Freemasons And Masonry Books (34) 

The Secret Teachings of All Ages by Manly Palmer HallNumerous volumes have been written as commentaries upon the secret systems of philosophy existing in the ancient world, but the ageless truths of life, like many of the earth's greatest thinkers, have usually been clothed in shabby garments. The present work is an attempt to supply a tome worthy of... >>Download<<

The Astral Plane Its Scenery Inhabitants And Phenomena by Charles Webster LeadbeaterFew words are needed in sending this little book out into the world. It is the fifth of a series of Manuals designed to meet the public demand for a simple exposition ofTheosophical teachings. Some have complained that our literature is at once too abstruse, too technical, and too expensive for the... >>Download<<

Some Deeper Aspects of Masonic Symbolism by Arthur Edward WaiteTHE 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... >>Download<<

The Mysticism Of Masonry by AnonymousIn placing this volume, which is the revised edition of the book first issued under the title, Ancient Mystic Oriental Masonry, I do so without the thought of an apology, owing to the fact that the first edition was received by the earnest students of Masonry and the Occult not because it was an... >>Download<<

The Apocalypse Of Freemasonry by CastellsTHE early expositors of Freemasonry regarded the Latin word LVX, " Light," as synonymous with their science, and they dwelt on the fact that by dividing the Circle into four equal parts they produced a Cross from which they got the outline of the three Roman letters needed to spell this word -... >>Download<<

The Book Of The Words by Albert PikeHere's Pike at his best! Masonry is permeated with powerful symbolism-both verbal and pictorial-that arouses the mental, spiritual, and intellectual life of those who use them. This extremely interesting study, once limited to 150 copies, gives the correct spelling of, and analyzes all the... >>Download<<

My Rosicrucian Adventure by Israel RegardieIn a slender but highly informative booklet entitled Data of the History of the Rosicrucians published in 1916 by the late Dr. William Wynn Westcott, we find the following brief statement: "In 1887 by permission of S.D.A. a continental Rosicrucian Adept, the Isis-Urania Temple of Hermetic Students... >>Download<<

The Hermetic And Rosicrucian Mystery by Arthur Edward WaiteWe are on1y beginning, and that by very slow stages, to enter into our inheritance from the past and still perhaps in respect of its larger part we are seeking far and wide for the treasures of the mystic Basra. But these treasures are of more than one species and more than a single order ... >>Download<<

The Mysteries Of Freemasonry by Captain William MorganTHE Mysteries of Freemasonry CONTAINING ALL THE DEGREES OF THE ORDER CONFERRED IN A MASTER'S LODGE, AS WRITTEN BY CAPTAIN WILLIAM MORGAN.All the Degrees Conferred in the Royal Arch Chapter and Grand Encampment of Knights Templars--Knights of the Red Cross--of the Christian Mark--and of the Holy... >>Download<<

Secret Symbols of the Rosicrucians by Franz HartmannThe bulk of this book is a translation of a German work published at Altona in two parts in 1785 and 1788 (Die Lehren der Rosenkreuzer and Geheime Figuren der Rosenkreuzer).The 25 plates of symbolic figures with accompanying text are taken from this, as are the alchemical texts making up the first... >>Download<<

Morals And Dogma by Albert PikeThe teachings of these Readings are not sacramental, so far as they go beyond the realm of Morality into those of other domains of Thought and Truth. The Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite uses the word Dogma in its true sense, of doctrine, or teaching and is not dogmatic in the odious sense of... >>Download<<

Freemason Letter on Crowley Status by Aleister CrowleyLetter from the Supreme Council of Freemasonry about Crowley's supposed status in the Masonic Order. >>Download<<

Masonic Symbolism by Pansophic FreemasonsThis course of study is a guide to help the applicant to prepare for Initiation as an Entered Apprentice. Before Initiation, he or she must provide brief and correct written responses to the questions found at the end of this introduction. These comprise a basic orientation to Freemasonry in... >>Download<<

The Templar Orders in Freemasonry by Arthur Edward WaiteHAVING regard to the fact that Emblematic Freemasonry, as it is known and practised at this day, arose from an Operative Guild and within the bosom of a development from certain London Lodges which prior to the year 1717 had their titles in the past of the Guild and recognised its Old Charges, it... >>Download<<

The Rosicrucians Their Rites And Mysteries by Hargrave JenningsTHIS book, which now leaves our hands, concentrates in a small compass -the results of very considerable labour, and the diligent study of very many books in languages living and dead. it purports to be a history (for the first time treated seriously in English) of the famous Order of the... >>Download<<

The Master Masons Handbook by John Sebastian Marlowe WardTHE third degree in Freemasonry is termed the Sublime Degree and the title is truly justified. Even in its exoteric aspect its simple, yet dramatic, power must leave a lasting impression on the mind of every Candidate its esoteric meaning contains some of the most profound spiritual instruction... >>Download<<

Occult Chemistry by Charles Webster LeadbeaterOccult Chemistry: Investigations by Clairvoyant Magnification into the Structure of the Atoms of the Periodic Table and Some Compounds is a book written by Annie Besant, C.W. Leadbeater and Curuppumullage Jinarajadasa, who were all members of the Theosophical Society (based at Adyar, India). Annie... >>Download<<

Clairvoyance by Charles Webster LeadbeaterThe possession of clairvoyant power is a very great privilege and a very great advantage, and if properly and sensibly used it may be a blessing and help to its fortunate holder, just as surely as, if it is misused, it may often be a hindrance and a curse. The principal dangers attendant upon it... >>Download<<

Rituals Of The Societas Rosicrucianis In Anglia by AnonymousTHE Societas Rosicrucianis in Anglia (or "SRIA") i.e. The Rosicrucian Society of England, was founded in 1866 by Robert Wentworth Little, who had apparently previously attained high rank in a Scottish Rosicrucian order: it was this Order which he claimed granted him a charter to open an English... >>Download<<

The Real History of the Rosicrucians Part I by Arthur Edward WaiteThis is Arthur Edward Waite's study of the elusive Rosicrucians, a secret society of which the first public notice was in early 17th century Germany. Was this an actual organization, or just a fantasy? No actual Rosicrucians ever surfaced, but there was plenty of documentation about them. The... >>Download<<

The Hidden Life In Freemasonry by Charles Webster LeadbeaterIT is once more my privilege to usher into the world, for the helping of the thoughtful, another volume of the series on the hidden side of things written by Bishop Charles W. Leadbeater. True Mason that he is, he is ever trying to spread the Light which he has received, so that it may chase away... >>Download<<

The Constitutions Of The Freemasons 1734 by James AndersonThis is an online electronic edition of the the first Masonic book printed in America, which was produced in Philadelphia by Benjamin Franklin in 1734, and was a reprint of a work by James Anderson (who is identified as the author in an appendix) printed in London in 1723. This is the seminal work... >>Download<<

History of Freemasonry Vol I Prehistoric Masonry by Albert MackeyIN the study of Freemasonry there are two kinds of statements which are presented to the mind of the inquiring scholar, which are sometimes concurrent, but much oftener conflicting, in their character.These are the historical and the traditional, each of which appertains to Freemasonry as we may... >>Download<<

The Rosicrucian Mysteries by Max HeindelBefore entering upon an explanation of the teachings of the Rosicrucians, it may be well to say a word about them and about the place they hold in the evolution of humanity. For reasons to be given later these teachings advocate the dualistic view they hold that man is a Spirit enfolding all... >>Download<<

The Real History of the Rosicrucians Part II by Arthur Edward WaiteThis is Arthur Edward Waite's study of the elusive Rosicrucians, a secret society of which the first public notice was in early 17th century Germany. Was this an actual organization, or just a fantasy? No actual Rosicrucians ever surfaced, but there was plenty of documentation about them. The... >>Download<<

On The Antient And Primitive Rite Of Masonry Memphis Mizraim by Jeremiah HowA COMPLETE history of this Order would necessarily involve an account of most of the Rites prevalent last century which devoted themselves to Templary, Theosophic, Hermetic and Occult research. Suffice it for this article to give the reader a general impression upon the more important points of the... >>Download<<

The Real History of the Rosicrucians Part IV by Arthur Edward WaiteThis is Arthur Edward Waite's study of the elusive Rosicrucians, a secret society of which the first public notice was in early 17th century Germany. Was this an actual organization, or just a fantasy? No actual Rosicrucians ever surfaced, but there was plenty of documentation about them. The... >>Download<<

The Real History of the Rosicrucians Part III by Arthur Edward WaiteThis is Arthur Edward Waite's study of the elusive Rosicrucians, a secret society of which the first public notice was in early 17th century Germany. Was this an actual organization, or just a fantasy? No actual Rosicrucians ever surfaced, but there was plenty of documentation about them. The... >>Download<<

The Teachings Of The Rosicrucians Of The 16th And 17th Centuries by AnonymousBefore entering upon an explanation of the teachings of the Rosicrucians, it may be well to say a word about them and about the place they hold in the evolution of humanity. For reasons to be given later these teachings advocate the dualistic view they hold that man is a Spirit enfolding all... >>Download<<

Rosicrucian Thoughts on the Everburning Lamps of the Ancients by William Wynn WestcottThe ordinary Englishman of to-day considers the idea of a lamp which should be everburning only less absurd than the idea of perpetual motion. To the dabbler in modern science it is but little less absurd, but to the deepest thinkers, and to Rosicrucians, a scintillula of light appears on this... >>Download<<

The Key Of Masonry Philosophical Lodge Of The Knights Of The Eagle Or Sun by Henry Andrew FranckenThe * Key of Masonry * explains the principal mystery of the alchemical jargon, which is but another branch of the symbolical language. One of the most ancient works written on the secret sciences is the Tesoro of Alphonso X., King of Castile, who declares that he learned it from a wise... >>Download<<

The Builders A Story And Study Of Masonary by Joseph Fort NewtonAlmost ten years have come and gone since this little book began its labors as a Workman on the Temple, and it is still busy, telling its story in different lands and languages. An edition is soon to appear in the Syrian tongue in Damascus, the oldest city in the world. It is here placed in the M.... >>Download<<

An Adventure Among the Rosicrucians by Franz HartmannThis, the third of Hartmann's books, and the first with a fictional setting, begins with a journey in the Alps. The narrator meets a mysterious dwarf. The dwarf takes him to an Adept who resides in a hidden Rosicrucian colony high in the mountains. This Adept proceeds to expound for a hundred and... >>Download<<

Martinisme et Franc Masonnerie (1899,in French) by PapusPapus, born Gerard Encausse [July 13, 1865 - October 25, 1916], (Papus was a pseudonym he took for his esoteric and occult [hidden wisdom] writings) was considered an expert on occult and esoteric subjects during the late 1800s and early 1900s. He was, and is, very often quoted in Tarot writings,... >>Download<<