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The Symbolism of Freemasonry (Illustrated Edition)by Albert G. MackeyFreemasonry is a fraternal organization. Arising from obscure origins...

The Symbolism of Freemasonry (Illustrated Edition)by Albert G. MackeyFreemasonry is a fraternal organization. Arising from obscure origins (theorized to be anywhere from the time of the building of King Solomon's Temple to the mid-1600s), it now exists in various forms all over the world, and claims millions of members. All of these various forms share moral and metaphysical ideals, which include in most cases a constitutional declaration of belief in a Supreme Being. The fraternity is administratively organized into Grand Lodges (or sometimes Orients) that each govern their own jurisdiction, which consists of subordinate (or constituent) Lodges. Grand Lodges recognize each other through a process of landmarks and regularity. Freemasonry uses the metaphors of operative stonemasons' tools and implements, against the allegorical backdrop of the building of King Solomon's Temple, to convey what is most generally defined as "a system of morality veiled in allegory and illustrated by symbols."About the Author:Albert Gallatin Mackey (March 12, 1807 June 20, 1881) was an American medical doctor, and is best known for his authorship of many books and articles about freemasonry, particularly Masonic Landmarks. He served as Grand Lecturer and Grand Secretary of The Grand Lodge of South Carolina; Secretary General of the Supreme Council of the Ancient and Accepted Rite for the Southern Jurisdiction of the United States.Contents:PrefaceI. Preliminary. The Origin and Progress of FreemasonryII. The NoachidIII. The Primitive Freemasonry of AntiquityIV. The Spurious Freemasonry of AntiquityV. The Ancient MysteriesVI. The Dionysiac ArtificersVII. The Union of Speculative and Operative Masonry at the Temple of SolomonVIII. The Travelling Freemasons of the Middle AgesIX. Disseverance of the Operative ElementX. The System of Symbolic InstuctionXI. The Speculative Science and the Operative ArtXII. The Symbolism of Solomon's TempleXIII. The Form of the LodgeXIV. The Officers of a LodgeXV. The Point Within a CircleXVI. The Covering of the LodgeXVII. Ritualistic SymbolismXVIII. The Rite of DiscalceationXIX. The Rite of InvestitureXX. The Symbolism of the GlovesXXI. The Rite of CircumambulationXXII. The Rite of Intrusting, and the Symbolism of LightXXIII. Symbolism of the Corner-StoneXXIV. The Ineffable NameXXV. The Legends of FreemasonryXXVI. The Legend of the Winding StairsXXVII. The Legend of the Third DegreeXXVIII. The Sprig of AcaciaXXIX. The Symbolism of LaborXXX. The Stone of FoundationXXXI. The Lost Word