The masonic magician pdf

Skip to content. Toggle navigation. Count Alessandro Cagliostro was a cult figure of European society in the tumultuous years leading to the French Revolution.

His celebrated travels through the Middle East and the capitals of Europe ended abruptly in Rome in , where he was arrested by the Inquisition and condemned to death for heresy.

The authors examine the case made against him, that he was an impostor as well as a heretic, and find that the Roman Church, and history itself, have done him a terrible injustice. This engaging account, drawing on remarkable new documentary evidence, shows that the man condemned was a genuine visionary and true champion of Freemasonry.

His teachings have much to reveal to us today, not just of the secrets of the movement, but of the mysterious hostility it continues to attract. The Masonic Magician. Remember the rosebush in the yard, the rosebuds at dawn.. My Overdue Book: Too many stories not to tell: spells out the varied episodes in the life of a man who spent decades working in Hollywood. He began as a little boy in Cincinnati impressed early on by the broadcasting magic of radio and then TV in the middle of.

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Radiant Roses by Samanthi Fernando. In into a superimposed version of the this case the teachers are the state's sanctioned religion as seen in structures and their plain-view- Celtic Sainthood Worship as well as lat- hiding is in accordance with many ter Santeria and Vodou , or to complete of pop culture's recent fictional oblivion; executed and nearly wiped out; interpretations of the purpose of no longer posing physical threat to the architectural masterpieces.

The clerics and kings in power as seen with teachings within the cathedral, the Gnostic Christians, The Celtic Dru- the abbey, the chapel, the temple, ids, as well as Knights Templar and cer- and lodge, all loom as often inac- tainly with the witchcraft and shaman- cessible locations to perpetuate knowledge toward those not ism of Europe and Early United States.

The method by which a necessarily initiated or born into the privileged class of the practitioner or aspirant to the older mysteries would attempt to scholars and clergy.

The building then was the format by be continually and safely invested within the context of such a which all generations would have, when ready for their enor- banned philosophy or practice, would be by the usage of forms mity of impact, the potential access to the more divine myster- and maxims already woven within the fabric of the accepted ies while also applying practicality and applicable usage of culture.

It then is no mystery as to why one of the places of the building type. Freemasonry became the more modern sonic craft, knew of the ramifications of misinterpretation of of synthesis of perspective on occult and esoteric paths once their workings and clearly guarded their lodge by sword as to kept fragmented among groups and splintered within organ- not let slip a misunderstood word or symbolic usage and the ized religious paths and monastic orders.

As the early workings penalty for such was honestly harsh and pressed with the would include symbols indicative of planes of transformation, most severe and gruesome punishment. Aside from the sur- so too would the Freemason's symbols echo the effect and usage face need to keep secret the builder's trade and craft secrets, seen by the ancients, the sword allowed another focus to be present that, again ex- only with a builder's isted within temple workings seen deep within ritual magic of perspective on their the middle ages.

The sword in this case was a spiritual formation. The star of weapon to not only keep off the physical threat of a cowan or David and of Solomon, eavesdropper, but to also keep at bay unwanted spiritual in- for instance, or the vasion to the portal of the lodge. As seen in the Book of simple Compasses and Genesis, the sword functioned as a symbol of the inaccessibil- Square of the builder. With this method exists some of the most ancient common person, these synthesis of ritual magic known to the Western world.

Within are not threatening the openings and closings of lodge, and certainly within the images at all, merely various Masonic degrees of initiation, the literal practice of tools necessary to casting circles, or squared circles as seen in Freemasonry, complete work by a banishing, raising energy, and evocation are clearly present in craftsman.

Therefore addition to elements of offerings to deity and sensory depriva- the secrets and hidden tion. Masonic Lodge rooms are filled with the usage of ancient knowledge guarded by symbols of power, as seen on the altar and within the forma- the Freemason were "free" to impart to the psyche and soul of tion of floor work, talismanic magic Ars Paulina and Goetic one desirous of more intellectual and spiritual light and con- manuscripts , employed by the "jewels" of office and within versely existed as benign to the suspicious and guarded powers the symbols on aprons, as well as regular usage of wands and of the ruling class.

Any attempt to charge the early mason's staffs for various elemental and spiritual effect. All of which, secretly convened meetings as heretical were met with the le- as seen by the uninitiated and profane mind, serve as direct gal trade secret argument even seen today within copyright threat to the accepted and mandated religion of the ruling laws. This effectual disguise was enough to ease concerns or class and therefore existed continually as a secretly guarded hide them of Masonic workings and go as far as to invite the practice of spirituality for its own survival.

These officers who are found stationed at the cardinal edge and perspective now seen within Speculative Masonry. They escort or invoke The gavel or even setting maul is an ingenious method by the candidates through the portal and utilize invocational which to focus the attention away from the magical usage and symbols around them throughout the first three degrees in on to that of authoritarian positioning of an officiate of a Masonry.

The white and benevolent nature of the rods of the meeting. The Freemasons somehow exist with multiple offici- Stewards, tipped with the cornucopia of plenty and suste- ates and wielders of power within the lodge. How unique one nance is fitting if we superimpose the Kabbalistic Tree of Life would think, that a craft guild would consist of more than one on top of the lodge room The Golden Dawn -Regardie and head and more than one wielder of a convening gavel.

It is in view the Stewards, in their seated position, aligned to the pil- this way that the use of the wand is still present in it's psychi- lar of mercy or Chesed. Conversely, the black rods of the Dea- cally and arguably spiritually effective role in presenting itself cons are analogous to the banishing color seen in ancient and with sonic resonance, at the cardinal points, and often coupled early craft practices with spoken words, and signs indicative of the astrological whereby their effect and elemental passage taken by the individual soul.

Direction is to direct or force an of that station's focus, to that of the individual, comes as a energetic flow or to means to instill, on multiple levels, the assortment of methods outright block the by which one may receive and take part in the energetic and undesired from enter- psychological experience that the magical circumambulation ing the field of prac- prepares for the individual as well as the space as a whole.

The Junior Dea- con, by the door of In the hands of an ancient operative mason, the gavel has the lodge, effectively one pointed side and one flat one. The edge of which was used guards the portal for shaping stones and the blunt side for setting them. Looked from within keeping at from above it resembles a house and the gable of a roof, fit- at bay any attempt tingly "gable" is where the origin of the word gavel originates.

Interestingly, the blessed candidate stone masons gavel did not survive within the Masonic lodge, and aspirant to the in favor of the double blunted hammer. The gavel now seen mysteries on the cast- as a small cross or intersection also holds with it an additional ing of the circle of symbolic representation found within sacred geometry of power around the al- Northern Europe, Christianity, and the lettering of Greek and tar.

If then the function of the officer in the East is to channel ancient Hebraic letters for "T". This perspective might justify the contin- Hockley , then the duty of the Senior Deacon is to move that ued use of a gavel rather than a rod or wand as seen in the energetic flow around the lodge with the rod on the outside of hands of other stations within the lodge.

They serve as invocational and banishing tools; operating tion, focus and direction. We find the Senior Deacon on the to bring form and movement to the energetic flow within the right of the Master in the East and in opposition to the Stew- lodge room. The white rods carried by the Senior and Junior ards, when we view the lodge again superimposed with the Stewards are analogous to the white of other invoking magical tree of life, he aligns himself with the pillar of Severity or Ge- tools often found in other ritual traditions.

The stewards by no burah; an instrument of direct and forceful positioning. The gavel and rod as It would then be easily assumed that seen by an esoteric minded Freemason is the focal point of the Deacons and Stewards are coun- pushing and pulling power of that station and its individual terparts energetically within the con- authority to grant blessing, passage and movement within the cept of the superimposed Tree of Life allegorical and quite literal transference of power within the as well as representing duality within circumambulation or recognition of energetic flow within the the workings of the temple and the lodge room.

Nonetheless, the usage of the gavel and rods by sentinel the intermediary between the the principle and junior officers is by design, and identical to, portal and the lodge room. As the many known forms of ritualistic magic practiced in the ancient Stewards are in the light and of a more invoking and benevo- pre-Freemason practices , and modern temples and serves a lent nature so the Deacons are from the darkness, entering similar magical, ritualistic, macro and micro-cosmic function into light and of a much more banish- to the transmutation of the spiritual psyche of the initiate, de- ment and malevolent potential.

It may be fair then to suggest that educate and bring to light its patrons and members. Fittingly, it is then this ambas- termed by a lodge master in Colorado sador to the psychic and physical darkness who is charged with and seen in an earlier printing of The bringing the candidate forth to the altar of Tiphareth as Green Mountain Freemason [Vol.

It is additionally fitting to note that in the first three degrees of American Freemasonry there Freemasonry as the most prolific global methodology to per- is no principal officer attending to the North or at least no visi- petuate the study and workings toward higher knowledge and ble station in which to seat anyone. In this manner the North enlightenment regardless of religious affiliation or dogmatic is viewed not only as the place of darkness told in the Masonic interruption, is tailor-made, with rituals but also another counterpoint to the visible realm of Greek, Hermetic, Kabbalistic, man whereby what is visible and intellectually attainable Coptic, Gnostic and Celtic philoso- within the light remains hidden and invisible in the void of in- phy, to exist as a current, and still tellectual darkness.

It is then the focus for the Mason to seek applicable, method for its mem- the light and remove oneself from the darkness in order to per- bers to work toward personal, ceive it, and travel toward the light. In some traditions it is be- spiritual, psychological and yes lieved that the darkness gave birth to the light and from the magical operations. There were those who formulated en- tire degrees beyond the work of Albert Pike and the and Why is it in My American version of the Scottish Rite.

Some due to limitations being seen in their current sphere's opinion Green Mountain Free- of Freemasonic workings, even went as far as to for- mulate entire orders apart from Freemasonry where mason? It is not a symbol, but which even Winston Churchill was a member, have simply a mark of abbreviation. The attempt, therefore, to trace it to gone as far as open evocation and spiritual manipula- the Hebrew three yods, a Cabalistic sign of the Tetragrammaton, or tion of the soul's balance within the elemental world.

The abbreviation is now con- Kiwanis currently do, or will there once again be a re- stantly used in French documents, and, although not accepted by surgence to the wealth of the past workings and the the English Freemasons, has been very generally adopted in other potential light that remains hidden?

Time will tell, countries. In the United States, the use of this abbreviation is and it will be only with the combined scholarly and gradually extending.

Left to Right: Bro. James Stevens, R. Lee Dion, W. William Sylvester , W. One of the greatest eras of membership growth came after W. Examples abound how scarce rentals and travel accommodations were made available; loans This paper is going to be controversial. Possibly, some will even were made to families back home; jobs were kept waiting for re- receive it with hostility.

That will be fine, if it also proves to be turning veterans. Older men took young boys, whose fathers thought provoking. Helping hands were extended to women to cope with problems that absent husbands would normally solve. We all know t he biggest problem facing out ancient and noble Young men who saw these things happen wanted to belong to society—membership decline.

We once had potential mem- such an organization. Get the picture? His- At age 16, I personally witnessed an example while working at tory usually shows that the best were found in our ranks.

This is a summer job. A man I knew had applied for the position of fore- not always so today. Even with lowered admission standards and man. He felt he was qualified and there were indications the job very little use of the black cube, membership declines. We hold would be his. When the day came, it went to someone else. It meetings, workshops and seminars and write books on the sub- seems this other man was a Mason as were many in manage- ject.

To date, little has helped to reverse this trend. Of course, my friend screamed and yelled about the un- fairness of it. Within a year, however, he himself took the de- My Brothers, I would like to ask that we consider this in an- grees. Many are fine and should be maintained to some degree. I am saying, however, that charity Why were we founded in the first place? Ford, in the ancient stone workers of Europe who banded together to Rockefeller, and that guy who built the cabin all helped their protect their common objectives and worth?

Why was this coun- neighbor, too, but it was after they took care of themselves and try founded? Why did men face the unknown; fight savage beasts their own. That is where our emphasis should be also. Let us bear in mind what we find throughout our beautiful De- It was for themselves and theirs that they did this.

We should not. We may even find the member- ready served by fine service organization such as the Lions, the ship thing will come along with it. Service to the community is their me? They were established for this purpose and they do it well. Freemasonry was not founded for this. It was founded to help other Freemasons. They help and regard each other first, above others. A foundation needs a dark and troubled—a bad—organization. Why bother with a to be strong, solid, and well placed. With those conditions met, the group such as ours?

Building is a process whether we are building seeks to divide us. Brotherly love, faith, hope, charity, peace are ourselves into a Temple, or building a physical structure. As a what we practice. Freemasonry removes the dividers answer is God for He is our foundation as human beings, as Free- among us as put in place by representatives of weakness and masons. As spiritual beings, who are more than just flesh and bone, our spirit and soul could have been created no other way, but by In doing this, Masonry allows us to become better men for our the hand of God.

In walking in the Light, others may fol- low us and that can affect more people than we realize at the He has created the laws of nature, light and darkness, knowl- moment. The more people who follow the, the less dividers, edge and ignorance. He has set a path before each of us that we therefore more Light. He will not make the path easy to follow; We are needed in the world as Freemasons, now more than we must be tested, our foundation must be tested, and proven to any other time in the past.

As a core sample of society that has be strong. As our trip through life unfolds, we can use the gifts we become a group of Brothers in our Lodges, we show that it is pos- were given—i. Not only that, but and just drift through and suffer worry and hate.

When the choice to be peaceful and treat each other respectfully. This is the way is made to not follow the path, it is easier to stay off than to try the world needs to be.

Construction is hard work, but God will be there to help show the way for all who have a foundation rooted in Him. Chris Johnson, Chair of the Grand tinue on the path. Without our foundation in God, P. Bob Grinner; Bro. David Scooter; we can lose our way. Freemasonry says to take a good man and Bro. Tim Baker; Bro. Chris Clougherty. Page 13, clockwise from upper make him better. Errol Hinton, G.

George Deblon, G. Vince Comegna; Bro. Cam L.