alchr.gif - 4502 Bytes THE SQUARE AND COMPASSES
In search of Freemasonry




Contents
1st Edition 1999Edition Revised 2002
Part 0ne - The Heritage of Freemasonry
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The origin and revolution of speculative freemasonry

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Freemasonry and Religion

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The Legacy of Operative Freemasonry

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History – A Key Element in Freemasonry

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Speculative Craft Freemasonry

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The Precepts of Freemasonry

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The Symbols of Freemasonry

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The Traditional Degrees in Freemasonry

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The Pilgrimage and Symbolism of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite




Part 2 – Symbolism and the Teachings of Freemasonry
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The Perfect Points of Entrance

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Ceremonial Preparation

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The Rite of Circumambulation

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The Symbolism of Light

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The Names of God

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The Symbolism of Colours

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The Form and Orientation of the Lodge

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East and West in Symbolism

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The Three Great Pillars

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The Interior of the Lodge

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The Four Tassels

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The Symbolism of Ladders

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The Jewels of the Lodge

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The Point Within a Circle

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The Lewis

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The Two Great Pillars of Solomon’s Temple

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Geometry and the Sacred Symbol

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The Number Five in Symbolism

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The Symbolism of Seven and Other Mystical Numbers

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Intellect and Symbolism


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The Nobility of Labour


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The Working Tools of the Craft


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The Tracing Boards


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The Tracing Board of a Master Mason






Part 3 – Freemasonry, Religion and Civilisation

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Archaeology and Freemasonry


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Creation, Civilisation and the Flood


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Ancient Astronomy, Religion and Freemasonry


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Irrigation, Freemasonry and the Rise of Civilisation


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The Temples of Baalbek


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The Temples at Jerusalem


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Jerash – A City in the Wilderness


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Petra – A Crossroads in the Desert


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Angkor – A Synthesis of Freemasonry and Irrigation


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Freemasonry and the Holy Grail






Part 4 – Freemasonry, Science and Mankind

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Order or Chaos


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Cosmology and the Precepts of Freemasonry


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Spacetime in the Creation


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Matter in Evolution


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The Light of the Universe


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Time and Eternity


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Human Destiny and the Cosmos


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Freemasonry in Society






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Index