Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry: First Three Degrees

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and, afterward as aforesaid, count the twelve trembling bell-strokes of our experience, our life, our being—and alas! The fundamental sourcebook of Scottish Rite philosophy--now available in a new, user-friendly, and scholarly edition !

For the practicing Freemason at that level who takes these printed words to heart it serves as a road-map for living a self-actualized life. It must suffice to say, that it is the Creative Energy of the Deity, is represented as a point, and that point in the centre of the Circle of immensity. In the works published for the use of the Craft we are told that the three great tenets of a Mason’s profession, are Brotherly Love, Relief, and Truth. It is stated that nothing in the book is meant to unveil any of the secrets of Freemasonry but to simply hint or shed light.The perfect Ashlar is said to be a stone made ready by the hands of the workmen, to be adjusted by the working-tools of the Fellow-Craft. They have the brute force of the HAMMER, but their blows help on the great cause, when struck within the lines traced by the RULE held by wisdom and discretion. As the Ancients did, Masonry styles Temperance, Fortitude, Prudence, and Justice, the four cardinal virtues.

Pero antes de su ejecución, el jefe de la Orden condenada organizó e instituyó lo que posteriormente se daría en llamar Masonería Hermética o Escocista. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Our translators say that the first word means, He shall establish; and the second, In it is strength. He produces foreknown and foreintended effects, by the instrumentality of the forces of nature, all of which are His forces.The most sagacious, the most calm, the most profound, decipher the hieroglyphs slowly; and when they arrive with their text, perhaps the need has long gone by; there are already twenty translations in the public square—the most incorrect being, as of course, the most accepted and popular. Not low worldliness; but the love of Earth as the garden on which the Creator has lavished such miracles of beauty; as the habitation of humanity, the arena of its conflicts, the scene of its illimitable progress, the dwelling-place of the wise, the good, the active, the loving, and the dear; the place of opportunity for the development by means of sin and suffering and sorrow, of the noblest passions, the loftiest virtues, and the tenderest sympathies.

Bubbles that, bursting, impoverish multitudes, will be blown up by cunning knavery, with stupid credulity as its assistants and instrument. Then everywhere, the people will be forced to defend themselves against the world minority of the world revolutionaries and will exterminate those destroyers of civilization and the multitudes disillusioned with Christianity whose spirits will be from that moment without direction and leadership and anxious for an ideal, but without knowledge where to send its adoration, will receive the true light through the universal manifestation of the pure doctrine of Lucifer brought finally out into public view. The law of our being is Love of Life, and its interests and adornments; love of the world in which our lot is cast, engrossment with the interests and affections of earth. Although Morals and Dogma is an esoteric book, it was not a secret one; Pike's original preface was clear that any Mason could own the book, but only Scottish Rite Masons would be encouraged to own one. For me, this audio edition of Morals and Dogma has been essential to successfully completing the Master Craftsman educational course of the Scottish Rite, Southern Jurisdiction.Despotisms, seen in the past, become respectable, as the mountain, bristling with volcanic rock, rugged and horrid, seen through the haze of distance is blue and smooth and beautiful. In the Mithraic ceremonies, the candidate went through seven stages of initiation, passing through many fearful trials and of these the high ladder with seven rounds or steps was the symbol. First published from 1872 to 1969, "Morals and Dogma" is one of the most insightful works ever prepared for Freemasonry.

It encompasses a study of Freemasonry, wise philosophy, ancient mysteries, mythology, ritual, and religion. Contents [ edit ] The Double Headed Eagle emblem of the Scottish Rite, from the cover of Morals and Dogma.

The pavement, alternately black and white, symbolizes, whether so intended or not, the Good and Evil Principles of the Egyptian and Persian creed. When the nation feels its feet sliding backward, as if it walked on the ice, the time has come for a supreme effort. The information and explanations provided in the annotated footnotes helped with my understanding of some the more challenging chapters.