A classic text by the father of modern Rosicrucian beliefs.

Excerpt from Freemasonry and Catholicism: An Exposition of the Cosmic Facts Underlying These Two Great Institutions as Determined by Occult Investigation HE Rosicrucian Fellowship aims to educate and construct, to be charitable even to those from whom we differ, and never to vent the venom Of vitu peration, spite, or malice even upon those who seem deliberately determined to mislead. We revere the Catholic religion; it is as divine in its essence, as Mystic Masonry - both are rooted in hoary antiquity, both were born to further the aspiration Of the striv ing soul, and both have a message and a mission in the world not apparent upon the surface today, be cause man-made ceremonial as a scale has hidden the kernel Of divinity in each. It is the Obj ect Of the present articles to remove that scale and show the Cosmic purpose Of these two Great Organizations, which are so bitterly antagonistic to each other. We do not aim to reconcile them, however, for though they are both designed to further the emancipation Of the soul, their methods are difierent, and the attributes Of the soul fostered by one method will in deed be very different from the quality Of the soul nurtured in the other School. Therefore the strife must continue until the battle for the souls Of menhas been lost and won. The issue is not, however, the persistence Of the Masonic or Catholic institutions; but the outcome will determine the nature Of the training humanity will receive in the remaining Periods Of our evolution. We shall endeavor to show the cosmic root Of both Of these institutions, the pur pose Of each and the training which each will inau garate, if successful; also the nature Of the soul qual ity which may be expected to result from each method. The writer is not a Mason, and thus he is free to say what he knows without fear of violating obligations, but he is a Mason at heart, and there fore frankly opposed to Catholicism. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This book aims to educate and construct, to be charitable even to those with whom the author may disagree, and never to vent the venom of spite or malice even upon those who seem deliberately determined to mislead. I revere the Catholic religion and Freemasonry as both are divine in essence and were born to further the aspiration of the striving soul, each have hidden messages and a missions in the world not apparent upon the surface today. Humans have made the ceremonial in part to hide secret knowledge. This book seeks to reveal this knowledge and show the Cosmic purpose of these two Great Organizations, which have at times historically been bitterly antagonistic to each other. Without any aim to reconcile them, however, for though they are both designed to further the emancipation of the soul. Although their methods are different, and the attributes of the soul fostered by one method will indeed be very different from the qualities of the soul nurtured in the other. This book endeavors to show the cosmic root of both of these institutions, the purpose of each and the training which each inaugurates; also the nature of the soul quality which may be expected to result from each method. The author is neither a Freemason nor a Catholic, and thus is free to reveal what he knows without fear of violating any obligations or other reprecussions.

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1919 edition. Excerpt: ...of the Rose and the "Cross to teach them to work faithfully to make the Molten Sea, the Philosopher's Stone, and to find the New Word which shall admit them to the kingdomr for they believe more in works than in faith. The accompanying chart shows graphically the three Ages mentioned in this article: (1) The First Age, when each human being was a complete creative unit, male-female, double sexed, and ruled by one Hierarch, Melchisedec, who filled a dual office as King and Priest. (2) The Second Age, when the division of the race EVOLUTION LEMURIAN EPOCh HUMANITY WAS DOUBLE-SEXLD MALEFEMAL EACH BEING A COMPLE CREATIVE UNI MELCmSEDECJ KING 6 JUSTE RECEIVED DIVINE RULER OVER HUMAN BROTHERHC TYPIFIED BY ABRAHAM MELCHISEDEC IS CALLED KING OF SALEM( AND PEACE PREVfl SATURN PERIOD, POLARIAN EPOCH SUN PERIOD HYPERBOREAN EPO MOON PERI LEMURIAN EARTH END OF into men and women, and the division of the ruler-ship into State and Church caused war and strife. The State espouses the cause of Fatherhood and Man and upholds the male ideal of Arts, Crafts and 1 Industry, embodied in Hiram Abiff. The Church espouses the cause of Motherhood and Woman and holds aloft the female ideal of love, and hearth and home embodied in the Madonna and her child. It is the conflicting interests of the man and the woman, the home and the shop, the Church and the State, which cause the economic struggle, the war and the strife with which mankind is cursed and which make all long and pray for the reign of peace. (3) The Third Age, when a divine Christ, who, like Melchisedec, shall fill the dual office of King and priest, and shall rule over a purged and glorified humanity, which has risen from sex-love to soul-love. PART VI Spiritual Alchemy WHEN we expose a piece of iron to...

*** This edition has a beautiful layout with a font size designed to make it easy to read *** We do not aim to reconcile Freemasonry and Catholicism, however, for though they are both designed to further the emancipation of the soul, their methods are different, and the attributes of the soul fostered by one method will indeed be very different from the quality of the soul nurtured in the other School. Therefore, the strife must continue until the battle for the souls of men has been lost and won. The issue is not, however, the persistence of the Masonic or Catholic institutions; but the outcome will determine the nature of the training humanity will receive in the remaining Periods of our evolution. We shall endeavor to show the cosmic root of both of these institutions, the purpose of each and the training which each will inaugurate, if successful; also the nature of the soul quality which may be expected to result from each method.