The Mysteries of Freemasonry

ancient antiquity Anubis Apollo appears Apuleius Bacchus benefit body brethren called candidate celebrated celestial ceremonies Ceres Christian confined confirmed custom darkness dead death degree Deity divine doctrine dog-star Druids earth Egypt Egyptians Eleusinian Eleusinian mysteries emblem fable feasts figures find fine fire first fixed freemasonry freemasons give given gods grand master Greeks hand hath heaven Hebrews hierophant Hiram holy honour Horus human influence initiated institution Isis king labours learned light lodge Lord manner masonry masons means Mithras moon mysteries mystic nations nature Nile observed office officers oracles origin Osiris pagan pass person Phenician Plato Plutarch polytheism priests principles Pythagoras Pythagorean reason religion religious rendered represented rites royal arch sacred sacrifices says secret serpent signifies society soul stars sufficient supposed symbol taught temple tetractys things tion truth Typhon whole word worship writers zodiac