Tales from a Masonic Storyteller: Allegorical Stories: Three Little Pigs, Jesus the Craftsman, Pledge of Allegiance, Star Spangled Banner, Mahatma ... Benjamin Franklin on Masonic Secrecy and more - Tapa blanda

Albert Pike perhaps said it best when he wrote, "Everywhere the sacred body of Nature was covered with the veil of allegory, which concealed it from the profane, and allowed it to be seen only by the sage who thought it worthy to be the object of his study and investigation. She showed herself to those only who loved her in spirit and in truth, and she abandoned the indifferent and careless to error and to ignorance." Masonic allegorical lessonry can best be defined as symbolic Masonic themes incorporated into our daily lives, our surroundings and even our culture, often unbeknownst to the non-Mason, but only truly visible to the Enlightened Mason. You see, the United States of America was founded by a great many Freemasons. With that said, Masonic inspirations and influences abound. Each time a man is schooled in the lessons of the Craft, he often uses these lessons and even incorporates them throughout his life's work. Whether the man is an ordinary one or a well-known one, the lessons learned by each man can never be truly taken from him; which brings up the point of this book, which is Masonic allegorical lessonry; or as Albert Pike wrote, "They are to us but parables and allegories, involving and enveloping Masonic instruction." These Masonic allegorical themes are in art, literature, books, architecture, movies, on television, on our money, in law and even in our different levels of government; literally, they are almost everywhere. This, of course, has led to a great many conspiracies, many of which are unworkable and are thus impossible. As the informed Mason quickly learns, the Craft is nothing more than an ancient form of education; it literally teaches a man how to think and act. The benefit a man receives is in his Masonic education; not from what he will get from another Freemason. The truth is we do, as Freemasons, communicate with each other, and have attempted, although individually, to influence our culture from the moral and intellectual lessons learned within the Craft. We communicate, and leave our mark culturally, just as other people communicate and leave their mark culturally, who are educated in a particular field or schooled to think a particular way. Whether they are a doctor, a lawyer, or any other profession or philosophy for that matter, who have been schooled in their respective fields; these, like most, people have specific knowledge that sets them apart. Therefore, Tales from a Masonic Storyteller is a book that includes allegorical stories, in speech form, about the Three Little Pigs, Jesus the Craftsman, Pledge of Allegiance, Star Spangled Banner, Mahatma Gandhi on God, Benjamin Franklin on Masonic Secrecy and more.

Warning: This book was not intended to be read by the non-Mason, or the Mason for that matter, who does not understand or willing to understand the importance of allegorical lessons and interpretation within the Craft and our western culture. If, however, you are a truth seeking Freemason, who is interested in further Enlightenment, and looking for something to add to your Lodge experience, this book is for you! Albert Pike perhaps said it best when he wrote, "Everywhere the sacred body of Nature was covered with the veil of allegory, which concealed it from the profane, and allowed it to be seen only by the sage who thought it worthy to be the object of his study and investigation. She showed herself to those only who loved her in spirit and in truth, and she abandoned the indifferent and careless to error and to ignorance." Masonic allegorical lessonry can best be defined as symbolic Masonic themes incorporated into our daily lives, our surroundings and even our culture, often unbeknownst to the non-Mason, but only truly visible to the Enlightened Mason. You see, the United States of America was founded by a great many Freemasons. With that said, Masonic inspirations and influences abound. Each time a man is schooled in the lessons of the Craft, he often uses these lessons and even incorporates them throughout his life's work. Whether the man is an ordinary one or a well-known one, the lessons learned by each man can never be truly taken from him; which brings up the point of this book, which is Masonic allegorical lessonry; or as Albert Pike wrote, "They are to us but parables and allegories, involving and enveloping Masonic instruction." These Masonic allegorical themes are in art, literature, books, architecture, movies, on television, on our money, in law and even in our different levels of government; literally, they are almost everywhere. This, of course, has led to a great many conspiracies, many of which are unworkable and are thus impossible. As the informed Mason quickly learns, the Craft is nothing more than an ancient form of education; it literally teaches a man how to think and act. The benefit a man receives is in his Masonic education; not from what he will get from another Freemason. The truth is we do, as Freemasons, communicate with each other, and have attempted, although individually, to influence our culture from the moral and intellectual lessons learned within the Craft. We communicate, and leave our mark culturally, just as other people communicate and leave their mark culturally, who are educated in a particular field or schooled to think a particular way. Whether they are a doctor, a lawyer, or any other profession or philosophy for that matter, who have been schooled in their respective fields; these, like most, people have specific knowledge that sets them apart. Therefore, Tales from a Masonic Storyteller is a book that includes allegorical stories, in speech form, about the Three Little Pigs, Jesus the Craftsman, Pledge of Allegiance, Star Spangled Banner, Mahatma Gandhi on God, Benjamin Franklin on Masonic Secrecy and more.