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Summary: Beautifully written but for the advanced reader.
Review: No serious Mason can be without this book and the in depth explainations of his craft that it imparts. This is a beautifully written book but should be undertaken with full knowledge that this is dense reading with each paragraph giving the reader pause to digest the amount of concept that he has just read. This writing exhibits an advanced and thorough knowledge of the english language. This is slow going but so is mining for gold. An investment in time and effort will reap worthwhile results. Would you beleive that a hundred years ago the average person spoke, wrote and understood this way? It's true.
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Summary: comparative subjects
Review: the book is written in the vain of comparative religion and philosophy as perceived in the mid 1800's and was intended to enlighten members of the scottish rite freemasonry as to what the degrees they went through should bring to mind..each chapter was to represent a degree..each degree was about a year of time of learning and study on the members part..many members never made it to the highest ranks but only to the 14th..it is definitely a hard read but well worth the time, effort and money involved in the pursuit of knowledge, both current and archaic..remember that latin and hebrew were subject that were taught in the 1800's in the schools and is used throughout the book.
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Summary: death to the new world order!
Review: the style of writing and the use of grammar is not the issue with this book. it is the theology behind it that makes this work very dangerous to the masses that know nothing of true masonry. even most masons themselves have no idea and those that do know the lodge's true teachings are sworn to secrecy lest they be cut ear to ear. some of us remember the story of mr. morgan and the trajedy that fell upon this man after he came into the know of freemasonary and it's evils. i recommend this book to everyone so that they too can come to the realization that freemasonary is a religion, and it is also the root of satanic worship in the modern world. it has closely allied itself with new age teachings of mysticism and wants to take ignorant individuals down a path to the lake of fire to see thier lord lucifer first hand. to those masons i say... big brother is being watched.
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Summary: An occultic lambrith
Review: This book is very complex to and virtually impossible to understand without a working knowledge of the occult. Masons don't study or ask questions, they just rationalize that Freemasonry is good because their Dad, uncle, pastor or some other good men are involved in it. This book exposes all sorts of occultic/masonic ties if you can just understand what you are reading. Good example: Albert Pike said on page 741,"Masonry is a search for light. That search leads us directly back to the Kabalah." The average mason would read this and say, "I don't know what the Kabalah is but it must be good if Masonry leads us directly back to it." This is very sad, because if the mason would do just a little research, he would find that the Kabalah is a system of Jewish Mysticism upon which all modern day Witchcraft and the New Age religion is based. Pike also said that Christians were stupid for destroying Magic because now mankind is having to grope around in the darkness trying to relearn the knowledge that has been destroyed and forgotten. Although most Masons are good men, they don't have any idea that the organization they belong to has deep occultic roots. This book will tell them that if only they knew what it was saying. It proves to be very difficult to understand therefore becomes very boring to the individual after the first two or three pages. I personally enjoy reading and researching the book, because as an Ritual Investigator for the Ministry and various law enforcement agencies , I understand what he is saying. My only purpose of studying it is to provide understanding to Masons so they can make a honest and informed decision about staying in or getting out of this organization.
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Summary: Fascinating, Well-Researched Treatise: Anthropology/Religion
Review: This is, without question, my Favorite Book. This is the best book I have acquired. My library waits, patiently, while I delve through this thick Tome of Knowledge. A person could study this volume and the subject matter relating to the material, for a lifetime--"Morals and Dogma" is not a "one time read." I must say, Albert Pike was a genius--and he was far ahead of his time. This is the first time, while writing reviews, that I feel totally inadequate to review the book. I wish I were half the Anthropologist & Religious researcher Albert Pike was. It is such a shame that so Few people know of the existence of this "Morals and Dogma." I cannot think of a school of thought that could not use M & D as Research Material!One need-not be a Freemason to read and understand this book--in fact, many Freemasons would not understand it, even after taking The Scottish Rite. Luckily, I have read enough "Esoteric" books to understand much of the material.... Yet, every page leads to deeper Research! A person could certainly dedicate decades to reading and rereading "Morals and Dogma." I believe any Free-thinker would love to have this for Christmas. Now, I understand why Albert Pike's statue is in Washington, D.C.
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Summary: ignorance is bliss
Review: To the last reviewer, it's all connected, and THAT is the point. It goes beyond the Kabalah. This text, if properly read, demonstrates the time immemorial TRUTHS upon which every moral system is based. The so-called different set of Truths that various religious systems quarrel over are different formats of the same, One And Only Truth. Freemasonry is based upon everything that imparts an understanding or all pathways to the Truth. Paganism and the occult were just earlier forms of man's search for the Truth. That's what this text is supposed to tell you. The chapters progress through man's search for Truth and end with monotheism.
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Summary: Definitely A Difficult Read
Review: To the last reviewer, it's all connected, and THAT is the point. It goes beyond the Kabalah. This text, if properly read, demonstrates the time immemorial TRUTHS upon which every moral system is based. The so-called different set of Truths that various religious systems quarrel over are different formats of the same, One And Only Truth. Freemasonry is based upon everything that imparts an understanding or all pathways to the Truth. Paganism and the occult were just earlier forms of man's search for the Truth. That's what this text is supposed to tell you. The chapters progress through man's search for Truth and end with monotheism.
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Summary: Applied Philosophy
Review: What is the philosophy inculcated by the Masonic Fraternity? Why have so many renowned men such as George Washington, Mozart, Benjamin Franklin, Harry S. Truman, and Sir Winston Churchill found in Masonic membership keys to leading enlightened lives? 'Morals and Dogma', written by poet, philosopher, frontiersman, soldier, humanitarian and philanthropist Albert Pike, explores in this volume answers to these questions, along with commentaries on religious and philosophical beliefs throughout history. Recommended to everyone who is interested in philosophy and comparative religion, but more especially to the Mason who desires a more thorough understanding of his fraternity.
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