Morals and Dogma Study and Opinion

From Chapter 3, and one of the 24 articles I wrote for “The Working Tools” Masonic Magazine as a monthly contributor. I found this goinf through my archives, and I hope you enjoy!   The Scarcity of Great Men (Continue Chapter 3)          Welcome!                   This month we're continuing with Chapter 3 “The Master” where Pike is explaining the third degree of freemasonry.           In these first paragraphs Pike is explaining on a spiritual realm, many SAY they have answers, but Pike challenges these people and suggests when it comes to spirituality; we really are only guessing so long as we are in our human form.     Let’s begin!             *      *      *      *      *      * If, in teaching the great doctrine of the d...

Greetings and welcome as we continue our study and opinion of Albert Pike’s “Morals and Dogma”. We find ourselves today about half way through chapter 29.     Please recall that “Morals and Dogma” was published in 1871 at a time when America was experiencing her own growing pains post civil war, and at the dawn of the coming industrial revolution.     Pike was a General for the Confederate States during the civil war, and after the war Pike was an astute lawyer who very often found himself in court with claims against the established United States government.      It is important to recall these aspects about Pike as we begin our study today, just as it is important to recognize that Pike’s words, though written in the 1800s, are extremely important today as the United States is experiencing a governance unpopular with the majority of the people.     In the past few months we in America ha...