Darkness Visible: A Revelation and Interpretation of Freemasonry

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PART I--ABOUT THE RITUAL. CHAPTER: I. HOW KNOWN. II. WHY WRITTEN. III. MASONIC OBLIGATIONS. IV. IS MASONRY A RELIGION? V. THE CLERGY AND THE CRAFT. VI. THE GREAT DILEMMA. VII. BENEVOLENCE, BROTHERHOOD AND TOLERANCE. VIII. CONTEXT. IX. MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING. X. ECCLESIASTICAL CONDEMNATIONS OF FREEMASONRY. PART II--THE RITUAL. THE CRAFT: The Furnishings of the Lodge--Signs, Grips, and Words--Craft Rituals--Opening and Closing Ceremonies in the First Three Degrees--The Ceremony of Initiation--The Ceremony of Passing to the Second Degree--The Ceremony of Raising to the Third Degree--The Installation of the Worshipful Master. THE ROYAL ARCH: The Furnishings of the Chapter-- Royal Arch Signs--Royal Arch Rituals--Opening and Closing the Chapter--The Ceremony of Exaltation, with the Historical, Symbolical, and Mystical Lectures-- The Royal Arch Jewel--The Installation of the Principals. APPENDIX A. Variations in Scottish, Irish and American Workings. APPENDIX B. Other Degrees. APPENDIX C. Masonic Services in Christian Churches. APPENDIX D. Light Invisible BIBLIOGRAPHY. INDEX.