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  American Freemasons: Three Centuries of Building Communities

 
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Price: $24.95
Sale: $14.00
 
Manufacturer: NYU Press
Number of Items: 1
 
 
Binding: Paperback
Author: Mark Tabbert
Publisher: NYU Press
Dewey Decimal Number: 973
Publication Date: 2006-10-01
Reading Level: 262
 
Description:

"The real history of Freemasonry is arguably more interesting than all the tales woven about it."
U.S. News & World Report

"This beautifully-illustrated book is the best introduction to the Masonic past now available for brothers and for curious outsiders."
—Steven C. Bullock, author of Revolutionary Brotherhood: Freemasonry and the Transformation of the American Social Order, 1730–1840

"From colonial times to the present


 

  Look to the East: A Ritual of the First Three Degrees of Freemasonry

 
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Price: $10.95
Sale: $9.84
 
Manufacturer: Golem Media
Number of Items: 1
 
 
Binding: Paperback
Author: Ralph, P. Lester
Publisher: Golem Media
Publication Date: 2007-08-15
Reading Level: 220
 
Description: The complete work of the Entered Apprentice, Fellow-craft and Master-mason's Degrees, with their ceremonies, lectures, etc. It has doubtless been a matter of comment and surprise among the Members of the Fraternity that all the books which are avowedly intended to serve as guides to the Work of a Lodge invariably contain more or less than their professed object demands. They are usually deficient in the very points that may be most needed, rendering the use of a separate Monitor unavoidable; while, on the other hand, they include a great deal of information on matters with which every Mason is necessarily perfectly familiar, and which it is neither needful nor desirable to be communicated to the uninitiated. It has been the aim of the Compiler of this little volume to avoid both these defects: first, by omitting all Passwords, Grips, and other esoteric subjects; and second, by giving the Work of the first three degrees monitorially as well as ritually complete, in plain language for ready reference, and entirely free from the tedious perplexities of cypher or other arbitrary and unintelligible contractions.

 

  Turning the Templar Key: The Secret Legacy of the Knights Templar and the Origins of Freemasonry

 
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Price: $27.95
Sale: $18.45
 
Manufacturer: Fair Winds Press
Number of Items: 1
 
 
Binding: Hardcover
Author: Robert Lomas
Publisher: Fair Winds Press
Dewey Decimal Number: 366.1
Publication Date: 2007-10-25
Reading Level: 384
 
Description:
Discover the truth about the connection between the Knights Templar and the Freemasons!

The third volume in Robert LomasÆs Key trilogy, this book explains the relationship of the Knights Templar to modern-day Freemasonry.

The contemporary view of the Knights Templar, according to Lomas, has been romanticized and glorified to the point where it does not resemble the reality: namely, that the Knights Templar were uneducated religious zealots more akin to Al Qaeda than a true monastic order. The order only existed for a couple of hundred years, and was disbanded seven hundred years ago. Lomas asks the question, Why do people even care about them anymore?

Lomas draws on Freemasonic information to answer this question and to explore the rituals and myths of the Knights Templar and how they relate to Freemasonry. Along the way, he delves into the mysteries of Roslin chapel, the history of agriculture, and the role of women in spreading it. At the heart of the book is LomasÆs exploration of how the tolerant and inclusive spiritual practices of modern Freemasonry managed to grow out of what was effectively an order of suicide bombers.

    October 13, 2007 is the 700th anniversary of the Dissolution of the Knights Templar

 

  The Bond Code: The Dark World of Ian Fleming and James Bond

 
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Price: $16.99
Sale: $8.99
 
Manufacturer: New Page Books
Number of Items: 1
 
 
Binding: Paperback
Author: Philip Gardiner
Publisher: New Page Books
Edition: 0
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.914
Publication Date: 2008-04-01
Reading Level: 256
 
Description: Ian Fleming's stories about "Bond...James Bond" are not just popular spy thrillers. They're also a collection of secret codes.

The Bond Code is the remarkable story of how Fleming's association with the occult world led him to create a masterful series of clever clues, ciphers, and codes within his books. Philip Gardiner finally unravels the secret of James Bond piece by piece from the novels and films used to create his aura of mystique. This book introduces not just new material, but radically reappraises everything we thought we knew about James Bond--and his creator.

Gardiner reveals a plethora of fascinating clues that have been hiding in plain sight. For example, Bond's famous 007 designation--a sacred numerological code--was the way Dr. John Dee, an infamous 16th century magician, occultist, and spy, signed his letters. And Queen Elizabeth I signed her replies to Dee as "M"! Dee was thrown out of his university for claiming to create a flying machine. Unknown to many, it was Ian Fleming who wrote Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, featuring, of course, a flying car. Was it a coincidence that Fleming was reading a biography of Dee while he was writing Casino Royale, the first Bond novel?

In You Only Live Twice, Fleming's final novel published while Fleming was alive, Bond is "promoted" and given a new number--7777, which, numerologically, means "it is done." This novel also has a very Japanese flavor because interestingly, in Eastern numerology, 7777 represents the absolute limit or the end.

There are numerous references throughout the books to Gnostic, mystic, and alchemist symbols. Even character names are often clues to Fleming's secrets. Auric Goldfinger, for example, is an alchemical term. Auric means "gold" and the golden finger indicates the alchemist himself, who turns lead into gold. Hugo (mind, spirit, or heart) Drax (dragon or winged serpent) means the "mind of the serpent"--in alchemy, the serpent is the symbol of regeneration and wisdom, but also of negative energy.


 

  Dungeon, Fire and Sword: The Knights Templar in the Crusades

 
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Price: $29.95
Sale: $8.99
 
Manufacturer: M. Evans and Company, Inc.
Number of Items: 1
 
 
Binding: Hardcover
Author: John J. Robinson
Publisher: M. Evans and Company, Inc.
Dewey Decimal Number: 909.07
Publication Date: 1992-01-25
Reading Level: 494
 
Description: One of the most magnificent books... putting it down is almost impossible. --Ocala Star-Banner

 

  The Origins of Freemasonry: Scotland's Century, 1590 to 1710

 
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Price: $18.99
Sale: $6.48
 
Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press
Number of Items: 1
 
 
Binding: Paperback
Author: David Stevenson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Dewey Decimal Number: 940
Publication Date: 1990-09-28
Reading Level: 263
 
Description: Freemasonry has always been a highly controversial movement. Yet in spite of the vast literature that has been produced on the subject, its origins have remained obscure. David Stevenson demonstrates that the real origins of the essentials of modern freemasonry lie in Scotland around 1600, when the system of lodges was created by Stonemasons. With rituals and secrets blending medieval mythology with a number of late Renaissance intellectual influences, a movement was created that was to spread through England, across Europe, and then around the world.

 

  Pirates and the Lost Templar Fleet: The Secret Naval War Between the Knights Templar and the Vatican

 
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Price: $16.95
Sale: $8.75
 
Manufacturer: Adventures Unlimited Press
Number of Items: 1
 
 
Binding: Paperback
Author: David Hatcher Childress
Publisher: Adventures Unlimited Press
Dewey Decimal Number: 909
Publication Date: 2003-10
Reading Level: 288
 

 

  The Masters and The Path

 
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Price: $18.95
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Manufacturer: Cornerstone Book Publishers
Number of Items: 1
 
 
Binding: Paperback
Author: C.W. Leadbeater
Publisher: Cornerstone Book Publishers
Publication Date: 2007-09-01
Reading Level: 252
 
Description: C.W. Leadbeater offers an enlightened study of the Path of Discipleship under the Guidance of the Ascended Masters. While existing in our troubled world, we can see in this work the place of initiation and its role in both our spiritual and physical selves. Beautifully written in a manner to both guide and instruct, this classic book is of timeless value to all students of Initiation and Guided Wisdom.

 

  Stellar Theology and Masonic Astronomy

 
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Price: $21.95
Sale: $14.03
 
Manufacturer: Book Tree
Number of Items: 1
 
 
Binding: Paperback
Author: Robert Hewitt Brown
Publisher: Book Tree
Dewey Decimal Number: 291
Publication Date: 2002-06
Reading Level: 268
 
Description: This incredibly detailed book reveals the hidden meanings behind occult signs and symbols from ancient times, found in what should be termed stellar theology, and then carried over into our modern world. Also reveals how Freemasonry is connected to Judaism, Christianity and the Bible. Lastly, it shows what the ancients knew about astronomy and how it became incorporated into the various religions of the world. Brown explores the world's legends, emblems and symbols and how they were all connected to ancient astronomical systems. Highly sought after, now back in print.

 

  Look to the East - A Revised Ritual of the First Three Degrees of Freemasonry

 
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Price: $28.99
Sale: $18.85
 
Manufacturer: NuVision Publications
Number of Items: 1
 
 
Binding: Hardcover
Author: Ralph, P Lester
Publisher: NuVision Publications
Dewey Decimal Number: 100
Publication Date: 2007-02-09
Reading Level: 172
 
Description: A complete work of the Entered Apprentice, Fellow-Craft and Master-Mason's degrees, with their ceremonies, lectures, & ect. Also Constitution & By-Laws of the Lodge and Officer's Installation.

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