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Title: Meaning of Masonry by W. L. Wilmshurst ISBN: 0-517-33194-2 Publisher: Gramercy Pub. Date: 02 December, 1995 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.18 (17 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Four months to read this Little Book.....
Comment: .... and I'm finding that any answers I find lead to more questions. This is a challenging book, make no mistake. I've taken a long time to complete it. But for those interested in the 'speculative' (i.e. the philospohical and allegorical aspects of Craft lore) it's an invaluable read.
To be fair, Wilmshurst takes such a western/Christian take on the Craft, that others may be put off... I have no problem with it. I would, just as quickly, take up a similar discussion of the Craft from a Judaic or Islamic (or even Buddhist or Hindu) point of view, because one cannot fully understand a concept until one looks at it from many different angles.
"The Meaning of Masonry" is just but a small footstep into a larger world. If you're a non-Mason, or not an individual who's clearly seeking the metaphoric 'light', then this book will pose an even greater challenge.
Rating: 5
Summary: Masonry revealed
Comment: Wilmshurst writes far more than a thought provoking book on the subject of Masonry. This is a road map for our, the Masons, journey home. This book however, is not for the average Mason and it is not for the non-Mason at all. (The non-Mason would find it incomprehensible.) But, for any Mason who experiences that inner call, this book will provide welcome insight, and will let you know that you're on the right path. Read it, read it again, read it again, read it again; until it is written in your heart......
Rating: 4
Summary: Excellent Interpretation For Limited Readership
Comment: Despite the drab editorial review, Wilmshurst's book is an excellent interpretation of Freemasonic philosophy. Unfortunately, it will have little to offer for those who are not Freemasons. Perhaps, sadly, it will also have little to offer to those who ARE Freemasons. With the rise of the so-called "Realistic" school of Freemasonry, the spiritual heritage and import of the Craft has been dilluted and, in some cases, despised. I have written in the past that Freemasonry exists and has exited for one reason, i.e., to provide the phenomenological proof of a Supreme Being and the immortality of the soul. The "Realistic" school would have us believe that Freemasonry is no more than an agrandized Optomists Club. Wilmshurst provides a clear insight into WHY the Craft has endured and why many thoughtful men have been drawn to its door.
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Title: Freemasonry: A Journey Through Ritual and Symbol by W. Kirk MacNutly, W. K. Macnulty ISBN: 0500810370 Publisher: Thames & Hudson Pub. Date: September, 1991 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Freemasonry and Its Ancient Mystic Rites by C.W. Leadbeater ISBN: 0517202670 Publisher: Gramercy Pub. Date: 11 August, 1998 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Born in Blood: The Lost Secrets of Freemasonry by John J. Robinson ISBN: 0871316021 Publisher: M Evans & Co Pub. Date: October, 1990 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: New Encyclopaedia of Freemasonry by Arthur Edward Waite ISBN: 0517191482 Publisher: Wings Press Pub. Date: 19 April, 1994 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
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Title: Symbols of Freemasonry by Daniel Beresniak, Laziz Hamani ISBN: 2843232015 Publisher: Assouline Pub. Date: September, 2000 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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