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Author | : Neville Barker Cryer |
Publisher | : Lewis Masonic Pub Limited |
Total Pages | : 96 |
Release | : 2009-12 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9780853183310 |
The complete story of the emergence and development of the Order of the Holy Royal Arch in England from its origins in the 18th century through to the present day by one of the country's most popular Masonic authors. Over the years the Revd Neville Barker Cryer has delivered many lectures to Lodges throughout the country. His lectures manage to both entertain and inform the lodge members and one perennially popular subject is the Royal Arch Journey. In this volume the author draws on his many years of research into the topic to present an analyis of the history of the Royal Arch, its origins and development, and its place in the present day Masonic tradition. His findings may prove controversial for some as he goes back to its origins in the 18th century but all readers will find this book presents a fascinating and compelling argument. The book has two objectives: to tell the story of how the degree, later known as the Order, of the Holy Royal Arch in England emerged and developed. The other is to show, through that story, why the Royal Arch is essential to the Speculative craftsmen and has always been regarded by many as the culmination of Freemasonry.
Author | : Bernard E. Jones |
Publisher | : Lulu.com |
Total Pages | : 228 |
Release | : |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 0359701299 |
Author | : Barbara Frale |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 213 |
Release | : 2011-05-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1628721073 |
Barbara Frale gives us an explosive, exhaustively researched history of the medieval world’s most powerful military order, the Templars. At its height, the Order of the Knights Templar rivaled the kingdoms of Europe in military might, economic power, and political influence. For 700 years, the tragic demise of this society of warrior-monks amid accusations of heresy has been plagued by controversy, in part because the transcript of their trial by the Inquisition—which held the key to the truth—had vanished. Templar historian Barbara Frale happened to be studying a document at the Vatican Secret Archives when she suddenly realized that it was none other than the long-lost transcript! It revealed that Pope Clement V had absolved the order of all charges of heresy. The Templars chronicles the spectacular rise and fall of the organization against a sweeping backdrop of war, religious fervor, and the struggle for dominance, and finally lifts the centuries-old cloak of mystery surrounding one of the world’s most intriguing secret societies.
Author | : Christopher Earnshaw |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 300 |
Release | : 2020-11-06 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
After the spiritual awakening following the Transmission of Light in the First Degree, the stimulation of the "dew" that animates the soul in the Second Degree, followed by the "Dark Night of the Soul" and the mystic resurrection in the Third Degree, the Mason is now perfected. However, without understanding the 25th Signpost, he is without a guide: "The Grand Master is dead, the Temple is not complete, and we have not found the Lost Word." Like the Royal Arch Degree, this book completes the journey, and understanding the symbolism of the Royal Arch, completes this remarkable transformation. *What was thought to be so important about the Royal Arch Degree that it is included in the Blue Lodge as a Chapter, as well as both the Scottish and York Rites? *What the various hints (Signposts) in the preceding three degrees were pointing to, and an explanation of the import of the Twenty-fifth Signpost. *How this degree categorically refutes any notion of the soul dying after death. *Why Freemasonry may hold the secret teaching that religions around the world, including the Abrahamic faiths, have either not found, or do not want the faithful to know. *Why Trinitarianism was thought to be so essential to Christianity that it was enshrined in law, and how Freemasonry's rituals complete this doctrine. *How the Third Degree completes the Mason's journey with a life-changing experience. This book answers these questions, and many more!
Author | : Todd E. Creason |
Publisher | : Lulu.com |
Total Pages | : 283 |
Release | : 2007-12-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1435703456 |
Famous American Freemasons is a collection of stories about some of the Masons from America's past. Through little-known stories of some of the fraternity's most influential members, Todd E. Creason shows the amazing range of contributions Masons have made to the causes of freedom, politics, philosophy, scientific discovery, and the arts-contributions that have helped to define the nation. In Famous American Freemasons, author and Freemason Todd E. Creason also gives unique insight into the history and philosophy of Freemasonry in America while debunking common myths and misconceptions about the world's largest and oldest fraternal organization. These famous American men came from all walks of life with different religious beliefs as well as educational, cultural, economic, and career backgrounds. They became patriots, Presidents, military leaders, entertainers, and American legends-and one and all were Freemasons.
Author | : Christopher Earnshaw |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 262 |
Release | : 2019-08-09 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781086885415 |
In 1716 four Lodges of Operative Masons met at the Apple Tree Tavern in London and decided to create a "Grand Lodge" to reorganize Freemasonry, which was slowly dying out. After the establishment of the Premier Grand Lodge the next year, 1717, one of the Lodges, the Rummer and Grapes, took a decidedly new direction that resulted in the creation of what would later become known as Speculative Freemasonry, the basis of modern Freemasonry. However, as there is very little documentation from this period, many questions are left unanswered: *Why three educated and busy men decided to rewrite the ritual of a stonemasons' guild, when they were neither stonemasons nor manual workers. *Why the first three Grand Masters gave eight years of their lives to this cause. Not only that, but why they thought it necessary to add a third degree to the ritual. *Why the literati and aristocracy of Europe were motivated to join these three men, an antiquarian, a Huguenot priest and a possible alchemist, in a room above a tavern to study the new degrees. *Why there is a "key to the rituals" that Desaguliers referred to in the Constitutions of 1723. *Why the first three Grand Masters were interested in "making good men better," when they were also not philanthropists. *Why the first three Grand Masters used steganography to hide secrets in the rituals, making them a puzzle for Freemasons to discover. *Lastly, and probably most importantly, why the English nobility (and later royalty) believed so strongly in what these three men had conceived that they lent their names to the enterprise by becoming its figurehead, Grand Masters. This book answers these questions, and more!
Author | : Huw Pritchard |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2014 |
Genre | : Freemasonry |
ISBN | : 9780853184959 |
Author | : Neville Barker Cryer |
Publisher | : Lewis Masonic Pub |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Freemasonry |
ISBN | : 9780853182788 |
Ten five-minute talks to be performed in a Mark Lodge or just to read at home. Including : About the Mark Man and Mark Master, About the Mark, The true meaning oft he Key Stone and the Cornerstone. Discover the symbolism behind The Mark Tracing Board and much much more.
Author | : William Harvey |
Publisher | : Franklin Classics |
Total Pages | : 164 |
Release | : 2018-10-11 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780342471652 |
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Author | : Neville Barker Cryer |
Publisher | : Ian Allan Publishing |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2006-06-12 |
Genre | : Freemasonry |
ISBN | : 9780955317705 |
In many of the earliest Masonic manuscripts we read of the great influence of York and a mysterious Prince Edwin, on the history of Freemasonry. This has been assumed a myth by most historians. But a€¦.could these early stories regarding the importance of York be true? Or at least based on true events, confused as they may have become when handed down over centuries? The story which is told in these pages has never before been fully represented and will change the way we view the origins of Freemasonry in the British Isles forever. Join the Revd Neville Barker Cryer on a historical detective trail through the history of York Masonry, from the 9th to the 19th century. Discover - The true origins of the American a€œYork Ritea€ The hidden mysteries of the City of York The first recorded Speculative Masonic Initiations. The first Royal Arch Chapter in the world The truth about the rival a€œGrand Lodge of All England.