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Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry/Pamphlets

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the book is written in the vain of comparative religion and philosophy as perceived in the mid 1800's and was intended to enlighten members of the scottish rite freemasonry as to what the degrees they went through should bring to mind..each chapter was to represent a degree..each degree was about a year of time of learning and study on the members part..many members never made it to the highest ranks but only to the 14th..it is definitely a hard read but well worth the time, effort and money involved in the pursuit of knowledge, both current and archaic..remember that latin and hebrew were subject that were taught in the 1800's in the schools and is used throughout the book.

To the last reviewer, it's all connected, and THAT is the point. It goes beyond the Kabalah. This text, if properly read, demonstrates the time immemorial TRUTHS upon which every moral system is based. The so-called different set of Truths that various religious systems quarrel over are different formats of the same, One And Only Truth. Freemasonry is based upon everything that imparts an understanding or all pathways to the Truth. Paganism and the occult were just earlier forms of man's search for the Truth. That's what this text is supposed to tell you. The chapters progress through man's search for Truth and end with monotheism.

No serious Mason can be without this book and the in depth explainations of his craft that it imparts. This is a beautifully written book but should be undertaken with full knowledge that this is dense reading with each paragraph giving the reader pause to digest the amount of concept that he has just read. This writing exhibits an advanced and thorough knowledge of the english language. This is slow going but so is mining for gold. An investment in time and effort will reap worthwhile results. Would you beleive that a hundred years ago the average person spoke, wrote and understood this way? It's true.

Albert Pike was the first person to write a comprehensive review explaining the meaning of the various degrees of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry. He writes in a style that is esoteric and philosophic; this is not light reading. Each of the 29 degrees in the Scottish Rite are explained, interjeted with Pike's personal views of how they relate to modern (at the time) Masonry. Originally written in the 1800's, this book has survived to become a standard reference for all Scottish Rite Masons. There are other books that explain the Scottish Rite and are much easier to read, especially for a new Scottish Rite Mason.

I am amazed at the general population of Christians who often state "most Mason's have no idea about the ocultic roots of their organization." I say to them, research the pagan roots of YOUR organization. I give you the myth of Mithra, which predates Christianity. Mithra was the son of God, he was put to death for the remission of sins, he was resurected on the third day following his death, and he reigns at the right hand of Zoroaster (God) till he is sent back again to take his people to heaven. Followers of Mithra celebrated Dec 25th as his birthday and Easter as his resurection day also. Sound familiar? Well it should. It was the most popular religion in the Roman Empire when Constantine decided to create what we now call "Christianity." This book is a good treatment of where all our assumed to be true beliefs come from. If your happy with your traditional view of religion and you follow hook, line and sinker what your pastor says, don't read this book. You'll be miserable (as well as getting in a lot of trouble with your fellow churchians). Remember, ignorance is bliss.

A good book for the beginning mason. Still holds true in the 21st century masons life. Shawn D Young has obviously never been inside a masonic meeting,and does not know what he is talking about. Most masons don't have any outside sign of masonry. We represent all age groups and are lodged in almost every country in the world. Maybe he should investigate something more before he loosens his tongue.

Imagine a fratenal brotherhood whose power extended in every major aspect of American life. I would assume that you understand this to mean that police, lawyers law-makers and corporate executives all could be included into this secret society. The Masons would have you believe that Moarals and Dogma is their Bible. But the truth is its another attempt to get you looking the wrong way at a bunch of philosophical jibberish that does occasionally hide seeds of truth. Good luck trying to de-code those few seeds, while the real power lies in the power of a secret society whose economic influence and agendas can influence the very course of modern history.

This book is very complex to and virtually impossible to understand without a working knowledge of the occult. Masons don't study or ask questions, they just rationalize that Freemasonry is good because their Dad, uncle, pastor or some other good men are involved in it. This book exposes all sorts of occultic/masonic ties if you can just understand what you are reading. Good example: Albert Pike said on page 741,"Masonry is a search for light. That search leads us directly back to the Kabalah." The average mason would read this and say, "I don't know what the Kabalah is but it must be good if Masonry leads us directly back to it." This is very sad, because if the mason would do just a little research, he would find that the Kabalah is a system of Jewish Mysticism upon which all modern day Witchcraft and the New Age religion is based. Pike also said that Christians were stupid for destroying Magic because now mankind is having to grope around in the darkness trying to relearn the knowledge that has been destroyed and forgotten. Although most Masons are good men, they don't have any idea that the organization they belong to has deep occultic roots. This book will tell them that if only they knew what it was saying. It proves to be very difficult to understand therefore becomes very boring to the individual after the first two or three pages. I personally enjoy reading and researching the book, because as an Ritual Investigator for the Ministry and various law enforcement agencies , I understand what he is saying. My only purpose of studying it is to provide understanding to Masons so they can make a honest and informed decision about staying in or getting out of this organization.

the style of writing and the use of grammar is not the issue with this book. it is the theology behind it that makes this work very dangerous to the masses that know nothing of true masonry. even most masons themselves have no idea and those that do know the lodge's true teachings are sworn to secrecy lest they be cut ear to ear. some of us remember the story of mr. morgan and the trajedy that fell upon this man after he came into the know of freemasonary and it's evils. i recommend this book to everyone so that they too can come to the realization that freemasonary is a religion, and it is also the root of satanic worship in the modern world. it has closely allied itself with new age teachings of mysticism and wants to take ignorant individuals down a path to the lake of fire to see thier lord lucifer first hand. to those masons i say... big brother is being watched.

I give this book 1 star only because I disagree with what I believe is its intended purpose, not because I think it's a poor piece of work. A book of evil can be the best put together work in a decade, but by it's nature I wouldn't support it.
Both Abbe Barruel and John Robison said that Freemasonry was not an evil power by itself, but was infiltrated by evil. When the secrets of Weishaupt's Illuminati were revealed and they were pursecuted, they disbanded, and hid themselves in the depths of other organizations, of which, Freemasonry was one. A man named Guiseppe Mazzini asked Pike to write a ritual tome that guided the transition from average high-ranking mason into Secret-inside-a-Secret-Illuminati-mason. Since he also wanted Pike to head the Illuminati's American chapter he clearly felt Pike was worthy of such a task. Once a mason had made his way up the regular ladder and proven himself worthy, the highest ranking members who were actually agents of the NWO offered him membership in the real secret of the group.
For those in the know, notice how much in common Morals and Dogma has with The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion.