Secrets of Freemasonry Secret Masonic Rites Book

Secrets of the Freemasons by Michael Bradley. Lavishly illustrated 207 page hardcover in new condition. The Secrets of the Freemasons FROM THE PUBLISHERDuring the last three hundred years, thousands of books, pamphlets, and manuscripts have been written about Freemasonry. Many of them have been penned by Freemasons attempting to add their interpretations of the great truths hidden within its labyrinthine symbolic system, to expand on already impenetrable and over-subscribed legends, or merely to self-promote.Exploring the murky depths of Freemasonry is like attempting to salvage an old shipwreck on the ocean floor and inside a hall of mirrors. At every turn there are exciting discoveries, many of which are illusions; the more one digs around, the worse the visibility becomes, as the accumulated detritus of previous generations, scholars, apologists, occultists, and conspiracy theorists clouds the view.Masonry has thrived through this disinformation coupled with its ability to attract aristocrat ... Read More