A Defense of Freemasonry: Now Available!

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This text is a mid 19th century refutation of some of the contemporary attacks on the Freemasons- especially by Catholic sources. It specifically refutes a half dozen major premises, most notably the concept that members had to swear oaths which were against British law. The Vatican is repeatedly condemned for its near incessant diatribe against secret societies- a phenomenon which, it must be noted, went far beyond merely the Freemasons themselves.

109 pages.

Christisis: Now Available!

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This text is one of Reuben Clymers' initiatory manuscripts, and is literally branded as being involved with the Illuminati- the teachings are somewhat easily understood; that there is a sort of enlightened age coming, and that people can ascend spiritually and mentally through a combination of self control, self awareness, and varied practice- this "Christisis" concept is both a quasi-theistic figure and an internalized, psychological and mystic concept. While it stresses belief in the specifically Christian god, it also recommends Eastern exercises related to proper breathing, meditation, etc.

97 pages.

The Ancient Mysteries and Modern Masonry: Now Available!

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This work is actually a transcription of a series of lectures given by Charles Vail- notable as a minister, mason, and political figure in his era. The subjects of the lectures are all about Freemasons, but range from its symbols and their meanings, to its rites (especially of initiation) and the underlying history of the Masons in their modern incarnation dating to the 18th century.

It is interesting as well for its frequent use of quotes and allusions to secondary sources, and thus provides a potential springboard for further study.

165 pages.

Initiation Human and Solar: Now Available!

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This is one of the foremost works of all Theosophy- from the well known Alice Bailey, an initiatory work which describes the various levels of spiritual refinement which are required on the path to Theosophical mastery. It should be noted that some of the obtuse terminology is explained at the end of the text in a decently sized glossary.

I highly recommend this work for those who intend to delve into the occult; one need not be a Theosophist themselves to understand that the spiritual path requires a trial by fire of sorts- withstanding temptation, renunciation of certain vices (voluntarily, in most paths) and more. This particular work intriguingly suggests that to attain the higher levels of this mystery tradition requires vegetarianism and, for some, essentially veganism.

A fitting 250th edited work!

211 pages.

The Aeth Mystery: Now Available!

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This is a nice little Rosicrucian work released a century ago by the Fraternity of the Rosy Cross- Clymers' order. As a slight aside the order still exists in Pennsylvania and their mailing address, though not the same as that given in this work, is on Clymer Road- just an interesting aside, since most orders do not last nearly a century.

The content here is somewhat vague because it is in part advertising initiation into the order and the availability of more advanced works- more generally it discusses a few basic bits of Rosicrucian philosophy- however it should be noted that the original cover insinuates that the mystery of sex is discussed while it does not actually contain any apparent literal allusion to the subject (potentially a bit of advertising to the male audience!)

50 pages.

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This work is a bit more like "Archaic Rock Inscriptions" than it is the progenitor work "Phallism" albeit it is from the same series. Like other works within the phallism series (again, as always, possibly but not definitively a work by Jennings Hargrave) it relies predominantly on secondary sources, in this case mostly archaeological.

It's a good work; mostly it covers the prevalence of towers, altars, and pillars of similar apparent composition and form across most of Europe (especially Ireland) and India. It may be seen as a somewhat shorter supplement to "Phallism" at large.

95 pages.