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Albert Pike's Esoterika: Symbolism of the Blue Degrees of Freemasonry: Albert Pike's "Esoterika"

Albert Pike's Esoterika: Symbolism of the Blue Degrees of Freemasonry: Albert Pike's "Esoterika"

Pike, Albert
De Hoyos, Arturo
Seale, Ronald A.

Paperback

PhilosophySecret Societies

ISBN10: 1637236662
ISBN13: 9781637236666
Publisher: Westphalia Press
Published: Mar 10 2026
Pages: 512
Weight: 1.94
Height: 1.03 Width: 7.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English

Freemasonry, the world's oldest and largest fraternity, has been famously described as a system of morality, in allegory and illustrated by symbols. One of the fraternity's hallmarks, however, is a relaxed attitude in regard to the interpretation of symbolism, since very few of its symbols are clearly explained in the rituals. Rather, the Fraternity encourages its members to investigate the symbols themselves. In this never-before-published work, Albert Pike turns his profound erudition and penetrating intellect to an investigation of the sources and meanings of the oldest and most frequently encountered Masonic symbols. Pike was arguably the most notable character in the history of Scottish Rite Freemasonry, as he revised its constitutions and rituals, and wrote scores of works that influenced the practices of virtually every Supreme Council worldwide. Pike, who believed that symbolism was the soul of Masonry, was dissatisfied with the diet of straw fed to students of Masonic symbolism. is led him to investigate the esoteric sources he believed contributed their wisdom to the Fraternity in an attempt to rationally account for their introduction and significance. He prepared and printed, in limited editions, two studies on Masonic symbolism, but many questions were left unanswered. In addition, he prepared the present text under the title, Esoterika, but he considered it too esoteric to be printed. It thus remained in manuscript in the private archives of the Supreme Council where only a handful Masons have been allowed to see it.

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