The Spirit of Masonry

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A VERY RARE AND GENUINE DATE-STAMPED 1903 EDITION THAT IS NOW OVER 121 YEARS OLD AND VERY WELL-KEPT
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS NOT THE MODERN 198OS REMAKE OR A SOFTCOVER IT IS THE ORIGINAL 1903
HERE ARE "SOME" OF THE SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: FREEMASONRY, ASTROLOGY, METAPHYSICS, THE ZODIAC, MYTHOLOGY, THE DRUIDS, THE HELL-FIRE CLUB, CEREMONY, SECRECY, ORACLES, DIVINATION, THE SUPREME BEING, THE BOOK OF NATURE, ANGELS, WITCHCRAFT, THE GRAND LODGE INITIATION, THE GRAND MASTER, THE KNIGHTLY ORDERS. THE ROYAL ARCH, THE CREATOR, EDEN, THE GOD OF NATURE, THE PAGAN WORLD, KING SOLOMON, ANCIENT EGYPT, THE MYSTIC RITES, HEAVEN, PYTHAGORAS, THE SUPREME GOD, SOCRATES, THE GOD OF NATURE, SUN WORSHIP, OSIRIS, HERCULES, THE HIGH PRIEST, THE CHILDREN OF LIGHT, AND MORE

This is an essential source for anyone interested in exploring the inner mysteries of the Masonic Fraternity. "The Spirit of Masonry" goes beyond the conventional boundaries of Freemasonry, venturing into a diverse array of captivating subjects. From the cosmic influence of astrology to mythology and metaphysics, this book offers a comprehensive exploration of the intersections between Freemasonry and the mystical realms that have shaped human civilization.

It has sections on the Zodiac, the ancient Druids, and ancient mythology. It delves into the profound concepts of the Supreme Being and the Book of Nature, shedding light on the spiritual dimensions that underpin Freemasonry's teachings.

It is a scarce print year and a must-have for collectors of Esoteric Masonic books. They don't make them this good anymore; I don't think they ever will. I would snag this one before someone else does...

"They studied astronomy as a science, which led to the practice of judicial astrology. The pronunciation of oracles and the prediction of future events. For this purpose, their spurious Freemasonry was a tremendous engine in the hands of a learned and political priesthood. Hence sprang the pretensions to magical arts and divinations, for which practices the priests of idolatry attained great celebrity and which, notwithstanding all the advantages derived from education and science in our own times, is far from being extinguished"—EDITOR.

The author of this superstition is said to have lived in the time of Adrian, and it had its name after Abrasan, or Abraxas, the denomination Basilides gave to the Deity. He called him the Supreme God and ascribed to him seven subordinate powers or angels, who presided over the heavens: and also, according to the number of days in the year, he held that three hundred and sixty-five virtues, powers, or intelligence, existed as the emanations of God: the value, or numerical distinctions, of the letters in the word, according to the ancient Greek numerals, make three hundred and sixty-five.

Jupiter Ammon is a name given to the Supreme Deity, who was worshipped under the symbol of the Sun. Jupiter Ammon is a name given to the Supreme deity, who was worshipped under the symbol of the sun. He was painted with horns because, with the astronomers, the sign Aries in the zodiac is the beginning of the year: when the sun enters the house of Aries, he commences his annual course. Heat, in the Hebrew tongue Hammah, in the prophet Isaiah Hammamin, is given as a name of such images. The error of depicting him with horns grew from the doubtful signification of the Hebrew word, which at once expresses heat, splendor, brightness, and horns. "The Sun was also worshipped by the House of Judah, under the name of Tamuz; for. Tamuz, saith Hierom, was Adonis. Adonis is generally interpreted as the Sun, from the Hebrew word Adon, signifying dominus, the same as Baal or Moloch formerly did, the lord or prince of the planets. The month, which we call June, was by the Hebrews called Tamuz, and the entrance of the sun into the sign Cancer was in the Jews' astronomy termed Tekupha Tamuz, the revolution of Tamuz.

Most books printed in the early 1900s are either falling apart, turned to dust, or have been read to pieces. Although bound nearly a decade before the Titanic set sail, this book has been very well-kept and is a beautiful early 20th-century edition. The covers and spine have some very light shelf wear but are in exceptional condition for 1903. The interior pages are naturally age-toned, and a few near the end of the book have some damp staining to the blank outer margin areas. I have been through every page in this book and can attest that it is well-preserved.

William James Hutchinson (1732–1814) was an English lawyer, antiquary and topographer.
By 1760, Hutchinson was established as a solicitor in Barnard Castle, County Durham. He was elected Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries on 15 February 1781 and communicated in November 1788 an 'Account of Antiquities in Lancashire' (Archæologia, ix. 211-18). Hutchinson died on 7 April 1814, having survived his wife only two or three days. He left three daughters and a son. In all his undertakings, Hutchinson received assistance from George Allan. In 1785, he published the first volume of his History and Antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham, Newcastle, founded on Allan's manuscript collections; the second volume appeared in 1787, and the third in 1794. His work was carried on while he was prosecuting a lawsuit with the publisher; being unable to find purchasers for the thousand copies he printed, he disposed of four hundred to John Nichols. Another revised edition was issued at Durham in 1823 in 3 vols.