Brother from South Carolina, agree with the list. My only add would be Manly P Hall's Lost keys to Freemasonry.

@ScottishRiteMasons

2 жыл бұрын

Good one. But a newer mason might find it confusing. I’ll do another list. Like an intermediate list.

@AustinB52

Жыл бұрын

That's a gem.

@Heartless-oi3sp

Жыл бұрын

@@ScottishRiteMasons Why don't Prince Hall freemasons learn esoteric and occult teachings like mainstream freemasons?

@Holistic-Healthcare

Жыл бұрын

One of my favourites!

@BlurredUniverse357

Жыл бұрын

@@Heartless-oi3sp My thoughts are because of the deep ties to Christianity in PHA lodges. A few of the PHA GLs ive looked into do not allow any other VSLs.

"The number of books someone read isn't more important than his works and the products of his actions" - I got disturbed by this Idea being associated to the freemasonry. I don't remember where did I read something that related to them this idea, but I believe that stay thinking is more important than acting with no certainty and enough conviction. High level philosophy and complete preparation first.

Good day Brother, what is that white Knights Templar book behind you?

Thank you for this video!

1.Observing the Craft by Andrew Hammer 2. Measured Expectations by Michael Poll 3. North American Freemasonry Idealism and Realism by Thomas Jackson 4. The Masons Words by Robert Davis 5. The Journey of the Elu to Enlightenment by Robert Davis are a few works I would suggest.

@abrahamspies7611

4 ай бұрын

Thanks. I want to join FM. my better half wants to first read about FM before making her final judgement. I am getting these ASAP.

Esoterika is an amazing book! It seems to fly under most Masons radar, but is a must read.

@ScottishRiteMasons

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. The Masonic exposures in the back are worth it alone.

Where can i get these books? Im going for info meeting and reading and want to join. 🙂

I'm reading “Born In Blood” right now. 14:01 I'm enjoying it so far. I'll have to pick up the other four. Thanks, brother.

I'm not a Mason, but i listened Morals and dogma audio book, it is masterpiece. And lessons from Manley P. Hall are so profound. I need to understand more about society. Probably join, since all i saw and read from masons was honourable.

@petermorales2672

Жыл бұрын

agree on morals and dogma, sometime pike get a bad rep... but that book is a work of genius

Observing the craft by Andrew hammer

@ScottishRiteMasons

2 жыл бұрын

Have not checked that one out. Thanks for the tip!

Another very good book is The Red Triangle: A History of Anti-Masonry - Hardcover By Cooper, Robert....

This is a great list! The only one I would add for a new Mason is the Builders by Joseph Fort Newton.

i'm actually starting my journey and as a matter of fact I was kind of anxious about what to read besides the kybalion even though it had me a long time looking at myself in retrospective. Thank you very much for the list!.

@ScottishRiteMasons

Жыл бұрын

I highly recommend you being with the Idiots Guide to Freemasonry by S. Brent morris.

@banshee9312

Жыл бұрын

@@ScottishRiteMasons thank you a lot! I just went over the first pages and it was a good read to get myself over some things that i've overlooked. I'm really excited and looking forward to my iniciation in a couple of days.

Thank you for your video. I believe a Mason is born before joining or even regardless of joining the fellowship of Freemasonry. I am from South Africa and have not joined but am eager to join those whose values and perspective seem to echo mine to a remarkable degree. I have read many books on the topic and continue to enjoy them and since my youth defended Freemasonry against critics, because of the voice from my heart. Thanks for the recommendations and I hope to join the fellowship one day.

@C13Davel

9 күн бұрын

Don't wait. Hope to see you soon. Also from SA. Joined 2 years ago and wish I did it earlier.

@myceliguy

9 күн бұрын

@@C13Davel from which area are you? I'm in Centurion

@C13Davel

7 күн бұрын

Richards Bay down in KZN. Lots of lodges to join in your area.

Thank you for some good information on our books to read

💌

I love your program it’s fun

As a headphone user, I beg you to pot down your intro! If you can keep the audio level roughly the same as your content, it would be greatly appreciated.

The Lost Art of Resurrection by Freddy Silva Building Hiram vol 1 by Johnathan Nagy

Thank you for guiding me out the Darkness with your suggestions 👌 Very enthusiastic about becoming a brother in the Eastbourne lodge UK 🇬🇧

Thank you. Grateful

Wish I can visit the libray being a Francmasons this is very important materials.

Giving thanks for the foundation

It may be controversial in some circles, but personally I’m a fan of Brother DuQuette’s The Key to Solomon’s Key ☺️

@1971JamesHill

Ай бұрын

I'll have to check that out! I quite enjoyed his Chicken Qabala.

Thanks a lot for the info.

Very interesting video and thank you

My name is Scottish but I am ethnically Honduran and Black American. Does that qualify me for Scottish Rite Masonry?

@ScottishRiteMasons

2 ай бұрын

It really has nothing to do with being Scottish. It is open to any Master Mason

@lorenzomcmillan9617

2 ай бұрын

@@ScottishRiteMasons thank you. A buddy of mine I am in school with is guiding me in my journey to become a mason

@ScottishRiteMasons

2 ай бұрын

Good luck! Let us know how it goes!

Morals and dogma is readily available in audiobook on KZread for free, gets interesting after 17 degree lecture were philosophy comes in.

I love being a mason.

Thank you.

A Pilgrim's Path is a good book.

Is there a open mystical element to the group? I have questions that I’d like to ask but idk how or if it’s relevant to them.

@ScottishRiteMasons

25 күн бұрын

Many masons are interested in esoteric or mystical studies. But it’s up to the individual.

More Light Please

I love Old Tiler Talks

Greetings from the Grand Orient of Ensenada Baja California Méxíco

I do believe😂in being back in the same places they entrapped me and my emotional body.

I was wondering what literature to check out not bad at all

The newer morals and dogmas is missing parts that are in my 40s version.

@wednesday567

3 ай бұрын

really? which parts, i have a 60s version

Thanks for the info.

I love to add some of these to my personal library

Great news

Greetings Brothers I'm John from Ascendus Lodge Lynn, Ma and 32* Scottish Rite Mason out of the Valley of Boston. I recommend Freemasonry and its Hidden Meaning by George Steinmetz.

@ScottishRiteMasons

2 жыл бұрын

Great book.

I am a beginner in the esoterics i have read the kyballion, and am about half way through the secret teachings of all ages, and am waiting for morals and dogma in the Mail what else would you suggest??

1.Coils Encylopedia

2:26 EA here, i got a copy off amazon for about 20 bucks. I was a great read, though my mentor told me to hol off reading past EA in my other books. Ill consider myself lucky for getting my hands on it.

Great video Brother!

@ScottishRiteMasons

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for tuning in!

@markjones3402

2 жыл бұрын

I agree great video brother and as a brother we know the holy books on the altar, and what the bible and holy quran is open up on. I would suggest ,just saying that brothers read all of the VSL first if possible but that's my opinion , The only problem that I have and if you or someone can guide me in that direction if not no problem , is the with the three fold lotus sutra , The Bhagavad Gita, The book of Mormon, The Zend Avesta, and The Granth Sahib. where are they open up to and The Zend Avesta is very hard to get or to come by Thank you

Thank you for making this video. Currently seeking more information out of Las Vegas nevada

@ScottishRiteMasons

Жыл бұрын

visit beafreemason.org and that will be a good resource.

Thank you

My personal favorite is “Studies in Freemasonry and the Compagnonnage” by Rene Guenon. I strongly suggest giving it a read.

Your choices are good ones.💯

Dad said all I need was my Kentucky monitor, look to the east, and Duncan’s ritual.

@trapperjohn6089

Ай бұрын

These are my picks for top three.

@justamason6869

Ай бұрын

Duncans ritual eh?

@trapperjohn6089

Ай бұрын

@@justamason6869 I didn’t write it.

Nice video! I'm curious what the oldest book is in the library? Thank you

@ScottishRiteMasons

Жыл бұрын

We have some books going back to the 1500s

@thegreatcornholiofb3037

Жыл бұрын

@@ScottishRiteMasons That sounds amazing! Thank you replying!

@jeffscricket23

11 ай бұрын

@@ScottishRiteMasons how do you find Masonic books from 1850’s -1900’s?

Good picks!

I have the Idiot's guide to Freemasonry by S Brent Morris and The Scottish Rite Monitor with Art DeHoyas and I read a lil of Born in Blood my daughter got it from a library lol.

The meaning of masonry by Walter wilmshurst. This should be required reading...

The Alchemical Keys to Masonic Ritual ByTimothy Hogan is a good read

Albert pike morals and dogma is on Abebooks for $20, $14 for used copy.

Not sure if this was said below or elsewhere, but "The Craft and its Symbols" is readily available on Amazon now, for about $20. I started reading it by the beach on vacation this year, but had to stop because I ran out of flags to mark informative passages. :)

@FOLKTALES456

6 ай бұрын

Found it on ebay for the same price 👍

The Allen Robert's book can be purchased most of the time from McCoy's Publishing. My favorite book I recommend is "Coils Masonic Encylopedia, 1st edition".

@raymondmcinturff3952

Жыл бұрын

Macoy, not McCoy's thank you not autocorrect lol

@raymondmcinturff3952

10 ай бұрын

I have both also

McCoy's has The Craft and its Symbols for 16.95

I would also recommend Behold a Pale Horse.

@iamwhoiam7482

10 ай бұрын

Haha

Found the first book on ebay for 20.00.

And I thought my whole life it's a secret. And now I see there are 250k books about it. WHAT??😮

I am not a Freemason (I’ve never been asked to join, I wouldn’t know where to begin in joining, and from what I understand of the caveats for joining- I am disqualified)…. But I am an ARTIST. Artists, very famously, utilize Freemasonic imagery, symbols and themes (from the Ancients, to Mozart, to today) and from an outsiders perspective- I would add to the list of works anything where it’s creator pays tribute to the FM’s. I’ve read many books of the history and rites of FM’ry and they all are useful in picking out words, phrases and imagery- for finding the familiar. In my humble opinion, reading any book/poem/etc that is using the familiar (and typically makes it known pretty early in the read) is the best way to pick up on how the individual artist can encode the same information in creative ways- helping to contextualize the reading of “official” FM text. If you’re fascinated by FM’ry, appreciate its integral stamp in the arts, but either get lost/overwhelmed by the cryptic laws and history and speeches to memorize and use of olde English, and don’t yet understand the usefulness a trestle board serves for these things, make use of the art created for FM’ic sake. That’s all.

@ScottishRiteMasons

9 ай бұрын

No one will ever ask you to join. YOU must ask. We do not recruit. Which is why all the people on here saying “they tried to recruit me” are lying OR were approached by scam artists claiming to be masons. It is why we say “to be one, ask one”.

@squareact62

9 ай бұрын

You need to request entrance. Ask a freemason.

I use to have a large collection of esoteric / occult books and sold off a bunch over the years. I wish I had kept some of the Freemason related books now that I am a Mason. I thought I would add to the list "The Secret Teachings of all ages" by Manly P. Hall. That is one I still own.1977 edition hard copy.

@ScottishRiteMasons

11 ай бұрын

I must confess I am not at all a fan of Manly P. Hall. I think he did more harm than good to the craft.

@user-qx3go3vb5g

9 ай бұрын

Could you please explain how so Manly P. Hall did more harm than good to the Craft? I must know.

@jamesgarcia1045

9 ай бұрын

@@user-qx3go3vb5g I have since read the issue was Manly P. Hall wrote about Freemasonry in the book I mentioned before he was a Freemason and since he delved into the subjects of the Occult perhaps readers associate Freemasonry with the Occult. Plus his writings were before he had actual experience as a Mason. Perhaps @ScottishRiteMasons will chime in with clearer information.

Rex R. Hutchens - Bridge to Light is a great book as well. /G\

@ScottishRiteMasons

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely True

Beautiful library what a privilege.

hold up, so i can finally have access yo these secrets?

@ScottishRiteMasons

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah. Just get a library card or man up and find a lodge.

@shaydesofblue2281

2 жыл бұрын

@@ScottishRiteMasons man up? Lol I'm more of a man than you think. But yea, i thought these was like hidden. I just magical stumble upon this video.

@guillermobellver7455

Жыл бұрын

😂

@BenjaminGessel

Жыл бұрын

I think it’s easier to get info (on the go) from people who are Masons themselves, instead of spending hours upon hours, days, etc. reading book after book on Masonry. Which sounds great, sure, but many of us don’t have buckets of time to devote to the subject. Which is why this video seems pretty handy. Thing is, at some point, most folks will lose interest, esp. if the reading material gets particularly tedious. Which is why it’s great to have books that both summarize and clarify what Masonry is. I mean, is it really necessary to have over 250,000 books on the subject? If so, this subject must be insanely complex and intricate, etc…​@@ScottishRiteMasons

Hello. I'm from Brazil. I would like suggest the book "The Hiram Key", by Robert Lomas. For me this book is perfect to understand the masonic order, and his relation with the historic moments. It is a great reading. I recommend a lot.

@ScottishRiteMasons

3 ай бұрын

Brother Lomas is well meaning. And you’re right it’s not a bad book. But it’s light on facts and long on speculation, which means at the end of the day. It’s doing us all the disservice by providing an inaccurate unprovable history. There are several instances by which he uses, no proof as proof that is not sound reasoning

@jz1202

3 ай бұрын

@ScottishRiteMasons Yes, I agree. But my intention was to comment that I like the brother Lomas' books. Only this it. Thanks.

@ScottishRiteMasons

2 ай бұрын

Agreed, it is a good read!

لا إله إلا الله محمد رسول الله Only this is the right path who will follow he will get success in life and also in afterlife Allah pak give bless you

I know this is off topic, but was wondering if you could make a video describing the difference between York rite first three degrees and the Scottish rite first three degrees

@realmejeremy

Жыл бұрын

I guess you got to Google it for answers

@dragonfly4494

11 ай бұрын

The first 3 Blue Lodge degrees are Ancient Craft Masonry. They are not called York rite.

@dragonfly4494

10 ай бұрын

@@d.charlespyle I'm not sure if you are English or American. But in the US many Lodges follow the Preston -Webb ritual. Which is not called York but called Ancient Craft Masonry. The appendant degrees that follow are called The York rite. YMMV

Only read morals & dogma and freemasonry for dummies, from the list. Manly P. Hall’s secret teachings of all ages is a great read. How would you rank the chemical wedding? Is that book even Masonic or just esoteric?

@ScottishRiteMasons

Жыл бұрын

You mean the chemical marriage? I’ve heard of it. Never read it. I believe it’s Rosicrucian. So not Masonic per se. but likely there is some overlap.

@byronomboy

Жыл бұрын

It's Rosicrucian. Freemasonry has a Rosicrusian appendant (side) body well, Societas Rosicrusiana.

Where is the list??

Hey you told a fib! The Masonic Bible isn't JUST a bible, it has a recreation of the temple in the front!

@ScottishRiteMasons

Жыл бұрын

It's still just a normal Bible. My family Bible has a copy of our family tree in it. That doesn't make it some kind of special kind of Bible. Just a regular old KJV.

Aloha from Hawaiian Lodge! Great list. Esoterika is definitely a crunchy deep dive into the blue lodge but worth the delving into. My top 5 in no particular order. Contemplative Masonry( a great read and provides practices for spiritual and mental growth). The Builders (my goto historical timeline for the foundations of our craft). Short Talks on Masonry ( I recommend the audiobook, I would call this “Esoterika lite”, an accessible commentary on the blue lodge and what it means to be a mason). The Secret Teachings of all Ages( A catalogue of thought and philosophy that may peak your interest into the adjacent disciplines). Solomon’s Memory Palace( A aid to memory through an Masonic lens. This book has been invaluable to me as an aid for memorizing my proficiencies) Mahalo

@ScottishRiteMasons

2 жыл бұрын

Great list!!!

@Enakronizum

2 жыл бұрын

'Idiot's guide' and 'Morals and Dogma' we're great reads, and I am in the midst of 'Esoterika' and 'Secret Teaching of All Ages'. Though I would class 'Secret Teaching...' in an esoteric group beyond direct Masonic literature, and class it with 'Kybalion', Apocryphal texts, 'Hermetic Museum', and 'Alchymical Wedding...'. Thank you for the suggestion of 'Solomons Memory Palace'!

Hey folks. I’d like to know more about Masonry. My faith (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints) is 100% ok with me becoming a Mason. Of course I have heard the conspiracy stuff, which I largely attribute to Washington D.C. 33rd degree folks, and probably only some of those folks as well. But just like everyone else, I can only go off of what I have heard, rather than personal experiences, etc. So where is a good place to get started? What is Masonry really all about? Is it about magick, symbols, energies, the psyche, morals, the temple of Solomon, the human potential, the mysteries of the universe, all/any of these, or is it still something else? Why have so many U.S. presidents, including the founder of my church, Joseph Smith, been Masons? What is it about being a Mason that can make life more meaningful, etc.? I am very much speaking in earnest. A good number of folks out there have thought poorly of my church because of certain connections with Masonry. I would like to understand those connections better, and yeah, just get into it more, I suppose…

@Gh0zT-777

Жыл бұрын

Masonry teaches that YOU yourself are a god, then ultimately reveals luciferianism to the initiate. Albert Pike dedicates his book to Lucifer. A certain masonic ritual is a literal black mass. Of course everyone here will say otherwise.

@ScottishRiteMasons

Жыл бұрын

Complete Idiots guide to freemasonry. It’s the best resource to start. Available on Amazon.

Is it true that moving through the degrees requires a lot of memorization that you are required to recite?

@ScottishRiteMasons

Жыл бұрын

In some grand jurisdictions yes. Depends on where you live.

Can you make a video specifically for those who are looking for a longer list of those higher-priced books?

@ScottishRiteMasons

2 жыл бұрын

Give me an example.

June 11th, 2022. Lafayette, Colo. Merci beaucoup. That was great. So, Have most of these in my library. Have Esoterica, and Annotated version of M. and D. on small shelf by my bed. So, My one thought is. If you wanted, you could extend this list to famous authors, who were F.M. , particularly those of the 19th century. For example....Rudyard Kipling, Arthur Conan Doyle and Mark Twain. Thank you again, for the selections. Right on. (bro. julian. Laf. #91).

@ScottishRiteMasons

2 жыл бұрын

Great idea brother!!!

Symbolism in Craft Freemasonry by Colin Dyer The Path of Freemasonry by Mark Stavish The Secret Teachings of all Ages by Manly P. Hall

Hello I am looking for reference documents relating to the Regius Poem 1. is it a separate manuscript is it the Cooke manuscript or one and the same please? 2. Also I saw on this video that some Masonic Scholars date its subject back to 949 AD. Do you know who these scholars might have been where could I find the reference documents if this is the case?

@ScottishRiteMasons

11 ай бұрын

The two manuscripts are different. I don’t know of any scholars who date masonry to that far back.

Well hello brothers 🤝🌎❤️

Dante Michelangelo Fedeli d'amore, devo continuare?

I am not a mason/... but want to know abt it and have been so attracted to it and want so much to b a mason... Is there a lodge in Kenya?

Kibalion

Is it true that only wealthy people or people of influence can become Freemasons, or is it possible for regular folks to be invited in to learn these ancient traditions and knowledge?

@squareact62

9 ай бұрын

Anybody can join. But you must ask. Masons do not recruit.

The Craft and its Symbols was one of the first books that I purchased. Good read. I'd like to recommend a few books, but I may be brought up on charges for doing so. If The Craft is not in your heart, you won't find or understand my selections anyway. Travel Light. Just found your channel Brother. Keep up The Good Works.

@samcass7621

7 ай бұрын

Please tell

I need to join How much to join

@jdizzle18diz

9 ай бұрын

Depends how much your soup costs

Greetings from Progress Lodge #22, Utah. Excellent list, really interested in Albert Pike's Esoterica, it's now on my list.

@ScottishRiteMasons

2 жыл бұрын

It may be on back order. But it will be available again very soon

Do I have to be a freemason to get some of these books?

@ScottishRiteMasons

Жыл бұрын

No.

I was raised 7/11/23 and I am looking to the East for more knowledge. Shout Out to Rone Lodge No 25 Kansas City, Missouri.

👍from a conspiracy lunatic

How do I join?

@ScottishRiteMasons

Жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/i4dpu7qDdNCcgrw.html

I read Pikes M&D 5 times Before I joined the Lodge... wish others did

hello everyone, how do i become or join a lodge?

@ScottishRiteMasons

Жыл бұрын

Visit beafreemason.org

@squareact62

9 ай бұрын

Ask a freemason.

I really want to become a member but I want to talk to someone about it and see if I can make my self a better person with the help of the brotherhood and be able to help others with the wisdom

@carloscastro8541

7 ай бұрын

I'm from Allentown Pennsylvania

The freemasons were started in Kilwinning 0 Scotland in 1400 first recorded lodge but Masons were building the Abbey for a least 200 years prior to this.the remnants of the knights templar made their way to Kilwinning Abbey and Portugal 🇵🇹 All Scottish freemasons know about the templar degree. The remnants of the jacobites ended up in France 🇫🇷 taking with them freemasons or the Scottish rite which formed that type of freemasons in USA 🇺🇸 . The part played by the Scottish rite freeing and founding the country is incalculable. The European 🇪🇺 peoples who played a part in the start of the USA 🇺🇸 are too numerous to mention France 🇫🇷 alone guaranteed the new country with the statue of liberty and the Scottish rite and of course 33 out of 45 presidents can trace their roots to Scotland We lost our monarchy in Scotland. But very proud the rite our ancestors gave you is freemasonry world 🌎 wide. Alba gu brath

Just finished Born and Blood and I must say I completely slept on this book! Definitely one of my favorites now and highly recommended! - Bro. J.A. - Monte Moria Lodge #52, Grand Lodge of the Dominican Republic

At 23, I became a MM and pushed to become lodge librarian bc they did not have M & D by Pike - to begin with. But between you and I, no one acknowledges the great tracts plagiarized verbatum from the work of R.A Bro. Higgins, Godfrey: Anacalypsis. 2 Vol. 1836. How do i know? Because i cross referenced each and every unacknowledged passage. Higgins deserves a bust and a statue, bc Pike ripped him off 6 ways from Sunday, yet mentions Anacalypsis, a couple times. What of the "soldiery of the Jesuits" that plagued his time, constantly adding degrees to stop infiltration? What of the "unremitting war against crown and sceptre"? Anyone else notice Papa Francis is a Jesuit, masking as a Franciscan? To whom does the Black General answer? Only the White one. Smells like a coup to me. Too many brothers have folded in that war. God help us *ALL* Great video.

I just got my acceptance letter to be a Mason . Any book recommendations would be much appreciated.

@ScottishRiteMasons

9 ай бұрын

Complete idiots guide to freemasonry. Excellent reference book!