The Key to Solomon's Key Is This the Lost Symbol of Masonry?
by DuQuette, Lon Milo; Wasserman, James; Stavish, MarkEdition: 2nd
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2010-04-01
Publisher(s): Ccc Publishing
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Summary
Sketching out a fascinating network of historic figures, cults, and Christendom, this book by an occult-studies expert and respected authority on magic and sorcery takes Western spiritual traditions seriously -- but examines them with common sense and self-effacing humour. Working backward from the Freemasons to one of their original orders, the 14th-century Knights Templar, the account considers sorcery, heresy, and intrigues; explores the legend that the Knights possessed a powerful secret dangerous to the Church of Rome; and finds an essential clue to the order's practices in their connection to the biblical Solomon, king of Israel in the 10th century BC. This updated edition features new images, chapters on important symbols, and a new preface.
Author Biography
Lon Milo DuQuette is the author of Angels, Demons & Gods of the New Millennium; The Magick of Aleister Crowley, and My Life in Spirits, a memoir of his life as a practicing ceremonial magician. He lives in Costa Mesa, California. James Wasserman specializes in esoteric literature and currently works in book production and graphic design. He lives in New York City. Mark Stavish is the Director of Studies for the Institute for Hermetic Studies, and is the author of Between the Gates: Lucide Dreaming, Astral Projection, and the Body of Light in Western Esotericism.
Table of Contents
| Baphomet | p. 7 |
| Author's Disclaimer | p. 10 |
| Acknowledgements | p. 11 |
| Introduction By | p. 12 |
| Preface | p. 16 |
| Solomon's Secret | |
| Prologue: The Kryptos | p. 26 |
| I Confess, I'm a Freemason | p. 33 |
| I Confess, I'm a Magician | p. 38 |
| Solomon the King | p. 43 |
| Solomon the Magician | p. 47 |
| A Secret Society of Boys | p. 51 |
| The Knights Templar | p. 57 |
| The Templar's Secret | p. 67 |
| The Most Dangerous Secret in the World | p. 73 |
| But Masons Love the Bible | p. 76 |
| The Crucifix | p. 95 |
| Sorcery | p. 103 |
| Initiation | p. 111 |
| The Seven Secrets of Solomon | p. 117 |
| The Lost Symbol | p. 131 |
| The Magic of Solomon | |
| Introduction: Elements of Spirit Evocation | p. 142 |
| Excerpts from the Lesser Key of Solomon | p. 160 |
| Afterword | p. 219 |
| Glossary of Masonic Terms | p. 231 |
| Bibliography | p. 244 |
| Index | p. 249 |
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