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Do you thing what I am doing is dangerous?
Do you think I should not do this?
What do you think of the seal of baphomet? Could it be that obvious?
Everyone is entirely free to reject and dissent from whatsoever herein may seem to him to be untrue or unsound.
Originally posted by Xcalibur254
reply to post by Mumbotron
Even though I'm sure someone will be able to provide an answer to your question, I would like to point out that Pike starts the book by stating:
Everyone is entirely free to reject and dissent from whatsoever herein may seem to him to be untrue or unsound.
So, even if an explanation is not provided, Pike makes it clear that if anything in the book does not ring true with you then that is fine. So, it is hardly representative of the beliefs of all Masons.
I think you left out the sentence that starts that paragraph, as well as that which ends it. The full paragraph reads
Originally posted by Mumbotron
reply to post by freebourn
Here is a quote from Albert Pike's famous book "Morals and Dogma":
"Lucifer, the Light-bearer! Strange and mysterious name to give to the Spirit of Darkness! Lucifer, the Son of the Morning! Is it he who bears the Light, and with its splendors intolerable, blinds feeble, sensual, or selfish souls? Doubt it not!" [Albert Pike, Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, p. 321].
What do you think of that Mason Trolls?
Quoting out of context is rather deceitful.
The Apocalypse is, to those who receive the nineteenth Degree, the Apotheosis of that Sublime Faith which aspires to God alone, and despises all the pomps and works of Lucifer. LUCIFER, the Light-bearer! Strange and mysterious name to give to the Spirit of Darkness! Lucifer, the Son of the Morning! Is it he who bears the Light, and with its splendors intolerable blinds feeble, sensual, or selfish Souls? Doubt it not! for traditions are full of Divine Revelations and Inspirations: and Inspiration is not of one Age nor of one Creed. Plato and Philo, also, were inspired.
Originally posted by JoshNorton
I think you left out the sentence that starts that paragraph, as well as that which ends it. The full paragraph reads
Originally posted by Mumbotron
reply to post by freebourn
Here is a quote from Albert Pike's famous book "Morals and Dogma":
"Lucifer, the Light-bearer! Strange and mysterious name to give to the Spirit of Darkness! Lucifer, the Son of the Morning! Is it he who bears the Light, and with its splendors intolerable, blinds feeble, sensual, or selfish souls? Doubt it not!" [Albert Pike, Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, p. 321].
What do you think of that Mason Trolls?Quoting out of context is rather deceitful.
The Apocalypse is, to those who receive the nineteenth Degree, the Apotheosis of that Sublime Faith which aspires to God alone, and despises all the pomps and works of Lucifer. LUCIFER, the Light-bearer! Strange and mysterious name to give to the Spirit of Darkness! Lucifer, the Son of the Morning! Is it he who bears the Light, and with its splendors intolerable blinds feeble, sensual, or selfish Souls? Doubt it not! for traditions are full of Divine Revelations and Inspirations: and Inspiration is not of one Age nor of one Creed. Plato and Philo, also, were inspired.