Title Page : * "The Meaning of Masonry", by W.L. Wilmshurst, [1922], THE MEANING OF MASONRY W.L. WILMSHURST P.M. 275; PAST PROVINCIAL GRAND REGISTRAR (WEST YORKS.) P. Lund, Humphries W. Rider & Son: London [1922] Scanned, proofed and formatted , December 2006, by John Bruno Hare. This text is in the public...
Chapter Ii. Masonry As A Philosophy : * "The Meaning of Masonry", by W.L. Wilmshurst, [1922], p. 54 CHAPTER II. MASONRY AS A PHILOSOPHY SIGNS are not wanting that a higher Masonic consciousness is awakening in the Craft. Members of the Order are gradually, and here and there, becoming alive to the fact that much more than meets...
Introduction : * "The Meaning of Masonry", by W.L. Wilmshurst, [1922], p. 5 INTRODUCTION THE POSITION AND POSSIBILITIES OF THE MASONIC ORDER THE papers here collected are written solely for members of the Masonic Order, constituted under the United Grand Lodge of England. To all such they are offered in the best...
Chapter I. The Deeper Symbolism Of Freemasonry : * "The Meaning of Masonry", by W.L. Wilmshurst, [1922], p. 19 CHAPTER I. THE DEEPER SYMBOLISM OF FREEMASONRY CANDIDATE proposing to enter Freemasonry has seldom formed any definite idea of the nature of what he is engaging in. Even after his admission he usually remains quite at a loss to expl...
Chapter Iv. The Holy Royal Arch Of Jerusalem : * "The Meaning of Masonry", by W.L. Wilmshurst, [1922], p. 138 CHAPTER IV. THE HOLY ROYAL ARCH OF JERUSALEM. FREEMASONRY, under the English Constitution, reaches its climax and conclusion in the Order of the Holy Royal Arch. There exists a variety of other degrees ramifying from the main stem...
Untitled : * This is a set of essays which discuss the esoteric side of Masonry. The author, Walter Leslie Wilmshurst, (b. 1867, d. 1939) attempts to demonstrate that Masonry has a deeper meaning, specifically the striving for human perfection, and is firmly in the mainstream of traditional mystery teachings...
Chapter Iii. Further Notes On Craft Symbolism : * "The Meaning of Masonry", by W.L. Wilmshurst, [1922], p. 87 CHAPTER III FURTHER NOTES ON CRAFT SYMBOLISM. "There is no darkness but ignorance." ("Shakespeare"). "Lighten our darkness, we beseech Thee, and defend us from all perils and dangers of this night." ("Anglican Liturgy"). "Belov'd...
Chapter V. Freemasonry In Relati : * "The Meaning of Masonry", by W.L. Wilmshurst, [1922], p. 170 CHAPTER V. FREEMASONRY IN RELATION TO THE ANCIENT MYSTERIES. EVERY Mason is naturally desirous to know something of the origin and history of the Craft. The available literature on the subject is diffuse and unsatisfying. It offers...
