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Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry
by
Albert Pike
Albert Pike, the Grand Commander of the Scottish Rite from 1859 to 1891, is one of the most honored and influential American Freemasons of all time. The Supreme Council exalts Pike by saying: Albert Pike remains today an inspirations for Masons everywhere. His great book, Morals and Dogma endures as the complete exposition of Scottish Rite philosophy. He will always be rem...more
Paperback, 740 pages
Published
March 7th 2007
by Nuvision Publications
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Certainly agreeable, as I do not agree much with anything I read as the last time I found something agreeable it was the bible, and even that had to grow on me, therefore that I think it agreeable is the greatest praise I can give, most excellent by far undervalued by people who cannot discern wisdom.
Being a Freemason myself, I absolutely had to read this book. If you are interested in "more light" I suggest you give this book a try. I think its really only suitable to the thinking types though...
Fiat Lux!
Obviously a Masonic Book, it is very old and is written in an older form of English, so some points are difficult to understand. However, it is a good expose of Masonic beliefs.
Pike says Lucifer is God and Adonai is the darkness. "Ascended masters" of Scottish Rite Freemasonry receive "Luciferian Doctrine"
I'm not a mason, but obviously educating on the subject. Glad to see a legit masonic authority admit freemasonry is a replacement religion.
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I'm not a mason. I don't know that I'd say I agree with this book, but it is the best guide for understanding masonic philosophy.
I found a section in Chapter 3 interesting where he speaks about triangles, deities and etymology. However, I am putting this book down at chapter 5. I cannot take another run-on sentence. Albert Pike is an educated and highly intelligent man but he is extremely long-winded. I understand why it is no longer required reading for Freemasons today. This book is no easy task for anybody.
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Albert Pike did his homework! A General in the U.S. Civil War, he was well versed in Science(especially plant and animal life), Kabbala, History, Some Eastern Mysticism, Cultural Superstitions, Western Upper class Mysticism etc...
Pike ties together the meaning of the degree without giving away the actual initiation procedure. Symbols from dead and living religions all find a home in the degrees.
Pike ties together the meaning of the degree without giving away the actual initiation procedure. Symbols from dead and living religions all find a home in the degrees.
It spent the first several chapters reiterating the characteristics Pike thought should be inherently masonic. Although in the later chapters, he begins to delve into his own personal views on mysticism and kabalic history. It was actually pretty repetitive and a little more boring than I thought it would be.
George
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Freemasons, those interested in Freemasonry, comparative religion, esoterica
One of the two books that prompted me to become a Freemason.
At 861 pages of text with a 218 page index, it is a bear to get through, but one of the best books on comparative religion / comparative mysticism.
At 861 pages of text with a 218 page index, it is a bear to get through, but one of the best books on comparative religion / comparative mysticism.
At times inpenetrable if you don't happen to have a working knowledge of Latin, Greek, and Sanskrit.
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What a great book on esoteric thought and a great insight into masonic teachings.
Insight... but extremely dense.
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