"(""Each member should be careful to introduce into the Society only persons likely to " "(""Psychodrama and Audience Attitude Change"", Greenberg). " (1786). "(1846), Switzerland and Canada (1847) and Austria and Spain (1850). " "(1894), the Grand Master, HRH the Prince of Wales, was also the Supreme Ruler of " (Click on highlighted book titles for reviews and/or purchase from Amazon.com) "(Freemasonry) than their black brethren, will not acknowledge them....the truth is they " (including the Master) as well as bringing on the junior members. Not only are they to "(including the Master), are completely unaware of the influence that they are having " "(medals) and Lodge ""furniture"". Toye, Kenning & Spencer of Gt Queen St., London " "(often referred to as ""the father of Masonic symbolism"") comments that one of the main " "(situated opposite the Grand Lodge), claim to be the leading manufacturers and " "(Templar and Occult Freemasonry) by Rene Le Forestier, 1970, funded by the French " (under instructions from above?) failed in his prior attempt to have this item completely ) ", pulled down about 1800. Possibly contained England’s earliest known " ". John Yarker (1833-1913) from Manchester who conducted " ". Secretary of the Swedenborgian Rite, another spurious masonic order. The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn Freemasonry – Inside Out A sign of the times though is that even the catalogue retail stores, recognising the size of the market and the sales opportunities, now offer a range of Masonic jewellery, including a ring where the swivel top hides secret symbol"". " . See also On-line Resources page. [Update 2004 -Grand Charity Annual Report November 2002- 'Speculative' Masons “conversations”. The type of discussions going on at any time would include enthusiastic "“Degree Absolute”, a test that will result in death for one of the participants. In the " "• ""Masonry is not a secret society, it is just that Masons do not reveal their " "• ""One of the many misconceptions of Masonry is not distinguishing between " "• ""So many people have written books and leaked things that they are in the " "• ""The Craft represents the unconscious by a body of material which is said to " "• ""The greatest secret in Freemasonry is that we have few secrets. A password, a " "• ""The order is a semi-secret, semi-public institution; secret in respect of its " "• ""The Oriental method of cultivating knowledge has always differed " "• ""The 'secret' of Masonry is completely indefinable and will always be " "• ""There are no secrets in masonry! Any ""secret"" can be found at a medium " "• ""There is a sacred science, and for thousands of years countless inquisitive " "• ""This hang-up on secrecy seems to come up time and time again, and I simply " "• ""We have to come out and explain ourselves"" but ""the secret ceremonies - the " • Business deals amongst brethren is deemed quite acceptable and stories that "• C W Leadbeater, ""The Hidden Life in Freemasonry"", 1926, warns Masons " • Concerning the bloody punishments a Freemason can expect for breaking his "• For some henpecked husbands, Freemasonry provides the only safe retreat. It " "• Freemasonry is ""not a secret organisation but rather has a respectable " • Freemasons regard their membership as a privilege and their knowledge as "• From ""Masonic Law & Custom"" Grand Lodge of California - 1926 ""Secrecy is " "• If the men exposed are obviously guilty of the charges laid against them, then " • Many cults have secrecy as a prerequisite for anyone studying their system. "• Martin Short - ""The big secret of Freemasonry seems to revolve around the " • Masons regard attacks on senior Freemasons as attacks on the Craft itself and • Noise "• Part of the ritual instructs the Freemason ""never attempt to extort or otherwise " • Symbolic death and resurrection "• The ceremonies include aspects, that when viewed out of context by an " "• The desire to participate in the ritual, and expectancy of something happening " • The men exposed are usually very senior masonically and are held in high • The ordinary Masons are unlikely to ever be in a position where they • The use of special signs and signals and 'key phrases' which will help to awaken "• There are also Masonic ""games"" such as using words and phrases from the " "• There is also the boyish aspect of being part of a club that others are not, with " "• Threats or frightening happenings, generally staged and not genuine perils " 1 in 20 of the adult male population. Recent figures from the Grand Lodge of 1) Introduction 1) Introduction ............................................................................................................12 1. Entered Apprentice 1. The Gnostic Catholic Church "10 or even 20 years, that is the real power behind the ""chair"". For instance it is he who " 10) A School Lesson 10) A School Lesson ....................................................................................................89 10. Elect of Fifteen 10. The Holy Order of the Rose Croix of Heredom 104Freemasonry – Inside Out 11) Recruitment 11) Recruitment...........................................................................................................94 11. Sublime Elect 11. The Order of the Holy Royal Arch of Enoch 12) Mind Control 12) Mind Control.........................................................................................................99 12. Grand Master Architect 12. The Antient and Primitive Rite of Masonry (33 degrees) 13) The Prisioner 13) The Prisioner .......................................................................................................110 13. Royal Arch (of Enoch) 13. The Rite of Memphis (97 degrees) 1307 they suffered arrest and persecution by Pope Clement V at the behest of King 14) Summary & Conclusion 14) Summary & Conclusion.......................................................................................112 14. Scotch Knights of Perfection 14. The Rite of Mizraim (90 degrees) "15, 1994. Buried amongst mail order offers for fleecy joint warmers, shopping trolleys, " 15. Knight of the Sword of the East 15. The Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Masonry 16. Prince of Jerusalem 16. The Swedenborgian Rite of Masonry "1603 - 1714"", 1980, points out that in 1629 Parliament passed resolutions that anyone " "1638, includes the following lines: ""For we be Brethren of the Rosie Crosse; We have " "1646, as well as the year of Elias Ashmole's initiation at Warrington was also the year in " "1673 saw Charles II issue the ""Declaration of Indulgence"" which released the Puritan " 1693 was the beginning of Britain's National Debt when William borrowed £1 million 17. Knight of the East and West 17. The Order of the Martinists "1712, a tax on newspapers and pamphlets was introduced aimed at reducing popular " 1720 and he suspects Dr John Anderson (author and copyright owner of first Grand "1798, William Burwood, Past Master of the United Mariners Lodge on the roll of the " "18. Knight of the Eagle and Pelican, and Sovereign Prince Rose Croix of " 18. The Order of the Sat Bhai "1833 by a 20 year old named Frederic Ozanam who set up a ""Conference of Charity"" to " "1842 known as ""The Royal Masonic Benevolent Annuity Fund"". " "18th degree. Hannah points out that a 1950 Handbook listed 16,000 members of this " 19. Grand Pontiff 19. The Hermetic Brotherhood of Light "1926 publication ""Masonic Law and Custom"" produced by the Grand Lodge of " "1930's, the Round Table became an independent movement. Both Maria Montessori " "1974, a Declaration was made which finally permitted Roman Catholics to join " "1975 and 1992 and in South Korea there were more than 100,000 by 1990. A steady " "1981 to solicit for new members. From ""Information for the Guidance of Members of the " "1985, where although he didn't believe he was being controlled by the hypnotist, " "1986, that this event was completely ignored by the press of the day. Hamills book, " "1989 and more recently ""The Hiram Key"" 1996 by freemasons Christopher Knight and " "1989, also promote the Knights Templar link. " "1989, quotes the common belief about hypnosis; that one cannot be made to commit " "1991, comments that the origins of Freemasonry are intentionally obscure. One view is " "1992 attracted 21951 visitors. In May 1993, The Princess of Wales attended a " "1993, a newsletter from Grand Lodge again reminded the Masons of this advice on " "1995, discussions were still continuing as to how relations with India might be restored. " "1996 under the headline ""MPs stall probe into the Masons"" there was much hostility " 2) Secrecy & Secrets 2) Secrecy & Secrets ....................................................................................................16 2. Fellow Craft 2. The Order of the Knights of the Holy Grail "20,000 branches with an active membership of a quarter of a million. " 20. The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn 20. Venerable Grand Master "200 years, the Grand Lodge of England in December 1994 finally recognised the Prince " 21. Patriarch Noahite "21st May 1993, a Masonic police officer complained that ""those who sought to distort " 22. Prince of Libanus 23. Chief of the Tabernacle 24. Prince of the Tabernacle 25. Knight of the Brazen Serpent 26. Prince of Mercy 2612 in December 1919. In 1922 he was appointed Senior Grand Warden of the Grand 27. Commander of the Temple 28. Knight of the Sun 29. Knight of St Andrew 3) The Initiation 3) The Initiation...........................................................................................................22 3. Master Mason 3. The Order of the Illuminati "30. Grand Elected Knight, K.H., Knight of the Black and White Eagle " "30/11/91). In September 1985, Viscount Chelsea, President of the Foundation of the " 300's. "31. Grand Inspector, Inquisitor, Commander " "31st degree members and 45 32nd members. By 1952, these numbers have increased to " 32. Sublime Prince of the Royal Secret 33. Sovereign Grand Inspector General 4) The Workings of the Lodge 4) The Workings of the Lodge......................................................................................32 4. Secret Master 4. The Order of the Temple (Knights Templar) 400 31sts and 180 32nds. 5) Social & Business 5) Social & Business ....................................................................................................38 5. Perfect Master 5. The Order of the Knights of St John 6) Masonic Charity 6) Masonic Charity ......................................................................................................43 6. Intimate Secretary 6. The Order of the Knights of Malta 7) Origins & History 7) Origins & History ....................................................................................................49 7. Provost and Judge 7. The Order of the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre 8) The Higher Degrees 8) The Higher Degrees ................................................................................................63 8. Superintendent of Buildings 8. The Hidden Church of the Holy Grail 9) Religion 9) Religion...................................................................................................................78 9. Elect of Nine 9. The Rosicrucian Order A "a ""good"" initiation can be measured by how much nervousness and fear the candidate " "A booklet by Lionel Vibert from the early 1900's titled ""The Rare Books of Freemasonry"" " "A booklet dated 1938, ""Masons Marks in Cyprus"" privately circulated by J E Bowler, " "a box where the label outside proclaims ""secrets inside""! " "a branch of psychology, the object of which is to discover laws describing the " A Brief History of Freemasonry "A brief review of English history, in relation to religion, during this period, provides a " "A Brother who subsequent to his initiation has in any way been or is connected with any such organisation as above-mentioned shall be bound to disclaim and finally sever such connection, or on failure so to do when called upon to do so by any proper Masonic authority shall be liable to suspension or expulsion and shall not thereafter be entitled to a resumption of his Masonic privileges until he shall have petitioned the Grand Master, made due submission, and obtained grace. " "a business would be a goldmine, selling pieces of material, books and special jewellery " "a candidate gets to this stage, it is unlikely that he will fail to complete the initiation. " a colossal tightening of the hold the school has on their life. A common theme is to draw a line from the builders of the Temple to the medieval "A common version of the origins of Freemasonry holds that the modern ""speculative"" " "a corner"". Percy and those who sent him were completely deceived, and Percy in " a cultist does not believe he is being controlled. A factor of the current economic situation is the extremely high level of unemployment "a globe, found the relationship between the length of a musical string and its pitch and " a higher degree than that to which he himself has been admitted. A House of Commons Select Committee on Home Affairs started to gather written a job for life. This is affecting all levels of staff from company directors downwards. The "a large section to the subject of ""waking hypnosis"". He states categorically that ""you can " A later part of the ceremony again reminds the candidate of the obligations he has "A little known area of hypnosis research is that of the ""hypnodrama"" which has usually " "A lot of research has been carried out into the dynamics of groups, how members of a " "a major find in its own right, but it will cause much of Masonic history to be rewritten " "A Maltese newspaper stated, ""A few very unfortunate members remained attached to the " "A manuscript now in the British Museum details the singular discoveries made in the course of the protracted search. According to the British Museum, this document " a member of the fraternity is constantly strengthened by subtle methods of suggestion "a membership in excess of 33,000. " A New Angle on Masonic Secrets A parliamentary debate in 1989 on Policing in London again referred to this issue with "a parliamentary debate, 28th June 1988, during an unsuccessful attempt to " a part of the ceremony. "a point of interest, his account was so accurate that in 1972, a New Zealand Lodge was " a quasi-masonic order (Dutch website "a ritual that had an element of every branch of occultism including the Kabbalah, " "A similar theme is argued by Bishop Charles Leadbeater in ""The Hidden Life in " A small article in the London Evening Standard (9/9/94) gives an indication of the a small minority of unscrupulous individuals that will connive to use the cover of a social group with which people identify and toward which they feel a sense of loyalty. "A survey of sects, cults and alternative religions " "a town in Virginia, USA, named after him (Fredericksburg, scene of a famous battle in " "A very interesting and informative book. I had lots of questions regarding rituals, secrets etc. since I become a MM. As you have mentioned in your book, when I asked questions in the Lodge to other brethren, always the same answer you will learn in due " "A very interesting and informative read! I have always been intrigued by freemasonry, the secret codewords, handshakes etc. Members of my immediate family are Mason's. I have been encouraged to ask to join but always needed to know what I was letting myself in for. This book has given me the opportunity to now make an informed decision. Thanks. GH " a world that has somehow failed to provide them with these things. ability to examine the actual validity of the claims of the leaderships and the cult. able to glean enough information from Russian public libraries in the 1800's to fully able to satisfy their religious needs through Freemasonry and to justify to "able to say anything, he is ""saved"" by the Deacon who asks him to confirm that if he did " "able to use his text as a basis for carrying out the ceremony in their Lodge. In 1989, a six " "about Freemasonry, including the members themselves, have usually taken the issue of " "about Freemasonry, why the secrecy?"" and up till now they haven't received a " "about it all. Thanks."" MB " "about it, that it will dawn on him, that perhaps the most important and difficult part of " "about their Masonic membership, and very few, if any, list their Masonic membership in " "above, the rest of society. Outside reality is kept well away. Eventually, the world is " "above. The Master tells him that Freemasonry is ""free"" and asks whether the candidate is " "abuse of hypnosis so far in history. And what is more, it could be repeated"". " "Acacia. His body was ""raised"" from this place and subsequently given a decent burial. In " accentuate his fears to the point that he suspected that he was being slowly poisoned by "Accepted Masons of the State of New York, states that ""The great value of this book is " Accepted Rite. He must have at least 12 months service as a Master Mason before he accepted. The applicant is called in and the Master of the Lodge asks again whether the "access the programming function within individuals at a deep level, bypassing normal " "accidentally got hold of some chance word or phrase, generally quite inaccurate, on " accomplishments as a chemist were considerable. He is purported to have had the accord rather than be invited in by an existing member. If one were to telephone the "accordance with the precedent set by King George IV, royal princes resign from active " "accorded much courtesy when he visits other Lodges, be invited to sit on the Masters " "According to a Dr Plumb, this was a time when ""without protection, the poor, the weak, " "According to Crowe, the 33 degrees of this ritual are the most highly valued of all the " "According to Crowe, there were about 100 Conclaves working these imitation chivalric " "According to Deborah Laake in ""Secret Ceremonies, A Mormon Woman's Intimate " "According to Gilbert, the Golden Dawn was considered to be the cornerstone of all " "According to Grand Lodge's constitution, ""The membership of the Grand Lodge and " "according to Masonic researcher, A C F Jackson, there is no evidence of an actual Lodge " "According to Rachel Storm, ""the secret knowledge that Gurdjieff had acquired and that " "According to Smith, a heavenly messenger directed him to some gold plates buried in " According to Stewart in his introduction to the 1987 edition of Hutchinson's 1775 book "According to the CIC, cults want people who are: intelligent, idealistic, well educated, " "According to the ritual, the genuine secrets of Freemasonry were lost in biblical times " achieved much in the way of social status in the outside world and Freemasonry can achieves this very gradually and subtly over a number of years. acknowledged Masonic scholar. In the foreword to the 1980 reprint of Wilmshursts acknowledged the influence of the initiation ceremony on initiates and observers in Act. acting as executor of wills and administrators of the estates of deceased persons. It is "acting out and in this state of heightened suggestibility, an individuals ""inner world " actions and movements. Therefore the Brethren have to meet regularly (usually weekly activities in North and South America. "activities, but otherwise of full public notoriety, with its doors open to any " actual reward or punishment. "actuality, these remain mere claims or gestures. The cult claims to offer the only viable " actually does is to process candidates through the 3 degrees. He also notices that the add your comments via the Feedback page. Additional Degrees worked in England and Wales "additional degrees. The first three degrees are not worked by the ""Supreme Council 33rd " adjoining properties in Queens Gate and premises in Sheffield and Manchester. "administer it to the candidates that he has to process, prevents him from doing so. The " admission of candidates whose names had been sanctioned at the preceding meeting "admitted to the mysteries and privileges of Freemasonry"". " "admitted, you will afterwards act and abide by the ancient usages and established " "advancement, power and salvation. " advantage in business deals and possibly in dealings with the Police and this in itself advertised in the Independent Schools Yearbook attracting parents by the low tuition advertisers know that even though the appearance of a TV advertisement in the middle "affiliated with the Lodge of Glamis, No. 99, Scotland, where his father-in-law, the Earl of " "affiliation with? Of course not... Just as I am not permitted in such a meeting, " After a few years it begins to dawn on the new Mason that the only thing the Lodge "After a Mason has been through all the Offices of the Lodge, he is not involved in the " "After further involvement with Theosophical members, he became interested in the " "after reconditioning, put back into the village. " "After some time, perhaps a few months, the applicant will receive a letter or telephone " After taking his three degrees and spending some years passively sitting on the sidelines "After the ceremony, the candidate is pleased (though puzzled) to be warmly " after the part where the candidate swears the Oath of secrecy. Although they are now "again. Martin Short's view is that this ""Masonic love affair"" coincided exactly with the " "against discussing in public, any aspect of the ceremonies, even the non-" against him. "Aged and the Sick pledged ""if the hospital tried to remain open the foundation will " "agreed at the outset that he believed in God, he can not now complain when he has to " agreement to seemingly simple rules. "ahead because of ""more pressing business"". " "Alchemy, Astrology, Tarot, Astral Projection and the use of Talismans. They invented a " Aldous Huxley and Katherine Mansfield. Wolpert concludes that the Theosophists and "Aldous Huxley became a close friend and often quoted Krishna as saying ""There is life in " "alien rulers, Medo-Persian, Greek and Roman while there had been an increasingly " "all costs. Perhaps this is rationalised based on a sense of duty to the founders, a need to " "all its forms, since most people find it hard to recant and admit that a lifelong adherence " "all means, you cannot believe that your husband, who is otherwise sane and logical, can " "all men of good character and uninvolved in Italy's current scandals"". Recognition was " All of the above processes feature in Masonic rituals. All Seeing Eye All the administrative tasks connected with the running of the Lodge are handled by the "All you have to do is to supply the missing words to the phrase ""I like Wheaty Flakes " "allegorical story of 'The Prisoner'. Thirty years on, people are still debating the " "allegory and illustrated by symbols"". Moral principles are taught through analogy " "alleys following signposts to non-existent landmarks, whilst others, who focus on " "Allied Council. ""The intention appears to be to keep them in cold storage to prevent " allocating Provinces to charities goes well into the 21st century. "allowed in, yes, but so what? If we choose to meet behind closed doors, and " allowed reciprocal intervisiting with Prince Hall Grand Lodges not recognised by Grand "Almost certainly, there would be resignations, recruitment would virtually cease " "almost precisely similar ideas about each other, namely that each consider that the other " "along the way, Masons will also have some of their unasked questions answered. In " "alongside their other social distinctions in the ""International Year Book and Statesmen's " "also authorised to ""engage, employ and remunerate such staffs and such professional or " also channelled to Grand Lodge which collects this money on behalf of the Grand also having these powerful suggestions constantly reinforced. "Also in 1837, to fund his activities, Smith started his own bank and began to print banknotes " "also started to rapidly export Freemasonry around the globe, getting into countries such " also taught that numbers held the answer to the meaning of life. His school also also the era of the South Sea Bubble fiasco when many thousands of first time investors Alt.freemasonry - Newsgroup "Alt.freemasonry is a “newsgroup”, which is a publicly accessible discussion forum, " alt.freemasonry. "altered states of consciousness by manoeuvres designed to increase tension, alertness " alternative to the Catholic Mass. "Although he died in the Catholic faith, he did not receive the reserved sacrament " "although he marshalled many relevant facts together, there were still missing pieces of " although they would claim not to be a religion they would almost certainly be regarded "Although this book can be read as a commentary on modern Freemasonry, it is really a " amalgamations that lent their characteristics to Jewish Essenic teaching and found a "amazement, a flaw in the initiation ceremony that convinced " American blacks are usually excluded from white lodges. Those that wish to become "Amongst their fans were notable talents such as Yeats (also a member of Golden Dawn), " AMORC amount of money. amount raised will be announced and the Provincial Grand Master will hope to raise "An article by A C F Jackson on Masonic Passwords, printed in the ""Transactions of " an eminence has its credit been advanced that in every age monarchs themselves have An example from the world of advertising might throw some light on this. Imagine there an inquisitive Mason to start analysing and unravelling some of the mystery without an opposite effect. "an uncritical, automatic fashion. These effects may be extended posthypnotically into " "analysed the ritual, the institution's history, the hierarchy and the role of charity. He also " analysing their situation objectively. Those that do join only in order to find out what's analysis but is also designed to keep its own members from discovering certain analysis. Ancient and Accepted Rite of Rose Croix. Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite ancient charges state with reference to a stranger declaring himself to be a Mason in ancient fraternity of Freemasons actively represented. (Update 2004 - when this "and 1660 they voluntarily contributed over £1,000,000 to various schemes for relieving " and a growing sense of insecurity amongst those who previously believed that they had "and a hypnodrama is where the ""players"" interact with each other on a ""stage"". The " "and Andrew Hogg called ""Secret Cult"", 1984, which provides a useful lesson and " and are held in even greater esteem by ordinary members. and at the same time draw in these groups so that they can be controlled and used. "and called themselves ""The United Grand Lodge of Antient Free and Accepted Masons " "and Catholicism. However, freemasons Knight and Lomas have probably done much to " and dance basically put on to thank the wives for their tolerance in allowing their and does not constitute brain washing cannot be defined with any precision. At one end and donates large sums to charity. and donations and will be in a position to meet the various time commitments. "and down passage, entering by a door on the right"". " "and down the country, maintain a men-only rule in their club bar, became the first golf " "and earth"". As part of the initiation ritual the candidate is informed prior to taking the " and economics are still to be found scattered around the London Underground system. and establish a relationship very quickly. If the subject of business comes up and they "and following this, she founded the Theosphical Society in 1875 ""to promote a " and gradually takes on more responsibility for processing them by moving up through "and guesses as to the average amount of annual Masonic charity donations they make, " and his Wardens in awe and assume that they possess some special knowledge. "and his wife are the stars for the evening, sitting on the top table making speeches and " and is a consultant to the police and the Church. He is the General Secretary of the Cult and like to think that they are superior to all other living things because of their intellect "and Lomas, ""The Hiram Key"" 1996). " "and misrepresent the Masonic message, ignored the large amounts of money raised for " and New Zealand. "and of the parity of all worships, the best way to annihilate every religion, especially the " "and orchestrate cult events. Cult activity, which is often esoteric, generates a sense of " and other modes of recognition were allegedly used by these travelling stone-masons in and pay for many guests. A well attended Ladies Festival is a measure of the popularity and persuasion. "and physical activity rather than by relaxation and sleepiness"". " "and powers of reasoning, but curiosity and inventiveness on the one hand are all too " "and preserve the habits and customs of secret societies. Nay, there are in them many " and reacted by burning their documents. "and reprinted by the ""Sure Fire Press"" in 1987, details the whereabouts of all the known " "and respected by the junior members. If he has a particularly high rank, he will be " "and Rudolf Steiner, founders of their respective school movements, were also active " "and shed its secrecy, exclusivity and oath of allegiance, I should have no objection to " and social virtue. The shroud of secrecy leads many to believe otherwise. The United "and St. John are conferred in ""Sanctuaries"" and ""Commanderies"" upon Royal Arch " and stories as well as making new acquaintances is very attractive. Lodges and stories. "and suffocate him. The citizen will awaken in the care of the governors, questioned and " "and Suffolk making its land ownership to about 10,000 acres. This put it into the top ten " "and tape set and at only £44.95 it is proclaimed to be ""an ideal gift"". " "and that ""once a Mason, always a Mason"". " "and that ""the religion on which all men agree"" alludes exclusively to this religion and " "and that all others are spurious and worthless"". Browsing through any current Provincial " and that everything will be OK. He leads the candidate in and turns him round. The and that members of the group may come to see others with more open minds as the and that the Lodge committee invite him to attend the next stage. and the Almoner is concerned with matters relating to the sick and bereaved. These and the candidate automatically obeys. "and the esoteric teachings. There were many spurious and counterfeit ""orders"" " and the severe punishments that he can expect if he were to break this Oath. By having "and the sick went under; the rich and the strong prospered"". " and the steward. "AND the trees. As an example, where Stephen Knight reprinted the text of the initiation " and the United Grand Lodge was formed. "and their widows), the Royal Masonic Hospital (which used to exist primarily to treat " and therefore the whole group were at risk should just one person break their and this connection is probably the reason for belief that Freemasonry evolved out of and thus these types were recruited as well. Parliament was unable to halt its progress "and to a ""perfect submission to the Worshipful Master and his Wardens"". " "and unscrupulous project of blowing up the King, Lords, and Commons at one blow"". " "and usually, the Masters of the Lodges in the Province will select their Provincial Grand " "and what lies beyond is probably the greatest human fear and by playing on this, the " "and winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1923 and Constance Wilde, the wife of " and work their way up the Masonic ladder. Forming a new lodge is also the way to Andrew MacLaren was born in Glasgow in 1883. As a teenager he developed a fanatical "Annie Besant, First Lieutenant Sovereign Grand Commander of the Co-Masonic Order"". " anonymity had to be guaranteed before people were willing to talk. Many people found "Another common factor is that all cults see themselves as an elite - separate from, and " "Another dramatic part of the ritual, appears on the surface to be a rather harmless " "Another example of this, is that every Initiate is told (and thus every Mason hears " "Another example, is that in 1993, the West Kent Golf Club, which like many others up " Another problem for recruitment today is the attack by certain organisations under the Another significant researcher was Irving Janis who was intrigued by the idea that "Antient Charges confirm ""Let a man's religion or mode of worship be what it may, he " "Antients, instituted the ""Masonic Charity for Clothing and Educating the Sons of Indigent " Anti-Masonic Anti-Masonry: Points of View anxiety. any act against their moral principles under the influence of hypnosis. He boldly states "any charitable donations they may make, part of their annual lodge membership fee is " Any Master Mason is eligible for advancement to the degrees of the Ancient and any member of the public that can stay awake long enough to read through the ritual of any objective assessment for a practising Mason or ex-Mason. "any organisation which is quasi-Masonic, imitative of Masonry, or regarded by the " "any superior Masonic authority, however styled."" " "anybody read this book"". " anyone can read) which most Masons regard as harmless mumbo-jumbo that has to be Apart from his first task of appointing his Officers (which is basically advancing each "Apart from many locally run Masonic charities, there are three main centrally organised " Apart from the 3 main Masonic charities in existence today there is also the Royal "Apart from the basic three degrees, there are numerous Masonic orders and " "Apart from the 'unspoken' business benefits that had been intimated to him, he was also " "apparently dying from a cricket ball injury in 1751, but his eldest son became King " apparently talking to himself in his car and he is not using a mobile telephone then he is "Apparently, many Lodges resisted this attempt by the Grand Lodge to assert its authority " "appeal to the Craft for funds"". In a letter from Grand Lodge to all Masons dated 8th " "appeal, attended by many distinguished Brethren from the Grand Lodge plus those " "appeared in the Christmas Gift Guide section of the Daily Mail on Saturday, October " applicant believes in God and what his motives are for wishing to join. "applicant for admission who is of ordinary good character and repute."" W. L. " applicant is very keen and excited about becoming a member but the idea of an applicants affluence and any other pointers to whether this man is a suitable candidate. applications from such minded persons. The business connection manifests itself in a "applications to join them and say they would welcome such requests"". One advert " Arabia and had returned bringing with him a certain Secret Doctrine obtained from the Arch degrees. "Archipelago, Indo-China, Burma, India, Ceylon, Madagascar and East Africa. " "Architect of the Universe. Other religious overtones come from biblical references, " "architect, or other artist descended of honest parents"". " "are ashamed of being on an equality with blacks"". As a result of this attitude, the African " "are characteristic of the maturing individual"". W. Kirk MacNaulty, " "are fundamentally based on vested interests and exploitation"". He not only maintained " are in the hands of the Treasurer. Order in the Lodge is maintained by the Director of are in the USA. This is obviously a very significant group and the air of mystery and are interested in. are learned through signs placed around the village with messages such as “A still "are over 10,000). " "are referred to as the ""higher"" degrees it does not mean that those bodies promoting " "are referred to as the ""profane"", which means blasphemous and offensive. In the end, the " are societies for devoted fans and a growing number of web sites containing Prisoner "are still instructed to ""remain in the shadows"". " Are there any other links that you would like to suggest? - see next page argues that Freemasonry is basically another expression of the Gospels. He complains "Ark Mariner Lodges are ""moored"" to Mark Lodges. The ceremony of admission is called " "Arkon Daraul in ""Secret Societies"" tells the story of a man called Flaximus who was the " "Arkon Daraul in ""Secret Societies"", 1961, comments that Elias Ashmole was also " "Arkon Daraul in ""Secret Societies"", 1961, comments that Freemasons and Catholics hold " "Arkon Daraul in ""Secret Societies"", 1961, states that ""the study of 'brainwashing' and " "Arnold are likely to be ""willing or at least pliant victims, that provide exceptionally " "Arnold points out, ""human beings, have persuaded themselves of their unique qualities " "Arnold, Guy. Brainwash: The Cover-up Society, 1992 " "around himself and ""stole"" the teachings of Jesus’ community for his own teachings. " around his neck. around the world. It was producing what had been known to mankind for thousands of arouses in many a spiritual attachment to Freemasonry which also helps to maintain the arrangements. arrested in London for being a Jacobite spy. "as ""The Festive Board"". " "as a member, usually feel obliged to defend it to outsiders particularly as it " "As a Past Master, to be selected to work on any of the Charities Management " "As a point of interest, the Comte de St Germain, referred to above, was well known for " "As a point of interest, the Rickmansworth Masonic School used to be part of the Royal " "as advancing their own political aims. ""The Roman Empire had been a hugely successful " "As Darual comments, ""the real mystery of the mysteries is how and when man first " "as fact that the three principle characters of Masonic lore had in their possession, rods of " as harmless and meaningless? "As Masonic Lodges multiplied, Brother Kenning obviously had a very lucrative trade " "As mentioned above, the full Lodge only meets a few times a year and it is likely to be " "As mentioned before, candidates can withdraw from the ceremony up to the point of the " "As mentioned previously, the first the new candidate hears about charity is during the " "as one can find in other books. Similarly, I have not been interested in exposing " "as P2 which was used as a cover for political subversion which involved the ""Vatican " "As part of this research, I have referenced many other books and publications, often " "as Spain, France, Holland and Belgium in the early 1720's, Gibraltar and India in 1728, " As the 17th century drew to a close the threat of religious persecution for nonconformists "As the fortunes of the SES prospered, its control over its members grew even tighter. Its " "As the Parliamentary system developed, the Crown had less direct control over public " "As the society continued its rapid growth, there were concerns about its political " "As there is no formal recorded history of the origins of Freemasonry, there is nothing to " as they are addressing each other from a distance and that they should be heard clearly. "as we watch others joining, of the pledge we made when it was explained to us that the " "As well as delving into areas such as history, sociology and psychology, this research has " "As well as regalia costs, the members would have to pay joining fees. This income " "As well as the centralised Masonic charities, Lodges often maintain their own charity " "As well as these methods of control, the villagers are threatened with a gruesome " "As with Freemasonry, it is the secrecy that surrounds the SES that causes so much " "As with many large organisations, this society was founded by a small group of " "Asa Briggs in ""A Social History of England"", 1983, quotes Richard Overton from 1646: " Ashmole who stated that he was initiated into Freemasonry in Warrington in 1646 but asked to acknowledge again that Freemasonry requires time and financial commitments. asking questions. "asons are taught that Freemasonry is ""a peculiar system of morality, veiled in " "aspects and from about 1723, a number of publications were produced, collectively " aspects of secrecy and conspiracy. "asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. " "associated themselves with the commemorative functions. By 1953, there were over " associated with not conforming to the State religion. at 10% interest to pay for war with France. In 1694 the Bank of England was founded in "At all times though, the other members of the Lodge taking part in the ceremony " at Grand Lodge rather than the Grand Master. Short refers to the Grand Secretary as at inflated prices to a captured and expanding market who were obliged to buy. The At least six Kings as well as numerous princes have been Freemasons although in "at local level, but today the centralised Masonic Charities seem to exert such an " at that time believed that Christ (the World Teacher) was about to reappear in human "At the end of each meeting, some formal Lodge business is conducted such as passing " "At the Festive Board, the visitors will usually comment if the ritual was carried out in a " at the immediate request of the village governors and the villagers freeze when "At the interview, the applicant waits in an ante-room while the Proposer and Seconder " "at their meetings, are encouraged to recruit new members and to constantly study their " "At this meal, visiting Grand Officers convey messages from Grand Lodge concerning " attacking Freemasonry and its strength among the bishops. He entered the Roman attempt to get police officers to publicly declare their membership of Freemasonry only attempted to control the masses for their own ends. The knowledge of how to do this attempting to demonstrate that corruption in business and high office is linked Attempts are made to get Number Six to take up office but he refuses to comply with attendance at classes of instruction in addition to monthly or quarterly Lodge meetings. "attention again, and in order to combat this, Freemasonry has started to open its doors, " "attention is drawn to the words ""of, but not under"", a point we shall return to later. The " authorised them to work these rituals. "authorities, we still have no news of six recommendations on how the Borough might " "authority of the Grand Master of Royal, Select and Super-Excellent Masters of the State " "authority structure in the same way that it works in the Church, with the more senior " automatically until he finds himself installed as Master of the Lodge. This can take up to "avoid making excessive demands on them, it would be wrong to permit the Hospital to " "awarded a medal (a ""jewel""), which if the Grand Master approves, can be worn at all " "away at an abrasive surface than a totally smooth one"". " B.F. Skinner's (1904-1990) methods of Instrumental Conditioning have produced the "Babylon, the Grand High Priest and the Grand Tyler of King Solomon. " "back ache cushions, silk lingerie and a confidential telephone service for wives and " background against which to chart the emergence of Freemasonry from being an "Bacon, 1660 - Jozef Rakoczi, in the 18th century -Comte de St Germain and then a " "bad apples as you would also find in, say, the golf club or the Church"". " Badger (in Short) relates a story of when he visited a high ranking Mason to Badger sees Freemasonry as a mechanism of social control and that by drawing in "Badger, a Masonic contributor to Martin Short, found that above a certain Masonic " "Baigent & Leigh, The Temple and the Lodge, 1989 " "Baigent, Leigh & Lincoln. The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail, 1982 " "balls in the ""no"" side then the applicant would be rejected (blackballed). However this " banging is heard. The main thing going through the candidates mind is how to maintain "Bank"" and culminated in Roberto Calvi's untimely death under Blackfriars Bridge in " "Banking Company"". It folded and Smith was fined $1000 (Daily Mail 6/4/95). " bankruptcies. banned in the Lodge. "banner of promoting an open and free society. For instance, certain Local Authorities " "banners, jewels, clothing, furniture, Masonic candles and Tracing Boards. " "Banyai and Hilgard writing in 1976 state ""there is a large body of evidence, outside the " "Baphomet, Rex Summus Sanctissimus 33, 90, 96 degrees, Past Grand Master of the " Baron Hompesch. Leadbeater claims he met HIM personally in Rome in 1901 but Bartholomew Ruspini was recognised and supported by the Moderns Grand Lodge. In "based on facts will do much to dispel the myths"". " "based on the mythical figure of a certain Christian Rosenkreutz, a German nobleman " basic degrees of Craft masonry. "basically a test of a man's character and loyalty or, as I argue, there are some " BC to 200 AD Egypt had become the melting pot of the ancient world. On the be a 'secret'. As the Candidate advances in Masonic rank - symbolising "be delivering a good performance, and those passively watching from the sidelines, are " be found quite readily in the public library. We have used as our main source a booklet be in a hypnotic trance and still be wide awake. This may come as a surprise to most be morally worthwhile receiving personal satisfaction and social prestige for their "be other candidates being processed simultaneously, it can take up to 2 years for a " "be part of a charitable organisation and ""do their bit"" for society. On the other hand " be secret by a few masons who joined and looked no further. Many anti- be white if the cult leader says so. "beach and claimed that he had discovered the ""vehicle"" for the next incarnation of the " bear the cost of their guests and this is one area where a Mason can spend a large "Bearing in mind that the candidate has been blindfolded for quite some time, has been " Beatles' guru) at London's Royal Albert Hall and introduced Transcendental Meditation "because I was not looking for secrets that I found them, since many false trails had been " "because of a passage in a booklet called ""Information for the guidance of members of the " "because of Prince Charles' behaviour. Possibly in response to this attack, Charles is " "Because of the above passage, many Masons fall victim to fraudsters. The 1890 Master " "because..........."". " become some of the most valuable documents to Masonry as they are the only written become worthless. Our imaginations are captivated by anything that is "becomes the Worshipful Master of his Lodge, and only then if he consciously thinks " "been a Portuguese Jew, born in 1710 and died about 1784. He knew most of the " been made to the ritual due to pressure on Grand Lodge from sources outside of "been offered the fruits of objective journalism before, only to find they were bitter fruit " been pamphlets aimed at recruiting new members and letters to newspapers objecting to "been promoters of the art, have not thought it derogatory to their dignity to exchange " been shared by everyone else in the room is the cement which binds Masons. "been three years a member of the 18th degree"". " "been used in a therapeutic setting (""Group Hypnotherapy and Hypnodrama"", IraGreenberg, 1977). Mass hypnosis is apparently relatively easy to establish in a group " before he reached the heart of the matter. That they breathed a sigh of relief when he before his Festival. The Festival itself is a dinner to celebrate the culmination of the "before the candidate can fully digest the question, orders him loudly ""Answer - 'I do'"", " begins. "behalf and explains that the candidate ""expresses willingness but pleads inability"". The " behalf of his co-religionists that they were being unfairly treated. James's response was behaviour and that there was a relationship between the method of reinforcement and "behaviour of organisms. Learning, in particular, is a process by which relatively " "Behaviourists, such as Skinner, have shown that behaviour and beliefs, regularly " "being ""raised"" to the third degree. " being as successful as he can in collecting as much as possible and he will approach "being bitter rivals. The Royal Masonic Institution for Girls, founded in 1788 by " being golf and tinkering with his motor bike. "being held at Church House, headquarters of the Church of England at Westminster but " being listed on www.masonicinfo.com as an anti-mason. I have always believed that the being Masonic is that their membership is recruited solely from the Craft. "belief, and b) by making a person behave the way they want then they can make that " "beliefs and shocked his disciples when he declared ""there is no system"" and that they " "beliefs centred around a Supreme Being, referred to as the Absolute. It claimed that the " believe his Masonic link worked in his favour when in reality it could have worked believed that through him it passed to the Grecians. He also says that it is possible that believes that Freemasonry was created independent of the building trade and that the "believing that the three ""craft"" degrees are the be all and end all of Masonry. This is due " "belonging to something profound and of being a ""somebody"". The modern cult may be " belonging to your parents cannot be excused by the pretended innocence of your benefit of their local communities with similar motives to the founders of the Society of "Benimeli, author of an article ""Catholics and Masonry"" in a Spanish magazine ""New " "bequests, endowments and covenants ensured that the coffers were never empty. " between Freemasonry and the SES. between members carried out under the cloak of privacy that Freemasonry affords. "between the Rosicrucians, Freemasonry, the Kabalah, Astrology and Hermetic " biblical and ancient historical origins in order to boost recruitment. "Bishop Hook, quoted by Hounam and Hogg, said when questioned on his association " blackguardly thing to do because that would be exploiting people and ruthless - that's a blasphemous but would remind them that they entered Masonry of their own free will "Blavatsky, a Russian princess born in 1831, who deserted her ageing husband and " blessed mansions of Grand Lodge above. Freemasonry considers that a Mason belongs "blindfolded (""hoodwinked"" in Masonic jargon). Something that feels like a rope is put " "blindfolded as part of the ceremony. This is explained in ""The Hidden Life In " "bloody. In all cases, the candidate has to pledge that he will steadily persevere through " Board. He also has to start learning the ritual. In a few years time he will be participating "Boards. After many years service at this level, they may be promoted to Grand Lodge " body of this Master was subsequently found in a shallow grave indicated by a sprig of "Bologna in 1856 which was entirely distinct from the male society. In fact, the society is " "book ""Madame Blavatsky's Baboon"", tells us that the Theosophists believed in a Hidden " "Book"", which was probably also the source used by Walton Hannah in his 1952 " "book, Allan Boudreau, Ph.D., Curator and Librarian of the Grand Lodge of Free and " "book. After this, the blindfold is suddenly removed at the same time as he hears a " books and seen TV programmes that suggest that Freemasons have some sort of hidden "books, the complete ritual used to be memorised. Probably, in order to counteract the " "Born in Blood, The Lost Secrets of Freemasonry by John Robinson, 1989, points out " "born, or a gentleman of his best fashion, or some eminent scholar, or some curious " "bound by monastic vows, and members of secular institutes from joining any type of " "Bowler, J E. Masons Marks in Cyprus, 1938 " "branches embracing some 50,000 members. Its annual income was almost 4 million " branches in 115 separate countries. More information on Society of St. Vincent de Paul breaking any of the oaths he may have taken and without invoking the usual Brethren of the Lodge and with a spirit of competition he encourages the members to Brethren of their allegiance to the Crown or some sort of secret recognition of their part brethren that they were still banned from having dealings with other Prince Hall lodges Brethren that those who have given the most support (money) to the Masonic charities "Brethren which comments that the falling membership, particularly in London, was a " "brethren, was it out of a fear of retribution of some kind, was it because I had taken an " "Brethren. However, the amount of charity that the charity steward collects on behalf of " "Brethren. Such is the power of the ritual, most Masons and ex-Masons are paranoid " "Briggs, Asa. A Social History of England, 1983 " bright and cheerful but where no citizen is free to leave. There is uniformity to their bring some assistance to the homes of a few poor persons. "British. According to the Time-Life book, ""Ancient Wisdom and Secret Sects"", 1989, " "Brooke, John. King George III, 1972 " Brother than an outsider. "Brother that we have given a complete list of all legitimate Degrees as now recognised, " Brother would not invite in anyone who might not be accepted by the rest of the group. "Brother, you are to respect him accordingly; and if he is in want you must relieve him if " "Brotherhood that oversees the affairs of the planet, revealing themselves, rarely, to a " "Brotherhood, is essentially Lay in character and membership, but with the management " "Brotherhood. ""Men cannot come to it through any organisation, through any creed, " "Brotherly Love and Charity may have kept the organisation together for over 250 years, " Bureaucratic organisations recruit carefully selected personnel and thus limit the business advancement. business instead of a stranger and conversely they are likely to get a better price from a "business, the police force and the civil service. Stephen Knight (now deceased), even " business. Am I permitted in a business meeting of a company I have no "but also the groups' activities would be exposed. Also, this knowledge in the wrong " but it was able to stop Freemasonry in 1768 from becoming incorporated and thus limit but the applicant is comforted to know that his Proposer and Seconder will also be "but to Masons world-wide in receipt of a letter bearing this stamp, it would be very " "but Truth, apparently the greatest of the Masonic virtues, may prove to be the final nail " by 17th century standards. It is suggested that some of these men founded the early "By 1913 there were 8000 branches with 133,000 members and an income of 15 million " By 1927 he was beginning to have doubts about the Theosophists view that he was the "By a tacit and quite unwarranted convention the members of the Craft avoid mention in their Lodges of the Christian Master and confine their scriptural readings and references almost exclusively to the Old Testament, the motive being no doubt due to a desire to observe the injunction as to refraining from religious discussion and to prevent offence on the part of Brethren who may not be of the Christian faith. " "By forming a Grand Lodge under the control of an elected Grand Master, the four Lodges had effectively set up a control system for Masonry which ensured that only they were exempt from its dictates but all other Masons had to conform to its edicts (Knight " "by Fred Crowe, published in 1894 by George Kenning titled ""The Master Masons Hand " by Hugh McFarland "By imbedding mind control techniques, learned from earlier secret societies and cults, " by its absence in his review of secret societies around the world) when he analyses the "By March 1996, Grand Lodge had still only recognised the Massachusetts ""Prince Hall"" " "by outsiders to be non-conformists. However, various Acts were passed against the nonconformists " By taking these higher degrees the Brother becomes part of the Masonic elite. "By the 1800's, the international influence of Grand Lodge had grown significantly (""that " "By the help of God, being free and of good report. " "by word of mouth for a long time. The differences, though, are slight enough that a " "Caine, ""The Man Who Would be King"" which was based on a story by " Calculations as to how many hundreds of thousands of subscribing Masons there are "calendar to imply that it had been around since ""time immemorial"". " "California states that ""Most Masonic frauds stop the individual mason on the street and " call from the Secretary of the Lodge stating that he is pleased to inform the applicant that call upon God to help him keep this oath. called secrets of Freemasonry and the cloak of secrecy that surrounds Freemasonry. can be accepted to the 18th degree (Sovereign Prince Rose Croix). In England the can be an attraction even though the intention of the original publications was to have can bestow and was established by Edward III in 1348. It is limited to 25 holders at any "can either join another Lodge, start one of his own, or become involved in what are " can take advantage of subsidised private education for their children and retirement "Candidate for the mysteries and privileges of Freemasonry?"". His guide, the Deacon, " "candidate is in rather a confused state. The one constant reassurance is his guide, the " candidate is one who can afford the time and money and will steadily advance through "candidate is then swung around again almost losing his balance, and this person informs " candidate might abandon his plans to join if he were to find out anything about what candidate sees apart from the imposing figure of the Worshipful Master bearing down candidate then hears a loud voice addressing him from many yards away. He is asked to candidate through the Initiation ceremony. He hears much shuffling and jangling. candidate to be taken through all 3 degrees. During the time when the candidate hasn't "candidate. The Popes view though, was ""by opening their gates to persons of every " "candidates are evenly matched, then Masonic membership might swing it in his favour. " candidates character and also to find another Brother in the Lodge to act as a seconder. "candidates on the one hand, and to elicit praise from the senior members on the other. " "can't understand why. Our meetings are private, yes, and outsiders are not " Captain Morgan and the Masonic Influence in Mormonism "captured the imagination of thousands was, put simply, that man is a machine"". In a " carrying the portrait of George "catalogue, the 3d stamp symbolised Peace and Reconstruction. To the general public " Catholic Church and died in exile in Canada. Catholic dissidents as an opportunity to try and win concessions they had long wanted Catholic organisation boasts more than one million members world-wide with active "Catholic"". " Catholics of taking over the organisational movement built up around Jesus and "Catholics, though, were forbidden from joining Freemasonry by various papal decrees, " "cause for concern. ""If there is one thing that is obvious, it is that the future well-being of " "cement completely"". Canon Tydeman quoted in Martin Short. " "central player, ""he sees himself acting, he hears himself speaking, but his activities and " "centuries? From the earliest days of civilisation, individuals or groups of individuals have " "ceremonies on TV. It has created a permanent exhibition, open to the public, that in " "Ceremonies. The Charity Steward collects the charity, the Chaplain leads the prayers " "ceremony as an appendix to his book, ""The Brotherhood"", 1984, which by itself is not " ceremony began. He is also confused because he knows they know this. Before being ceremony of admission is called Exaltation. The ruling body of this Order is the Grand ceremony without questioning or challenging any of the things that happen to him. "ceremony, where the various participants have to learn, without ritual books or formal " ceremony. This involves adjusting the candidates clothing and replacing a shoe with a certain questions have been asked of him. What he does not realise is that the visitors "certain rules, and to certain elders or chiefs"". Also ""in the secret initiations belonging to " certain signs and landmarks they will be rediscovered. The opening ceremony reminds "certain word or formula as with a conventional secret, but with regard to " "Chapter of which the Grand Scribe, just happens to also be the Grand Secretary of Craft " "characteristics that ""they"" do not have. Research has shown that the members of " "characteristics, and thus be recognised from all others"". For this reason there is much " "charges that the Antients laid against the Moderns was ""that their ritual had been " charitable purposes. They had to meet in secret because of the severe punishment charitable when he experienced a near fatal incident at about the same time and decided charities. These are the Grand Charity (concerned with helping needy Freemasons and charity and is also keen to find out what the fuss is about secrets. He has probably read "charity and the fact that Masonry stood firmly for virtue and good citizenship"" - a typical " charity but it is mainly known for its secrecy. Masons rarely declare their "charity column) is passed around for donations. The Charity Steward, a Past Master and " charity for granted and ignored it completely in connection with the more sensational "Charity should be the main focus. Baigent and Leigh in ""The Temple and the Lodge"", " "Charity, thereby assuring it of a healthy income each year. " charity. In 1791 (the year of his death) he accepted a commission to write the music for "charity. They had no thoughts of founding a large organisation, rather they sought to " charlatan who used Freemasonry for his own ends and made a living from the gullibleThe same article mentions "Charles Knight and originally published in 1847. After Fawkes' capture, a search was " "cheerful way but any disbelief is described as ""negativity"". " "chest. ""Do you feel anything?"" he is asked. Before he can say anything, he is instructed " "choose any charity they like but if it isn't one of the recognised Masonic charities, the " "chosen charity, which is always one of the main Masonic charities. (Masters can in fact " "chosen few who may, if they follow instructions, join them. As a point of interest, inside " "Christians (a translation of the Hebrew word for messiah) and called Jesus, a man he " "church activities. During August 1995, the Mormon church started buying up farmland " Church and Trade Unionism as members of the SES. church had for him that at the tender age of 13 he was made a Knight of the Order of "church hierarchy. He immediately began composing for Freemasonry, the most notable " "church known as the Liberal Catholic Church. He held a belief that Jesus Christ, the " "Church, respectively, Subdeacon, Deacon and Priest. He equates the Worshipful Master " "circulated at once for the benefit of all, Asiatic science has been studied " circus. During her travels she was apparently initiated into esoteric Buddhism in Tibet cites the Data Protection Act as requiring the consent of each member before "civil freedom, they avoided the strong prejudices and penal laws that continued to affect " "claimed but a simple adventurer from an obscure background, was the henchman of the " claimed that Freemasons are responsible for many laudable charitable activities. I clerk and open to inspection by members of the council. Click on the stamp to go directly to sales page. closed. clothes and their language. Everyone is known as a number. The rules of the village club has privacy: you don't let the public into committee meetings of your club to have its' drinks license renewal application refused by magistrates and a Crown code of secrecy. This attracted a fair amount of negative publicity which in turn affected code of silence impressed on members from the very first term of their involvement. code. colleagues with the unspoken promise of social and/or business advancement. There are collecting for it and this is known as a Provincial Festival. The published programme Collection of Masonic Tracing Boards Co-Masonry Co-Masonry accepts women and is therefore not recognised by Grand Lodge but in all Co-Masonry which was probably Leadbeater himself at that time. "Co-Masonry, was a section called ""The Fellowship of Crotona"" which was a secret order " Co-Masonry: Freemasonry for Women "Co-Masons, Annie Besant and Charles Leadbeater were also leading figures in the " "come to define the individuals perception of the real world"" (Grolier 1993). " "comes of his own free will and accord, properly prepared and humbly solicits to be " "coming after"", quote from a Masonic contributor to Martin Short. " Coming back to Church of Rome's view of Freemasonry as argued in 1925 by Rev "commanded to. Should there be a defiant villager, the balloon will move towards him " "Commander of the Temple, was a 33rd Degree, and Grand Inspector General in the " Commissioners. However questions are asked about whether the main beneficiaries of "commitment at a time, ""it seems churlish to refuse"", he comments. Ian Haworth " "commitment from the followers who were in the main, a highly educated intelligent " "committed individuals who shared a common cause. The 1958 publication of ""The " committee meeting where other members will have the opportunity to examine him. committee work are drawn down this route. There are many opportunities to serve on "committee. They will arrange the hall, music and catering. The number of guests will be " Committees is regarded as a high honour and it is often felt amongst the ordinary committees that are concerned with judging the requests for financial assistance from commonplace. If our lessons are given to the novice with the spice of "communication. The same information is conveyed through handshakes, " "communications of Council-General known as the ""Bulletin"". Today, this international " Community loyalty is forced upon the villagers by an external force that decides what "compared to previous authors in this arena, is the blend this information with my own " compasses. "compatibility with their religious beliefs, was the Masonic commitment to the practice " compelling and memorable rituals because this would spoil the fun for those "competed so vigorously for new recruits. In 1813, there was either a take-over or merger " competition to win a dream holiday. The consumer has to answer a few simple "compiled the first Grand Lodge regulations. From this point on, Grand Lodge began to " "completed the 3 degrees, he has to leave the Lodge room when the Lodge is working in " "completely unaware of being taken for a ride."" " complex lectures on an incomprehensible doctrine. "composing as the excerpt of a letter written by him in September 1791, reprinted in the " comprised of hand picked members chosen personally by the Grand Master. concealed from ordinary Freemasons (and as a consequence the general public) since "concealing distressed Catholics"". Perhaps it also concealed a Masonic Temple. " "concerned with the relief of distressed Freemasons, their families and dependants " "Concerning the above mentioned Orders, Crowe (1894) states ""we may assure our " concerning the organisational structure. It also recommended the Society of St. Vincent "concluded ""all the time, you're saying to yourself, 'I could do that but I won't' - which is " conditioned responses of avoidance and fear. Conditioning in which a person learns to associate a response with a stimulus (event) to conditioning the mind within the past decade has helped to lay bare the essence of the conditioning was to increase the probability that a particular behaviour will occur again "conduct for a considerable time, has been so entirely void of all real duty to me that I " "conducted by subscribing Lodges belonging to the United Grand Lodge of England, the " confidence. There are also opportunities for sportsmen with inter-Lodge and inter- "confirm that he is a ""free man"" and at least 21 years old. Again he is told how to answer. " "confirm that they would not give preference to the Mason per-se, but where two " CONFUSING DOCTRINE - Encouraging blind acceptance or rejection of logic through congratulate him on his involvement in establishing a well appointed and luxurious congratulated by the members and feels some sense of achievement. At the meal "congratulates him on ""the motives by which you are activated"". He is told to always " connection open while reading so that you can follow any of the internet links that you "connections, and by giving indiscriminately to every beggar he only promotes the " "conscience. This promise was broken and the incensed Catesby adopted the ""bloody " consciousness. Others believe it to be a prophetic warning about the dangers of New consequence thirsted for vengeance. Percy became one of the Gunpowder Plot considerable. conspirators. "constantly repeated, takes on the appearance of a fact. Similarly, as mentioned " constantly repeating these slogans to each other. "constitute a dangerous secret society which is dedicated to the overwhelming of the world. " constitutions prove that the origins of the Craft was definitely of a Christian character "consuming hobby of Freemasonry after many years involvement, from " contain many Golden Dawn magic books and Tarot cards. "contained in the odd words and phrases. In his Oath, he agreed never to write down " contains clevely concealed and powerful psychological techniques that are effective "contempt, and whatever is moral, spurned from the doors of the polite; no wonder if my " continued membership and to keep the Charity Steward at bay. If they were really in it "continued to operate in Bristol until 1960. The Golden Dawn still lives on today, as " continues throughout the life with the cult. It all happens in the most determinedly "continuity and expansion. The fuel for this machine is new candidates. A ""suitable"" " "control of the group to his son. As a point of interest, Leon stood for the Labour party in " "controlled by this council at the time ""The Master Masons Handbook"" was published " "controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past"". " convey the joys of Freemasonry to non-masons to that of trying to describe conveys many of the themes developed in this book. It tells how one man created an Copyright Copyright ......................................................................................................................2 corner. The village is controlled by an elusive Number One. "Coronati Lodge as the ""Most Holy, Most Illustrious, Most Illuminated and Most Puissant " corruption in high places or how groups of Masons can collude to the disadvantage "corruption proved, it responds by mounting a PR campaign or amending its rituals. This " "Could a small group of aristocratic conspirators in the early 1700's, possibly backed by " could afford the full fees were welcome and preferably only those that had no could look back to an Essene impetus from Egypt relating to matters associated with could not be constructed by any one of the three without the consent and co-operation "could not get access to the required information. After reviewing “I Was Hoodwinked”, " Council employees who were masons to be named on a register maintained by the town Council was established in 1845 under the authority of the Supreme Council for the "Council, and only on Brethren of great mark and learning and high social position, " Council-General. Members wishing to travel and visit other branches have to apply councillors stormed out of the meeting in protest. The mayor stated that he recognised councillors to declare their membership of Freemasonry. A number of Masonic "councils of the various churches, and others are leaders in Masonry and similar secret " Councils. "counties, as Provincial Grand Lodge. These members are selected on the basis of reports " countries that had sworn the Masonic Oath and by implication allegiance to the Grand "country on major building projects, primarily churches and cathedrals. In order to get " "course"". You have touch the subject of religious belief and masonry, but I am still in " "Court Conference of January 1604, unfortunately the King and Puritans failed to agree. " Court judge on the grounds that they discriminated against women. Freemasonry is covering subjects which at first seem far removed from Freemasonry in order to draw out craft degrees. What Grand Lodge is actually saying is that although these other degrees "Craft except by leave of the Grand Master or the Provincial or District Grand Master, as " "Craft"", 1987, ""There is no objection to a neutrally worded approach being made to a " "Craft"", 1987. This threatens them with “disciplinary methods” for committing the " "Craft, " created new Orders and conferred spurious degrees on the gullible for a price. "created the Grand Lodge, effectively publicly announcing their existence to the outside " "creed they [masons] promote, in fact, the great modern error of religious indifference " criminal ends. Could this be what happened to Freemasonry when the Grand Lodge was criticism. "Crowe, Fred. The Master Masons Hand Book, 1894 " Crowley described the OTO as a body of initiates in whose hands are concentrated the "Crush, Peter. A Very Grand Secretary, in Human Resources Magazine, August 2001 " culled from various other books and publications that illustrate the wide range of "cult behaviour, amongst other things. " Cult Information Centre Cult information web links Cultic Studies: Information about Cults and Psychological Manipulation "cultist loses all ability to doubt. There are no longer any problems or mysteries, for " Cults "Cults are formed around a body of beliefs, not necessarily religious, which are expressed " "cults, which seldom use physical coercion, hold in their sway thousands of men and " "Curator of the United Grand Lodge of England, in his 1986 book, ""The Craft"", who asks " "curiosity they are more readily learned. As mysteries, they have the power to " curious old mansion seems to have been built in great part for the express purpose of current prices for modern regalia and equipment. (See the following page) "customs of the Order"". " "Cyprus as early as 2600 BC. Bowler was obviously trying to perpetuate the ""time " "d.i.s.a., d.i. to the s., and r. on the C. This you will perceive alludes to the penalty of " Daily Express 13/5/1995. Daraul could almost be commenting exclusively on Freemasonry (which is conspicuous "Daraul, Arkon. Secret Societies, 1961 " "date references define hypnosis as ""a state or condition in which the subject becomes " "daughter Lodges to the Lodge in which the members were originally initiated into, " "Davis was accepted and ""made by receiving the four steps, that of Excellent, Super-" day of thanksgiving was officially celebrated. de Paul to the wider Catholic community and by 1850 the society had grown to 2500 "Deacon, upon who he has become dependent and has got used to repeating whatever " Deacon's guidance and willingly does what he is told. He swears the Masonic Oath and Dead to be deciphered in 1830. There was much interest in Occultism during this "December 1993, they were informed that an attempt by the Hospital to raise funds by " December 1994 newsletter. deciding that the whole thing is mumbo-jumbo and a waste of their valuable time. "decision particularly if the recommending Brother is a senior member. Therefore, the " "decline because of too much silence, truth! But our bad press is typically from " "decline to follow their fathers and grandfathers into the Craft"". " defend Freemasonry on this basis if challenged. "Degree for England and Wales"" so that there is no clash with the three Craft degrees " "degree of suggestibility. Temple concludes that ""at last hypnosis researchers in the lab " degree that included 475 clergymen including 17 bishops. "degree. The 30th degree is conferred by special selection of the Supreme Council. ""No " degrees are still being worked. See Additional Degrees for current list. degrees from 4 to 17 are not worked in full but are wrapped up in the ceremony of the degrees under the authority of the Grand Imperial Council. Whereas the degrees of the degrees whereas the third part looks at other types of organisation and religious groups "degrees, most stop at this level. This degree is conferred in a Royal Arch Chapter and the " "deliberately de-Christianised"". Stewart believed that Hutchinson's book was intended by " "deliver messages on behalf Grand Lodge, not to allow themselves to become exposed to " "denied that these visitors were either ""inspectors"" or ""spies"". " "Denslow, William R. 10,000 Famous Freemasons, 1957-60 " depend on merit and ability but on patronage and privilege. If you have a lot of money dependants so that they would leave their money to Freemasonry when they died. Is this "Deputy Grand Master which was taken by nobles of lesser ranks, who carried out the " "describe a Russian Masonic initiation ceremony in his novel, War and Peace, 1868. As " "describes how these cults are able, during a weekend, to effectively eliminate the " "despised"". " Despite the argument that the meaning of this part of the ritual is not to be taken detailed account of the bitter internal dispute regarding the Royal Masonic Hospital and develop social skills such as speech making through which they are able to build self "developed technique"". " devoted all his energies to the SES. He introduced rigid rules and demanded greater diametrically from that pursued in the West during the growth of modern "Diary of Marriage and Beyond"", 1993, Joseph Smith, founder of the Mormon church, " did not really matter what words were missing just as long as there were words missing. Did you spot any broken links or would you like to suggest some other "died, means that he did not quite get there. Short's work takes us a bit closer and " different loud voice demands to know who the Deacon has with him. The Deacon different versions of the ritual represented the fact that the ritual had been handed down Difficult Questions About Freemasonry "difficult to acquire but anything easily obtained is considered worthless."" " "dilemma as my church does not recognise freemasonry."" EH " "direction"" for nearly one quarter of the Lodges had stopped meeting by the 1760's and " directly onto the three ceremonial degrees of admission to the early Church where "dirty trick"". Similarly, Thomas Paine in criticising organised religions in the 18th century " disappearance of disbanded the Order. Later that year he resigned from the Theosophical Society. "discover that their mutual business needs can be met by each other, because of the " "discovered ""irrational"" numbers through attempting to find the square root of 2 although " "discovered the use of certain procedures to condition other men."" " "discovery of the ""truth"" which would lead to true harmony, compassion and " discovery where all maps and compass-points are supplied by the cult. discussion amongst the lower levels of society. Witches were still being tried with the "disillusionment to anger and betrayal. Some of these men (Masonic ""fundamentalists"") " "dispense with its shroud of secrecy, it would have to dispense with that part of the ritual " displays although all members accept the ritual at face value as an illustration of Dissenters and Roman Catholics from the penalties attached to nonconformity. "distinguishing characteristic of a Freemason's heart is Charity"". " "distortions. Canon Tydeman, quoted by Martin Short, compares attempts to " "distribution, not so much because they might disagree with the content, but mainly " divert the merchants charitable donations into it for their own purposes. The scheme "divulging, even to his closest friends, any aspects about Masonic rituals and " Do Freemasons get preference over non-Freemasons in job interviews and promotions? document that helps define whether a group is a dangerous and destructive cult. This Does Freemasonry really want the facts laid bare and the myths dispelled? does not like to see them used in the Lodge of Instruction either. The Preceptor carries does not present a problem to him as he does not think that anyone outside would be doesn't tell us his name. Leadbeater proposed that the HOATF was spiritually connected dogma and invented new texts that supported their objectives. If the plebeians had to doings. Dollar bill as evidence of this conspiracy. "donations to non-Masonic charities. Most Masons believe this as well, and will strongly " "down even the least trace of any character, letter or figure, and that he has heard recited " "Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan. Early Psychic Experiences, 1924 " Dr. Domνnguez's Freemasonry drafted a code of conduct making it compulsory for all employees to declare any DRESS CODES - Removing individuality by demanding conformity to the group dress "During Bromleys' search of Hindlip House, he found eleven secret passages ""all of them " "During Festival years, members contributing more than a certain amount will be " During the 1600's the Crown was focused on raising money through a variety of "During the 1700's, there was a significant growth in the number of Lodges. The " "During the 1950's, the SES adopted the teachings of two 20th century mystics, George " "During the initiation ceremony itself, the candidate is blindfolded, jostled, disoriented, " During the Initiation ceremony the candidate is asked to declare on his honour that he During this period there was also a lot of interest in the supernatural and mystical with e have already discussed the ritual of the 1st degree in some depth. There are Each Lodge produces Lodge accounts each year that are audited and circulated to the Each Master wishes to host a more elaborate affair than his predecessor - one that the each member at every meeting clutching his list of who's given what. "Each of these additional degrees and Orders have their own form of regalia, jewels " each of which they claim superiority to rival beliefs. Many people will adhere to these each other. "Each year, a Past Master from each Lodge will usually be rewarded with promotion to " "Each year, each of the three main Charities will have a particular Province assigned to " Earlier in this chapter we mentioned the 1605 Gunpowder plot. We also mentioned that "earlier secret societies. Georg Luck in his book, ""Arcana Mundi"", 1985, suggests that it is " "early exposures that includes some intriguing titles such as ""The Secrets of the " early Grand Masters never held that office again. Neither did they take the position of easy process of manipulation of the majority. eBook publishing and distribution via the Internet have now made it "economic principle and as old age crept up on Andrew MacLaren, he relinquished " economically advantaged and intellectually or spiritually curious. The cults are after "economics and politics and joined the Labour party. About 1935, whilst the Labour MP " "edify their fellow members""). The Secretary's task is to keep a register of the names, " educational monopoly and destroying the non-conformists schools. "effect of the Masonic Oath, whilst at the same time, being unable to raise these issues " "effects previously mentioned are any less effective. On the contrary, with most Masons " "efforts, the work of Masonic historians of the previous century came under close " "efforts. Arnold comments, ""parallel to the need of people to belong to an interest group " Egyptians' comprehensive knowledge of man's physical and spiritual anatomy. The "Egyptians"", the Comte attempted a ""restoration of certain secret, metaphysical systems " "eighteenth century. According to Manly Hall writing in ""The Freemasonry of the Ancient " "either evil, or ""negative"", or out to destroy them. In the world of Freemasonry, outsiders " "either positive or negative, in other words, reward or punishment. " either there are no real secrets at all and that the obligation to keep them private is elderly and sick Freemasons and their dependants). elected leaders. "elections and various anti-Masonic newspapers flourished. In 1831, the party held a " electric shocks to others. The overall implications of Milgram's work is that people are Elevation and Masons are permitted to join after they have achieved the degree of Elias Ashmole embarrassing and insulting things that could happen to a Brother is that his candidate embers of the public are aware that Freemasonry has something to do with emphasis placed on secrecy to the extent that much of the secret Masonic ritual is about Empire right round the Mediterranean carried the cults with it. Another wave would employees. Beliefs about the unfairness of certain decisions such as promotions or employers benefit) without the subject of Freemasonry ever being mentioned. "employment, and to prove their level of skill and hence their level of payment, the " "Emulation Ritual - “The P. S. is given b. d. t. h. s. a. t. b., d. i. t. t. s., a. r. w. t. t. t. t.n. " enable Catholic students away from home to meet regularly and exercise a form of enabled Grand Lodge to change the ritual of the Initiation ceremony so that the "encountered in office and factory situations"". " "end, the odd man out beats them at their own game and succeeds in escaping from " "endured prior to enjoying the convivial atmosphere of the after-ceremony meal, actually " enemies as they fought each other in a destructive power struggle. "enemies"" armed with the secrets of the ritual who might try to gain unauthorised entry. " "England (March 1996) put this figure at 350,000 members in over 8600 lodges. This " England and Scandinavia) to recruit converts and persuade them to emigrate to the England in the mid-twentieth century. "England, the Duke of Sussex, allowed the warrant to lapse. The present Supreme " "enlightened seers of whom every civilisation and culture bears ample record"". By starting " enough to believe that the traditional barbaric penalties would be visited upon them if "enough, from the other participants"". Hypnodrama also has an effect on the audience " "enquiries became uncomfortable for those in authority, he was discredited and removed " enriched reading experience including online access to the full texts "entire temple, including every block and inscription, and proved that the plan of the " "enveloped is the work of its antagonist, and never of itself"" (Thomas Paine, ""The Age of " environment lead to heightened uggestibility and to drastic changes in attitudes and Epping but lost to Winston Churchill. equated with persecution. It is an assumption of every cult that the rest of the world is escape have been Freemasonry and was he describing his personal battle to regain his escape to England and go underground and become a secret society. Robinson maps especially as it is forbidden in the ancient charges. They ridicule those women that have especially those he is planning to recruit into the Lodge. The Master is expected to invite established a Council for England and Wales in 1819 but the Head of the Order in "Established Church in particular the doctrine of ""Passive Obedience"". 1662 saw the " "established during the following century, and for that matter in nearly every century " "established in Paris in 1754 although Baigent, Leigh & Lincoln in ""The Holy Blood and " established. "establishes the authority of senior members over the new recruit, a commitment to " "establishes what the secret is and how it has been kept secret, we are still left with the " "Establishment, and in particular the Royal Family. " "esteem, whilst the author of the work is invariably not a Mason and is " estimated and the total cost divided by this number will generate the cost per ticket. "European languages, was a musical composer and a capable violinist and his " evasive answers to enquirers rather than the facts? Was it out of loyalty to my ex- "Even after reading your book I had my initiation last night, but with an insight into 6 Freemasonry – Inside Out what was going to happen it was not the scarey event it could have been. I thank you for your info and as I progress through the Craft I will refer back to your book several times just to keep my feet on the ground.AS " "Even John Hamill, Grand Lodge Librarian, admits ""why the Grand Lodge came into " "even the slightest trace of any letter, character or figure belonging to the secrets. This " even though the Masons do not really take much notice of them. These techniques are Events around 1993 regarding Prince Charles' marital situation in relation to the Oath "events as happening in the ""outside world"" or to the ""profane"". Its declared aims are that " eventually became a full blown religious cult. "ever published by Quatuor Coronati Lodge"" (a Lodge devoted to historical Masonic " "ever reveal anything about Freemasonry, the most gruesome of penalties will befall him, " every Sunday and was liable to legal penalties if he did not. everything has an answer. Everything you need to know is in print and even available here on the "evidence about a mortal they wanted to portray as a god. By this method, the Bishops of " evidence indicates that the rituals worked today with sadistic oaths were invented by evidence of a Templar connection to the historical origins of Freemasonry. evidence of the existence of earlier Lodges in order to establish its own position as the evidence on the role Freemasonry plays in the lives of public servants such as police excellence via the pursuit of cult practices. (Grolier 1993) "Excellent work on many levels! Excellent research, excellent reasoning, even though much data is presented the argument is very focused, and the point and ultimate subject is of no secondary importance to anyone - a wake up call to re-examine the doctrines that many have been taking for granted. I was presented with an opportunity to join and am very glad I had a chance to read your book first. I am very thankful to you for helping people like myself to save a lot of time and resources in arriving at an informed decision about masonry. Many thanks! AP, California " "Excellent, Royal Arch, and Knight Templar"". " "exchanges, undetectable to the non-Masonic ear, and this enables them to break the ice " "excommunication for any Catholics who joined. Robinson (""Born in Blood"") provides a " exhibited a model of the Temple of Solomon at Court in 1675 and also that Jews held "existence in 1717 has never been answered satisfactorily"". What is known though, is that " "exodus of Catholics who were persuaded to join Freemasonry, but on the other and " "expansion with 33 countries represented and in each country, government officials " "expelled or are invited to resign by the Masonic authorities, pending disciplinary action. " experience of a more personal and intense relationship with the divine. Mysticism is "experienced contact with a divine power which may henceforth guide his steps."" " "experiences with non-members. Guy Arnold explains ""the impact of brainwashing often " experiment conducted by Solomon Asch in 1952 where individuals chose obviously experiment when he was attempting to understand the principles at work during World "experimental and therapeutic settings, suggesting the possibility of inducing hypnotic-like " experimental design involved people being instructed to give apparently harmful "expert advisors as may be necessary for, and conducive to, the attainment of the objects " explains that a cult is authoritarian in its power structure. The leadership is regarded as a explains that Mormon women have to wear a special type of undergarment. These explains that there are three degrees in Freemasonry. The ritual of the first degree is the "exposed, confused and usually in fear. In this state, he takes comfort in the Junior " "exposed, these are the stories that get into the press and give Freemasonry its bad name. " "exposure ""Three Distinct Knocks"", 1760, then gave these passwords away. " "exposure, ""Darkness Visible"". " Exposures which are aimed at illustrating the corrupt nature of some Freemasons who extremely embarrassed. F F fact that they do not take the ritual seriously does not mean that the psychological failed by 391 votes to 492. It will only be a matter of time before this gap is finally "faith"". " Famous Freemasons Famous Witches farm it already owned in the Midlands. It then bought another 5000 acres in Norfolk "FEAR - Maintaining loyalty and obedience to the group by threatening soul, life or limb " "fear, a person can be made more suggestible, and the suggestibility will increase the " Feedback Feedback...................................................................................................................124 feel towards their fellow Masons and the fear of punishment associated with feelings of the candidate as he undergoes this rather frightening ordeal. feels let down and the Brethren know that they will incur his wrath. fees to be paid as well as charitable donations. Also that Freemasonry requires weekly "fees. Also, their posters luring potential recruits to SES -evening classes in philosophy " "feminists (Daily Mail 13/7/94). Even the ""Who's Who"" indicates the loosening of the old " "few committed individuals with a common cause, are often ""hijacked"" by another body " "Feynman, Richard. Surely you're joking Mr Feynman, 1985 " fifteen years from the time he was initiated. "filters this up to the Grand Charity (which the reader will remember is ""not under"" the " "finally ""make"" him a Master Mason. " financial aspects have over the years attracted many unscrupulous operators who set up "Financially, Mozart was in dire straits and was known for availing himself of Masonic " find that the solemn ceremonies are not incompatible with their particular faiths. "fined a thousand pounds. As Catholic priests were being hunted down, fines were " FINGER POINTING - Creating a false sense of righteousness by pointing to the "first degree to the second, the candidate is asked to describe the mode of his preparation " first rung of the ladder leading to the Masters chair. FLAUNTING HIERARCHY - Promoting acceptance of cult authority by promising focused them on working for the Masonic charity and expand the organisation through followers. "following the ceremony (known as the ""Festive Board""), he is seated on the Masters table " "Following the failed scheme of 5th November 1605, laws inflicting every conceivable " following the Lodge meetings to which the visitors also contribute. Often a distinguished following which not only might they do business together but so will other members of "follows and copies him, then everything will be all right. The candidate feels reassured. " "for ""suitable"" candidates. He will look for someone who will readily accept the authority " "for Burslem, he founded an economics study group called the School of Economic " for critical reflection. "for Do-it-yourselfers: A cure for the common Cult"" who examines how " for ever. It began to crumble as a cultural force but it found that the control of the minds for existence it became simply an over-indulgent eating and drinking club. He believes "for harbouring two of the conspirators, told the sheriff of Worcester, in order to save his " for initiation has to some extent been conditioned into wanting to become a member. If "for instance in the case of government secrecy, by being bound by the Official Secrets " "For instance, the management and administration of the Royal Masonic Hospital, was " "For many older men, the Lodge provides their only social contact. Others are able to " "for Masonic paraphernalia all available from George Kenning of Great Queen Street, " for negative deeds. for new members and building bigger and bigger organisations. After almost a hundred "for sales and management training and by leaders of today's ""New Age"" cults. In the " "for the charity, they could just as easily satisfy this requirement from outside the Lodge. " for the Mark Masons is HRH Prince Michael of Kent. "For the more technologically minded, there is a proposal to form an Internet Lodge, " for the rest of his life with him always believing that he took part in these events of his for the time being. "force and stop the spread of this contagious disease"". " force. We must discourage young officers from joining the Freemasons and encourage Foreword "foreword to Grinder and Bandlers' book, ""TRANCE-formations: Neuro-Linguistic " Foreword.......................................................................................................................7 forgotten by now). The applicant will make sure that he does not say anything that might "form again. About 1909, Leadbeater picked a young Indian boy out of a crowd on a " formed their own Masonic Lodges even though their husbands are often senior Masons Former members have claimed that the School practises subtle brain-washing techniques "forms of communication, is used widely by the Army as well as by the business world " "forthcoming general election in the first half of 1997, it still intends to hold its inquiry. " "fortune"". He had been a supporter of the Earl of Essex who had promised liberty of " "found and after another four days, Henry Garnet was discovered. Garnet was the " "found the lost secrets of an ancient people, descendants of the biblical Hebrews. " foundations of its ancient faith had been superimposed superstructures introduced by founded in 1884 by nine eminent Masonic scholars for the purpose of intellectual study founded upon public indignation and suspicion of Freemasons which was ignited by the "founder of the Rosicrucians), 1425 -Hunyadi Janos, 1500 -Robertus, 1561 -Francis " founder of the SES. It was reported that he attempted to gain entry to one of the meetings "founders, the society expanded to a point where a superior management authority was " founding of the Grand Lodge. Francisco francs. "francs. After the 1st World War, the society was able to penetrate places where it was " fraternity? Fred Crowe points out that although the Grand Lodge does not formally acknowledge Frederick Glen explains that the techniques employed to produce such effects have Fredericksburg Masonic Lodge. "free and of good report"". The candidates hand is taken from the Deacon, raised up high, " "Free Masons, Scottish Rite, Mystic Shrine; Mr. AMM - Masons, Toronto; Island Chapter " free will? "Freed from this psychological shackle, Hugh revisited much " "Freemason as well"". The 1975 film, starring Sean Connery and Michael " "Freemason revealed by a disgusted Brother"", 1759, and ""The Use and Abuse of " Freemasonic Symbolism and Georgian Gardens "Freemasonry - A Journey through Ritual & Symbol, 1991. " Freemasonry - 'Come out of her My people.' 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" Freemasonry has been subjected to examination from the point of view of illicit dealings Freemasonry has managed to survive and grow substantially over the last 200 years with Freemasonry has not been unduly affected by these various exposures and the revealing Freemasonry in Business Freemasonry in Israel Freemasonry in the Grand Lodge Era "'Freemasonry Inside-Out' has provided me with with abundant information and given me the confidence to make an informed decision whether or not to join. Thank you for writing such a well researched and written book. IF, Scotland " "'Freemasonry Inside-Out' is an authoritative, well argued, comprehensively sourced and an extremely well written account of the 'possible' dark side of Freemasonry. However, the sobering quality of the cogent arguments makes for healthy self questioning, introspection and a vital examination of ones own motives and intentions. What 'Freemasonry Inside-Out' did do is keep me up all night reading it voraciously. Well written and argued it is. What is has also done is make we rethink, and a period of reflection will direct my thoughts to closer examination of the ritual and what I am doing it all for. The whistle stop tour of the known history is succinct, and well worth reading by all Brethren ST, London " "'Freemasonry Inside-Out, A New Angle on Masonic Secrets'. Copyright 1997, 2004, " Freemasonry is a voluntary organisation that respects the privacy of the members. It also Freemasonry is really about. Their eager questions are met with responses that indicate Freemasonry looks very bleak. Frederick Glen points out “an organisation that fails to Freemasonry poor and penniless. Freemasonry regards itself as a society within a society. Members often refer to external "Freemasonry still uses cult-like mind control techniques, refined over hundreds of years, " Freemasonry strives to maintain its public image as a charitable organisation and by "Freemasonry to keep one of its major secrets buried, since to outsiders the completed " "Freemasonry until approximately 1730, some thirteen years after the formation of the " Freemasonry uses cult-like techniques to recruit members and maintain a powerful hold "Freemasonry was widely and almost constantly ridiculed in the popular press. The general tenor of the required additions (made by Grand Lodge to Hutchinson’s book before they approved its publication) was an attempt to demonstrate ancient origins and therefore social acceptability by reference to classical and biblical literature and to ancient history. " Freemasonry Watch "Freemasonry"", 1926, as follows:-" "Freemasonry"", 1926, who equates the 3 degrees of Freemasonry to positions in the " "Freemasonry"". ""How does he hope to gain those privileges?"" ""By the help of God, being " "Freemasonry, Anti-Freemasonry, Theosophy, Rosicrucian, Golden Dawn, Cults, Mind Control, Society of " "Freemasonry, but did the ritual evolve or was it copied? " "Freemasonry, Conspiracy Within, Initiation and the Brotherhood " "Freemasonry, Mozart became a Mason in Vienna in 1784 obviously upsetting the " "Freemasonry. ""Sociology"" by Macionis, 1989, provides a useful overview of this subject. " "Freemasonry. During the expansion of the British Empire, Masonry could have played a " "Freemasonry. Let me make it clear, however, that I am not advocating disclosure of the " Freemasonry. There is no formal procedure to voluntarily resign from Freemasonry. The Freemasonry. This document was the first time that the Holy See admitted the existence "Freemasonry: a work of the greatest utility to the Brethren of the society, to mankind in " "Freemasonry's ""Prime Minister"" and the Brethren are forbidden to write or communicate " Freemasonry's eighteenth century masters who found the genuine oaths too tame for "Freemasons and their dependants), and the Masonic Housing Association (which builds " "Freemasons are beginning to question its validity -""our biggest criticism of Freemasonry " Freemasons are saluted in order of their seniority. The members then retire from the "Freemasons Hall was not licensed for public performances, elaborate arrangements " "Freemasons into the Metropolitan Police. The proposer commented ""it is justifiably " "Freemasons were devil worshippers. Robinson interprets the text as follows:- ""What the " Freemasons were instructed not to fraternise with their German Brethren because the "Freemasons"" and came into existence in 1835. However, the then Grand Master, H.R.H " "Freemasons"". " Freemasons) - SRIA "Freemasons, the secrecy, the hierarchical structures and, later, the employment of " Freemasons. frequently a strong element and they stress the attainment of individual power and friend will refuse to disclose any details about the initiation with the explanation that the "friends, family or business contacts usually with the unspoken promise of social and " "frightened off by these methods. By leading them gently towards it, the result is usually, " Fringe Masonry in England 1870-85 from 1646. The first was the Acception Lodge attached to the London Masons Company "From Crowe (1894) - ""The 33rd degree is conferred very sparingly by the Supreme " from Grand Lodge since they admitted women into their order. "From its members, the Supreme Council is selected, the number being strictly limited to " from the ancient bondsmen and villeins of England if their estates be subject of arbitrary from the general public but primarily from the Masons themselves. It was probably "From the inviting Brothers' perspective, it is his duty as a member of his Lodge is to look " "from the job before he got too close (""Stalker"", 1988). Arnold comments that those who " From the lack of evidence prior to the 1600's it seems quite likely that Freemasonry from the Lodge Secretary. In the same way it is the Grand Secretary who runs the show "from the very beginnings of the Order. Soon after the creation of Grand Lodge, " "From then on in, he is part of the unquestioning establishment looking for new recruits " "From time to time, a group of restless Past Masters, usually from the same Lodge, will " "front of the whole Lodge, he is presented with a collection plate on which he is asked to " fulfil their need to be recognised as important. To make it near to the top in Freemasonry "full English translation of the original Latin text of ""Humanum Genus"", the strongest " "fully appreciating what he is committing himself to. If the candidate hesitates, the Master " Fund for other purposes. fundamental facts about Freemasonry which have been cleverly preserved and fundamental principle but it was probably because of ridicule in the popular press of Fundamentals of Freemasonry funds with the Grand Charity for ease of administration. The Quarterly Communications funds. Grand Lodge has been advising the Lodges since 1986 to place their charity "further a person was from the Absolute, as in the case of a new recruit, the more rules " FURTHER READING garments have the Masonic symbols of the square and compasses sewn into the left and Gary Ford's Secret Societies Page "General and its subordinate bodies, the Metropolitan Central Councils and the Superior " "general and to the Ladies in particular"", 1783. " "general public. In trying to answer the question as to the purpose of this deception, Hugh " "general reader, by weaving a path through the mass of data, highlighting landmarks " General Rose Croix Masons 33 deg. "George III. In 1752, George Washington was initiated into Freemasonry in the " Germans were maintaining Masonic links with French Freemasons who were not "get in. In practice, however, one is invited by such an invitation as ""If you were to ask " get through his year without any hitches. He happily accepts guidance and direction get together and apply to Grand Lodge to start a new Lodge. These Lodges are known as get together with friends for a meal and a drink a few times a year and share jokes "Gilbert, R.A. The Golden Dawn Companion, 1986 " "Gilbert, R.A. The Magical Mason, 1983 " give more than they gave to the previous Master. give one the impression that they are living in a state of delusion and that they are give particulars of the secrets and inner proceedings. give such relief to the worthy distressed Brother as he can do without injury to himself or give them and that many of the same dissatisfactions with materialism and science are given as: "giving him cash."" " giving the secrets away is a stronger force than the most bullying wife. "giving to the centralised Masonic Charities, the suggestion that he will learn the true " "Glen, Frederick. The Social Psychology of Organizations, 1975 " go as far as completing the application form and sending it in. Of course someone will "go to Oxford or Cambridge. However, he failed his matriculation, his main interests " "goad men into action but as mere ceremonies known to all, they would soon " "going on and resist getting drawn fully into Freemasonry, soon get bored and leave, " going on and set up their own alternative Grand Lodges. It is not surprising that they Golden Dawn Golden Dawn Library Project Golden Dawn Research Center golden handshakes being tied to a Masonic link can cause severe morale problems in "golf club"". Lord Farnham, Pro Grand Master, United Grand Lodge of England, " "golf club, church or local political party might do business with each other because they " governed by the Grand Lodge of England. "Grand Charity of, but not under, the United Grand Lodge of England"". The reader's " Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters Grand Council of the Allied Masonic Degrees "Grand Lodge also set about altering the ritual to suit its own ends. For instance, Martin " "Grand Lodge and at least a hundred years after the first known lodges, those being " "Grand Lodge as irregular or as incompatible with the Craft, may not be initiated into the " "Grand Lodge changed this by adding effectively, ""except Grand Lodge"". This then " Grand Lodge had instructed English Masons not to visit Italian Lodges because of "Grand Lodge honours, but quietly did their duty in maintaining the grand fundamental " Grand Lodge of England "Grand Lodge of England, the ruling body, maintains that Freemasonry is not a secret " Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons of England. Whereas the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge to refute that accusation for it purports to demonstrate that profound "Grand Lodge). Other income is derived from investments (made by ""speculative"" " Grand Lodge. In North America 14 Grand Lodges had by this time recognised and "Grand Lodges in Italy to attempt to fill the vacuum"". " Grand Lodges' official position is that Freemasonry is one of the worlds oldest societies Grand Master being ex officio the Grand President of the Charity and the Grand Grand Master. Even the Archbishop of York (Daily Mail 25/1/93) has recently Grand Masters' administrative work. Grand Masters jewel which is a reminder to Masons that the Great Architect is watching Grand Masters preferred one in particular. Grand Secretary with another being a Grand Scribe. The objects of the company include "granted in December 1993 on the basis that if it were denied, it ""might encourage other " "Great Britain and Ireland, and the Colonies and Dependencies of the British Crown"". Its " "greatest liar, and the greatest canaille, and the greatest beast in the whole world, and I " "greatest respect"". All branches are kept constantly in touch through the monthly " Greece had been out of bounds for masons since 1993 and although the Grand Lodges Greek expression in the Hermetic and Christian Gnostic. The coverage of the Roman "Greenberg, Ira. Group Hypnotherapy and Hypnodrama, 1977 " "Grinder and Bandler, TRANCE-formations: Neuro- Linguistic Programming, 1981 " groomed Dutch professional and executive class. group because they had become fascinated through the application of suggestion "group charity has not halted the erosion of recruitment, as young men more frequently " group conform to cultural patterns and how the pressures to conform can be quite group has become a more powerful and widespread cult than either the Moonies or group in particular otherwise not only would the techniques employed be ineffective group of people from the upper strata of British society. group pressure towards conformity. Often such groups develop a distinctive language "groups such as the Rosicrucians forming. MacNaulty tells us ""it seems certain that those " "guidance, how to entice suitable candidates and properly prepare them for their " guilty of conspiracy and executed. "gunpowder event, let the cat out of the bag and hence Guy Fawkes was apprehended. " Gurdjieff and Pyotr Ouspensky. They claimed to possess an ancient knowledge which "Guy Arnold (""Brain Wash"", 1992) commenting on TV advertising, explains that the " "Guy Arnold (""Brain Wash"", 1992) points out that ""most people are committed to a " Guy Arnold attempts to differentiate between those forms of brain washing that can be Guy Arnold in a private letter to the author confirmed “The techniques used by the Guy Arnold was unable to include Freemasonry in his book on brainwashing as he H had been handed down through the ages in a series of esoteric schools particularly a had consequently closed down. "had enrolled over 22,000 members recruiting mainly from the well-educated and well-" had to be experienced to be understood and descriptions simply lead to had to be kept secret from the wider society in general and specific enemies of the "had to look elsewhere for the truth. Today, though, the SES still regards itself as the latest " "Hall Grand Lodge of Massachusetts again, although the Grand Secretary reminded the " "Hall, Manly. The Freemasonry of the Ancient Egyptians, 1982 " Hallack McCord. In it he recounted his experiments of hypnotising people while they "Halt, while I report to the Worshipful Master and the candidate hears the door being " "Hamill, John. Ancient Wisdom and Secret Sects, 1989 " "Hamill, John. The Craft: A History of English Freemasonry, 1986 " hand them all his money and to dedicate his life to their organisation. Fortunately for "hand, Robinson (""Born in Blood"") suggests that the Rite evolved out of Ramsey's " Handbook states that the number of members are strictly limited to a maximum of 90 hands could cause untold havoc. handshake. Our meetings are closed because they are where we conduct our hank you to those readers who have provided feedback and extra internet links. Hannah states that there are a further 30 extinct degrees formally registered under the "Hannah, Walton. Darkness Visible, 1952 " "Hannan noticed that when he compared the different ritual books, different words were " "Hannan, and others who ""fill in the gaps"" and publish the ritual, may actually be helping " "Hannan, in ""Darkness Visible"", observed that there are some different versions of the " "happen to also hold senior positions in business or in the public sector, tend not to be of " "hard, then Masons would probably give up trying to learn it. The object of the exercise " harity is one of the basic principles of Freemasonry which has supposedly been "harm this relationship. In their 1996 book, ""The Hiram Key"", they accuse the early " "has been set up outside for when you leave"". " has collected as compared to the other Lodges in the Province which is published in has to remember and perform as he is expected to give a flawless performance each "hat is it that stops a level headed businessman, who decided to give up his time-" "have any money on him, then he would have given freely and he is prompted to answer " "have been published ever since Freemasonry started recruiting members, the earliest " "have existed in different forms for centuries, usually surrounded by a mystique of " have found themselves in a position where they have to solicit assistance from the "have had to learn what questions to ask and if this is the first such visit they have made, " "have long had reason to be highly offended by you"". His mother who had referred to " "have not answered any real questions. In fact they have further confused the issue, since " "have their superstitions, the Romans eventually reasoned, why not have one that was " have to be discredited and their influence destroyed. This is often done by appeals to have very active social calendars being invited to every Lodge meeting and function in Have your say about this book. Join in the debate at alt.freemasonry. "having books, masoning stuff and popish trumpery in them."" Knight concluded that ""this " having toasts drunk in their honour. Haworth points out how the new cultist regularly attends meetings and sees a whole He also feels very awkward as the slipper causes him to limp and shuffle. He is then "He also wants to make a good impression upon visiting Masons, especially those he " "He argues that the New Testament is essential to the Masons' instruction, it being full of " He believes that the reason why cult members feel such compulsion to continue with "He continues ""An interesting report was published in a hypnosis journal in 1965 by Dr " "He continues ""The modern interest in the Rosicrucian Teachings dates back to the early " "He developed the belief that the only genuine way to the ""Truth"" was through an " He explains that Masons used to hold processions in the street and appear in theatrical "he founded a ""Brotherhood bound by vows of sobriety and self control and to the " He is flattered to be approached and has heard that it could help in business even "He is then helped to kneel, while a prayer is recited that calls upon God to help the " He is then led by the Deacon on a lengthy walk turning a few times. They stop and he is He is then shown the secret sign of the first degree. This sign is used frequently in the "he is told to ""Enter"" and his hand is then passed back to the Deacon. " he lives. This impenetrable schema has endured for almost 300 years and it has taken a he Lodge (a collective term for a specific group of Masons) usually meets in a he official line is that the secrets of Freemasonry are concerned with its traditional "he origins of Freemasonry are, apparently, a mystery. This fact alone has caused " he realises that the Tyler removed all of his money and valuables from him before the He regarded this as a blunder on the Masons part and used this knowledge to help fill in he should not be prevented from marrying a Roman Catholic. He was a Past Grand Master of the Mark Lodge and former Ruler of the Mark Province He went on to become a world renowned speaker arguing against organised beliefs. He "Head Office of English Freemasonry in Gt. Queen Street in London and ask to join, you " "headquarters, which was housed in a prestigious building in Queens Gate, Kensington. " "heart-searching as to the legitimacy of their dual allegiance, with many leaving the " hence its possession necessarily carries an unwritten patent of Masonic nobility with it. her become the boys legal guardian. Leadbeater appointed himself the boys teacher and "her own society, she was able to achieve the ""enlightened seer"" status amongst her " Heredom "heretics"". " "heritage, it also acts as a very effective smokescreen against criticism and independent " Hermetic articles and texts hiding at Hindlip Housel. hierarchy enjoyed a more luxurious lifestyle with the Masonic nobility held in awe and high office in English Lodges as early as 1723. High Priest who hunted down rebellious Jews. high priority and Masons in influential positions in business are also much less able highly responsive to suggestion. The hypnotised individual eems to follow instructions in "Hill, Christopher. The Century of Revolution 1603 - 1714, 1980 " "him as ""that villain"" also wrote of him ""My dear first born is the greatest ass, and the " him that he was never legitimately bound by the terms of the him that the Committee have approved his application which will next be considered by "him, an incident happened two weeks later which broke the spell, but it took nearly a " "himself as President of the RNLI), The Masonic Trust for Boys & Girls (whose object is to " "himself but was the invention of Paul. Paul, who was not a Pharisee rabbi as others had " himself to be murdered rather than reveal the secrets of Masonry. The story tells that the "Hindlip House was pulled down about 1800 but according to Knight, writing in 1847, " Hindlip HouseLodge "Hiram Abiff's was 3 units. Thus, a right angled triangle, fundamental to building work, " his application has passed to the next stage and that he is invited to attend an interview his balance in this very awkward position without stabbing himself in the chest. His body was sadly buried in an unmarked paupers grave in Vienna. his enemies. In fact he believed that it was his own funeral music that he was His main conclusions could be shattering for Freemasonry. He believes that there is a his Masonic authority will carry some weight in the work situation in addition to his "His mission became one of setting men ""absolutely and unconditionally free"". " "his position and his greater experience, he is better qualified to extend the assistance " his principles by being called upon to exercise the virtue of charity. He receives a "His son Leon (Leonardo da Vinci MacLaren), a London barrister, also supported this " his various Masonic enterprises - of these the Antient and Primitive Rite of Memphis and his way was barred by a group of SES members guarding the door of the room. He died History of the Quatuor Coronati Lodge No. 2076 History shows us that neither the Crown nor government were interested in charity and "history, the handshake, the oaths - are indispensable to our bonding. " "hitherto unknown, and groups were established in China, Japan, the Malayan " "Hitler's ideas as set out in ""Mein Kampf"" was Le Bon's ""The Crowd"", which ""is so simply " hold with one of the sharp points touching the skin of his chest. Some more loud holders are saluted at Lodge meetings and toasts are drunk to their health at the Festive home and business address. There are two sections to the ballot box and the Brethren homes for the elderly. "honourable than the Star, Garter or any other Order in existence"". " "hope to find ""that which is lost"". In the meantime the Freemasons have substituted these " hoped that this might have a positive effect upon the relationship between Freemasonry "hose who have pursued the ""secrets"" of Freemasonry have been led down blind " "Hounam and Hogg conclude that the SES, which started as a harmless economic study " "Hounam and Hogg in ""Secret Cult"", 1984, quote R.K. Heller, author of ""Deprogramming " "Hounam, Peter and Hogg, Andrew. Secret Cult, 1984 " How do these formal Charities relate to the individual mason who has joined the How does he hope to gain those privileges?. "how he was disposed to deal with them. James, then in a mood to promise anything " "how he, as a ""hard-headed businessman"", was recruited into a cult. Using very powerful " How they Hijacked Jesus how to solicit for new members. An indication of the recruitment crisis was contained "however defined, is essentially the deliberate manipulation of peoples minds. What does " However it is also the Masters responsibility to set up and co-ordinate a Ladies Festival "However, as part of the preparations for the ceremony, he had all his money and " "However, Hannah's' ""Darkness Visible"", 1952, caused many Christian Masons much " "However, provided one knows the right people, it is not that difficult to join a Masonic " "However, quickly following the introduction of passwords into the ritual, another " "However, the American Masons do not appear to be as welcoming to all races as the " "However, the majority of Masons are kept completely in the dark about these matters, " "However, these paragraphs taken together, mean that Grand Lodge does have relations " "However, those sitting in the pews watching and enjoying the ceremony will admit that " Hugh McFarland "Hugh McFarland, January 1997 " Hugh steadily persevered through the various levels eventually becoming the Worshipful human being embodied in the geometry of the temple's architecture is meant to hundreds of years. Not only was there a huge captured and expanding market with "hundreds or indeed thousands of years prior, meeting in totally secrecy and completely " "hymns, organ music and prayers led by the Chaplain. Meetings are held in Temples " HYPNOSIS - Inducing a state of high suggestibility. "Hypnosis may be induced by a variety of monotonous practices and rituals that are found in many mystical, philosophical and religious systems. A profound trance is characterised by a forgetting of trance events and by an ability to respond automatically to posthypnotic suggestions (Encarta 1994). " "I found 'Freemasonry Inside-Out' to be extremely informative. It appears that Freemasonry in general has been structured primarily to preserve its own survival through constant funding by its members. This in itself is not necessarily a bad thing as every organization needs to pay the rent and the light bill, etc. Being a social club and charitable organization provides justification enough for its existance as far as it goes, but are there no spiritual practices for the advanceme