History of Freemasonry - History of Freemasonry There are very few incontrovertible facts about the origins of Freemasonry. Probably the single most significant event was the formation of the first Grand Lodge in London in 1717. Working backwards from then the following facts or landmarks along the way stand out. 1733 July 30 First Freemasons lodge opened in what will become the United States. 1717 the formation of the first Grand Lodge in London 1646 the Initiation of Elias Ashmole into Freemasonry in Warrington 1599 the minutes of the Aitchisons Haven Lodge and the St Mary's Lodge in Edinburgh. 1425 statute of Henry VI forbidding the yearly congregation of Masons 1410 The Cook Manuscript 1390 The Regius Poem or Halliwell Manuscript. 1376 Earliest known use of the word Freemason. 1356 The.
Freemasonry - Freemasonry Freemasonry, a worldwide fraternal organization, often calls itself "a peculiar system of morality veiled in allegory and illustrated by symbols." Its members are joined together by high ideals, of both a moral and metaphysical nature (and, in the majority of branches, by a common belief in a Supreme Being). Freemasonry is an "esoteric art," in that certain aspects of its internal work are not generally revealed to the public. Masons give numerous reasons for this, one of which is that Freemasonry uses an initiatory system of degrees to explore ethical and philosophical issues, and this system is less effective if the observer knows beforehand what will happen. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Membership 2 Criticism and Repression 3 Ritual and Symbols 4 Organizational Structure 5.
Knights Templar - later denied the admission and for that were executed. Some authors discount this as a common accusation (as it was in the Inquisition), and therefore a typical forced admission. Conspiracy theories related to the suppression of the Knights Templar often go far beyond the simple and obvious motive of simply seizing property, which was and remains an extremely common motivation for all forms of religious persecution. Some Freemasons believe they were descended from Templars who fled to Scotland and that the group really did have heretical beliefs. Ironically, it is the Catholic Church's position that the persecution was unjust, that there was nothing wrong with the Templars, and that the Pope at the time was tricked into suppressing them. Lately, fringe researchers and aficionados of esotericism have claimed that the order.
Knights of Labor - only 100,000, and in 1900 it was practically non-existent. With the motto "an injury to one is the concern of all", the Knights of Labor attempted to further its idealistic aims - an 8-hour day, the abolition of child labor, equal pay, the elimination of private banks. The Knights were organized both as all-inclusive "general assemblies" and as "trade assemblies" consisting of workers within particular crafts. Women, black workers (after 1883), and employers were welcomed, and bankers, lawyers, gamblers, and stockholders excluded. The organization has been associated with Freemasonry, the Ku Klux Klan and strongly racist views..
Jacob Frank - the papal nuncio Nicholas Serra were suspicious of the aspirations of the Frankists, but at the instance of the administrator of the bishopric of Lemberg, the canon Mikulski, the discussion was arranged. It was held in Lemberg, and was presided over by Mikulski. Protestant missionaries even tried to detour the Frankists to Reformation. Baptism of the Frankists This time the rabbis energetically repulsed their opponents. After the discussion the Frankists were requested to demonstrate in practise their adherence to Christianity (1759); Jacob Frank, who had then arrived in Lemberg, encouraged his followers to take the decisive step. The baptism of the Frankists was celebrated with great solemnity in the churches of Lemberg, members of the Polish nobility acting as god-parents. The neophytes adopted the names of their godfathers and godmothers, and.
Job's Daughters - Job's Daughters is a youth organization for young girls, related to Freemasonry. The organization was founded by Ethel T. Wead Mick in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1920. The purpose of the Order was to band together young girls in a Masonic relationship, which was intended to build character through moral and spiritual development. Specific points of teaching include a greater reverence for God and the Holy Scriptures, loyalty to one's country and that country's flag, and respect for parents. The name was based on the Book of Job, which Mick was particularly fond of. She founded the organization itself after several years of consideration, with the assistance of her husband, Dr. William H. Mick, and several Freemasons. She dedicated the organization to the memory of her mother, Elizabeth D. Wead. Many preliminary.
International Order of the Rainbow for Girls - As the Order of DeMolay had come under his close study and observation during his Masonic activities', he became more and more conscious of the fact that an Order for girls setting forth some of the truths of Freemasonry would be necessary. He asked the regular officers of South McAlester Chapter No. 148, O.E.S., to exemplify the work. The first class of girls that was initiated into the Order consisted of a class of 171 girls, on April 6, 1922, in the auditorium of the Scottish Rite Temple, McAlester, Oklahoma. The International Order of the Rainbow for Girls has assemblies in 46 states in the United States in addition to assemblies in 8 other countries. Current states which do not have assemblies are: South Dakota, Delaware, Utah, and Wyoming. The countries.
Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn - Matutina and the Alpha et Omega, as well as a renamed faction headed by Arthur Edward Waite that underwent further splits. Influences on Golden Dawn concepts and work include freemasonry, theosophy, Eliphas Levi, Papus and medieval grimoire magic. The synthetization of these influences into a new school of thought is largely the merit of Mathers, who at times was teaching things he had discovered only days or hours before. The "Golden Dawn", as it is commonly referred to, was probably the single greatest influence on twentieth-century western occultism. While it existed, it was the focal point of the (re-)development of magical thinking in Europe. In it, most concepts of magic and ritual that have since become core elements of Wicca, Thelema, western mystery schools and other forms of magical spirituality were.
Hiram Abiff - Tyre, and is deceased. (2 Chronicles 2:13-14) By this telling, this man was Hiram Abiff. The phrase "Huram my father's" in Hebrew is huram abi; this may be the origin of the name. As a result, Hiram Abiff is often referred to by Masons as the widow's son. (See also, 1 Kings 7:13-14) This is allegedly used in their verbal masonic distress cry "Is there no help for the widow's son?". According to the legend which figures in the lore of Freemasonry, Abiff was murdered by one of three workers who assaulted him in their attempt to discover the secret Abiff held. The secret was never divulged. Hiram Abiff's death is commemorated in various Masonic rituals..
Grand Army of the Republic - Army who had served in the American Civil War. Founded by Benjamin F. Stephenson on April 6, 1866 in Decatur, Illinois, the organization was based partly on the traditions of Freemasonry, and partly on military tradition, being divided into "Departments" at the state level and "Posts" at the community level; military-style uniforms were worn by its members. It reached its largest size in 1890, with 490,000 members. There were posts in every state in the U.S., and several posts overseas. The organization wielded considerable political clout nationwide; between 1868 and 1908, no Republican was nominated to the presidency without a GAR endorsement. The GAR was active in pension legislation, establishing retirement homes for soldiers, and many other areas which concerned Union veterans. Their influence led to the creation of the Old.
Grand Lodge - A Grand Lodge is a governing body of basic Freemasonry, though those Masonic governing bodies whose member lodges accept atheists are known as Grand Orients. The first Grand Lodge was established in England in 1717. The head of a Grand Lodge is a Grand Master, and the other Grand Lodge officers have the titles of local Lodge officers with "Grand" prefixed. Some Grand Lodges establish Provincial Grand Lodges as a layer of organization between themselves and member Lodges. Grand Lodges are typically based on an area of civil government, and govern all Masonic Lodges or Temples within that area. In Europe it is typical that a country have a Grand Lodge, while in the United States the tradition has evolved that every state have its own independent Grand Lodge. Prince Hall.
York Rite - York Rite is one of the two main branches of Freemasonry in the United States after the Blue Lodge, the other branch being the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite. Some obediences of the Scottish Rite may confer some of these degrees in countries where the York Rite is not active. The divisions within the York Rite and the requirements for membership differ from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, but the essentials are the same. In all the workings the one requirement is that all applicants be in possession of the third degree, that of Master Mason. As in other Masonic bodies, the York Rite uses drama to demonstrate the lessons and special qualities of the degrees and has several various means of identification, such as grips or tokens (handshakes), signs and words. The.
Francisco Franco - up the function of Prime Minister (Presidente del Gobierno), remaining only as head of the country and as commander in chief of the military forces. Lacking any strong ideology, Franco initially sought support from National Syndicalism (nacionalsindicalismo) and the Catholic Church (nacionalcatolicismo). His coalition ruling single party, the Movimiento Nacional, was so heterogeneous as to barely qualify as a party at all, and certainly not an ideological monolith like the Fascio di Combattimento (Fascist Party) and the Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei (Nazi Party). His Spanish State was chiefly a conservative - even traditionalist - rightist regime, with emphasis on order and stability, rather than a definite political vision. Although a monarchist, Franco had no particular desire for a king. As such, he left the throne vacant, with himself as de facto un-crowned.
Urizen - age; or from the Greek horizein, "to set limits." Not a benevolent character, Urizen oppresses Orc, who embodies revolutionary passion and creativity, and who serves as a suffering saviour figure. He is also an enemy of Luvah, the spirit of love. Urizen has clear similarities with the creature called the Demiurge by Gnostic sects. The symbolism of Freemasonry is another possible source of Blake's imagery for Urizen..
Endowment (Mormonism) - of the Plan of salvation explained include: The Eternal Nature of God, Jesus Christ and their divinity; The preexistence and eternal nature of man (mankind lived with God before mortal life); The reality of Satan; The fall of Adam and the reasons for mortality, trials and blessings; The Atonement of Jesus Christ and the need for the Atonement; The relationship of grace, faith and works; Death, the literal Resurrection and assignment to the various kingdoms of glory; The need for personal righteousness, covenant keeping, and love of God and fellow man; The sanctity and eternal nature of the family. Many who do not experience the Endowment do not see these doctrines or points taught in second hand accounts published on the Internet. The following description is given in a Church publication.
Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg - das Alte Testament (1831-1839); Eng. trans., Dissertations on the Genuineness of Daniel, and the Integrity of Zechariah (Edin., 1848), and Dissertation on the Genuineness of the Pentateuch (Edin., 1847), in which the traditional view on each question is strongly upheld, and much capital is made of the absence of harmony among the negative critics Die Bücher Moses und Aegypten (1841) Die Geschichte Bileams u. seiner Weissagungen (1842; translated along with the Dissertations on Daniel and Zechariah) Commentar über die Psalmen (1842-1847; 2nd ed., 1849-1852; Eng. trans. by P Fairbain and J Thomson, Edin., 1844-1848), which shares the merit and defects of the Christologie Die Offenbarung Johannis erläutert (1849-1851; 2nd ed., 1861-1862; Eng. trans. by P. Fairbairn also in Clark's " Foreign Theological Library," 1851-1852) Das Hohe Lied ausgelegt (1853) Der Prediger.
Esoteric knowledge - in large part because it is deliberately kept secret from those outside a select group. Such knowledge is confined within certain disciplines, such as magic and freemasonry. See Esotericism, Occult, Theosophy.
Diana - the Aventine Hill where mainly lower-class citizens and slaves worshipped her. Slaves could receive asylum in her temples. She was worshipped at a festival on August 13. Diana is worshiped today by women practicing religion known as Dianic Wicca. Her legend has reached recent history, as she is usually considered (specially by FreeMasonry) as a symbol of imagination, sensibility, creativity and insanity, that is, of poets and artists. She represents the matriarchy that is supposed to have preceded patriarchy in human history. She also represents Dyonisiacs against Apollineans. Diana and her values were enslaved in our world along with women, and the sun gods' values were imposed: that of reason and absolute order. Diana is also worshipped nowadays by the women practicing a religion known as Dianic Wicca. Diana also refers.
Taxil hoax - Jesus Christ --- and the realm of Satan," whose headquarters were said to be in the Freemason's lodges. After this encyclical, Taxil underwent a public, feigned conversion to Roman Catholicism, and announced his intention of repairing the damage he had done to the true faith. The first book produced by Taxil after his conversion was a four-volume history of Freemasonry, which contained fictitious eyewitness verifications of their participation in Satanism. With a collaborator who published as "Dr. Karl Hacks," Taxil wrote another book called the Devil in the Nineteenth Century, which introduced a new character "Diana Vaughan," a supposed descendant of the Rosicrucian alchemist Thomas Vaughan. The book contained many implausible tales about her encounters with incarnate demons, one of whom was supposed to have written prophecies on her back with.
Adam Weishaupt - With the help of Baron Adolph von Knigge, on May 1, 1776 Weishaupt formed the Order of Perfectibilists, which was later known as the Illuminati. They declared its mission to be the development of morality and virtue and the creation of an association of good men to oppose the progress of evil. The actual character of the society was determined by an elaborate network of spies and counter-spies created to ensure virtue. Weishaupt was initiated into Freemasonry Lodge "Theodor zum guten Rath", at Munich in 1777. He began working towards incorporating his system of Illuminism into that of Masonry, with the aim of spreading his ideals throughout the world. After the society was banned by Bavaria's government in 1784, Weishaupt lost his position at the University of Ingolstadt and fled Bavaria..
