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Hermeticism in early Freemasonry

William Beals

Registered User
Your problem, as far as I can detect from your photo, is that your human system, comprised as it is of many subconscious and superconscious intelligences, has managed to pick up a spirit that is not what it purports to be. This is very common even at further stages of human development.

I've been patiently waiting to bring this back up.

1 Oh for a closer walk with God,
A calm and heavenly frame,

A light to shine upon the road
That leads me to the Lamb!
2 Where is the blessedness I knew,
When first I saw the Lord?
Where is the soul-refreshing view
Of Jesus and His word ?
3 What peaceful hours I once enjoyed!
How sweet their memory still !
But they have left an aching void
The world can never fill.
4 Return, O holy Dove! return,
Sweet messenger of rest
!
I hate the sins that made Thee mourn.
And drove Thee from my breast:
The dearest idol I have known,
Whate'er that idol be,
Help me to tear it from Thy throne,
And worship only Thee.
6 So shall my walk be close with God,
Calm and serene my frame;
So purer light shall mark the road
That leads me to the Lamb.

William Cowper, 1772.

You know, The hardest part for me to understand is why you said "preferably not translated by religionists"

Modern Freemasonry contains traces of Egyptian, Sumerian and Hindu mysteries modified by Jewish and Christian custodians. Identifying and learning from those traces requires spiritual practices that develop the inner senses and wide reading of ancient accounts - preferably not translated by religionists.

"Religionist" meaning?
Always in my youth a baptist and I had the desire to follow Jesus until I found out that friends were cooler....pfff! Life went to sh*t, and I as of late can recall and count how many time I was spared from my stupidity where I should have left for dead many times over. (that's a conversation for another time.) The word Freemason popped up one day back and it sparked an interest. Why on earth was I pulled towards the lodge so fast, without warning. At the time I had no interest in what God, Jesus or the lodge could do for me, but I was on my way to find out. I immediately stormed the internet and found movies(hahaha), conspiracies, documentaries of folklore and ritual and none quenched the thirst. I had to know what a Freemason was and I would kill over before I would see that thirst unquenched. I would accept nothing but the truth. I did something one day and what I did (censored for obvious reasons) took me and the outcome only made the thirst grow. I began to hunger for the knowledge of the lodge and its members, seemingly harassing lodge members on forums or facebook group pages for knowledge that in my heart I knew they would never offer under any circumstances, ie...H.A.. Yet I finally got the hint and further I went on by myself(Or so I thought). The more I questioned the lodges claim of no religion affiliation the harder it was for me to believe. Book after book, story after story oh how can it not be so. So all about ready to just flat out give it up(The Masonic hunt) then a little birdie gave me an idea. Break the threshold of the lodge a couple more times, just not yet. While it is hard for me to go on lately without that little bird giving me the path to follow(again) I stride with the newest found love of my life. She is beautiful and she loves me. I have no idea(as i can only imagine how much I have wronged her but I will make a mends. At first I assumed that I hadn't enough tears for all of the ways I had sinned, boy was I wrong. I have no idea as of now where this path will lead me but I long to know what you(and the lodge) consider "religionist"(I know the standard definition). For every historical Masonic book I have found is through my understanding religion based. If the opinion is the same then i am that much more confused and desire to attempt further inquiries.

I welcome all or any comments and apologize in advance if any are offended or if I have ventured past recommended comments(I'm trying my best to be respectful while still champing at the bit).
 

William Beals

Registered User
James the Just, I thank you for your explanation. I was totally on end as far as that remark went and was at a loss for explanation. I found early in study that Freemasonry would take you around the block when it comes to translations and understanding and knew early on that there had to be more than my preacher could explain from behind the pulpit . Do I believe that he was honest in giving scripture? Every single word, that he could give.
 
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