Excerpt from The Egyptian-Masonic-Satanic
Connection by David L. Carrico
There is certainly no shortage of testimonies by Masonic authorities as
to the relationship of Freemasonry and the Mystery Religions. According to
Joseph Fort Newton, Masonry is the "spiritual descendant" of the Mysteries.
Joseph Fort Newton was a 33" Mason who served as Past Grand Chaplain of the
Grand Lodge of Iowa and Past Grand Prelate of the Grand Encampment of
Knights Templar of the United States. In his book, The Builders, he
states:
Masonry stands in this tradition; and if we may not say that it is
historically related to the great ancient orders, it is their spiritual
descendant, and renders much the same ministry to our age which the
Mysteries rendered to the olden world.
In his book, The Meaning of Masonry, W.L. Wilmshurst, the Past
Provincial Grand Registrar (West Yorks) makes the following statement:
It remains with the Craft itself whether it shall enter upon its own
heritage as a lineal successor of the ancient Mysteries and
Wisdom--teaching, or whether, by failing so to do, it will undergo the
inevitable fate of everything that is but a form from which its native
spirit has departed.
The book, Freemasonry Its Hidden Meaning, by George H.
Steinmetz, published by Macoy Publishing and Masonic Supply Company, calls
the "teaching of the Mysteries, the true parent of Freemasonry" and states
that Freemasonry is a descendent or reincarnation of the Mysteries.
It is entirely out of harmony with the profound teaching of the
Mysteries, the true parent of Freemasonry.
If Freemasonry is the actual descendant or, if one prefers the term,
reincarnation of the Mysteries, back of its "veil of allegory," then must
be concealed a deeper truth than expounded in the various lectures of the
degrees.
It is from this book, The Spirit of Masonry, by Foster Bailey,
that we will take a quote concerning Masonry and the Mystery Religions.
Bailey plainly says that Masonry is carrying on the work of the ancient
Mystery schools.
Study of spiritual realities found in Masonry reveals that we have
perpetuated and increasingly activated the essential principals of the
ancient Mystery Schools which have existed from the very earliest times.
The Masonic authority, Albert Pike, also testifies to the relation of
Freemasonry to the Mystery Religions.
The Mysteries, like the symbols of Masonry, were but an image of the
eloquent analogies of Nature;......
Masonry, successor of the Mysteries, still follows the ancient manner
of teaching. Her ceremonies are like the ancient mystic shows,--not the
reading of an essay, but the opening of a problem, requiring research, and
constituting philosophy the arch-expounder.
Freemason Albert Churchwood writes in his book about the connection
between Freemasonry and the religion of Babylon:
But the secrets these operative Masons had were received from the
Chaldean Magicians.
The next documentation, a Masonic oath, the OATH OF NIMROD, is also from
Churchwood's book.
Oath of Nimrod
Apprentice Degree (1st).
I,...............................do , in the presence of El Shaddai and
of this Worshipful Assembly of Free Masons, Rough Masons, Wallers, Slaters,
Paviors, Plaisterers and Bricklayers, promise and declare that I will not
at any time hereafter, by any act or circumstance whatsoever, directly or
indirectly, write, print, cut, mark, publish, discover, reveal, or make
known, any part or parts of the Trade secrets, privileges, or counsells of
the Worshipful Fraternity or Fellowship of Free Masonry, which I may have
known at any time, or at any time hereafter shall be made known unto me.
The penalty for breaking this great oath shall be the loss of my life.
That I shall be branded with the mark of the Traitor and slain
according to ancient custom by being throtalled, that my body shall be
buried in the rough sands of the sea a cable's length from the shore where
the tide regularly ebbs and flows twice in the twenty-four hours, so that
my soul shall have no rest by night or by day--
(Candidate Signs the O.B.)
Given under my hand and sealed with my lips, this day of 1913.
So help me El Shaddai and the holy contents of this book.
_____
The Masonic Lodge in Indiana makes no effort to hide its connection with
the Mystery Religions. It openly boasts of its connection with the Ancient
Mysteries. The Master Mason, a book authorized by the Grand Lodge F.& A.M.
of Indiana and compiled by the Committee on Masonic Education, plainly shows
the connection between Hiram Abiff and the Mystery Religions.
The idea that lies behind the Hiramic legend is as old as religious
thinking among men. The same elements existed in the story of Osiris,
which was celebrated by the Egyptians in their ancient temples; the old
Persians told it concerning Mithras, their hero god. In Syria, the
Dionysian Mysteries had the very same elements in the story of Dionysius:
for the Romans, Bacchus was the god who died and lived again. There is
also the story of Tammuz, older than any of these. These are collectively
referred to as the ancient mysteries. They were celebrated by secret
societies, much like ours, with allegorical ceremonies, during which the
initiates were advanced from one degree to another in these old societies.
Read these old stories for yourself and marvel how men in all ages have
taught the same great truths in the same effective way.
The book, The Master Mason, quoted above challenges the
Freemason to read the stories of these Old Mystery Religions to see how they
teach the same "great truths" as Freemasonry. The truth is: the Mystery
Religions were the enemies of the church in New Testament times; they were
pagan and Satanic, loaded with rituals that included sexual perversion and
even human sacrifice.
In the previous quote, the Indiana lodge proudly states that Hiram Abiff
had a direct relationship to Tammuz, which was clearly denounced as an
abomination by the Old Testament prophets.
13 He said also unto me, Turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see
greater abominations that they do.
14 Then he brought me to the door of the gate of the Lord's house which
was toward the north; and, behold, there sat women weeping for Tammuz.
Ezekiel 8:13-14 KJV
We have seen how the passage in Ezekiel condemned this type of rite as an
abomination to the Lord. We have read how the Indiana lodge knows the
connection of Hiram Abiff and Tammuz; however, we have met many Freemasons,
claiming to be Christians, who proudly defend their membership in the
Masonic Lodge. The idea of such statements is staggering!
Other Masonic authors also brag about the connection between Freemasonry
and the Ancient Mysteries, the Ancient Wisdom, and the Occult, etc. Henry C.
Clausen, 33° Sovereign Grand Commander says in his book, Your Amazing
Mystic Powers:
A new day is dawning for Freemasonry. From the insufficiencies of
modern theology, the hopelessness of materialism, and the sterility of
academic philosophy, men are turning to those eternal truths perpetuated
in the arcana of the ancient mysteries.
Mason S. R. Parchment states in his book, Ancient Operative Masonry:
The hierophants of the universal science and sublime philosophy taught
in the Great Mysteries of Egypt, India, Persia, Chaldea and other nations
of antiquity, revealed certain secrets pertaining to the finer forces of
nature to such candidates as were worthy and well qualified. These
faithful ones were also instructed in the doctrine of universal
Brotherhood, and finally initiated into the "I am that I am"
consciousness. These ideals are the landmarks, traditions and glyphics of
Ancient Operative Freemasonry--nothing more.
Mason R. Swinburne Clymer, M. D., says in the introduction of his book,
The Mysticism of Masonry:
There are indeed many reasons why the present volume should be
generously circulated among all classes of students of the Occult and
Mystic, especially the members of the Masonic bodies.
The vast majority of Masons smile with derision when the term "Occult
Science" is used in connection with the Mysteries but, despite this, if it
had not been for the Occult Fraternities, Masonry could not have existed.
It is the duty of every sincere Mason who is interested in the spirit
of the teachings of his Order, carefully to study the philosophy of the
masters who have reconstructed the Ancient Wisdom to suit his needs, and
having done so, to guide his actions in all the affairs of life so as to
be prepared for his entrance into the Great Lodge hall where he must give
an account of all his deeds and in return receive his "Mark."
And also from the book:
All Masonry of the past dealt largely with the ethics and symbolism of
the Ancient Mysteries. If the Masons of the present age will but seek for
the spirit of the symbolism upon which the degrees are based, the grandest
achievements in the knowledge and reconstruction will be possible and the
mysteries concealed in the Greater Mysteries of Antiquity will be
recovered to them.
Another Masonic author J. D. Buck 32° makes these statements in his
introduction of his book, Symbolism or Mystic Masonry:
Freemasonry is modeled on the plan of the Ancient Mysteries, with their
glyphics and allegories, and this is no mere coincidence; the parallels are
too closely drawn.
In his book, A Bridge to Light, published by the Supreme Council
of U.S.A., 32° Freemason Rex R. Hutchens explains about the 23rd degree in
the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry:
Here we begin the symbolic initiations into the Mysteries practiced by
the ancients from whom Masonry has obtained her great truths.
We believe the documentation above should be sufficient to establish in
the minds of honest-hearted people an undeniable link between the Masonic
Lodge and the Mystery Religions. Not because we say so, but because we have
read the testimony from their own Masonic authorities. It is clear that
there are men who are using the modern Masonic Lodge to carry on the work of
the ancient Mystery Religions. This is a cup of abomination from which
Christians cannot drink.
2 And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great
is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold
of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.
3 For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her
fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with
her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance
of her delicacies.
4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my
people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of
her plagues.
5 For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her
iniquities.
Revelation 18:2-5 KJV
IS IT POSSIBLE THAT WITHIN FREEMASONRY THE THINKING EXISTS THAT WOULD
ALLOW FOR THE PRACTICE OF HUMAN SACRIFICE TO EXIST?
In the following quote from a book called, Ancient Operative Masonry,
author S.R. Parchment talks about the mysterious Brothers of the shadow who
practice human sacrifice. He then goes on to explain why a Brother of the
Great White Lodge does not try to stop them. Parchment explains giving the
typical New Age reasoning that it would limit their freedom of choice which
will enable them to evolve into Godhood.
The Brothers of the Shadow who are in the flesh are usually very
fearful of death and are, therefore, ever in quest of methods for
prolonging their physical existence. The biblical statement that man may
"Eat of the Tree of Life and live forever," is not to them a mere
statement, and for the purpose of prolonging their lives, they have
ferreted out and perpetuated among their clan many nefarious schemes too
heinous to mention. When these methods fail, as a last resort they
sacrifice human beings and feast upon the flesh and blood of their
victims.
The question has often been asked, why do the Brothers of the Great
White Lodge, who are said to be emissaries of God, permit such diabolical
practices to be perpetuated throughout the ages? This question shows
clearly that the mission of the Brothers of Light is not understood. My
dear Reader! Since these great souls are working in absolute harmony with
cosmic law, they can at best only foster that which is good in whomsoever
it is found. A moment's thought on this subject should be sufficient to
convince one that if the Great Ones were to influence man to do the things
which they think best for his future welfare, they would be depriving him
of the many valuable experiences so essential for the building of soul
qualities. It is obvious that continued guidance from without would
inevitably reduce man to an automaton; while with freedom to choose, he
evolves into a dynamic God.
Egyptian-Masonic-Satanic Connection
- Foreword
Satanic Ritual Abuse -
2
Freemasonry and the Mystery Religions
Egyptian Mystery Religion and Masonic Lodge
Black Masonry Devoted to the Knowledge of Evil
Aleister
Crowley, 33° Mason and Black Masonry
Freemasonry and Satanic Ritual Abuse
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