Frater Cliff Porter
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I have posted this elsewhere, but think it work discussing and each forum I belong to seems to have its own set of regulars...so thought I would, likewise post it here.
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"The Secret Room of Alchemy and Magic" from _Reflections on the Ancient Myths with Consideration to Masonry_ (unpublished manuscript in German, dated 1831)
It’s a remarkable 80-page manuscript that's sort of an early version of David Allen Hulse's _Key of it All: an Encyclopedic Guide to the Sacred Languages & Magickal Systems of the World_.
It compares the mysteries of Religion (Hebrew, Christian, Greek, Roman, Hindu, Zoroastrian, Egyptian, Gnostic, Mithraic, etc.) with alchemy and Freemasonry. It synthesizes these teachings with symbolism (Illustrated throughout), and anticipates many of the same things later discussed by Pike (the Trimurti, Lingam-Yoni, etc.).
Employing numerology, sacred geometry, planetary & zodiacal symbolism, it compares alchemy and esoteric Masonry. The author was a member of the Grand Lodge of Three World Globes, and employs the Masonic symbols of this Rite. He discusses its unique tracing boards, and analyzes the signs, grips, and words (after the Craft Degrees, they germanare different from ours).
Image is from:
"The Secret Room of Alchemy and Magic" from _Reflections on the Ancient Myths with Consideration to Masonry_ (unpublished manuscript in German, dated 1831)
It’s a remarkable 80-page manuscript that's sort of an early version of David Allen Hulse's _Key of it All: an Encyclopedic Guide to the Sacred Languages & Magickal Systems of the World_.
It compares the mysteries of Religion (Hebrew, Christian, Greek, Roman, Hindu, Zoroastrian, Egyptian, Gnostic, Mithraic, etc.) with alchemy and Freemasonry. It synthesizes these teachings with symbolism (Illustrated throughout), and anticipates many of the same things later discussed by Pike (the Trimurti, Lingam-Yoni, etc.).
Employing numerology, sacred geometry, planetary & zodiacal symbolism, it compares alchemy and esoteric Masonry. The author was a member of the Grand Lodge of Three World Globes, and employs the Masonic symbols of this Rite. He discusses its unique tracing boards, and analyzes the signs, grips, and words (after the Craft Degrees, they germanare different from ours).