Albert Pike
Author: James T. Tresner
Publisher:
Published: 1995
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780871317919
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn anecdotal biography of the organizer and leader of the Scottish Rite, one of Freemasonry's largest organizations.
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The Book of the Words
Author: Albert Pike
Publisher:
Published: 2018-08-28
Total Pages: 202
ISBN-13: 9781781071946
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMasonry is permeated with powerful verbal and pictorial symbolism that arouses the mental, spiritual and intellectual life. One of the treasures of the SJ USA Supreme Council's Archives at the House of the Temple in Washington, D.C., is Albert Pike's manuscript of The Book of the Words. The book was originally printed, in an edition limited to 150 copies, in 1874. This remarkable study is an exploration of the symbolic words in Freemasonry. It gives the correct spelling of, and analyzes all the "significant words" in the Scottish Rite from the 1st through the 30th degrees inclusive. Pike explores and explains their origin (Hebrew, Samaritan, Phoenician and English), meaning, symbolism and relevance to the degrees and gives his insights. In addition to being an etymological dictionary Pike explains why any given word was chosen for a given degree, thereby revealing the hidden symbolism of each word.
Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry
Author: Albert Pike
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: 2017-08-10
Total Pages: 366
ISBN-13: 1773561065
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe key text of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, the belief structure laid out here intricately intertwines faith from all corners of the world as well as involving both science and faith in a bundle for adherents to carefully study and understand.
Freemasonry in Context
Author: Art DeHoyos
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 378
ISBN-13: 9780739107812
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn Freemasonry in Context: History, Ritual, Controversy editors Arturo de Hoyos and S. Brent Morris feature work by renown Masonic scholars. Essays explore the rich and often times controversial events that comprise the cultural and social history of Freemasonry.
Scholarship Reconsidered
Author: Ernest L. Boyer
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2015-10-06
Total Pages: 224
ISBN-13: 1119005868
DOWNLOAD EBOOKShifting faculty roles in a changing landscape Ernest L. Boyer's landmark book Scholarship Reconsidered: Priorities of the Professoriate challenged the publish-or-perish status quo that dominated the academic landscape for generations. His powerful and enduring argument for a new approach to faculty roles and rewards continues to play a significant part of the national conversation on scholarship in the academy. Though steeped in tradition, the role of faculty in the academic world has shifted significantly in recent decades. The rise of the non-tenure-track class of professors is well documented. If the historic rule of promotion and tenure is waning, what role can scholarship play in a fragmented, unbundled academy? Boyer offers a still much-needed approach. He calls for a broadened view of scholarship, audaciously refocusing its gaze from the tenure file and to a wider community. This expanded edition offers, in addition to the original text, a critical introduction that explores the impact of Boyer's views, a call to action for applying Boyer's message to the changing nature of faculty work, and a discussion guide to help readers start a new conversation about how Scholarship Reconsidered applies today.
Freemasonry
Author: Mark E. Koltko-Rivera
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2011-01-20
Total Pages: 144
ISBN-13: 1101486139
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn experienced Freemason and award-winning psychologist provides a precise and engaging exploration of the core meaning and practices of Freemasonry for the new generation of people interested in joining the order, and those who are simply curious in the wake of recent media coverage. Entertaining books and movies often depict Freemasonry as a shadowy, mysterious, and possibly sinister organization, and the TV and magazine specials on Freemasonry that inevitably follow often leave us with more questions than answers. Mark E. Koltko-Rivera, a practicing thirty-second-degree Mason, has created a simple, authoritative, and easy-to-understand introduction to the history, rites, and meaning of Freemasonry. It may be the single most reliable short guide to Masonry, written by a widely recognized psychologist and scholar of esoteric history. Koltko-Rivera's trustworthy handbook explores all the basic issues around Masonry, like: *What is Freemasonry, and what is its history? *How does one become a Freemason? *What are some of the most important Masonic symbols? *What do Masons get from their involvement in Freemasonry? What changes does it make in their inner and outer lives? *What is it like to participate in the initiatory rituals of Freemasonry? *What are some of the great historical controversies and myths surrounding Freemasonry? *How is Masonry relevant today?
A Passionate Pilgrim
Author: David M. Robertson
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 2007-12-18
Total Pages: 257
ISBN-13: 0307424499
DOWNLOAD EBOOKJames A. Pike, the fifth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of California, was a man of many faces. To some he was an iconoclast, a man decades ahead of his time who modernized the Church and rendered it more progressive and open to inquiry. To others he was a heretic, who polarized and desecrated the Church. Always controversial and charismatic, he took America by storm in the 1960s with his best-selling books, and his weekly television talk show, Dean Pike, which won him a cover story in Time. A Passionate Pilgrim is an illuminating biography of Pike, and an examination of the tragedies, triumphs, and difficulties that shaped his spectacular rise to fame and his mysterious death in the Israeli desert.
Albert Pike's Esoterika
Author: Supreme Council
Publisher:
Published: 2008-01-01
Total Pages: 502
ISBN-13: 9780970874948
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA Pilgrim's Path
Author: John J. Robinson
Publisher: M. Evans
Published: 1993-10-14
Total Pages: 190
ISBN-13: 1590771893
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIt's a masterpiece...if you're interested in American Masonry and its impact on our country, this book is for you.—Brent Morris, The Scottish Rite Journal
Morals and Dogma for the 21st Century
Author: James Miller, 4th
Publisher:
Published: 2007-11
Total Pages: 619
ISBN-13: 9781605320007
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMorals & Dogma for the 21st CenturyBeginning in early 2007, a review was initiated to clarify the understanding of, develop appreciation for, and provide insight into Pike?s original work Morals and Dogma ? 1871. This new book is the only edition that is not abridged, a digest, or an editorial commentary of the original book. The entire original book was translated into modern English from the archaic sentence structure and wordiness prevalent in 19th century literature. This translation organized the ideas and flow of thoughts, updated many of the historical and illustrative examples, and clarified many of the points that are easily misread or misinterpreted because the meanings of the words or context have changed since the original text was written. The content and ideas of Pike?s original work have been preserved and their full meaning is now more easily accessible to the modern reader. This updated edition is titled Morals and Dogma for the 21st Century, and it again demonstrates how these valuable lessons of morality, charity, and Masonic philosophy are just as relevant today as they were 136 years ago.
