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Royal Art: Three Centuries of Freemasonry

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I have read many books about freemasonry and I would like to say Stevan Nikolic's Royal Art one of the best source of Light - Light that brings knowledge to everyone who willing to receive it. Book is impressive! Stevan did great job - he have accumulated almost all aspects of the freemasonry in very understandable form. I think everybody will find answers to many questions regarding Masonic brotherhood in the Royal Art.
So I have to recommend this book to any intelligent person who look for more education, to any man who provide interest in freemasonry, to any freemason who try to improve self in masonry.

As a neophyte student of Masonry, I found reading the Royal Art was like a breath of fresh air. Finally, a book that covers, what I consider, the more important aspects of Masonry not only in an in-depth manner but also, one that I can understand without a dictionary on my knee. I find my self going back to it as a reference time after time. Even the Appendix are full of good, detailed information. From Masonic Symbolism to the Origins of Freemasonry; a good read.

I have read a lot of books on Freemasonry but this one stands out. What a breath of fresh air compared to the mystifying and rather stuffy style of many other books. The Royal Art gives an excellent and concise overview over everything Freemasonry is about, from facts to controversies. It focuses on all the right things: the value of symbols as a tool of personal development and growth; the challenge to focus on content not just form, and on the future not just the past; the exclusion of women from American Freemasonry and why it is time to move on... Thank You, Mr. Nikolic.

I recently finished reading the "Royal Art" and found it to be one of the best on the subject. There are a number of grammatical errors but none that prevent understanding the work. Many books on Freemasonry are either too obscure and mystical to have much value to the average reader, or are full of fanciful nonsense regarding the origins of Freemasonry. I would highly recommend the "Royal Art" to Masons and non-masons alike. It is very basic and gives a great overview of Freemasonry's history and branches. It also provides information on the history of Women in Masonry and of Liberal, Continental European Masonry without taking any side on these issues. A great book, It was well worth purchasing.

This book is essentially an apology on behalf of Freemasonry. It is useful in so far as it reveals how Masons, or more correctly the author's school of Masonry, regard themselves. Most Freemasons that I have met are ignorant of Masonic origins and are genuinely baffled by the public's negative perception of them. Mr. Nikolic is the same. So Freemasonry is a wholly benevolent institution whose participants are solely dedicated to the noble aim of self-improvement. The author gives a detailed history of Masonry that reads as though love, truth and goodness have always been its guiding light. The alternative view of Freemasonry - that is is a clandestine cult dedicated only to serve the interests of Freemasons at the expense of the outside world - gets short shrift here.