Morals and Dogma: of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Paperback – December 19, 2022

Book was very well packaged and cared for. Shipped right away and was as described by seller, thank you.

Classical references.

Review of: "Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Prepared for The Supreme Council of the 33rd Degree for the Southern Jurisdiction of the United States and Published by its Authority Hardcover – January 1, 1963," by Albert Pike.On the surface this book comprises 861 pages of philosophy and esoteric insight into the Thirty-Two Degrees in Freemasonry. The Thirty-Third Degree is honorary.For the practicing Freemason at that level who takes these printed words to heart it serves as a road-map for living a self-actualized life. A life that serves others before self-serving. A noble pathway that should be heralded and not hidden.The author, Albert Pike, was a man who lived an interesting life. He was a poet, journalist, lawyer, an Officer in the U.S. Army and C.S. Army, and of course a Freemason.This text is Pike's opus magnum; his masterpiece. The advice given and provided to the Freemason who is willing to employ it is as relevant today as it was when first written.For those looking for a tome on "magick," etc. just pass on this. For those looking to link "Satanism" or something profane to it, please move on. This text is simply about making good men better. Nothing more.Five+ stars. It is simply invaluable.

Reading this to learn more about grandparents who belonged... reading is repetitive but informative and uses an old style english so a slow read.... that being said I am enjoying the history and information

This book, printed on high-quality paper and bound in leather has become the standard for my library.

This print appears to be a duplicate of the original work, with the original's pages turned into images and printed a bit smaller on the new book's pages. (I've seen an original.) Apparently this process caused a few of the images to 'smear', making some of the print unreadable. I had to use an online pdf version to discover what some of the pages were supposed to say.

Great pice of work.

This is one heavy brick of a book! From page one Albert Pike leads us through the 33 degrees of The Ancient and Scottish Rite, theoretically. The rituals themselves are not described, the book functions as a sort of theory injection to the rituals. "Morals and Dogma" is the Magnum Opus of Albert Pike, written exclusively for Scottish Rite masons, but other mason will enjoy this book too, I would say that anyone with any interest in history, philosophy, ethics and esotericism will find this extremely helpful.Albert Pike shows through this book how Freemasonry consists of several religions, not only one. He takes us through the similiarities in all religions, and tries to find the true essence in all of them. This will be helpful for christian masons who think that Freemasonry only is about Jesus and Hiram Abiff. Pike shows us that the Order has a lot of its history and symbolism from Zoroaster and the Indo Aryans, worshippers of Fire and Light.From the ethical, simple working tools of the Blue Lodge, to the christian ethics and mysticism of the Chapter of Rosy Cross, to the Aryan and Parsee worshipping of Light, which the Templars continued from the essenees and the Zoroastrians, this books leads the reader through darkness and light, laughter and bafflement, to education and deep thought, dicipline.A non-mason will also enjoy this book, filled with speculations and facts about the religions that affect the world so much. I recommend this book so much and whole heartedly that I am out of words now. Enjoy .:.K