Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry: First Three Degrees

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There were seven heavens and seven spheres of these planets; on all the monuments of Mithras are seven altars or pyres, consecrated to the seven planets, as were the seven lamps of the golden candelabrum in the Temple.

She must, above all things, be just, not truckling to the strong and warring on or plundering the weak; she must act on the square with all nations, and the feeblest tribes; always keeping her faith, honest in her legislation, upright in all her dealings. In going round this circle, they say, we necessarily touch upon these two lines as well as upon the Holy Scriptures; and while a Mason keeps himself circumscribed within their precepts, it is impossible that he should materially err. It almost always starts with you, unless you're so far under that you need help to the start line again, which is ok. So a people willingly submits to despotism, and its workmen submit to be despised, and its soldiers to be whipped; therefore it is that battles lost by a nation are often progress attained.I understand that interpretations are purely personal, but I'd also like to know if what I'm reading could possibly damage my understanding of Freemasonry because of old points of view or controversial ones. It encompasses a study of Freemasonry, wise philosophy, ancient mysteries, mythology, ritual, and religion. The laws of God are not obligatory on us because they are the enactments of His POWER, or the expression of His WILL; but because they express His infinite WISDOM. When all these Forces are combined, and guided by the Intellect, and regulated by the RULE of Right, and Justice, and of combined and systematic movement and effort, the great revolution prepared for by the ages will begin to march. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform.

It is but a shallow scoff to say that prayer is absurd, because it is not possible for us, by means of it, to persuade God to change His plans. The thirty-two degrees described throughout the text in Morals and Dogma represent an entire sequence of moral and intellectual development within Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite Freemasonry, named for its historic origins in sixteenth-century Scotland. It is a greatness ill constituted, in which all the material elements are combined, and into which no moral element enters.And it is true that a Brotherly affection and kindness should govern us in all our intercourse and relations with our brethren; and a generous and liberal philanthropy actuate us in regard to all men. The law of our being is Love of Life, and its interests and adornments; love of the world in which our lot is cast, engrossment with the interests and affections of earth. Pike's style is not the most easily accessible but the beauty and power of his prose is up there with Nabokov,Rushdie and Keats for me. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry," authored by Albert Pike, stands as a cornerstone in the esoteric and philosophical literature of Freemasonry.

En los grados correspondientes al Capítulo Rosacruz, Albert Pike finaliza sus enseñanzas relativas al Segundo Templo y se adentra en la génesis de la doctrina rosacruz a través de la Gnosis, la Cábala, el Neoplatonismo, el Zoroastrismo, las doctrinas herméticas egipcias y una interpretación esotérica del Cristianismo.

The lengthy text explores the strengths and weaknesses of human character, the morals and meanings behind mythological symbols, major world religions , and ancient mystery teachings. So we are necessarily strangers to ourselves, we do not comprehend ourselves, we have to misunderstand ourselves, for us the law "Each is furthest from himself" applies to all eternity—we are not "men of knowledge" with respect to ourselves. Modern Catholics, Protestants, and Orthodox Christians alike produced original teachings on law and politics, constructing them on distinct theological foundations, particularly their theology of human nature.