The Arcane Schools

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(85 85 85 1)>The Arcane Schools - In this extensive work John Yarker attempts to trace the history of Masonry and Masonic rites through history proving its legitimacy through seniority and the power of tradition. Yarker establishes the roots of Masonry in a race he calls the Aryans a catchall phrase to describe an unknown race of conquerors who developed the early human arts such as stoneworking metalworking and agriculture. Yarker then explains how that civilization gave rise to societies of special knowledge such at the mathematical and philosophical schools in ancient Greece. From these he can trace symbolism to modern Freemasonry. </span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(85 85 85 1)>Fascinating in its breadth </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(85 85 85 1)>The Arcane Schools</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(85 85 85 1)> draws on seemingly every society and era to pull the history of humanity into a single narrative. Those interested the arcane and occult as well as those with a newly sparked interest in symbology will find Yarker's book a fascinating and informative listen. English author John Yarker (1833-1913) was a Freemason who established the Sovereign Sanctuary of The Ancient and Primitive Rite of Masonry for England and Ireland in 1872. He was an occultist who wrote many books including </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(85 85 85 1)>The Magian Mysteries</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(85 85 85 1)> and </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(85 85 85 1)>Freemasonry in Modern Times</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(85 85 85 1)>.</span></p><p> </p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>