Name: royal arch degree
SKU: 21048991
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Author: Albert Pike
ISBN: 9781162838892

Type

Physical Book

Author

Albert Pike

Publisher

Kessinger Publishing

Year

2010

Language

English

Pages

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

28x21x0.1 cm

Weight

0.08 kg.

ISBN

1162838892

ISBN13

9781162838892

Synopsis "royal arch degree"

THIS 24 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: Magnum Opus or the Great Work, by Albert Pike. To purchase the entire book, please order ISBN 1564592456.

Albert Pike

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Albert Pike (Boston, 1809 – Washington D.C., 1891) was a lawyer, military officer, poet, and prominent leader of American Freemasonry. In 1859, he was elected Sovereign Grand Commander of the Supreme Council of the 33rd Degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite for the Southern Jurisdiction of the United States, a position he held until his death. During his tenure, Pike devoted much of his time to the development of the esoteric rituals of the order, establishing himself as a central figure in the history of American Freemasonry.

His most influential work is Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry (1871), an extensive treatise of 861 pages that explores the symbolism and philosophy of the first 32 degrees of the rite. This book became an essential guide for 19th-century Masons and was distributed among the members of the rite in the Southern Jurisdiction of the U.S. until 1974. In addition to his Masonic work, Pike wrote on religious and philosophical subjects, including Indo-Aryan Deities and Worship as Contained in the Rig-Veda, reflecting his interest in ancient spiritual traditions.

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