Table of
Contents
About the author
Preface
Table of Contents
List of Illustrations and Figures
I
Introduction -
The Hidden Mysteries of Freemasonry.
II
Morality, Symbology and
Allegory
Section I The Prevailing
View.
Section II The Language of
Symbol and Allegory
Section III The Perennial
Philosophy
III Operative and Speculative
Masonry - Then and Now
Section I Behold.
Section II The Masonic
Charioteer.
Theo and the Horse/Lions
Further Light
IV The Ritual of Freemasonry -
The Aprons of Blue Lodge.
V Preparation
Section I Passage - The
Quarry.
Theo and the Brass Mine
Section II The Preparation
Room - An idealization of the Room and its purpose.
Section III The Door
Theo and the Door
VI Geometry - The ‘Basis’ of
Freemasonry
Section I 1\2\3\2\1
- The Builder’s Art & Divine Proportion
Section II Occurrences of
Phi in Contemplative Geometry.
The Double Pentagon and Phi
Relationship of the Five Platonic Solid
Edges to Phi
Section III The Point of
Masonry - From a Point, to a Line, to a Superfices, to a Solid.
Kaballah - The Tree of Life in KST
Section IV Thor’s Hammer -
Another View of the ‘Solid.’
Section V The First
Proposition of Euclid and a Perspective of the Vesica Pisces
Section VI The ‘Six-pointed
Three Dimensional Star,” by Way of the First Proposition of Euclid.
Section VII Variations on the
Square and Triangle - as Found in Operative, Speculative, Royal Arch and
Concordant Masonry.
Section VIII Further
Commentary & Speculation - re: Rosslyn Chapel
The Triads of the Sephiroth
Further Observations - Geometric Facts
& Speculation
VII
The Five Senses and Perception
Section I Life is But a
Dream . . .
Scroll I Diversity
Scroll II Choice
Scroll III Whence Arises Thought?
Scroll IV Here and There
Scroll V Now is the Hour
Scroll VI Time on our Hands
Section II The Senses
Scroll VII The Five Senses
Part I Sight
Part II Hearing
Part III Touch
Part IV Taste
Part V Smell
Part VI The Hierarchy of the Senses
Section III (Part I) Sens-itivity - The
Sphere of Awareness, The Sphere of Perception & The Level of
Sens-itivity.
Scroll VIII Sphere of
Awareness
Direct Focal Awareness
Perceptual Awareness
Section IV The Sphere of
Perception
Scroll IX
Perception I
Scroll X Perception II
Parable - The ‘Master’ on Wisdom &
Remembrance
VIII
A
‘Final’ Visit to Boaz and Jachin
- A Discussion of the Allegory of Pillars and Passing, Duality and
Unity.
IX
Section I The Royal Arch Banners - and the Arms
of the Most Ancient & Honorable Fraternity of
Free and Accepted
Masons.
Section II Theo and
Another View of the Four Veils 136
X Observations on the
Triple Tau - a Symbol of the
Holy Royal Arch, and Variations of the Matrix in the Craft and some
other Bodies of Masonry.
Epilogue - to Observations on the
Triple Tau
XI
A Visit to the Sixth Liberal
Art - Astronomy - A Perspective
from the Seed, the Point.
XII
Section I Spiritus
Mundi - An Overview of Freemasonry and the Perennial
World Philosophy. Then and Now.
An Evolutionary Journey
Section II ‘This Book . .
. ‘
XIII Epilogue.
Appendices.
I From Temple to Temple - An
alternate allegory for Preparation.
II Euclid’s Elements - Book I,
Proposition I.
III Extract of ‘Timaeus’ - from
the ‘Dialogues of Plato.’
IV The Golden Verses of
Pythagoras.
V Matthew 7:7 & 8 - concerning
the ‘Knocks.’
I Corinthians 15 - on Death, Immortality
and Raising.
VI The ‘Fama’ - an excerpt Re:
‘the Learned of Spain and Europe . . .’
VII “The Old Poet’s Rhyme”
VIII “Of Wisdom and Fools”
“The No-Letter Poem”
IX Address of M\W\
Joseph D. Evans on Grand Lodge Library and Masonic Teachings - 1855
X Phi Progression Values
XI “Echoes from the Cocoon”
XII The Constitutions (Preamble)
& Landmarks of the Grand Lodge, F&AM, New York
XIII “Mother Earth”
XIV Pythagorean Triangle – Golden
Proportion Proof
Bibliography
Illustrations and Figures.
Frontispiece - The Three Grand Masters and
‘KST Module’
I. Introduction
Fig, 1.1 Golden
Progression Graphic
Fig. 1.2 1/f
Progression
Fig. 1.3 Caduceus
II. The Perennial Philosophy
- ‘Mexican Tablet No. 1231’
III. Operative and Speculative
Masonry
Section I. Operative / Speculative Masonry
The Hermit
Section II The Masonic Charioteer
Fig. 3.2.1. Arms of the
Antient Grand Lodge
Fig. 3.2.2. The Chariot -
The ‘Merkabah’ - The Vision of Ezekiel
IV. The Aprons of Blue Lodge
Entered Apprentice & Fellowcraft
Master Mason
V. Section II:
Preparation
An Idealized Layout for a Preparation Room
“Nascita di Venere - Birth of
Venus,” by S. Botticelli
VI. Section I: The
Builder’s Art & Divine Proportion.
Fig. 6.1.1. a-g. Four: The Square
and Cross.
Fig. 6.1.2. The Equilateral
Square with Interior Angles of 90o.
Fig. 6.1.3a. The
‘Cross-Supported’ Square.
Fig. 6.1.3b. The Masonic
Apron.
Fig. 6.1.4. The Diagonal of
a Square, by the 47th Proposition of Euclid.
Fig. 6.1.5. The Progression
of the Diagonal of the Square.
Fig. 6.1.6. The Golden
Rectangle and a:b::b:c.
Fig. 6.1.7. The Theorem of
Thales and the Right Angle in a Semicircle.
VI. Section II:
Occurrences of Phi.
Fig. 6.2.1. The Double
Pentagon and Phi.
Fig. 6.2.2. The Double
‘Eastern Star.’
Fig. 6.2.3.
Solomon’s Seal.
Fig. 6.2.4. The Pentagonal
Pyramid (aka the ‘Chrysler’ logo).
Fig. 6.2.5. The Pentagonal
Pyramid as faces of an Icosahedron.
Fig. 6.2.6. The Golden
Rectangle in an Icosahedron.
Fig. 6.2.7. The Equilateral
Triangle of a ‘Geodesic Dome.’
Fig. 6.2.8. The Octahedron
‘Nested’ at the Phi Points of a Face-Triangle of an Icosahedron.
Fig. 6.2.9. a-e. The Outer
Hexagonal Perimeter of the Hexagon, Icosahedron, Cube, Octahedron . . .
and the Star Tetrahedron.
Fig. 6.2.10. The Nested
Pentagon and Pentagram and Phi.
Fig. 6.2.11. The Pentagonal
Spiral.
Fig. 6.2.12. Relationship of
the Five Platonic Solid Edges to Phi.
Fig. 6.2.13. Face-view of an
Icosahedron.
VI. Section III: The
Point of Masonry.
Fig. 6.3.1. The Focal
Point.
Fig. 6.3.2. ‘Two’ Points.
Fig. 6.3.3. The Line.
Fig. 6.3.4. The Line as a
Radius (The Objective Radius . . . Sun).
Fig. 6.3.5. The Objective
and Subjective Radii (Sun and Moon).
Fig. 6.3.6. The First
Intersection (P2, P3) (Vesica Pisces - 1st
Proposition of Euclid).
Fig. 6.3.7. The Second
Extension - (P4 - P7).
Fig. 6.3.8. The Third
Extension - (P6).
Fig. 6.3.9. The KST SS
Module with Star of David.
Fig. 6.3.10. The KST
‘Sanctorum’ Module.
Fig. 6.3.11. Projection of
Double Cubes in the ‘Sanctorum’ of KST.
Fig. 6.3.12a. Double Cubes.
Fig. 6.3.12b. Star Tetrahedron
in a Cube.
Fig. 6.3.13. Star of David in
the U.S. Seal.
Fig. 6.3.14. Kaballah - The
Tree of Life in KST
VI. Section IV.
Thor’s Hammer.
Fig. 6.4.1. The Tetraktys.
Fig. 6.4.2. The Tetraktys
and the Star of David.
Fig. 6.4.3. Thor’s Hammer.
Fig. 6.4.4. Views of the
‘Swastika’ or Flyfot signs.
Fig. 6.4.5. The Octahedron
as Thor’s Hammer.
Fig. 6.4.6. The Tetraktys (Tetraktys)
of the Preston Lecture.
Fig. 6.4.7. The Tetraktys
and the ‘Ten’ Points.
Fig. 6.4.8. An Icosahedron,
consisting of 20 Equilateral Triangles.
Section V. The First
Proposition of Euclid.
Fig. 6.5.1. The First
Proposition of Euclid.
Fig. 6.5.2. Euclid’s First
Proposition (Book I) with subjective triangle.
VI. Section VI. The
“Six-Pointed Three Dimensional Star” by way of the First Proposition of
Euclid
Fig. 6.6.1. The Point.
Fig. 6.6.2. The Duality.
Fig. 6.6.3. The Linear
Duality.
Fig. 6.6.4. Line OP1
as the Radius of a Circle with a Center of O.
Fig. 6.6.5. The Objective
and Subjective Circles, with Radii.
Fig. 6.6.6. Glyph for the
Sun and the Moon.
Fig. 6.6.7. The Lodge Room
as the Sun and the Moon.
VI. Section VII.
Variations of the Square and Triangle.
Fig. 6.7.1. The 1:2:SR3
Square.
Fig. 6.7.2. The Master at
the Hypotenuse.
Fig. 6.7.3. The Warden’s
Squares and the Equilateral Triangle.
Fig. 6.7.4. The Lozenge.
Fig. 6.7.5. The Star of
David, by the 1:2 Square (‘As above, so below).
Fig. 6.7.6. The First
Proposition of Euclid, with Subjective Equilateral Triangle.
Fig. 6.7.7. The Symbolic
1:2 Lodge, by 1:2 Squares.
Fig. 6.7.8. The Symbolic
1:2 Lodge, by Equilateral Triangles.
Fig. 6.7.9. The Symbolic
Lodge, by the Vesica Pisces and Gothic Arch.
Section VIII
Fig. 6.8.1
Cluster of Fig. 6.3.9.
Fig. 6.8.2. Tree of Life.
Fig. 6.8.3. Kabbalah - The
Tree of Life in KST.
Fig. 6.8.4. Rosslyn Chapel
Floor Plan (with Tree of Life Overlay)
Fig. 6.8.5. Star
Tetrahedron in a Cube.
Fig. 6.8.6. The Triads of
the Sephiroth.
Arms of the Antient Free and Accepted
Masons
The Caduceus
28 - A Perfect Number (Grid)
VII. Life is But a Dream . . .
Scroll IV. Here and There:
North, South, East & West.
Scroll VII.VI. The Hierarchy of
the Senses. Perception.
Section III.I Sens-itivity.
VIII. A ‘Final’ Visit to Boaz and
Jachin.
The Altar of Burnt Offerings.
The Veil of (the Saitic) Isis.
The High Priestess.
IX. The Royal Arch Banner. Section I
Fig. 9.1.1. Arms of the
Antient & Honorable Fraternity of F&AM.
Fig. 9.1.2. The Four
Gospels from the Book of Kells.
Fig. 9.1.3. The Four
Banners of the Royal Arch.
Fig. 9.1.4. The Grand
Banner of the Royal Arch.
Section II Another View of
the Four Veils.
Fig. 9.2.1 . The Four Suits
Unified.
Fig. 9.2.2.a-d. The Four Suits.
The Octahedron (see also Thor’s Hammer
[q.v.]).
X. Observations on the Triple
Tau and Variations of the Matrix.
Fig. 10.1. The Triple Tau,
Triangle and Circle of the R.A.M.
Fig. 10.2. The T. H. of
the Early Royal Arch.
Fig. 10.3. The Arch of
Bro. Robert H. Brown.
Fig. 10.4. The Triple Tau
and Symbol of the High Priest in the Astronomical Matrix.
Fig. 10.5. The Broken
Triangle and Trowel of the Cryptic Degrees in the Matrix.
Fig, 10.6. The Templar
Cross of the Knights Templar in the Matrix.
Fig. 10.7. The Teutonic
Cross Of the S.G.I.G., 33o in the Matrix.
Fig. 10.8. The Cube and
Star of David (Tetrahedron) in the Matrix.
Fig. 10.9. The Square and
Compasses of the Craft Degrees in the Matrix.
Fig. 10.10. The ‘Christian’
Triple Tau, a variation.
Fig. 10.11. The ‘Platonic’
Triple Tau, a variation.
Fig. 10.12. The .Triple
Trowel.’
XI. A Visit to the Sixth Liberal
Art.
Fig. 11.1. The Zodiac
Wheel.
Seal of the Ancient Grand Lodge.
Taurus.
Leo.
Scorpio (as the Eagle).
Aquarius.
XII. Spiritus Mundi
Master Mason’s Apron. (PM)
Appendices:
Appendix II The First
Proposition of Euclid.
Appendix III Extract of
‘Timaeus’ from the ‘Dialogues of Plato.’
Fig. AIII.1. The 45o
Isosceles Triangle.
Fig. AIII.2. The Scalene 90o
Triangle.
Fig. AIII.3. The Equilateral
Triangle formed from a Double Unit (30, 60, 90 triangle).
Fig. AIII.4. . . . 3 Times
the Square of the Lesser Side, proved.
Fig. AIII.5. Triangle with an
Hypotenuse Twice the Lesser Side (2:1).
Fig. AIII.6. Two Such
Triangle, from Fig. 5., joined at the diagonal.
Fig. AIII.7. Three such
joined Triangles, from Fig. 6., conjoined at a Common Center.
Fig. AIII.8. A Tetrahedron.
Fig. AIII.9. An Octahedron.
Fig. AIII.10. An Icosahedron.
Fig. AIII.11a. An Equilateral
Quadrangle of with four Isosceles Triangles.
Fig. AIII.11b. A Cube.
Appendix XIV Pythagorean Triangle –
Golden Proportion Proof
