[.ca] The Lost Keys of Freemasonry (ISBN 0893148385)

An excellent addition for you're masonic library!!:
This book is awesome! If you are a mason, or soon to be one, then this is for you. This book covers a lot of ancient things regarding the craft that I have never read anywhere else. If you are interested at all in the history of this great fraternity then this is a must for you're collection. I couldn't put it down! Buy it, you won't regret! Fraternally..

A Masterpiece:
Manly P. Hall was not yet a Mason when he wrote this book, and yet he was able to clearly see the very essence of the Craft, and what it has come to mean in modern times. This is a beautiful essay which has inspired me to go back to my lodge after many years. It is deeply moving for those who have the eyes to see what they are reading, and a must-read for any Freemason.

The Essence of Masonic Initiation / Ancient Origins:
Manly P. Hall (33rd degree Mason & founder of The Philosophical Research Society) gives us an illuminating, poetically written treatise on the origins of Ancient Masonry and the underlying, meaning of much Masonic Symbolism and practice. Hall's book is a poetic read, that can be consumed in one sitting, yet will be read and refered to many times again. He details some of the spiritual aspects of the hidden meanings of Masonry and the ancient origins from-which the modern fraternity receives it's wisdom. The Foreward is by Reynold E. Blight, 33rd degree, K.T. & the illustrations are by J. Augustus Knapp, 32nd degree.... Obviously, this man is viewed as a Great, within the ranks of the Fraternity. You will treasure this book and feel uplifted, each time you open the cover and read a random sentence or paragraph. You will learn the true reasons why a man should petition for admission into the Honorable Masonic Lodge....not for personal advancement--but, for advancement of the human race.

Master Masons, buy this book!:
Every new Mason should read this book before proceeding to any higher degrees for a true grounding in historic meanings of the blue lodge degrees. an easy read

A must-read for new Masons, 3rd degree or not:
If you're a Master Mason, you should have read or be reading this book. If you're a new Mason but not a Master yet, you should read this book. It discusses the symbolism of the degrees and a bit of the meaning of each stage of becoming a Master Mason. It puts Freemasonry and the degrees in a light you probably won't get otherwise but every Master Mason should experience. The more you read, the more Masonry will mean to you and the more you'll understand about Masonry.