The Hidden Life in Freemasonry

Including a thematical annotation on the origin and mysteries of Freemasonry. *** The Masonic fellowship differs from all other societies in that candidates for membership have to join it blindfold and cannot receive much information about it until they actually enter its ranks. Even then the majority of Masons usually obtain only the most general idea of the meaning of its ceremonies and seldom penetrate further than an elementary moral interpretation of its principal symbols. In this book it is the object while preserving due secrecy upon those matters which must be kept secret to explain something of the deeper meaning and purpose of Freemasonry in the hope of arousing among the Brn. a more profound reverence for that of which they are the custodians and a fuller understanding of the mysteries of the Craft. Although the book is primarily intended for the instruction of members of the Co-Masonic Order whose desire as is expressed in their ritual is to pour the waters of esoteric knowledge into the Masonic vessels the author hopes nevertheless that it may appeal to a wider circle and may perhaps be of use to some of those many Brn. in the masculine Craft who are seeking for a deeper interpretation of Masonic symbolism than is given in the majority of their Lodges showing them that in the ritual which they know and love so well are enshrined splendid ideals and deep spiritual teachings which are of the most absorbing interest to the student of the inner side of life. *** Echoes of the Eternal is a monumental series that brings together the defining texts of the world's spiritual religious and mythic heritage. From the sacred scriptures of Christianity Islam Buddhism Hinduism Judaism and other global faiths to the mystical writings of saints and sages the myths of ancient civilizations and the arcane literature of secret societies and occult traditions-this collection explores the full spectrum of humanity's search for the divine the mysterious