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Philosophic Lodge of the Knights of the Eagle or Sun

23th degree Freemasonry; the Key of Masonry.






48 pages, 4.35 MB, PDF. Filled with alchemical tenets and teachings.

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Albert Churchward - The Arcana Of Freemasonry

The secret history of the Freemasons is revealed in this detailed account of its symbols, depicted here in over 100 illustrations. The author, a Masonic scholar in his time, used solid scholarship to trace the origins and development of masonic signs from ancient Egypt to the present day, showing how the secret order has changed world history.

Egyptian hieroglyphics, Mayan carvings, and Greek mathematical notations figure prominently in this spellbinding true story of a mysterious order's secret history. A renowned symbologist offers illustrated explanations of the meanings behind Masonic symbols, revealing the messages hidden -- in plain sight -- within works of art, architecture, geometry, and literature.

380 pages, 11.2 MB, PDF. Scan.

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[st1975one]

Even thought i don't know anything about freemansonry, i'm really admire your dedication, to search and share it about Books of Freemasonry, cause looks like old book and hard to find. Make me want to know what it is. thank's for sharing.

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Some scans are 150 years old. I possess also alchemical and magickal books scanned from originals from 16, 17 and 18th century.

You're welcome, st1975one.

[darquillity]

Thanks for sharing this!! I was just about to endeavour on finding some old Freemason texts, but I came here to download a movie instead.

And whaddayknow? The texts found me.

Only dilemma now is....... which book do I begin reading first?? LMFAO

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In masonic literature it's very difficult to find a decent beginners book, especially for non-masons, but I have some recommendations.

Begin with:

W.L.Wilmshurst - The Meaning of Masonry
A.E.Waite - Some Deeper Aspects Of Masonic Symbolism
Thomas Paine - Origin of Free Masonry
Albert G. Mackey - The Symbolism of Freemasonry

There are also a lot of masonic jargon in masonic books, so I suggest you to visit online masonic dictionaries or this forum: Content visible to registered users only.
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Also, I've uploaded "Albert G. Mackey - A Lexicon of Freemasonry (1860)" earlier, therein are contained some general masonic phrases like "act upon the square"...

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Robert Freke Gould - The History of Freemasonry. It's Antiquities, Symbols, Constitutions, Customs, Etc. (1885)




An investigation of the records of the organizations of the fraternity in England, Scotland, Ireland, British Colonies, France, Germany, and the United States. Derived from official sources. Grandly illustrated. Contents of this volume: Early British Freemasonry (England) - Masonic tradition - Sir Christopher Wren - Papal bulls - annual assemblies - Cabbala - mysticism - Rosicrucians - Elias Ashmole - Masons' company - Plot - Randle Holme - "Old Charges" - legend of the craft - light and darkness - gothic traditions; Early British Freemasonry (1688-1723); History of the Grand Lodge of England (1723-60); Freemasonry in York; History of the Grand Lodge of England "according to old institutions"; History of the Grand Lodge of England (1761-1813).

298 pages, 21.2 MB, PDF. Scan.

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Herbert Allen Giles - Arcana Saitica Briefly Discussed in Three Essays on the Masonic Tracing Boards (1879)




Explanation of three degrees of Blue Lodge masonry through tracing boards.

60 pages, 6.89 MB, PDF. Scan.

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[Kristijan]

Woooow this collection is really awesome, I already feel pain in my eyes but haven't started reading :)
Thanks a lot, I've been looking for such literature for a quite long time.

i još si iz Hrvatske tek sam sada skužio haha, zakon!

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You're welcome.

More to come, I assure you. If you're entirely ignorant of masonic symbolism I recommend that you read some of the books from the list I suggested to darquillity in post above.

Jesam, malo mjesto relativno blizu Zg-a.

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William G. Sibley - The Story of Freemasonry (1904)



Originally published in 1904, The Story of Freemasonry by W.G. Sibley is one of those classic sources of Masonic history that should be in every Mason and history buff's library. Unlike treatments of Masonic history by the likes of Mackey, Waite and Gould, Sibley covers the subject in an easy to digest and conversational manner that leaves the reader wanting more. Sibley looks at such topics as the legend of Hiram, the attempts to exterminate Freemasonry, the mystery of the William Morgan affair to name a few. However, it is his explanation of the origin and structure of the Scottish and York Rites and their relationship to Craft Masonry that is perhaps worth the price of the book alone.

CONTENTS:

I

The Initiation into the Ancient Persian Magi, and a Curious Legend of Hiram

Abif, Solomon, and the Queen of Sheba.
The Ordeal of Probation
A Candidate in a Den of Wild Beasts
The Serpent in His Bosom
Hiram Abif meets the Queen of Sheba
Hiram in Love
Solomon Plots Hiram's Death

II

Attempts to Exterminate Freemasonry

Early Governments Hostile to Masonry
Presbyterian Opposition
The Order Ridiculed
So Called Exposures of Freemasonry
Roman Catholic Hostility
Horrible Torture of John Coustos in 1743
by the Spanish Inquisition
Edicts of Roman Popes against Masonry

Leo Taxil's Remarkable Books about Murder, the Devil, Women, & the Black Mass, in the High Degrees of Masonry

III

Leo Taxil's Early Career
Begins Writing anti-Masonic Books
Charges all Masons with Murder
Describes Masonic Meeting Attended
by the Devil
Diana Vaughn and Luciferan Masonry
The Revolting "Black Mass"
Anti-Masonic Congress at Trent in 1896
Collapse of Taxil's Extraordinary Tales

IV

The Disappearance of William Morgan & the Anti-Masonic Excitment which Followed All Over the United States

Disappearance of William Morgan
Anti-Masonry in American Politics
John Quincy Adams's Denunciation
Recent Criticisms of Masonry

V

The Tradition and the Evolution of the First Three Degrees of Freemasonry

Freemasonry Defined
The Tradition of its Ancient Origin
Historical Masonry
One Degree Expands into Three
Freemasonry's Evolution from Masonry
A Unique Masonic Law

VI

The Origin and Structure of the York and Scottish Rites, and Their Relations

York Rite Degrees
Advent of Masonry into America
First Lodge under American Authority
Historical Royal Arch Degree
Origin of Council Degrees
Templar Masonry
Scottish Rite Degrees
Modern Growth of Freemasonry
Negro Masonry in America and Liberia

VII

The Fundamental Principles and Moral & Religious Teachings of Freemasonry

Fundamental Principles of Masonry
Deportment Required of Masons by the
Ordinances of 1388, 1462, 1563 and 1586
The Famous Ancient Charges
Why Women are Excluded from Masonry
Women who Knew One Masonic Degree
Benjamin Franklin on Freemasonry
Burial of a Master Mason
Burial of a Knight Templar

VIII

The Landmarks of Masonry Defined, & Its Universality as a Secret Fraternity

The Landmarks of Masonry
The Universality of the Institution
Its Benevolences
Suggestion for Masonic Reading

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Norman Frederick De Clifford - What is Freemasonry



There have been numberless books written upon Masonry and Free-Masonry, and yet none of these authors have given us any definite or positive information in relation to these subjects as the author of this little volume, "What is Free-Masonry?"

Brother de Clifford has gone out of the beaten path of all other writers, and as a result he has acquired a fund of information that is needed to enable a writer and instructor to give the "LIGHT" to illumine the pathway of those Master Masons who are searching and hungering for a knowledge of "LIGHT AND TRUTH" themselves.

The author of this little volume has given years of untiring zeal and energy in many lands. He has searched diligently for data in relation to the Origin and antiquity of Masonry, what it stands for and what it teaches. He has spent years of personal investigation among the archives of the nations of the East and the sacred writings of the world, and he has given to us in his "EGYPT THE CRADLE OF ANCIENT MASONRY" more Light than any other work that was previously written on Masonry.

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James Anderson - The Constitutions of the Free-Masons (1734)



Edition of the the first Masonic book printed in America, which was originally 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 of American Masonry, edited and published by one of the founding fathers, and of great importance to the development of colonial society and the formation of the Republic. The work contains a 40-page history of Masonry: from Adam to the reign of King George I, including, among others, Noah, Abraham, Moses, Solomon, Hiram Abif, Nebuchadnezzar, Augustus Caesar, Vitruvius, King Athelstan the Saxon, Inigo Jones, and James I of England. It is a celebration of the science of Geometry and the Royal Art of Architecture. The work also includes five songs, one of which—“A New Song”—appears in print for the first time and may have been composed by Franklin.

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[hcs]

An amazing and very thorough post... Thank you for the time and effort.

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You're welcome, lad. I'm here to share. We are here to share.