Symbolism
The Symbolism of Freemasonry or Mystic Masonry
By J.D. BuckThis Great Secret, this Master’s Word, was know to and preserved in the Mysteries of Antiquity, and is embodied and preserved in the traditions and symbols of Masonry today. This fact has been stated repeatedly in the body of this little book, the real purpose of which was to set students, and particularly masonic students, [...]
The Origin of Masonic Ritual & Tradition as Manifested by the Geometrical Design and Symbolism of The Great Pyramid
By William RowbottomComplete title: The Origin of Masonic Ritual & Tradition as Manifested by the Geometrical Design and Symbolism of The Great Pyramid, The Everlasting Pillar or Temple of Witness to the Most High: A Lecture This rare book documents a lecture given by William Rowbottom in Masonic Lodges in Great Britain between 1850 and 1880 regarding [...]
The Occult Anatomy of Man
By Manly P. HallAn enlightening interpretation of the symbolism of the mysteries of the human body. “In Scripture we are told that God made man in his own image. It is so stated not only in the Christian Bible, but also in the holy writings of nearly all enlightened people. The Jewish patriarchs thought that human body was [...]
The Hierophant or Gleanings from the Past
By G.C. StewartThe full title of the book is: The Hierophant or Gleanings from the Past Being and Exposition of Biblical Astronomy and the Symbolism and Mysteries on Which Were Founded All Ancient Religions and Secret Societies. Also an Explanation of the Dark Sayings and Allegories which Abound in the Pagan, Jewish and Christian Bibles. Also, The [...]
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; [...]
The Apocalypse Unsealed
By James M. PryseThe purpose of this book is to show that the Apocalypse is a manual of spiritual development and not, as conventionally interpreted, a cryptic history or prophecy. In the following pages the reader will find the complete solution of the Apocalyptic enigma, with ample proof of the correctness of that solution. As the subject dealt [...]
The Lost Keys of Masonry
By Manly P. HallThe steady demand and increasing popularity of this volume, of which eighteen thousand copies have been printed since it first appeared a few years ago, have brought the present revised and rearranged edition into being. The text can be read with profit by both new and old Mason, for within its pages lies an interpretation [...]
Morals and Dogma
By Albert PikeThe book is composed of Pike’s ruminations and essays on the Degrees of the Scottish Rite, from the 1st to the 32nd. It is intended as a guidebook for people entering the Scottish Rite, and explains Pike’s understanding of the symbolism and allegory in the degrees he wrote. However, it is a truly imposing tome. [...]
The Secret Teachings of All Ages
By Manly P. HallIn 1928, a 20-something Renaissance man named Manly Hall self-published a vast encyclopedia of the occult, believing that “modern” ideas of progress and materialism were displacing more important and ancient modes of knowledge. Hall’s text has become a classic reference, dizzying in its breadth: various chapters explore Rosicrucianism, Kabbalah, alchemy, cryptology, Tarot, pyramids, the Zodiac, [...]