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Freemasonry has been around for a long time, and it has not yet
been clearly explained until now. "Traveling East" brings Blue
Lodge Masonry into the 21st Century. No longer will Young Masons
not know what is expected of them, no longer will a young Mason not
know how to bury a brother Mason. Through the years all the
knowledge of Masonry was kept by the elders, they only told you
what they wanted you to know, this kept you coming back for more,
as Masons would say this kept you craving for more light.
"Traveling East" explains it all, with very easy to learn terms,
but no pictures, that is where the elders will come in. "Traveling
East" has something for all Masons to learn, remember when you were
told that you will never know it all well."Traveling East" will get
you real close to the real truth about that which was lost, and
never found, or was there ever anything lost? "Traveling East"
takes you back to where it all started.
Ren Gunon (1886-1951) was one of the great luminaries of the
twentieth century, whose critique of the modern world has stood
fast against the shifting sands of intellectual fashion. His
extensive writings, now finally available in English, are a
providential treasure-trove for the modern seeker: while pointing
ceaselessly to the perennial wisdom found in past cultures ranging
from the Shamanistic to the Indian and Chinese, the Hellenic and
Judaic, the Christian and Islamic, and including also Alchemy,
Hermeticism, and other esoteric currents, they direct the reader
also to the deepest level of religious praxis, emphasizing the need
for affiliation with a revealed tradition even while acknowledging
the final identity of all spiritual paths as they approach the
summit of spiritual realization. Studies in Freemasonry and the
Compagnonnage is both an attempt to rediscover the lost roots of
Masonry and a fascinating look into the many controversies swirling
around the subject of Masonry in serious intellectual circles
during the first half of the twentieth century. It must also be
classed, along with Symbols of Sacred Science, Spiritual Authority
and Temporal Power, Traditional Forms and Cosmic Cycles, The
Esoterism of Dante, Insights into Christian Esoterism and Insights
into Islamic Esoterism and Taoism-not to mention related sections
in many of his other books-as one of Ren Gunon's masterful
excursions into esoteric myth, symbolism, and secret history.
Freemasonry may indeed be, as Gunon ultimately concluded, a largely
degenerated and thus no longer strictly 'operative' offshoot of a
true initiatory lineage; yet its symbolism, like that of the
original Rosicrucians, remains profound, traditional, and therefore
ultimately legitimate. And given that the 'Spirit bloweth where it
listeth', it is always possible that symbolism of this order may
awaken in a receptive soul intimations of the Truth and the Way,
which can be of inestimable of value in 'the path to the Path', the
quest for a living initiatory spirituality.
This book presents details of Masonic initiation rituals, along
with grips, passwords and regalia. Written in the 19th century,
Duncan's Ritual, as it is known, has been republished numerous
times. It includes the three basic degrees of the Ancient York
Rite, and four additional advanced degrees. There are over a
hundred illustrations; all reproduced here, which show important
details of the rituals, including gestures and symbolic pictures.
Duncan's Ritual is careful to note known variations where they
exist. This book will be of interest to beginning Masons who want a
roadmap of the craft, as well as experienced Masons who need a
review.
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