SOME DEEPER ASPECTS OF MASONIC SYMBOLISM (Annotated)

by Arthur Edward Waite

Long out of print, Arthur Edward Waite's "Some Deeper Aspects of Masonic Symbolism" is a must read for those Freemasons interested in a better understanding of the Masonic degrees that make up the Craft Lodge of Masonry.

Waite covers such topics as, the meaning of initiation, the Third Degree, the Christian Mysteries, Operative Masonry, The Old Charges and a host of other topics.

A lso included in this small volume is "An Appreciation of Arthur Edward Waite" by Joseph Fort Newton and an afterward by Stephen Dafoe on the importance of Pythagorean Symbolism in Masonry unique to this volume. Templar Books is pleased to bring this lecture by the late Arthur Edward Waite to the Masonic Fraternity once again.

Genres: Philosophy

55 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1993

About the author

Arthur Edward Waite was a scholarly mystic who wrote extensively on occult and esoteric matters, and was the co-creator of the Rider-Waite Tarot deck. As his biographer, R.A. Gilbert described him, "Waite's name has survived because he was the first to attempt a systematic study of the history of western occultism viewed as a spiritual tradition rather than as aspects of proto-science or as the pathology of religion."

Reviews

[Helena Scott · Rating 4 out of 5]

AE Waite...what else can I say...

A Rosicrucian freemason and scholar of the grail, who together with Pamela Colman-Smith created the blue-print for most of today's modern tarot decks when in the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, the Waite-Smith Tarot (also known as Rider-Waite).

Like all his works, a must for those wishing to understand life's deepest mysteries... Highly recommended.

[Richard Pea · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent

The author has given us a look at how some of our symbolism may have originated. It focused mainly on the Master degree but covered the others to some degree as well.