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The world of Freemasonry exerts a powerful influence on the modern imagination. In an age when perceived notions of history are being increasingly questioned and re-examined it is perhaps inevitable that secretive societies such as the Freemasons find themselves at the center of considerable speculation and conjecture. To some they represent a powerful and shadowy elite who have manipulated world history throughout the ages, whilst to others they are an altogether more mundane and benign fraternal organization. Freemasonry today is a worldwide phenomenon that accepts membership from a diverse

Cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- 1. The Origins of Freemasonry -- A Peculiar System of Morality -- The First Recorded Lodge -- 2. The Organization of Freemasonry -- Rank Structure -- Grand and Provincial Grand Lodges -- 3. The Rituals of Freemasonry -- The First Degree -- The Second Degree -- The Third Degree -- 4. The Symbols of Freemasonry -- Types of Symbols -- The Masonic Symbols -- Understanding Symbols -- Human Consciousness -- The Symbols of Science -- Masonry's Platonic View of Symbols -- 5. Freemasonry and Religion -- Your Supreme Being -- The Philosophy of Freemasonry -- Initiation -- Freedom of Belief -- 6. Scottish Roots -- William the Wastrel -- Sir Robert Moray -- 7. The First Grand Lodges -- The Grand Lodge of York -- The Grand Lodge of England in London -- Anderson's Constitutions -- Grand Lodges in Scotland and Ireland -- 8. The Spread of Freemasonry -- Freemasonry in France -- Freemasonry in the British Empire -- Freemasonry in Germany -- The Spread of the Scotish Rite -- 9. The Growth of Franternalism in the United States and Beyond -- The Military Lodges -- The Boston Tea Party -- The War of Independence -- The First Masonic President -- The Prince Hall Masonic Lodge -- Masonry on the Moon -- Further Readimg -- About the Author/Illustrator -- Backcover.

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