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Isaac Newton's Freemasonry - The Alchemy of Science and Mysticism (Paperback, annotated edition)
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Isaac Newton's Freemasonry - The Alchemy of Science and Mysticism (Paperback, annotated edition)
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An exploration of how modern Freemasonry enabled Isaac Newton and
his like-minded contemporaries to flourish - Shows that
Freemasonry, as a mystical order, was conceived as something
new--an amalgam of alchemy and science that had little to do with
operative Freemasonry - Reveals how Newton and his friends crafted
this "speculative," symbolic Freemasonry as a model for the future
of England - Connects Rosslyn Chapel, Henry Sinclair, and the
Invisible College to Newton and his role in 17th-century
Freemasonry Freemasonry, as a fraternal order of scientists and
philosophers, emerged in the 17th century and represented something
new--an amalgam of alchemy and science that allowed the creative
genius of Isaac Newton and his contemporaries to flourish. In Isaac
Newton's Freemasonry, Alain Bauer presents the swirl of historical,
sociological, and religious influences that sparked the spiritual
ferment and transformation of that time. His research shows that
Freemasonry represented a crossroads between science and
spirituality and became the vehicle for promoting spiritual and
intellectual egalitarianism. Isaac Newton was seminal in the
"invention" of this new form of Freemasonry, which allowed Newton
and other like-minded associates to free themselves of the church's
monopoly on the intellectual milieu of the time. This form of
Freemasonry created an ideological blueprint that sought to move
England beyond the civil wars generated by its religious conflicts
to a society with scientific progress as its foundation and
standard. The "science" of these men was rooted in the Hermetic
tradition and included alchemy and even elements of magic. Yet, in
contrast to the endless reinterpretations ofchurch doctrine that
fueled the conflicts ravaging England, this new society of Accepted
Freemasons provided an intellectual haven and creative crucible for
scientific and political progress. This book reveals the
connections of Rosslyn Chapel, Henry Sinclair, and the Invisible
College to Newton's role in 17th-century Freemasonry and opens
unexplored trails into the history of Freemasonry in Europe.
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