@@Heartless-oi3sp My thoughts are because of the deep ties to Christianity in PHA lodges. A few of the PHA GLs ive looked into do not allow any other VSLs.
1.Observing the Craft by Andrew Hammer 2. Measured Expectations by Michael Poll 3. North American Freemasonry Idealism and Realism by Thomas Jackson 4. The Masons Words by Robert Davis 5. The Journey of the Elu to Enlightenment by Robert Davis are a few works I would suggest.
Thank you for your video. I believe a Mason is born before joining or even regardless of joining the fellowship of Freemasonry. I am from South Africa and have not joined but am eager to join those whose values and perspective seem to echo mine to a remarkable degree. I have read many books on the topic and continue to enjoy them and since my youth defended Freemasonry against critics, because of the voice from my heart. Thanks for the recommendations and I hope to join the fellowship one day.
i'm actually starting my journey and as a matter of fact I was kind of anxious about what to read besides the kybalion even though it had me a long time looking at myself in retrospective. Thank you very much for the list!.
@@ScottishRiteMasons thank you a lot! I just went over the first pages and it was a good read to get myself over some things that i've overlooked. I'm really excited and looking forward to my iniciation in a couple of days.
Born in blood was the book I was planing to write but bro Robinson beat me to it. Something I read every couple of years to regroup myself Anything by bro Pike is a valuable resource
The only ones from your list that I would recommend are Brent Morris' Idiots' Guide and de Hoyos & Morris' Is It True What They Say. The others, while they may have a little value in some of the American States, have a an overload of fanciful stuff that has no place in Free masonry. To your list I would add Harry Carr, The Freemason at Work and Bernard E Jones, Freemasons' Guide and Compendium. Both, though out of print, are available from most good masonic suppliers at reasonably low cost.
Hello...just wanted to know if there is any book which explains all rites from around the world (like french, brazil,mexican). I am curious to know about them?
I'm not a Mason, but i listened Morals and dogma audio book, it is masterpiece. And lessons from Manley P. Hall are so profound. I need to understand more about society. Probably join, since all i saw and read from masons was honourable.
@DaxtonKnight indeed, MPH was an amazing human being. But with this understanding now, i doubt i would join any particular organisation. Tho i would say i belong to the Rosicrucian stream and Anthroposophy. After all, Rudolf Stainer was one of the greatest minds of the 20th century.
I am a beginner in the esoterics i have read the kyballion, and am about half way through the secret teachings of all ages, and am waiting for morals and dogma in the Mail what else would you suggest??
Thank you brother for your good teachings you keep enlightening me everyday although you haven’t endorse me yet but I have learned a lot so far, but please can I find this books in Ghana here because I don’t have the enough funds to purchase this books on Amazon. Please brother if there is any brothers of freemasonry in Ghana here please lead me to them so that I can get some support from them to become a real mason I don’t know who to trust and my business keeps falling but I do pretend to be Ok. In Ghana here if you are real they take you for granted please brother help me out thank you 🤝
Esoterika is the best Masonic book concerning the first three Degrees of the Blue Lodge. Albert Pike's Morals & Dogma is irrelevant. The Scottish Rite revised the 4-32 degree. Some Valleys are using Pike's Degrees, Revised Degrees, or both. There is a difference between the two Rituals.
2:26 EA here, i got a copy off amazon for about 20 bucks. I was a great read, though my mentor told me to hol off reading past EA in my other books. Ill consider myself lucky for getting my hands on it.
I know this is off topic, but was wondering if you could make a video describing the difference between York rite first three degrees and the Scottish rite first three degrees
@@d.charlespyle I'm not sure if you are English or American. But in the US many Lodges follow the Preston -Webb ritual. Which is not called York but called Ancient Craft Masonry. The appendant degrees that follow are called The York rite. YMMV
The Allen Robert's book can be purchased most of the time from McCoy's Publishing. My favorite book I recommend is "Coils Masonic Encylopedia, 1st edition".
Aloha from Hawaiian Lodge! Great list. Esoterika is definitely a crunchy deep dive into the blue lodge but worth the delving into. My top 5 in no particular order. Contemplative Masonry( a great read and provides practices for spiritual and mental growth). The Builders (my goto historical timeline for the foundations of our craft). Short Talks on Masonry ( I recommend the audiobook, I would call this “Esoterika lite”, an accessible commentary on the blue lodge and what it means to be a mason). The Secret Teachings of all Ages( A catalogue of thought and philosophy that may peak your interest into the adjacent disciplines). Solomon’s Memory Palace( A aid to memory through an Masonic lens. This book has been invaluable to me as an aid for memorizing my proficiencies) Mahalo
'Idiot's guide' and 'Morals and Dogma' we're great reads, and I am in the midst of 'Esoterika' and 'Secret Teaching of All Ages'. Though I would class 'Secret Teaching...' in an esoteric group beyond direct Masonic literature, and class it with 'Kybalion', Apocryphal texts, 'Hermetic Museum', and 'Alchymical Wedding...'. Thank you for the suggestion of 'Solomons Memory Palace'!
Hello I am looking for reference documents relating to the Regius Poem 1. is it a separate manuscript is it the Cooke manuscript or one and the same please? 2. Also I saw on this video that some Masonic Scholars date its subject back to 949 AD. Do you know who these scholars might have been where could I find the reference documents if this is the case?
FIVE BOOKS EVERY MASON SHOULD OWN 1. Esoterika by Albert Pike (annotated by Art De Hoyos) 2. Is it True What They Say About Freemasonry? by Arturo de Hoyos 3. Morals & Dogma (annotation by Art de Hoyos) by Albert Pike 4. Born in Blood (The Lost Secrets of Freemasonry) by John J. Robinson. 5. The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Freemasonry by Dr S Brent Morris HONORABLE MENTIONS 1. The Craft and it’s Symbols by Allen Roberts 2. The Regius Poem Or Halliwell Manuscript by James Halliwell Thank you so much for sharing these recommendations. I am very interested in learning more about Freemasonry and you have given me EXCELLENT sources on learning more. Thank you so much for spreading this knowledge! 🙌🏽🙏🏽🫶🏽🤟🏽
As a headphone user, I beg you to pot down your intro! If you can keep the audio level roughly the same as your content, it would be greatly appreciated.
Not sure if this was said below or elsewhere, but "The Craft and its Symbols" is readily available on Amazon now, for about $20. I started reading it by the beach on vacation this year, but had to stop because I ran out of flags to mark informative passages. :)
Morals and Dogma can be found here and there. But yeah I read it 3 times. I just would get lost. I should try it in audio form. But yeah 28ty degree. But there were some pretty straight forward ones too. That the everyday man could easily understand. I got born in blood I should read it. Would you know if Morals and Dogma differs in southern jurisdiction? I'm in Norther Jurisdiction. I imagine it wouldn't.
"The number of books someone read isn't more important than his works and the products of his actions" - I got disturbed by this Idea being associated to the freemasonry. I don't remember where did I read something that related to them this idea, but I believe that stay thinking is more important than acting with no certainty and enough conviction. High level philosophy and complete preparation first.
Contemplative Masonry and Freemasonry - The Esoteric Tradition were Larissa's recommendations. How could you go wrong? Other then not putting those books back!
I use to have a large collection of esoteric / occult books and sold off a bunch over the years. I wish I had kept some of the Freemason related books now that I am a Mason. I thought I would add to the list "The Secret Teachings of all ages" by Manly P. Hall. That is one I still own.1977 edition hard copy.
@@WisdomDisciple I have since read the issue was Manly P. Hall wrote about Freemasonry in the book I mentioned before he was a Freemason and since he delved into the subjects of the Occult perhaps readers associate Freemasonry with the Occult. Plus his writings were before he had actual experience as a Mason. Perhaps @ScottishRiteMasons will chime in with clearer information.
Hey folks. I’d like to know more about Masonry. My faith (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints) is 100% ok with me becoming a Mason. Of course I have heard the conspiracy stuff, which I largely attribute to Washington D.C. 33rd degree folks, and probably only some of those folks as well. But just like everyone else, I can only go off of what I have heard, rather than personal experiences, etc. So where is a good place to get started? What is Masonry really all about? Is it about magick, symbols, energies, the psyche, morals, the temple of Solomon, the human potential, the mysteries of the universe, all/any of these, or is it still something else? Why have so many U.S. presidents, including the founder of my church, Joseph Smith, been Masons? What is it about being a Mason that can make life more meaningful, etc.? I am very much speaking in earnest. A good number of folks out there have thought poorly of my church because of certain connections with Masonry. I would like to understand those connections better, and yeah, just get into it more, I suppose…
Masonry teaches that YOU yourself are a god, then ultimately reveals luciferianism to the initiate. Albert Pike dedicates his book to Lucifer. A certain masonic ritual is a literal black mass. Of course everyone here will say otherwise.
Hello. I'm from Brazil. I would like suggest the book "The Hiram Key", by Robert Lomas. For me this book is perfect to understand the masonic order, and his relation with the historic moments. It is a great reading. I recommend a lot.
Brother Lomas is well meaning. And you’re right it’s not a bad book. But it’s light on facts and long on speculation, which means at the end of the day. It’s doing us all the disservice by providing an inaccurate unprovable history. There are several instances by which he uses, no proof as proof that is not sound reasoning
I agree great video brother and as a brother we know the holy books on the altar, and what the bible and holy quran is open up on. I would suggest ,just saying that brothers read all of the VSL first if possible but that's my opinion , The only problem that I have and if you or someone can guide me in that direction if not no problem , is the with the three fold lotus sutra , The Bhagavad Gita, The book of Mormon, The Zend Avesta, and The Granth Sahib. where are they open up to and The Zend Avesta is very hard to get or to come by Thank you
Only read morals & dogma and freemasonry for dummies, from the list. Manly P. Hall’s secret teachings of all ages is a great read. How would you rank the chemical wedding? Is that book even Masonic or just esoteric?
June 11th, 2022. Lafayette, Colo. Merci beaucoup. That was great. So, Have most of these in my library. Have Esoterica, and Annotated version of M. and D. on small shelf by my bed. So, My one thought is. If you wanted, you could extend this list to famous authors, who were F.M. , particularly those of the 19th century. For example....Rudyard Kipling, Arthur Conan Doyle and Mark Twain. Thank you again, for the selections. Right on. (bro. julian. Laf. #91).
It's still just a normal Bible. My family Bible has a copy of our family tree in it. That doesn't make it some kind of special kind of Bible. Just a regular old KJV.
Just finished Born and Blood and I must say I completely slept on this book! Definitely one of my favorites now and highly recommended! - Bro. J.A. - Monte Moria Lodge #52, Grand Lodge of the Dominican Republic
I have the Idiot's guide to Freemasonry by S Brent Morris and The Scottish Rite Monitor with Art DeHoyas and I read a lil of Born in Blood my daughter got it from a library lol.
I had 2 copies of Pikes Morals and Dogma available to me from the time I was 11 years old. I still have problems getting my head around the writing style. The newest one was from 1955 when my father took the degrees in Wichita,Kansas. The older one is from 1912 when my maternal Grandfather took the degrees in Winona, Wisconsin. The local valley of McAlester usually has a book table and I will look for a couple of these titles at our fall reunion.
Pikes writing style entailed the premise that those born the the 18th and 19th Centuries were all schooled in classical romance languages, including Greek and Hebrew. Over time, I've taught myself: Greek, Hebrew, Sanskrit, Tibetan and Arabic. Most all of these known to A.P. Made my own 'annotated version" of mand d. before I knew about the huge updated version by de Hoyos. thank you so. bro. julian.
@@michaelwhite5606 that's because he admits the god of freemasonry is Lucifer and the lower level masons are intentionally mislead because freemason are liars
How about Helena Blavatsky, Foster Bailey, Thomas Paine ''The Age of Reason'' and ''Secret Destiny of America'' by Manly P. Hall, ,, ..Alice Bailey ''Education in the New Age''.....
I think it’s easier to get info (on the go) from people who are Masons themselves, instead of spending hours upon hours, days, etc. reading book after book on Masonry. Which sounds great, sure, but many of us don’t have buckets of time to devote to the subject. Which is why this video seems pretty handy. Thing is, at some point, most folks will lose interest, esp. if the reading material gets particularly tedious. Which is why it’s great to have books that both summarize and clarify what Masonry is. I mean, is it really necessary to have over 250,000 books on the subject? If so, this subject must be insanely complex and intricate, etc…@@ScottishRiteMasons
The Craft and its Symbols was one of the first books that I purchased. Good read. I'd like to recommend a few books, but I may be brought up on charges for doing so. If The Craft is not in your heart, you won't find or understand my selections anyway. Travel Light. Just found your channel Brother. Keep up The Good Works.
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Brother from South Carolina, agree with the list. My only add would be Manly P Hall's Lost keys to Freemasonry.
Good one. But a newer mason might find it confusing. I’ll do another list. Like an intermediate list.
That's a gem.
@@ScottishRiteMasons Why don't Prince Hall freemasons learn esoteric and occult teachings like mainstream freemasons?
One of my favourites!
@@Heartless-oi3sp My thoughts are because of the deep ties to Christianity in PHA lodges. A few of the PHA GLs ive looked into do not allow any other VSLs.
Thank you for the very interesting videos.
1.Observing the Craft by Andrew Hammer
2. Measured Expectations by Michael Poll
3. North American Freemasonry Idealism and Realism by Thomas Jackson
4. The Masons Words by Robert Davis
5. The Journey of the Elu to Enlightenment by Robert Davis
are a few works I would suggest.
Thanks. I want to join FM. my better half wants to first read about FM before making her final judgement. I am getting these ASAP.
Thank you for your video. I believe a Mason is born before joining or even regardless of joining the fellowship of Freemasonry. I am from South Africa and have not joined but am eager to join those whose values and perspective seem to echo mine to a remarkable degree. I have read many books on the topic and continue to enjoy them and since my youth defended Freemasonry against critics, because of the voice from my heart. Thanks for the recommendations and I hope to join the fellowship one day.
Don't wait. Hope to see you soon. Also from SA. Joined 2 years ago and wish I did it earlier.
@@C13Davel from which area are you? I'm in Centurion
Richards Bay down in KZN. Lots of lodges to join in your area.
Great Video. Albert Pile is great. I think the book of Thoth is an impotent read too
Esoterika is an amazing book! It seems to fly under most Masons radar, but is a must read.
Absolutely. The Masonic exposures in the back are worth it alone.
i'm actually starting my journey and as a matter of fact I was kind of anxious about what to read besides the kybalion even though it had me a long time looking at myself in retrospective. Thank you very much for the list!.
I highly recommend you being with the Idiots Guide to Freemasonry by S. Brent morris.
@@ScottishRiteMasons thank you a lot! I just went over the first pages and it was a good read to get myself over some things that i've overlooked. I'm really excited and looking forward to my iniciation in a couple of days.
nice i was getting lost in the library thank you🤔😃👍
amazing !!!!!!! what a great recourse !
Born in blood was the book I was planing to write but bro Robinson beat me to it. Something I read every couple of years to regroup myself
Anything by bro Pike is a valuable resource
Man I'd walk into a library like that I think I might faint
@@Overlorddz I hear that
Good day Brother, what is that white Knights Templar book behind you?
The only ones from your list that I would recommend are Brent Morris' Idiots' Guide and de Hoyos & Morris' Is It True What They Say. The others, while they may have a little value in some of the American States, have a an overload of fanciful stuff that has no place in Free masonry. To your list I would add Harry Carr, The Freemason at Work and Bernard E Jones, Freemasons' Guide and Compendium. Both, though out of print, are available from most good masonic suppliers at reasonably low cost.
Has anyone read the book The Three Initiatives? I'm starting to read it now.
Nice video! I'm curious what the oldest book is in the library? Thank you
We have some books going back to the 1500s
@@ScottishRiteMasons That sounds amazing! Thank you replying!
@@ScottishRiteMasons how do you find Masonic books from 1850’s -1900’s?
Hello...just wanted to know if there is any book which explains all rites from around the world (like french, brazil,mexican). I am curious to know about them?
Probably not one single book.
Superb content I appreciate your channel.
I'm not a Mason, but i listened Morals and dogma audio book, it is masterpiece.
And lessons from Manley P. Hall are so profound.
I need to understand more about society.
Probably join, since all i saw and read from masons was honourable.
agree on morals and dogma, sometime pike get a bad rep... but that book is a work of genius
Morals and dogma is good and Manly P. Hall I'm a huge fan of all his work . He was great.
@DaxtonKnight indeed, MPH was an amazing human being.
But with this understanding now, i doubt i would join any particular organisation.
Tho i would say i belong to the Rosicrucian stream and Anthroposophy. After all, Rudolf Stainer was one of the greatest minds of the 20th century.
I am a beginner in the esoterics i have read the kyballion, and am about half way through the secret teachings of all ages, and am waiting for morals and dogma in the Mail what else would you suggest??
Thank you brother for your good teachings you keep enlightening me everyday although you haven’t endorse me yet but I have learned a lot so far, but please can I find this books in Ghana here because I don’t have the enough funds to purchase this books on Amazon. Please brother if there is any brothers of freemasonry in Ghana here please lead me to them so that I can get some support from them to become a real mason I don’t know who to trust and my business keeps falling but I do pretend to be Ok. In Ghana here if you are real they take you for granted please brother help me out thank you 🤝
Would you think a 66 year old man could contribute as well as learn from free masonry?
Absolutely.
I'm reading “Born In Blood” right now. 14:01 I'm enjoying it so far. I'll have to pick up the other four. Thanks, brother.
Greetings from the Grand Orient of Ensenada Baja California Méxíco
All wisdom is found in yourself and life experience
Observing the craft by Andrew hammer
Have not checked that one out. Thanks for the tip!
Thank you for this video!
My name is Scottish but I am ethnically Honduran and Black American. Does that qualify me for Scottish Rite Masonry?
It really has nothing to do with being Scottish. It is open to any Master Mason
@@ScottishRiteMasons thank you. A buddy of mine I am in school with is guiding me in my journey to become a mason
Good luck! Let us know how it goes!
Esoterika is the best Masonic book concerning the first three Degrees of the Blue Lodge. Albert Pike's Morals & Dogma is irrelevant. The Scottish Rite revised the 4-32 degree. Some Valleys are using Pike's Degrees, Revised Degrees, or both. There is a difference between the two Rituals.
2:26 EA here, i got a copy off amazon for about 20 bucks. I was a great read, though my mentor told me to hol off reading past EA in my other books.
Ill consider myself lucky for getting my hands on it.
Morals and dogma is readily available in audiobook on UA-cam for free, gets interesting after 17 degree lecture were philosophy comes in.
Where is the list??
I was wondering what literature to check out not bad at all
Where can i get these books? Im going for info meeting and reading and want to join. 🙂
Thank you for guiding me out the Darkness with your suggestions 👌 Very enthusiastic about becoming a brother in the Eastbourne lodge UK 🇬🇧
This is a great list! The only one I would add for a new Mason is the Builders by Joseph Fort Newton.
I know this is off topic, but was wondering if you could make a video describing the difference between York rite first three degrees and the Scottish rite first three degrees
I guess you got to Google it for answers
The first 3 Blue Lodge degrees are Ancient Craft Masonry. They are not called York rite.
@@d.charlespyle I'm not sure if you are English or American. But in the US many Lodges follow the Preston -Webb ritual. Which is not called York but called Ancient Craft Masonry. The appendant degrees that follow are called The York rite. YMMV
The Allen Robert's book can be purchased most of the time from McCoy's Publishing. My favorite book I recommend is "Coils Masonic Encylopedia, 1st edition".
Macoy, not McCoy's thank you not autocorrect lol
I have both also
I love being a mason.
Is there a open mystical element to the group? I have questions that I’d like to ask but idk how or if it’s relevant to them.
Many masons are interested in esoteric or mystical studies. But it’s up to the individual.
Aloha from Hawaiian Lodge! Great list. Esoterika is definitely a crunchy deep dive into the blue lodge but worth the delving into. My top 5 in no particular order.
Contemplative Masonry( a great read and provides practices for spiritual and mental growth).
The Builders (my goto historical timeline for the foundations of our craft).
Short Talks on Masonry ( I recommend the audiobook, I would call this “Esoterika lite”, an accessible commentary on the blue lodge and what it means to be a mason).
The Secret Teachings of all Ages( A catalogue of thought and philosophy that may peak your interest into the adjacent disciplines).
Solomon’s Memory Palace( A aid to memory through an Masonic lens. This book has been invaluable to me as an aid for memorizing my proficiencies)
Mahalo
Great list!!!
'Idiot's guide' and 'Morals and Dogma' we're great reads, and I am in the midst of 'Esoterika' and 'Secret Teaching of All Ages'.
Though I would class 'Secret Teaching...' in an esoteric group beyond direct Masonic literature, and class it with 'Kybalion', Apocryphal texts, 'Hermetic Museum', and 'Alchymical Wedding...'.
Thank you for the suggestion of 'Solomons Memory Palace'!
Is it true that moving through the degrees requires a lot of memorization that you are required to recite?
In some grand jurisdictions yes. Depends on where you live.
Hello I am looking for reference documents relating to the Regius Poem 1. is it a separate manuscript is it the Cooke manuscript or one and the same please? 2. Also I saw on this video that some Masonic Scholars date its subject back to 949 AD. Do you know who these scholars might have been where could I find the reference documents if this is the case?
The two manuscripts are different. I don’t know of any scholars who date masonry to that far back.
The meaning of masonry by Walter wilmshurst.
This should be required reading...
I love Old Tiler Talks
I got the craft and it's symbols for good price so they must have started to print again. Macoy I think
GREAT! Thanks for the heads up!!
FIVE BOOKS EVERY MASON SHOULD OWN
1. Esoterika by Albert Pike (annotated by Art De Hoyos)
2. Is it True What They Say About Freemasonry? by Arturo de Hoyos
3. Morals & Dogma (annotation by Art de Hoyos) by Albert Pike
4. Born in Blood (The Lost Secrets of Freemasonry) by John J. Robinson.
5. The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Freemasonry by Dr S Brent Morris
HONORABLE MENTIONS
1. The Craft and it’s Symbols by Allen Roberts
2. The Regius Poem Or Halliwell Manuscript by James Halliwell
Thank you so much for sharing these recommendations. I am very interested in learning more about Freemasonry and you have given me EXCELLENT sources on learning more. Thank you so much for spreading this knowledge! 🙌🏽🙏🏽🫶🏽🤟🏽
Born in blood is a great book to read .
I need to join
How much to join
Depends how much your soup costs
As a headphone user, I beg you to pot down your intro!
If you can keep the audio level roughly the same as your content, it would be greatly appreciated.
Not sure if this was said below or elsewhere, but "The Craft and its Symbols" is readily available on Amazon now, for about $20. I started reading it by the beach on vacation this year, but had to stop because I ran out of flags to mark informative passages. :)
Found it on ebay for the same price 👍
Hi. Very enlightenig boooks. Though, I would like to add the book from Wolfgang Scherpe " Das Unbekannte im Ritual". Greetings, Dominik Mauer.
Morals and Dogma can be found here and there. But yeah I read it 3 times. I just would get lost. I should try it in audio form. But yeah 28ty degree. But there were some pretty straight forward ones too. That the everyday man could easily understand. I got born in blood I should read it. Would you know if Morals and Dogma differs in southern jurisdiction? I'm in Norther Jurisdiction. I imagine it wouldn't.
"The number of books someone read isn't more important than his works and the products of his actions" - I got disturbed by this Idea being associated to the freemasonry. I don't remember where did I read something that related to them this idea, but I believe that stay thinking is more important than acting with no certainty and enough conviction. High level philosophy and complete preparation first.
I would also recommend Behold a Pale Horse.
Haha
My personal favorite is “Studies in Freemasonry and the Compagnonnage” by Rene Guenon. I strongly suggest giving it a read.
Does one have to eventually prove Scottish Heritage via Genetic Testing to be a member?
No
Contemplative Masonry and Freemasonry - The Esoteric Tradition were Larissa's recommendations. How could you go wrong? Other then not putting those books back!
A Pilgrim's Path is a good book.
I am not a mason/... but want to know abt it and have been so attracted to it and want so much to b a mason... Is there a lodge in Kenya?
Can you make a video specifically for those who are looking for a longer list of those higher-priced books?
Give me an example.
I use to have a large collection of esoteric / occult books and sold off a bunch over the years. I wish I had kept some of the Freemason related books now that I am a Mason. I thought I would add to the list "The Secret Teachings of all ages" by Manly P. Hall. That is one I still own.1977 edition hard copy.
I must confess I am not at all a fan of Manly P. Hall. I think he did more harm than good to the craft.
Could you please explain how so Manly P. Hall did more harm than good to the Craft? I must know.
@@WisdomDisciple I have since read the issue was Manly P. Hall wrote about Freemasonry in the book I mentioned before he was a Freemason and since he delved into the subjects of the Occult perhaps readers associate Freemasonry with the Occult. Plus his writings were before he had actual experience as a Mason. Perhaps @ScottishRiteMasons will chime in with clearer information.
Interesting. Why do you think that? Just curious (not grilling ya). :)
Hey folks. I’d like to know more about Masonry. My faith (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints) is 100% ok with me becoming a Mason.
Of course I have heard the conspiracy stuff, which I largely attribute to Washington D.C. 33rd degree folks, and probably only some of those folks as well. But just like everyone else, I can only go off of what I have heard, rather than personal experiences, etc.
So where is a good place to get started? What is Masonry really all about? Is it about magick, symbols, energies, the psyche, morals, the temple of Solomon, the human potential, the mysteries of the universe, all/any of these, or is it still something else? Why have so many U.S. presidents, including the founder of my church, Joseph Smith, been Masons? What is it about being a Mason that can make life more meaningful, etc.?
I am very much speaking in earnest. A good number of folks out there have thought poorly of my church because of certain connections with Masonry. I would like to understand those connections better, and yeah, just get into it more, I suppose…
Masonry teaches that YOU yourself are a god, then ultimately reveals luciferianism to the initiate. Albert Pike dedicates his book to Lucifer. A certain masonic ritual is a literal black mass. Of course everyone here will say otherwise.
Complete Idiots guide to freemasonry. It’s the best resource to start. Available on Amazon.
Hello. I'm from Brazil. I would like suggest the book "The Hiram Key", by Robert Lomas. For me this book is perfect to understand the masonic order, and his relation with the historic moments. It is a great reading. I recommend a lot.
Brother Lomas is well meaning. And you’re right it’s not a bad book. But it’s light on facts and long on speculation, which means at the end of the day. It’s doing us all the disservice by providing an inaccurate unprovable history. There are several instances by which he uses, no proof as proof that is not sound reasoning
@ScottishRiteMasons Yes, I agree. But my intention was to comment that I like the brother Lomas' books. Only this it. Thanks.
Agreed, it is a good read!
Thank you for some good information on our books to read
Do I have to be a freemason to get some of these books?
No.
Dad said all I need was my Kentucky monitor, look to the east, and Duncan’s ritual.
These are my picks for top three.
Duncans ritual eh?
@@justamason6869 I didn’t write it.
I do believe😂in being back in the same places they entrapped me and my emotional body.
I love your program it’s fun
Thank you for making this video. Currently seeking more information out of Las Vegas nevada
visit beafreemason.org and that will be a good resource.
1.Coils Encylopedia
Greetings from Progress Lodge #22, Utah. Excellent list, really interested in Albert Pike's Esoterica, it's now on my list.
It may be on back order. But it will be available again very soon
Great video Brother!
Thanks for tuning in!
I agree great video brother and as a brother we know the holy books on the altar, and what the bible and holy quran is open up on. I would suggest ,just saying that brothers read all of the VSL first if possible but that's my opinion , The only problem that I have and if you or someone can guide me in that direction if not no problem , is the with the three fold lotus sutra , The Bhagavad Gita, The book of Mormon, The Zend Avesta, and The Granth Sahib. where are they open up to and The Zend Avesta is very hard to get or to come by Thank you
The Alchemical Keys to Masonic Ritual ByTimothy Hogan is a good read
Only read morals & dogma and freemasonry for dummies, from the list. Manly P. Hall’s secret teachings of all ages is a great read.
How would you rank the chemical wedding? Is that book even Masonic or just esoteric?
You mean the chemical marriage? I’ve heard of it. Never read it. I believe it’s Rosicrucian. So not Masonic per se. but likely there is some overlap.
It's Rosicrucian. Freemasonry has a Rosicrusian appendant (side) body well, Societas Rosicrusiana.
Manly p halls books are also very good reads
And I thought my whole life it's a secret. And now I see there are 250k books about it. WHAT??😮
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June 11th, 2022. Lafayette, Colo. Merci beaucoup. That was great. So, Have most of these in my library. Have Esoterica, and Annotated version of M. and D. on small shelf by my bed. So, My one thought is. If you wanted, you could extend this list to famous authors, who were F.M. , particularly those of the 19th century. For example....Rudyard Kipling, Arthur Conan Doyle and Mark Twain. Thank you again, for the selections. Right on. (bro. julian. Laf. #91).
Great idea brother!!!
Thank you. Grateful
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The newer morals and dogmas is missing parts that are in my 40s version.
really? which parts, i have a 60s version
Hey you told a fib! The Masonic Bible isn't JUST a bible, it has a recreation of the temple in the front!
It's still just a normal Bible. My family Bible has a copy of our family tree in it. That doesn't make it some kind of special kind of Bible. Just a regular old KJV.
Great news
McCoy's has The Craft and its Symbols for 16.95
Albert pike morals and dogma is on Abebooks for $20, $14 for used copy.
Just finished Born and Blood and I must say I completely slept on this book! Definitely one of my favorites now and highly recommended!
- Bro. J.A. - Monte Moria Lodge #52, Grand Lodge of the Dominican Republic
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Symbolism in Craft Freemasonry by Colin Dyer
The Path of Freemasonry by Mark Stavish
The Secret Teachings of all Ages by Manly P. Hall
Another very good book is The Red Triangle: A History of Anti-Masonry - Hardcover By Cooper, Robert....
I have the Idiot's guide to Freemasonry by S Brent Morris and The Scottish Rite Monitor with Art DeHoyas and I read a lil of Born in Blood my daughter got it from a library lol.
How do I join?
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I had 2 copies of Pikes Morals and Dogma available to me from the time I was 11 years old. I still have problems getting my head around the writing style. The newest one was from 1955 when my father took the degrees in Wichita,Kansas. The older one is from 1912 when my maternal Grandfather took the degrees in Winona, Wisconsin. The local valley of McAlester usually has a book table and I will look for a couple of these titles at our fall reunion.
Pikes writing style entailed the premise that those born the the 18th and 19th Centuries were all schooled in classical romance languages, including Greek and Hebrew. Over time, I've taught myself: Greek, Hebrew, Sanskrit, Tibetan and Arabic. Most all of these known to A.P. Made my own 'annotated version" of mand d. before I knew about the huge updated version by de Hoyos. thank you so. bro. julian.
...I know there's some Jurisdiction that don't recomend Moral and Dogma.
@@michaelwhite5606 that's because he admits the god of freemasonry is Lucifer and the lower level masons are intentionally mislead because freemason are liars
I love to add some of these to my personal library
How about Helena Blavatsky, Foster Bailey, Thomas Paine ''The Age of Reason'' and ''Secret Destiny of America'' by Manly P. Hall, ,, ..Alice Bailey ''Education in the New Age''.....
hold up, so i can finally have access yo these secrets?
Yeah. Just get a library card or man up and find a lodge.
@@ScottishRiteMasons man up? Lol I'm more of a man than you think. But yea, i thought these was like hidden. I just magical stumble upon this video.
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I think it’s easier to get info (on the go) from people who are Masons themselves, instead of spending hours upon hours, days, etc. reading book after book on Masonry. Which sounds great, sure, but many of us don’t have buckets of time to devote to the subject. Which is why this video seems pretty handy.
Thing is, at some point, most folks will lose interest, esp. if the reading material gets particularly tedious. Which is why it’s great to have books that both summarize and clarify what Masonry is.
I mean, is it really necessary to have over 250,000 books on the subject? If so, this subject must be insanely complex and intricate, etc…@@ScottishRiteMasons
I was raised 7/11/23 and I am looking to the East for more knowledge. Shout Out to Rone Lodge No 25 Kansas City, Missouri.
The Craft and its Symbols was one of the first books that I purchased. Good read. I'd like to recommend a few books, but I may be brought up on charges for doing so. If The Craft is not in your heart, you won't find or understand my selections anyway. Travel Light. Just found your channel Brother. Keep up The Good Works.
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Very interesting video and thank you
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Greetings sir, I look forward to visiting, perhaps I can trade or purchase a copy of titles I’m interested in.
Craig Lloyd Schillreff
Wish I can visit the libray being a Francmasons this is very important materials.