Max Heindel - 4th edition 1919 Freemasonry and Catholicism - 1919

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*Freemasonry and Catholicism*

*An Exposition of the Cosmic Facts Underlying These Two Great Institutions As Determined by Occult Investigation*

*Fourth Edition*

*Published for the International Headquarters of the Rosicrucian Fellowship (Mt. Ecclesia, Oceanside, California) and co-published/distributed in London by L. N. Fowler & Co.*

*The text approaches the historic tension between the Catholic Church and Freemasonry from an esoteric perspective. Rather than viewing them as purely political or social rivals, Heindel frames them as two distinct cosmic paths of spiritual development:
*The Path of Water (Catholicism): Representing faith, devotion and the “priestcraft” lineage.
*The Path of Fire (Freemasonry): Representing intellect, works and the “statescraft” lineage originating from the mythical building of Salomon's Temple

Freemasons often say that they "are not a secret society, but rather a society with secrets". The secrets of Freemasonry are the various modes of recognition – grips (handshakes), words (akin to modern passwords), and signs (hand gestures) that indicate one is a Freemason. While these and the rest of masonic ritual have all been exposed multiple times through the years, Freemasons continue to act as if they were secret, and promise not to discuss them with outsiders more out of tradition than a need for actual secrecy. Indeed, as all of these gestures are readily available for the public to find, the responsibility is on individual masons to memorise and not disclose these secrets, and not necessarily for lodges to prevent their “leakage”. Such is the de facto lack of secrecy that lodges frequently post pictures and documents showing these rituals and gestures on their websites or social media accounts. The secrets are not an end in themselves, but rather a reflection of history, values, and fraternity.

**Objects:**
All the objects included in this auction originate from my family’s private used collection, which has been passed down through generations of true Masons.

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