LE GUIDE DE L’APPRENTI. Nous voulons, dès le commencement de nos propos, insister sur une démarche de l’esprit à laquelle on ne s’astreint pas assez lorsqu’on veut parler de la Franc-Maçonnerie.
C’est celle qui consiste à séparer nettement l’Ordre des Obédiences. Les Loges peuvent exister sans Grandes Loges ou Grands Orients assurant leur fédération. L’inverse n’est pas vrai. Ni Grande Loge ni Grand Orient ne peuvent exister sans les Ateliers dits “bleus” qui en sont la base. Ainsi se révèle clairement la différence entre l’Ordre et l’Obédience. L’Ordre, — la Franc-Maçonnerie traditionnelle et initiatique, — n’a pas d’origine historiquement connue. Les Obédiences, au contraire, sont des créations récentes, dont on peut, — bien qu’avec quelques difficultés et imperfections, — décrire la naissance, dont l’existence est ensuite bien connue dans la plupart des détails.
Marius Lepage L’ORDRE et les Obédiences (1956) Library. In your Leisure Hours, that you might improve in Masonry...
Dear Brethren and Friends. Over the years I have collected numerous books, pamphlets, short talks and articles on the topic of Freemasonry. Some I have scanned and converted into various digital formats myself and others I have gathered from the vast resources of the Internet. As I find time, I'm standardizing their format and convert them into the Portable Document Format (PDF) for your enjoyment and study. A Word of Caution The range of publications found here goes from the profound to the lighthearted or outright fictitious and covers as many aspects of our Fraternity as I can lay my hands on.
Old Charges. Textes historiques. Masonic Forum of Light - Masonic Ebooks (pdf) Philosophic Lodge of the Knights of the Eagle or Sun 23th degree Freemasonry; the Key of Masonry. 48 pages, 4.35 MB, PDF.
Filled with alchemical tenets and teachings. Albert Churchward - The Arcana Of Freemasonry The secret history of the Freemasons is revealed in this detailed account of its symbols, depicted here in over 100 illustrations. Egyptian hieroglyphics, Mayan carvings, and Greek mathematical notations figure prominently in this spellbinding true story of a mysterious order's secret history. 380 pages, 11.2 MB, PDF. Robert Freke Gould - The History of Freemasonry. An investigation of the records of the organizations of the fraternity in England, Scotland, Ireland, British Colonies, France, Germany, and the United States. Gothic Constitutions. Extracted from 'Coil's Masonic Encyclopedia' These old documents are also known under several other names. Some prefer York Constitutions and that is fairly descriptive, since some of them state that the first Annual Assembly of Masons was held at York, England, and those which do not name York invariably ascribe the first Assembly to the authority and patronage of King Athelstan whose seat was at York.
Others refer to them simply as Old Manuscripts, but that is misleading, there being many old manuscripts which are not Gothic Constitutions. Some call them Manuscript Constitutions of the British Freemasons, but they are not all in manuscript, some being printed. Sometimes they are called Ancient Charges but this may overreach the truth in the matter of antiquity, none of them being traceable beyond the Middle Ages, while, on the other hand, they contain more than Charges, the Legends both in substance and volume being quite as important. Regius MS: Fifteen Articles for the Master Mason: Documents maçonniques: anciens devoirs, manuscrits, divulgations... Masonic Library on our Forum. Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon.
Masonic Books Online. Collected here are some great works of literature that are either related to Freemasonry or worthy of study by a Mason.
Below you will find references and links to books that are online, either in this website or someone's website. Masonic Books: Here you will find books that are part of this website. Non-Masonic Books: Non-masonic books located at this site although it can be utilized as reference as it has to do informally with Masonry. Masonic Related Books: Masonic Books that are located in someone else's website. It will open as a separate window. If you know of others books out there, please email me so they can be added. Click on located to the left of the book title you wish to read. Means new addition Masonic Books Located In This Website back to top. Freemasonry on Sacred Texts. Masonic E-Book Library. Note: Many of the e-books in this library are several hundred pages long and include illustrations.
It takes a minimum of a high-speed DSL or cable modem to download many of them. i.e. Mackey's Masonry Defined takes 3 minutes just to download the text. A Message from our Librarian Max Heindel - Rosicrucian Mysteries_An Elementary Exposition of their Secret Teachings Bibliography of the Writings and Works of Albert Pike Committee for Relief of Knights Templar and Ancient and Accepted Scotch Rite Masons Albert Pike - The Book Of The Words Freemason Instructions to All Degrees 10,000 Famous Freemasons by William R. A Charge By Any Other Name Is Still A Charge by W. Ancient and Modern Initiation by Max Heindel. FREEMASONS-Freemasonry. MasonicPaedia.Org.