Four Lesser-Known Masonic Essays (Foundations of Freemasonry Series) - Softcover

Higgins, Frank C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1631180037 ISBN 13: 9781631180033

Publisher: Lamp of Trismegistus, 2013

Synopsis

A Definition of Masonry The purpose of this paper is less to enter point blank upon the labyrinthine paths of solution than to define the exact character of the “riddle of the ages” and hazard a theory of how it may or can, - yes, has been solved... Masonic Archeology With reference to all those things which come within the various provinces of the seven liberal arts and sciences, Masonry occupies an extremely anomalous position. The theory of the Craft we all know. From one degree to another, we have paraded before us, assumptions of all knowledge, human and Divine. ... The Meaning of Initiation In all ancient rites and mysteries the participants in which were received by initiation, the greatest care was always exercised with respect to certain details, which if not properly carried out might mar or invalidate the entire ceremony... The Two Ashlars Our lodge is in every respect a symbolic workshop, furnished with all the tools belonging to the different grades of workmen...

Edition details

• Publisher: Lamp of Trismegistus
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1631180037
• ISBN 13: 9781631180033
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 60