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Many have claimed for Freemasonry a heritage that has been traced to biblical times and involved many historical celebrities. In this acerbic essay, religious scholar Joseph McCabe reveals that this tradition actually commenced with the guilds in the Middle Ages, and that it inevitably attracted the hostility of the Catholic Church because of its populist and atheistic leanings. He also shows that Freemasons were significant players in the struggle for democracy which eroded the power of popes and princes.

An order of warrior monks founded to protect pilgrims to Jerusalem, the Templars were among the wealthiest and most powerful bodies in the medieval world. Yet two centuries later, they were arrested, accused of blasphemy, heresy and orgies, and their leaders were burnt at the stake. Part guide, part history, this book investigates the Templar legends and legacy - from the mysteries of Solomon's Temple in Jerusalem, via nineteenth century development of the Freemasons, through to Templar appearances in Dan Brown and Indiana Jones.

The illuminati began in the 18th century in Bavaria. Since then, they have grown exponentially and spread throughout the globe. None is more powerful than the American illuminati and this is their story.

Secret societies exist for one purpose – creating power, maintaining power and growing power. In order to do so they have to control you and me. They have to manipulate markets, media, government and religion. This is how they do it.

In the 18th century a secret organisation was created. It was supposedly to foster enlightenment but in reality it became one of the most powerful secret societies to ever exist. This is the story of the real illuminati.

There are many secret societies. They go back in time thousands of years and their symbolism and occult knowledge is deep and far reaching. This is the story of their secrets laid bare.

In this in-depth look at occult and esoteric traditions in Russia, Christopher McIntosh explores the currents of mysticism, myth, magic, and the spiritual to which the Russian soul has always been attuned. The author explains how the search for meaning in the post- Soviet era has given rise to a revival of ancient spiritual traditions and a plethora of new movements. He examines the precursors to these movements in the “Silver Age” before the Revolution, when alternative forms of spirituality were finding new life as a reaction to the ongoing climate of violence, revolt, and repression.

The Americas have had native groups living there for more than ten thousand years, but Columbus was surely not their first visitors. Uncharted covers a range of cultures who seemingly have been visiting the Americas since long before Columbus. Evidence is explored of potential Roman and Phoenician shipwrecks off the coast of South America through to Celtic and Norse exploration of Northern America. Put simply, the history of the discovery of the North America is all wrong. How did the Knights Templar influence the discovery of the new world?

Originada a partir de fenômenos históricos e sociais muito diversos, a moderna maçonaria foi organizada em obediências em 1717 em Londres, dando origem à chamada maçonaria especulativa ou seja, filosófica. Descrita, como uma associação essencialmente filosófica e filantrópica, como um sistema moral ilustrado por símbolos ou como uma ordem iniciática, a maçonaria proporciona conhecimento esotérico por meio de símbolos e rituais e incentiva seus membros a trabalhar pelo progresso da humanidade.

Seeking Light is an approachable, easy-to-understand collection of common Masonic philosophy and practices. The audio provides clear thoughts and advice on many of today's Masonic questions and the situations that plague our lodges and members. It is the esoteric heart of Freemasonry.

In short, I have found that the covert of a Mason Lodge had been employed in every country for venting and propagating sentiments in religion and politics that could not have circulated in public without exposing the author to great danger. I found that this impunity had gradually encouraged men of licentious principles to become more bold, and to teach doctrines subversive of all our notions of morality.

Long before Fawn Brodies book No Man Knows My History, other historians had undertaken to create histories of Joseph Smith, the founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. This book examines historical issues that have been ignored by LDS Church historians and contains facts that the church has attempted to ignore.

The goal is simple: to provide a view of the problems that we face in today's Freemasonry and offer opinions on solving these problems. The one goal is to inspire the listener to realize that Freemasonry is far more than a social club. Once this is realized, then those who are willing can do what is needed to bring the Age of Enlightenment back to Freemasonry.

Sound interesting? Listen to Secret Societies and Subversive Movements and learn about the author's views on politics, history, and the occult.

The world and everything in it is changing. Freemasonry is facing new challenges. How will we deal with them? Will we rage at things that have changed our plans? Will we be paralyzed in confusion by the changes? We can’t choose or know what will happen tomorrow, but we can choose how we will respond.

The world is in a time of change. We are in a time of divided thoughts, beliefs, and actions. Likewise, Freemasonry is evolving. We are moving past the stagnation of the club atmosphere with our return to being Seekers of Light. This book is designed to be a guide, a trestleboard of sorts, to the changes taking place in Freemasonry.

Despite a long and noble ancestry stretching back to 1500 BC, Freemasonry has enjoyed mixed fortunes in recent times. Banned in some places while flourishing in others, the brotherhood has been vilified and applauded in equal measure. This book explores its fascinating history and examines the laudable aims espoused by its founding fathers.

This is a book of balance. It takes a look at the past and present of Freemasonry. It looks at who we were, who we are, and who we can again become. The craft lodge and how to improve the lodge experience is a focus along with looking at our philosophy and the purpose of Freemasonry. Freemasons are unique individuals. This book shows why.

Marie Antoinette, Napoleon, Queen Victoria, the 13th Dalai Lama, and Joseph Stalin, on the one hand...and George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Franklin D. Roosevelt, on the other. What makes them different? The answer: The first group rejected the warnings from the Secret World Government, known as Shambhala, resulting in their personal or their nations’ declines:

By Arturo de Hoyos, 33°, G.C., Grand Archivist and Grand Historian; Contributions and Glossary by Rex R. Hutchens, 33°, G.C., Past Grand Master; Foreword by Ronald A. Seale, 33°, Sovereign Grand Commander. A Masonic classic! The fundamental sourcebook of Scottish Rite philosophy--now available in a new, user-friendly, and scholarly edition!

Recounting the longstanding magical tradition of Germany, Christopher McIntosh investigates the numerous prehistoric sacred sites that point to a nearly forgotten ancient shamanic civilization. He examines the survival and revival of the old pre-Christian gods in folklore, customs, and practices as well as witchcraft. He looks at Germany’s rich and many-faceted spiritual heritage and explores Christian mysticism and theosophy as exemplified by Meister Eckhart, Hildegard of Bingen, and Jakob Boehme.

From the Freemasons to the Illuminati, this is the story of the origin and influence of secret societies. We trace the origins from as far back as ancient Egypt up to the activities and their motivations in the modern era. We delve into sinister and secretive groups that have a massive influence in society today in business, royalty and politics. What are their rituals and beliefs? What do they do? What famous people have joined? These questions and many more are answered.

Cultural historian Colin Dickey has built a career studying how our most irrational beliefs reach the mainstream, why, and what they tell us about ourselves. In Under the Eye of Power, Dickey charts the history of America through its paranoias and fears of secret societies, while seeking to explain why so many people—including some of the most powerful people in the country—continue to subscribe to these conspiracy theories.

Volume one of the two-volume encyclopedia of Secret Societies. First written in 1875, this University Press edition duplicates the second edition of 1893, which was completely revised and rewritten. A fascinating work, to which any serious researcher of Secret Societies must eventually turn, the modern-day student of history must remember the scholarly and archeological limitations of the day when it was written.

In this extensive work, John Yarker attempts to trace the history of Masonry and Masonic rites through history, proving its legitimacy through seniority and the power of tradition. Yarker establishes the roots of Masonry in a race he calls the Aryans, a catchall phrase to describe an unknown race of conquerors who developed the early human arts, such as stoneworking, metalworking, and agriculture. Yarker then explains how that civilization gave rise to societies of special knowledge, such at the mathematical and philosophical schools in ancient Greece.

They emerged in the mists of time from all cultures of the globe. Men coming together for a common goal, hiding their symbols, rituals and goals in secrecy. They have influenced world events, controlled governments and religions and entered popular culture through their symbols. Do they control the world? Do they command the religious institutions? This is the story of secret societies, from the Opus Dei and Freemasons to the Knights Templar and Illuminati.

Sometimes a published history provides a clear window into events of the past. Other times, it is written to create a confusing fog, to mislead the listener, and obscure a proper understanding of past events. This book is designed to dispel the fog and offer a clear look at the early development of the beautiful and highly valuable Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite.

First published in 1909, this book consists of a series of lectures, first given in Pullman Memorial Church, Albion, New York. The purpose of these lectures is to consider the origin and nature of the Ancient Mysteries and Modern Masonry and to show the relation which they bear one to the other. Chapters include The Egyptian, Hindu and Persian Mysteries, The Christian Mysteries, The Meaning Of True Initiation, Masonic History, and The Origin and History of the Knights Templars.

In Cult Following, Ocker sheds light on the terrifying attraction of cults, demonstrating the elasticity of belief, the desperateness of belonging, and the tragedy of trust.

In 1776 Adam Weishaupt, a respected German professor of Canon Law, founded a covert revolutionary group - The Illuminati - a secret society dedicated to destroying repressive regimes and shaping a world government in terms of Liberty and Equality. These ideals surfaced with violent emphasis during the French Revolution, which many saw as the work of Illuminati agitators. The Jesuit Abbé Augustin Barruel was one such.