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Libra Esoterica

Morals and dogma of the Ancient and accepted Scottish rite of freemasonry

prepared for the Supreme council of the thirty-third degree, for the Southern jurisdiction of the United States, and published by its authority

by Albert Pike

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  • 19th century
  • Language: English
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"Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry" by Albert Pike is a book of esoteric philosophy published in 1871. This collection of thirty-two essays explores the philosophical symbolism behind each degree of Scottish Rite Freemasonry through comparative religion, history, and philosophy. Pike drew heavily from various sources to create lessons emphasizing religious tolerance and universal brotherhood. The work hints at deeper meanings without unveiling secrets, offering context for understanding Masonic symbolism and the pursuit of enlightenment across different faiths and cultures. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Initiatory orders and secret societies.

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    Controlled discovery queries from openlibrary and project-gutenberg matched “Freemasonry” and “freemasonry”. Retained metadata contains “Freemasonry” in the title, “Freemasonry” in the description, “Freemasonry” in the subject metadata, and 1 additional metadata match(es).

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prepared for the Supreme council of the thirty-third degree, for the Southern jurisdiction of the United States, and published by its authority

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1881—English—Public

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2006-10-03Project GutenbergEnglish—Public domain (USA)

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