An Outsider’s View of Freemasonry
- Introduction
- Part A: Old Craft
- Part B: Official History of Freemasonry
- Introduction
- B.1 The Three Stages Theory of Origin
- B.2 The Modern or Grand Lodge of England
- B.3 The “Antients” Grand Lodge
- B.4 The United Grand Lodge of England
- B.5 The Holy Royal Arch
- B.5.1 The “Moderns” Masons and the Royal Arch
- B.5.2 The Premier Grand Chapter
- B.5.3 The “Antients” Grand Chapter
- B.5.4 York Royal Arch Masonry
- B.5.5 The “Union” – Supreme Grand Chapter
- B.5.6 The Ritual of Royal Arch and its Development
- B.5.7 Royal Arch Clothings
- B.5.8 Royal Arch Jewels
- B.6 Mark Masonry
- B.7 Additional Degrees
- B.7.1 The Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite – York Rite
- B.8.1 Freemasonry in Scotland
- B.8.2 Freemasonry in France
- B.8.3 The Craft in North America
- B.8.4 Freemasonry in the World
- B.9.1 The Crypt Legend
- B.9.2 The Biblical background
- B.10.1 Symbols and Letters
- B.10.2 Some Familiar Terms
- Part C: Legends and Theories of the Craft
- C.1 Introduction
- C.2 The Legendary or Prehistoric History of Freemasonry
- C.2.1 The Old Manuscripts
- C.2.2 The Legend of the Craft (based on the Dowland MS.)
- C.2.3 The Halliwell Poem and the Legend
- C.2.4 The origin of Geometry
- C.2.5 The legend of Lamech’s Sons and the Pillars
- C.2.6 The Legend of Hermes
- C.2.7 The Tower of Babel
- C.2.8 The Legend of Nimrod
- C.2.9 The Legend of Euclid
- C.2.10 The Legend of the Temple
- C.2.11 The Legend of Charles Martel and Namus Grecus
- C.2.12 The Legend of St. Alban
- C.2.13 The York Legend
- C.2.14 Summary
- C.3.1 The Anderson Theory
- C.3.2 The Prestonian Theory
- C.3.3 The Hutchinsonian Theory
- C.3.4 The Oliverian Theory
- C.3.5 The Temple Legend
- C.3.6 The Legend of the Dionysiac Artificers
- C.3.7 Freemasonry and the Ancient Mysteries
- C.4.1 The Story of the Scottish Templars
- C.4.2 The Royal Society and Freemasonry
- C.4.3 The Rosicrucians and the Freemasons
- C.4.4 Freemasonry and the Gnostics
- C.4.5 Freemasonry and the Essenes
- C.4.6 The Legend of Hiram Abif
- Part D The Templar History of the Craft
- Part E: Freemasons Guide
- E.1 Operative Masonry
- E.1.1 The London Company of Freemasons
- E.1.2 The Old Manuscript Charges
- E.1.3 The “Acceptation” in the Mason Company
- E.2 Speculative Masonry
- E.2.1 The influence of Scottish Freemasonry
- E.2.2 “Free”, “Accepted” or “Speculative”
- E.2.3 Accepted
- E.2.4 Free and Accepted
- E.2.5 Speculative
- E.3.1 The First, or Premier, Grand Lodge
- E.3.2 The Grand Lodge of the Antients
- E.3.3 How many Grand Lodges in England?
- E.3.4 The United Grand Lodge of 1813
- E.4 The Craft Degrees
- E.4.1 Initiation and Apprentice Degree
- E.4.2 The Fellowcraft Degree
- E.4.3 The Hiramic Legend of the Third Degree
- E.4.4 The Foundation-Stone
- E.4.5 The Freemason’s Landmarks
- Part F Philosophy of the Craft
- Part G: Symbolism and Freemasonry
- Introduction
- G.1 The positions of the Officers of the Lodge
- G.2 The Greater and Lesser Lights
- G.3 Opening and Closing the Lodge
- G.3.1 First or Entered Apprentice Degree
- G.3.2 Second or Fellow-Craft Degree
- G.3.3 Third, or Master-Mason’s Degree
- G.3.4 Mark Masonry Degree
- G.3.5 The Holy Royal Arch of Jerusalem
- G.4 The Masonic Apron
- G.5 Entrance Rituals
- Conclusions
- Annex 1: Ancient organisations and terms linked to Freemasonry
- Annex 2: Some Masonic Legends and Traditions
- Annex 3: A Popular View of the Brotherhood
- Bibiography