Excerpt from The Origin and Evolution of Freemasonry Connected With the Origin and Evolution of the Human Race In order to gain a true conception of the origin and evolution of Freemasonry, its Signs, Symbols, and all its Rituals and Ceremonies, one must have also a knowledge of the origin and evolution of the Human Race, with all the Totemic Mysteries performed in Sign Language by Primitive Man. They are linked together pcm' pass/u, and the answer as to the origin of all our Brotherhood can be found only by unravelling the mystery and causes as to why we find different Types of the Human Race, their different beliefs being in many cases analogous, and all using the same Signs and Symbols - although under different termin ology, and scattered over the face of earth and water throughout this world. There are two important subjects we must study and master before we can arrive at the critical truth. The first is the Periodic Laws of the Corpuscles, which 'govern the evolution and devolution of the Universe and by which created all things, and is for ever creating, and balances devolution by evolution. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.