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Originally posted by Shadow Ghost 7
Aleister Crowley, the most evil man that ever was a 33rd degree mason.
Originally posted by Leveller
www.hermetic.com...
users.erols.com...
[edit on 26-1-2005 by Leveller]
Originally posted by Shadow Ghost 7
Aleister Crowley, the most evil man that ever was a 33rd degree mason.
Originally posted by cotwom
Originally posted by Leveller
www.hermetic.com...
users.erols.com...
[edit on 26-1-2005 by Leveller]
What's funny is that these aren't even links by Masons!!!
Originally posted by Tamahu
*Bumps "All-Seeing Eye's" spam out of the way*
yes they are look it up in a dictionary if you have to but any type of organization even if it is through degrees means it is a ranking system!
Grand Tyler, with drawn sword.
Grand Stewards, with rods.
Grand Organist.
Grand pursuivants, with swords.
Holy Writings by a Master supported
by two of his Stewards.
Grand Chaplains.
District Deputy Grand Masters.
Grand Secretary and Grand Treasurer.
Past Grand Wardens.
Past Grand Masters.
Officiating Grand Chaplain.
Grand Wardens.
Deputy Grand Master.
Mason of oldest lodge, carrying Book of Constitutions.
Grand Master,
supported by the Grand Deacons, with rods.
Grand Standard Bearer.
Grand Sword Bearer, with sword.
Grand Steward, with rods.
Originally posted by yanchek
IMO this looks like a military style structure. Everybody has to post a certain place according to his status in the Lodge. This honourary titles looks like ranks to me.
If you are a Marine every Marine is your brother like Mason is a brother to every Mason. But when they have a job to do they do it accordingly to their status or rank in fraternity, organization or institution.
Originally posted by MrExplodingToilet
Not being funny but I have seen a posed photograph of Crowly wearing full regalia for the 33rd Degree standing in the UGLoE.
I'll see if I can dig it out and scan it, but then again I think its already on the web somewhere or other.
Ummm if I am reading this thread right the current Masonic opinion on this is that he wasn't a 33rd Degree Scottish Rite Mason....I'm pretty sure about six months ago you were all saying otherwise.
Aleister Crowley - "The Great Beast" - Masonry's detractors make much of the supposed Masonic membership of this individual whose claims to immoral behavior are the antithesis of all that Freemasonry holds dear. Their charges are buttressed by a popular photograph of Crowley in regalia purporting to be a 33rd Degree Scottish Rite Mason. What's the truth?
In these days of copyright protection, it's hard to understand how multiple groups could all claim the same name but such is the history surrounding Freemasonry as other organizations took its name and bastardized its concepts. Sometimes, regrettably, this occurred when someone who had previously been regularly made a Mason would decide - for whatever reason - that they could improve on things. Crowley joined a French Grand Lodge which was unrecognized by 'mainstream' Freemasonry and, in fact, was apparently quite miffed when he failed to be acknowledged as a Mason by those in London, his home at the time. Subsequently, he was 'given' a 33rd Scottish Rite degree while traveling in Mexico. Again, the organization which gave him that degree was a spurious one, totally unrecognized by other Scottish Rite Bodies throughout the world.
Originally posted by MrNECROS
Not being funny but I have seen a posed photograph of Crowly wearing full regalia for the 33rd Degree standing in the UGLoE.
I'll see if I can dig it out and scan it, but then again I think its already on the web somewhere or other.
Ummm if I am reading this thread right the current Masonic opinion on this is that he wasn't a 33rd Degree Scottish Rite Mason....I'm pretty sure about six months ago you were all saying otherwise.
Originally posted by MrNECROS
Not being funny but I have seen a posed photograph of Crowly wearing full regalia for the 33rd Degree standing in the UGLoE.
I'll see if I can dig it out and scan it, but then again I think its already on the web somewhere or other.
Originally posted by Bondi
I suppose I would rather feel a fool and know the truth, than spout a lie a be a fool.