MASONRY INCLUDES THE COMMUNICATION OF ESOTERIC KNOWLEDGE – The communication of this knowledge and other secrets, some of which are perhaps lost, constituted, under other names, what we now call Masonry, or Free or Frank-Masonry. That knowledge was, in one sense, the Lost Word, which was made known to the Grand Elect, Perfect, and Sublime Masons. It would be folly to pretend that the forms of Masonry were the same in those ages as they are now. The present name of the Order, and its titles, and the names of the Degrees now in use, were not then known. Even Blue Masonry cannot trace back it authentic history, with its present Degrees, further than the year 1700, if so far. But, by whatever name it was known in this or the other country, Masonry existed as it now exists, the same in spirit and at heart, not only when Solomon builded the temple, but centuries before – before even the first colonies emigrated into Southern India, Persia and Egypt, from the cradle of the human race. (M&D 13°)
Posted on: Fri, 02 May 2014 04:10:00 +0000
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