Morals and Dogma Study and Opinion

Greetings and welcome back to our study and opinion of Albert Pike’s “Morals and Dogma”. We are continuing chapter 25. In these paragraphs we will study Pike’s views regarding the ancients beliefs in “light” in a literal and figurative sense. Masons and Gnostics regard “light” as a symbol of knowledge and wisdom over ignorance. Which is why Masons are always seeking “more light”, as we know we are never in full possession of truth or wisdom. Before I get ahead of myself, LET’S READ PIKE! Memphis, in Egypt, was in Latitude 29° 5" North, and in Longitude 30° 18' East. Thebes, in Upper Egypt, in Latitude 25° 45' North, and Longitude 32° 43' East. Babylon was in Latitude 32° 30' North, and Longitude 44° 23' East: while Saba, the ancient Sabæan capital of Ethiopia, was about in Latitude 15° North. Through Egypt ran the great River Nile, coming from beyond Ethiopia, its source in regions wholly unknown, in the abodes of heat and fire, and its course from South to Nor...