Masonic Forum Home Search Members Calendar Who's On Welcome Guest ( Login | Register ) Recent PostsRecent Posts Popular TopicsPopular Topics Home » General » Masonic History (Legend -V- Fact) » Great paper! Great paper! Rate Topic Display Mode Topic Options Author Message JanusJanus Posted 18/02/2010 22:53 Apprentice Group: Forum Members Last Login: 21/07/2010 11:07 Posts: 75, Visits: 346 I humbly post a link here.It's on the history of Freemasonry and I really think it is worth a read.http://www.scottishrite.org/what/educ/heredom/articles/vol15-koltkorivera.pdf Janus GLSA N°31 Post #18643 bodbod Posted 19/02/2010 07:35 Fellow Group: Forum Members Last Login: 26/07/2010 00:18 Posts: 302, Visits: 566 Sorry - completely disagree with the paper and it's foundations, it's inaccurate and makes some enormous jumps in logic and fact. I hope those who read it enjoy the work the author has put in but they should also keep their own opinions on the subject Post #18658 JanusJanus Posted 19/02/2010 08:15 Apprentice Group: Forum Members Last Login: 21/07/2010 11:07 Posts: 75, Visits: 346 The author seems to be in accordance with the likes of Frances A. Yates and David Stevenson on the influence of Rosicrucianism (and thus Hermetism) on Freemasonry. And as he states much documents unearthed in recent decades are still to be analysed. I think it's a very intresting path to explore on the history of esoteric traditions in general and Freemasonry in particular. I feel it is about time it is done and it's great to see that the Southern Jurisdiction puts the effort in. Janus GLSA N°31 Post #18662 lauderdalelauderdale Posted 19/02/2010 20:11 Excellent Master Group: Forum Members Last Login: 04/07/2010 12:56 Posts: 2,238, Visits: 4,269 Thank you Janus for a most interesting paper. There is much contained therein with which I find myself in agreement. Of course we will never know for certain who is totally correct but I do lean towards the Rosecrucian line as regards Freemasonry and its hidden meanings, etc. Whatever it has developed into now, and there are various streams of Freemasonry Universal running concurrently, it certainly existed as we would be able to understand it long before 4 London Lodges met in a pub in 1717 to found a Grand Lodge. Post #18681 Russell HollandRussell Holland Posted 20/02/2010 04:00 Fellow Group: Forum Members Last Login: Today @ 11:54 Posts: 246, Visits: 1,522 After Chevalier Ramsay's oration there was an outpouring of higher degrees. No doubt some were fakes but I suspect some were derived from previously secret traditions. Could those secret traditions even now take precedence over a self-proclaimed Grand Lodge in London in 1717? Who could think such a thought after swearing allegiance to the GL at initiation? Post #18696 « Prev Topic | Next Topic » Reading This Topic Active Users: 0 (0 guests, 0 members, 0 anonymous members) Forum Moderators: TFM Admin, Mike Martin, Stu Thorpe, Tom Cherup Forum Jump... ---------------- Forum Home Search Members List Calendar Who's Online ---------------- Site Announcements |-- Announcements General |-- Greetings to our New Forumites |-- General Masonic Discussion |-- Masonic History (Legend -V- Fact) |-- Ritual - Esoteric & Symbols |-- Travellers' Diary & Dates |-- The Reading/Watching Room |-- The Appendant Degrees and Orders |-- Feminine & Co-Masonry |-- Knobs & Excrescences All times are GMT, Time now is 4:01pm Powered By InstantForum.NET v4.1.4 © 2010 Execution: 0.044. 10 queries. Compression Disabled.
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