw. It is the Great Light
|
|||
which, seeking forever the spark of itself within all <ent type='PERSON'>livi</ent>ng
|
||||
things, reawakens dead ideals and smothered aspirations with the
|
||||
power of <ent type='ORG'>the Master</ent>'s <ent type='ORG'>Eternal</ent> Word. Then <ent type='ORG'>the Master</ent> <ent type='ORG'>Mason</ent> becomes
|
||||
indeed the <ent type='ORG'>Sun</ent> in <ent type='GPE'>Leo</ent>; and, reaching downward i nto the tomb of
|
||||
indeed the <ent type='LOC'>Sun</ent> in <ent type='GPE'>Leo</ent>; and, reaching downward i nto the tomb of
|
||||
crystallization, raises the murdered Builder from the dead by the
|
||||
grip of <ent type='ORG'>the Master</ent> <ent type='ORG'>Mason</ent>.</p>
|
||||
|
||||
|
@ -2219,7 +2219,7 @@ fellowship of spirit. Who is more desolate than the friendless
|
|||
one? Who is more honored than one whose virtues have given him a fr
|
||||
iend? To have a friend is good, but to be a friend is better. The
|
||||
noblest title ever given man, the highest title bestowed by the
|
||||
gods, was when the great <ent type='PERSON'>Jove</ent> gazed down upon <ent type='PERSON'>Prometheus</ent> and said,
|
||||
gods, was when the great <ent type='PERSON'>Jove</ent> gazed down upon Prometheus and said,
|
||||
"Behold, a friend of man!" Who serves man, serves God. This is the
|
||||
symbol of the fellowship of your <ent type='ORG'>Craft</ent>, for the plan of God is
|
||||
upheld by the clasped hands of friends. The bonds of relationship
|
||||
|
@ -2246,7 +2246,7 @@ superior, to effect that one truly wonderful work. As all things
|
|||
owe their existence to the will of the Only One, so all things owe
|
||||
their origin to One Only Thing, the most hidden, by the arrangement
|
||||
of the Only God. The father of that One Only Thing is the <ent type='ORG'>Suit</ent>;
|
||||
its mother is the <ent type='PERSON'>Moon</ent>; the wind carries it in its wings; but its
|
||||
its mother is the <ent type='LOC'>Moon</ent>; the wind carries it in its wings; but its
|
||||
nurse is a <ent type='ORG'>Spirit</ent>uous <ent type='LOC'>Earth</ent>. That One Only Thing (af ter God) is
|
||||
the father of all things in the universe. Its power is perfect,
|
||||
after it has been united to a spirituous earth. Separate that
|
||||
|
@ -2262,7 +2262,7 @@ created, but the arrangements to follow this road are hidden. For
|
|||
this reason I am called CHIRAM TELAT MECHASOT, one in Essence, but
|
||||
three in aspect. In this <ent type='ORG'>Trinity</ent> is hidden the wisdom of the whole
|
||||
world. It is ended now, what I have said concerning the effects of
|
||||
the <ent type='ORG'>Sun</ent>.</p>
|
||||
the <ent type='LOC'>Sun</ent>.</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>FINISH OF THE TABULA SMARAGDINA</p>
|
||||
|
||||
|
@ -2351,7 +2351,7 @@ an effort to bring to light other forgotten and neglected elements
|
|||
of the <ent type='ORG'>Mason</ent>ic rites, and to emphasize the spirit of <ent type='GPE'>Hiram</ent> as the
|
||||
<ent type='ORG'>Universal</ent> Agent.</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<p><ent type='ORG'>Freemasonry</ent> is essentially mysterious, ritualistic, and ceremonial,
|
||||
<p><ent type='NORP'>Freemasonry</ent> is essentially mysterious, ritualistic, and ceremonial,
|
||||
representing abstract truth in concrete form. <ent type='LOC'>Earth</ent> (or substance)
|
||||
smothering energy (or vitality) is the mystery behind the murder of
|
||||
<ent type='ORG'>the Builder</ent>.</p>
|
||||
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