An interpretation of the 1st Degree in Freemasonry by John Sebastian Marlow Ward (1885 – 1949)
W. Bro. Ward was prolific and sometimes controversial writer on a wide variety of topics. He made contributions to the history of Freemasonry and other secret societies. He was also a psychic medium or spiritualist, a prominent churchman and is still seen by some as a mystic and modern-day prophet.
John Sebastian Marlowe Ward was a prolific writer on Freemasonry and other secret societies, and later archbishop of the Orthodox Catholic Church in England.
A great introduction to the EA degree. After a dizzying initiation and with very little understanding of the meaning of masonry I used this book as the starting point of my Masonic journey. If anything it helped me realize that ritual is the cornerstone of masonry.