The Key to Solomon's Key: Secrets of Magic and Masonry (Paperback)

by Lon Milo DuQuette (Author), James Wasserman (Introduction)

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"Learn the Masonic teaching by which the human spirit may be elevated - without ignoring either historical or scientific fact." -- James Wasserman, author of The Templars and the Assassins: Militia of Heaven. "This intriguing look at intersections between Freemasonry and the Western magical traditions will be sure to evoke outrage from many quarters, but it poses crucial questions that deserve close attention from Masons, magicians, and anyone else concerned with the nature of religion and reality in a post-Christian age." -- John Michael Greer, 32nd degree, author of Inside a Magical Lodge, The New Encyclopedia of the Occult and A World Full of Gods.

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Sketching out a fascinating network of historic figures, cults, and Christendom, this book by an occult-studies expert and respected authority on magic and sorcery takes Western spiritual traditions seriously—but examines them with common sense and self-effacing humor. Working backward from the Freemasons to one of their original orders, the 14th-century Knights Templar, the account considers sorcery, heresy, and intrigues; explores the legend that the Knights possessed a powerful secret dangerous to the Church of Rome; and finds an essential clue to the order's practices in their connection to the biblical Solomon, king of Israel in the 10th century BC.

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• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: CCC Publishing; illustrated edition edition (April 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1888729147
• ISBN-13: 978-1888729146
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #125,117 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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30 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A WORD FROM THE AUTHOR, April 5, 2006

By	Lon Milo DuQuette - See all my reviews

The popularity of Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code has ignited an explosion of public interest in Freemasonry and the role this ancient and secretive fraternity has played in the untold history of western civilization. What (if any) is Masonry's connection to the intrigues of the Knights Templar - the crusading order of military monks condemned for heresy and sorcery in the 14th century? Did the Templars, as so many modern commentators are suggesting, really possess a secret so astonishing that it threatened the very existence of the Church of Rome, and the monarchies of Europe whose power rested upon the "Divine Right of Kings?"

I am a Freemason, and in my new book, "The Key to Solomon's Key", I share the reasons I believe that the secret of the Templars has, for the last three hundred years, been quietly revealed to those who have eyes to see in the symbols and ceremonies of Freemasonry. I am also a ceremonial magician, and as such it is clear to me that the traditions of Magic and Masonry meld in the person of Solomon, the legendary Magician-King of Israel, and the archetypal centerpiece of both Masonic lore, and the rituals of ceremonial Magic.

Is Solomon's story true? Or do myth and tradition hold the key that unlocks mysteries of human consciousness infinitely more astounding than history?

Perhaps the purpose of Masonry's veneration of Solomon is not to advance an alternate view of history, but to present, however subtly, the archetype of the future human being - men and women who truly possess Solomon's Key - the power to master our own demons and redirect their destructive energy to build the Temple of our own evolving soul. -- Lon Milo DuQuette

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Distilled like fine DramBuie, November 27, 2006

By	James H. Mckinnon (Gig Harbor, WA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

As a Freemason I find the The Key to Solomon's Key to be one of the most useful books I've ever read. And I've read a mountain of very useful books. This is a Master work. I'm also marveling at the timing. I've been working these very issues lately and this book really is the key to helping them fall into their proper place. It is so remarkably well distilled.
Lon Milo DuQuette has recast Masonry in it's original mystical Light, which is long overdue. Many Freemasons may fear this book and it's mystical and magical implications, but the days of American Freemasonry being charity work and funny hats are numbered. It is thankfully quickly becoming charity work, mysticism and funny hats.
Fundamentalists will doubtless use this book to say, "Look, you see, Freemasonry isn't Christian!" Masons will continue to scratch our heads and ask, "Who said Freemasonry was Christian?"
If the trend in American Freemasonry continues to be a shift back to our mystical, philosophical roots, doubtless Masonic numbers will shrink, but to quote the Dikaiosune, "Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it."
I'm very glad to see Mr. Duquette affording those Masons who wish to delve into the deeper mysteries of the Craft some new insight to help them do so.

58 of 68 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars DAN BROWN - MOVE OVER FOR THE REAL THING!, April 15, 2006

By	Renus Hyena - See all my reviews

The Knights Templar - The Freemasons - and The Most Dangerous Secret in the World are not elements of fiction, and while this book is marvelously entertaining, THE KEY TO SOLOMON'S KEY is not a novel - it's the real thing.

Lon Milo Duquette is also the real thing. He's a high-degree Freemason, a leading figure in esoteric Templarism, and perhaps the most eminent and respected living magician in the world today.

The earthshaking secret supposedly possessed by the legendary Knights Templar and preserved in the rites and traditions of Freemasonry is infinitely more devastating to the religious and political institutions western world than the possibility that Jesus may have had a wife and children.

Yes, he does indeed reveal a mind-blowing secret of history - one that will forever change your view of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. But it is also a true magical key that unlocks the mysteries of the human soul.

Critics have called him the most entertaining author in the field of magic and the occult. But Duquette is more than entertaining - he's the real thing - and this little book is unquestionably his greatest gift to the world.