Morals And Dogma Of The Ancient And Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry: Contains the Fourth Throught Thirty-Second Degrees

This is Albert Pikes' 861 page volume of 'lectures' on the esoteric roots of Freemasonry, specifically the 32-degree Scottish Rite. Until 1964, this book was given to every Mason completing the 14th degree in the Southern jurisdiction of the US Scottish Rite Freemasons. Masonic lectures are standard oral presentations given during initiation to a new degree. Lectures provide background material for initiates and the discuss duties of the degree in general terms. Book Cover and Quote......Page 1 Biography......Page 3 1st Degree - Apprentice......Page 5 2nd Degree - Fellow-Craft......Page 18 3rd Degree - Master......Page 42 4th to 9th Degrees......Page 68 10th to 14th Degrees......Page 97 15th to 18th......Page 143 19th Degree to 23 Degree......Page 203 24th Degree - Prince of the Tabernacle......Page 247 25th Degree - Night of the Brazen Serpent......Page 291 26th Degree - Prince of Mercy......Page 328 27th Degree - Knight Commander of the Temple......Page 368 28th - Knight of the Sun or Prince Adept (Part 1)......Page 371 28th - Knight of the Sun or Prince Adept (Part 2)......Page 396 28th - Knight of the Sun or Prince Adept (Part 3)......Page 421 28th - Knight of the Sun or Prince Adept (Part 4)......Page 477 29th to 32nd Degrees......Page 522 MASONRY is a succession of allegories, the mere vehicles of great lessons in morality and philosophy.