History
Mozart and Masonry
By Paul NettlThis work looks at the involvement of Mozart with Freemasonry and analyzes the Masonic meaning of some of his works, especially The Magic Flute. Mozart and Masonry also provides an interesting look at Masonic music that was created before and after Mozart’s era. “There is no doubt that Mozart had truly accepted the Masonic view [...]
The History of Initiation
By George OliverIn Twelve Lectures Comprising a Detailed Account of the Rites and Ceremonies, Doctrines and Discipline of all the Secret and Mysterious Institutions of the Ancient World. Contents: General Introduction; History of Initiation in Hindostan; Philosophy of the Eastern Mysteries; Initiation in Persia; History of Initiation in Greece; Ceremonies of Initiation into the Mysteries of Bacchus; [...]
Advancement of Learning and the New Atlantis
By Sir Francis BaconWhile he didn’t exactly invent science, Francis Bacon is its best-known early promoter. The Advancement of Learning is his 1605 argument in favor of natural philosophy and inductive reasoning, and it is still vigorous and cogent today. Though using the language of Shakespeare, the book remains largely accessible to modern readers–still, a bit of classical [...]
The Secret Destiny of America
By Manly P. HallManly Hall’s book on the hidden destiny of America is a well written and easy to read book of America as the Neoplatonic Utopia. Citing from rare and obscure references you will discover some amazing ideas of a land not born in history until some 500 or more years later. The book starts out in [...]
Anacalypsis: An Attempt to Draw Aside the Veil of the Saitic Isis
By Godfrey Higgins“Godfrey Higgins was convinced that a high civilization had flourished prior to all historical records. He believed that there had existed then a most ancient and universal religion from which all later creeds and doctrines sprang.” His research lasted over 20 years. “He attempted to establish the existence of a prehistoric universal religion and to [...]