I now have the book ! Having always been fascinated of the true nature of Ark of the Covenant, I read Chapter 20 first . What a revelation ! Ormus,manna and so much more makes sense now. As for the building of the pyramids , what my thoughts were as to how they were build were confirmed by the lost "art" of levitation in masonry of the time. In addition, a recent article in Fortean Times, re: a scientific exclamation of the Ark of the Covenant backs Gardner's explanation. Needless to say, I shall, ofcourse read the entire book ! I should like to hear what other members who have read the book think when Gardner says that it is likely that this is indeed the Quest behind FM and the search for "The Word".
A lot of the references (the ones I looked up as I thought - that can't be right) all came from the same source book - Michael of Albany's "Forgotten Monarchy". For instance, Henry VIIIths flagship Mary Rose was sunk by the Templars. Really?
LG is of course closely linked with Michael of Albany.
Equally he simply repeats old "givens" without thought to whether they are true or not. For instance, he states that there were no operative guilds of masons in the UK until the 16th Century. This is a "fact" regularly quoted by similar books - the Temple and the Lodge springs to mind, and is wrong, with the Incorporation of Masons of Glasgow being chartered by Malcolm Canmore in 1057.
Interesting ideas, but all these books become increasingly tenuous, as their source material is merely other books of a similar type, and "Theories" in one book end up being passed off as fact in the next.
ky: We are establishing a new lodge and are in need of some items. Where is a good place to find such items that doesn't break the bank?
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jasonmark: Hello. My name is Jason. I am not yet a Freemason but am being initiated on 7th October of this year and I want to learn a little more (as far as that is permitted) about what I am joining. I hope it is ok for me to join at this point. My apologies if not.
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virgin: I have the book " The Chaplains and Organists Work" written by The Reverend J.T. Lawrence published in 1911. Does it have a monetary value?
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