In the first comprehensive history of the fraternity known to outsiders primarily for its secrecy and rituals, Steven Bullock traces Freemasonry through its first century in America. He follows the order from its origins in Britain and its introduction into North America in the 1730s to its near-destruction by a massive anti-Masonic movement almost a century later and its subsequent reconfiguration into the brotherhood we know today. With a membership...

Secrets of the Knights Templar is the compelling chronicle of the warrior monks and their fight to defend the Catholic faith, and of their participation in the efforts to vie for control of the Holy Land with the Muslim armies of Kurdish military genius Saladin and his successors. Informally organized in 1119 to protect pilgrims on their journeys to visit the Holy Land, and officially sanctioned by the Catholic Church in 1129, the medieval Knights...

Publishers Weekly called Craig Parshall's Trial by Ordeal "an enjoyable romp for legal thriller aficionados." Now Parshall takes his readers to the nation's capital, where a hitherto unknown document has turned up...and turned into murder. As the Smithsonian's president examines a newly discovered account of Abraham Lincoln's assassination, an intruder steals in, kills him, and disappears into the night with the document. Vinnie Archmont, an accomplished...

First published in 1923, "The Lost Keys of Freemasonry" or "The Legend of Hiram Abiff," by Manly P. Hall is an illuminating and informative explanation of Freemasonry symbolism and ritual. Hall was born in 1901 in Ontario, Canada and moved to California in 1919 and was immediately drawn into studying Christian mysticism, esoteric arts, world religions, and Greek philosophers. He began publishing numerous books on Freemasonry and mysticism in the 1920's...

As they embark on their Masonic journey, many members may begin to understand the philosopher Descartes' famous statement, "I doubt, therefore I am", an idea that became a fundamental element of Western philosophy. Our existence is full of doubts.Freemasons searching for Truth by Light are not afraid to ask questions and pose existential inquiries. But with so many misunderstood traditions, Masons might need a clear masonic guide to interpret their...

Gran desconocida de la historia, la masonería ha suscitado y suscita inquietud, reservas y oposición. Desde los constructores de catedrales hasta los masones contemporáneos defensores de la fraternidad universal, la masonería, sociedad iniciática y secreta, ha tenido serios problemas sociales, políticos y religiosos. Este estudio analiza, en una primera parte, las causas y consecuencias del enfrentamiento entre la Iglesia católica y la masonería...

First published in 1866, by Malcolm C. Duncan, "Duncan's Ritual of Freemasonry" provides a fascinating glimpse into the rights and rituals of this secretive organization. Duncan did not write this guide to shine light on Masonry for outsiders, but rather to help new members navigate the complex organization. As he states in the Preface: "The purpose of this work is not so much to gratify the curiosity of the uninitiated as to furnish a guide for the...

This early work by Arthur Edward Waite was originally published in the early 20th Century and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Some Deeper Aspects of Masonic Symbolism' is one of Waite's writings on secret societies. Arthur Edward Waite was born on the 2nd of October, 1857 in America. After the death of his father, Waite and his mother returned to her native England, where he was raised in North London, attending...

En "El libro negro de los Illuminati", el autor analiza en profundidad a los Illuminati modernos, desvelando hasta dónde están dispuestos a llegar para traer su Nuevo Orden Mundial. El libro contesta preguntas como las siguientes: • ¿Existe una fuerza negativa que controla a los Illuminati? • ¿Está en Europa su centro neurálgico? • ¿Qué poder tiene la sociedad de Skull&Bones en China? • ¿Existe relación entre los fundadores del...