Proof that Freemasonry is a Religion, page 6

Why get caught up in all of this debate on whether or not Speculative Freemasonry is a religion? What if it is? That is their business after all. As you can see, the thread quickly degenerated into a finger pointing, he-said, she said fiasco.

So that I’m not labeled as an altruistic peacemaker, let it be known that some of my most enjoyable threads on this site were the ones where Neon Helmet and Defcon5 went “toe to toe” with the Craft men and escaped unscathed! As Trinityman so aptly said, what would be the fun in that if everyone just agreed?

Anyway, let’s cut to the chase and look at the spiritual aspects of this “system” that claims to be able to enlighten a man such that he “knows as God knows”.

Now, keep in mind that every Freemason may not choose to grasp or understand the deeper meanings behind the symbols and rituals. From what I’ve seen, modern day Freemasonry has what I euphemistically term a “cookie cutter” approach to the Ancient Mysteries. I say this to not to denigrate Freemasonry, but to show that in the Mysteries, the perfecting process (precluding the full illumination) was a much more time consuming process.

Before a man could be truly initiated, he had to go through an exhaustive process of regeneration, requiring YEARS instead of a FEW MONTHS. Why? Let us then look at the hidden verities expressed therein to see the serious occult power(s) behind the rituals.

From “The Meaning of Masonry” - Walter L. Wilmhurst, 1922:
The depths of human nature and self knowledge, the hidden mysteries of the soul of man are not, as REAL initiates well know, probed into with impunity except by the “properly prepared.” The man who does so has, as it were, a cable-tow around his neck; because when once stirred by a genuine desire for the higher knowledge that REAL initiation is intended to confer, he can never turn back on what he learns thereof without committing MORAL SUICIDE.

Furthermore, the seriousness of the initiation, and the occult powers associated with it when used by those fully instructed in spiritual science is expressed by Holden E. Sampson in his book entitled “Progressive Redemption;: The Catholic Church, Its Functions and Offices in the World, Reviewed in Light of the Ancient Mysteries and Modern Science.”

The symbols of the Mysteries embodied in the sign of the Square and the Circle constitute the eternal language of the gods, the same in all worlds, from all eternity. They have had neither beginning of years nor end of days. They are contemporary with time and with eternity. They are the Word of God, the Divine Logos, articulate and expressed in forms of language. Each sign possesses a corresponding vocal expression, bodily gesture or mental intention. This fact is of great importance to the student of Wisdom, for in it rests the reason of the secrecy and the intense watchfulness and carefulness of the stewards of the Mysteries lest the secret doctrines find expression on the lips or through the action of unfit persons to possess the secrets. For the secret power of the Mysteries is within the signs. Any person attaining to natural and supernatural states by the process of development, if his heart be untuned and his mind withdrawn from the Divine to the human within him, that power becomes a power of evil instead of a power of good.

An unfaithful initiate, in the degree of the Mysteries he has attained, is capable, by virtue of his antecedent preparations and processes, of diverting the power to unholy, demonaical, astral and dangerous uses……the use of the signs, the vocal sounds, physical acts and mental intentions was absolutely prohibited except under rigorously tested conditions. For instance, the utterance of a symbolical sound, or a physical act, corresponding to a sign belonging to a given degree, in a congregation of an inferior degree, was FATAL IN ITS EFFECTS. Only initiates of that degree and above it are capable of sustaining the pressure of dynamic force generated in the spiritual atmosphere and concentrated in that degree. The actual mental ejaculation of a sign, under such circumstances, brought the immediate putting forth of an OCCULT POWER corresponding to it.

Speaking more on the “hidden” aspect of this inculcation process, Wilmhurst explained: In the lecture on the First Degree tracing-board Masonry is spoken of as
“an art founded on the principles of Geometry,” and also as being “a science dealing with the cultivation and improvement of the human mind.” Its usages and customs are also there said to have derived “from the ancient Egyptians whose philosophers, unwilling to expose their mysteries (secrets!!) to vulgar eyes, concealed their principles and philosophy under signs and symbols,” which are still perpetuated in the Masonic Order.

Furthermore, Wilmhurst wrote, the “secrets” of Freemasonry and of initiation are largely connected with this process of introversion of the soul to its own Centre, and beyond this brief reference it is inexpedient here to say more.

Inexpedient indeed! Moral suicide? Fatal in its effects!? When comments are made such that a man is sublimated to the point where he “knows as God knows” and has become a “divinized man” (speaking of a Master Mason) in whom the Universal and the personal consciousness have come into union, well, this is NOT PLAY ACTING! This is indeed a very serious system!

There is much more info on initiation (into the Ancient Mysteries) for those who care to look in Wilmhurst’s follow up to “The Meaning of Masonry” entitled “Masonic Initiation” from 1929.

I have never been attacked by Freemasons on this site, unless I posted something that was incorrect, or tried to use one of their own authors to prove something “evil” about the Craft as a whole. It is after all, a personal matter; and therein lies the rub…we are given free will by our Creator. And we are free to travel whatever path we choose to take in life. If a man wants to explore the Craft, that is his business, not mine!

I’ll sign off by saying…remember, that if Freemasonry is indeed used by Mystery Babylon that now runs the world system, it is just another one of the actors in the bigger passion play. “For we are not fighting against people made of flesh and blood, but against the evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against those mighty powers of darkness WHO RULE THIS WORLD, and against the wicked spirits in the heavenly realms.”

As for me and mine, we will continue patiently, waiting and praying for a better system than the one we now have that is coming apart at the seams. And to think that these are just the beginning of sorrows!

And just when you thought I was about to drop the bomb…here it goes:

Masonic diamond encrusted ring……$1295

Masonic compass and square “tongue” for trailer hitch…..$39.95

Pike’s M&D, Mackey’s encyclopedia, and such……$129.97

Shoddy bare breasted, pants leg rolled up outfit…..whatever

Masonic dues…..varies by Lodge, so we’re told

Picture of Mason cowboy in western store wearing his apron…..PRICELESS!!!!

.:.suum cuique.:.