Initiatory orders and secret societies

Sacred mysteries among the Mayas and the Quiches, 11,500 years ago

Their relation to the sacred mysteries of Egypt, Greece, Chaldea and India.

by Augustus Le Plongeon

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19th century
Language: English

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THERE are authors who attribute the origin of modern Free Masonry to the followers of Pythagoras, because some of the speculations of that Philosopher concerning the meaning of the numbers are to be found in the esoteric doctrines taught in the masonic lodges.

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Initiatory orders and secret societies
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Edition	Date	Publisher	Language	ISBN	Access	Links
their relation to the sacred mysteries of Egypt, Greece, Chaldea and India : Freemasonry in times anterior to the Temple of Solomon Open Library record	1909	Macoy publishing and Masonic supply	English	—	Public	Open Library (opens in a new tab)