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Societies with Secrets & Secret Society Books For reader reviews click on cover and scroll down the new page
by John J. Robinson (1989) Attempts to trace Freemasonry back to the Knights Templar via the 1381 Peasant's Revolt in England. Reads like a detective story. Author was not a Mason when he wrote the book, but joined a lodge later.
Freemasons, Illuminati, Rosicrucians, and the Decoding of the Great Seal by Robert Hieronimus (1989/2006) Covers secret societies at the time of the American Revolution, the involvement of founding fathers in them, and symbology hidden in the Great Seal of the USA.
by Daniel Chanan Matt (2003) Translates a significant portion of the Zohar of Kabbalah into English. Note that the same author subsequently produced a number of additional volumes translating more of this standard Kabbalah reference.
Philosophy, History and Wisdom of Freemasonry by Michael R. Poll, editor (2006) A series of articles by various authors on aspects of Freemasonry, including jurisprudence, spiritual significance, Rosicrucianism, and world peace.
by Ernest William Barnes (2008) Examines the predecessors, roots and early rise of Christianity, including the Eleusinian Mysteries and other practices. The author was an English mathematician and scientist who later became Bishop of Birmingham.
by Christopher Hodapp (2006) Follows Freemasonry through the American Revolution, the Founding Fathers and the design of Washington, DC. Author also wrote Freemasons for Dummies.
by Hershel Shanks (2007) A good exploration of the history of Temple Mount, working backward from what we see in the present day to what would have been reasonable assumptions about Solomon's Temple and how it looked.
for the Soul by Yehuda Berg (2004) In a manner described as rabbi-style cozy, Berg explores accessible ways to apply Kabbalah to life today.
by Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh (1989) Looks for links between the Knights Templar and Freemasons, via Robert the Bruce, Scots Guard, and Rosslyn Chapel. The authors also wrote Holy Blood, Holy Grail.
by Robert L. D. Cooper (2007) Looks into Masonic structure, culture, connections, sites, and famous members. The author is curator of the Masonic museum and library in Scotland.
by Robert Lomas (2007) Follows a proposed path from Knights Templar to Freemasons, but that route did not produce evidence of connection. Author also wrote Freemasonry and the Birth of Modern Science.
by Malcolm Barber (1995) Covers the history of the Knights Templar at a good level of detail from their origin to the end of the Order. Author also wrote The Trial of the Templars.
Scotland's Century by David Stevenson (1990) Presents activities in Scotland during the 1600's which may have been linked to Freemasonry. Author also wrote The Scottish Revolution 1637-1644.
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John J. Robinson Author (c.1918-1996) Other books about societies with secrets and secret societies: The Secret Architecture of Our Nation's Capital (2002) by David Ovason. The Secreet Teachings of All Ages (1928, reissued 2003) by Manly P. Hall. A New Encyclopedia of Freemasonry - in Two Volumes (1921) by Arthur Edward Waite. Secret Societies: Gardiner's Forbidden Knowledge: Revelations about Freemasons, Templars, Illuminati, Nazis, and the Serpent Cults (2007) by Philip Gardiner.. Holy Blood, Holy Grail (1982) by Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh, Henry Lincoln. The Craft and Its Symbols (1985) by Allen Roberts. The Trial of the Templars (1978) by Malcolm Barber. Freemasonry: A Journey Through Ritual and Symbol (1991) by W. Kirk MacNulty. The Rosslyn Hoax? (2006) by Robert L. D. Cooper. The Meaning of Masonry (1922) by W. L. Wilmshurst. Freemason's Guide and Compendium (1950) by Bernard E. Jones. A Dictionary of Freemasonry (ca. 1890) by Robert Macoy.
Benjamin Franklin's reprint of Anderson's Constitutions
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