The freemasons have long used ciphers to encrypt their ceremonies and messages. This is a little confusing, as cypher or cipher usually has a different. There are indeed mentions of a book b, book e, book f, two books called g geber and genitor, book h, book l liber lapis, book os bone book, book p, book q, book x, and even rosicrucians look away now a book. Solomon key cipher puzzle key of solomon the hidden. Inside the front cover, it says to be returned to the lodge incase of loss or the death of the person it was loaned to. Due to translation errors, the press missed an opportunity to arouse public interest with another mysterious topic that often grabs headlines. It is for informational purposes only and does not necessarily reflect the views or opinion. Much like all masonic activities the ritual is supposed to remain secret to the public. What it sounds like to me is that you have found an old masonic ritual, and your looking to learn what is in it and how to read it. We believe ritual books should be distributed by the respective grand lodges for each jurisdiction. Sacred texts freemasonry index previous next buy this book at. Unfortunately, its starting to happen to the point where the masonic lodge is looking like the elks lodge. This satanic society used catholic church sources in order to produce its new world translation.
The head of this chaptercastle in 1860s baltimore was also the grand master of the maryland freemasons. The elaborate secrets of the freemasons are right here. I shall omit the ceremonies incident to opening a lodge of fellow crafts, as they are very. The copiale cipher is a beautifully bound green and gold book consisting of 105 pages and approximately 75,000 characters. This page originally launched to time in with a book by dan brown called the solomon key but something went completely wrong with browns plans. The freemason s cipher is sometimes called the pigpen cipher, because the alphabet is written into a grid of lines, which may look like pigpens, and a cross shape from two diagonal lines. New book out, knights gold, explains how 5,000 gold coins discovered in 1934 baltimore were actually the property of the knights of the golden circle. A letter is enciphered by drawing the shape of the cell that encompasses it. The free masonry and the pineal gland why are there 33 levels of free masonic degrees, in the religion and knowledge of free masonry.
Coderitual books my freemasonry freemason information. This book presents details of masonic initiation rituals, along with grips, passwords and regalia. The total national klan membership is thought to have reached nearly six million in 1924, and eventually encompassed 30% of indianas white adult male population. In texas, it is neither official nor and i believe this is a sticking point authorized. Who can decipher these two pages from a freemason mnemonic. The only restriction is that it cannot be used in open lodge. As i said earlier, the caesar cipher is extremely easy to crack if one suspects that some sort of substitution cipher has been used to produce some encrypted text. As a mason, you can earn degrees, join esoteric and social organizations, and become privy to the language and abbreviations specific to freemasonry. Schulzs comic book peanuts reminds us that one of his characters is called pigpen. The cipher can still hold practical use for someone today. Since the masonic secret is of such a nature that words cannot express it, initiatic teaching can only use rites and symbols that suggest rather than express. The freemasons cipher from a book on codes and ciphers by. Containing instructions in the entered apprentice degree, the fellow craft degree, and the master mason degree. Due to translation errors, the press missed an opportunity to arouse public.
Exmasons for jesus is a fellowship organization of men and women who have left the masonic lodge and appendant bodies, such as the order of the eastern star, jobs daughters, the order of rainbow for girls and the order of. M district of columbia 1994 wikileaks masonic cipher book grand lodge f. Every cipher book i worked through was with a coach. The copiale cipher is a beautifully bound green and gold book consisting of 105. Chapter and council have similar ritual books to what you describe however. The oculists and the copiale cipher jabajabba question. Worse, he couldnt get german translations for any of the ciphers. The following exposures of masonic ritual are provided in a cooperative effort between exmasons for jesus and ephesians 5. Translate masonic in english online and download now our free translator to use any time at no charge. The 10 digit isbn is 0880532599 and the digit isbn is 9780880532594. Many master masons who have attended lodge for a few months, listened to ritual and spent 2030 hours studying their cipher book, amaze even themselves.
Nov 24, 2016 the freemasons cipher from a book on codes and ciphers by careercommons, via flickr. Written in the 19th century, duncans ritual, as it is known, has been republished numerous times. Florida has instituted a first letter cipher which is available to all master masons. It includes the three basic degrees of the ancient york rite, and four additional advanced degrees.
As weve written about previously, masonic ritual ciphers are books that serve as. If you closely compare this cipher with that of the york rite or blue lodge, you will see the subtle differences but know that they are different. There follows the tale of the children of lamech, expanded from the book of genesis. Freemasons have used ciphers since at least the 18th century. For nearly 250 years, this book concealed the arcane rituals of an ancient order. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. Jehovahs witnesses connection to freemasonry and satanism.
Then call or get together with a ritualist or a reliable past master, and talk through it, reading out of the book slowly. Next, go through your cypher or code book carefully, and see how much you can read. Freemason mnemonic books are sometimes referred to as a cypher. Some states have a cipher that will teach you what these shorthand words are, other states still use wordofmouth to teach other masons, mostly officers, how to read and understand this masonic shorthand. Despite appearances, these ciphers are all simple substitution.
Its a book that describes word for word the degrees and meetings opening on various degrees. This cipher became a frequent tool to be used by the masons in much of their hidden work. They cracked this 250yearold code, and found a secret society. Freemasonry is found throughout the world, and men of all religions are freemasons. This book appears to be a guide for the ceremonies of freemasonry. There are some revisions in trial procedures, including the addition of a burden of proof. The cipher itself has come to be called the pigpen cipher and works by setting up the alphabet into four separate grids. Its nothing dark or dangerous and a non mason will just never get the big picture of how to read it anyway. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands. Carefully notice the masonic cross at the upper left corner of the photo below. Masonic books online library of all articles masonic blogs what is new this site is not an official site of any recognized masonic body in the united states or elsewhere. I found a book from a masonic lodge that is in code, page 1. Although some online retailers do sell them, we are of the opinion that there is no good reason to sell such items to the general public.
The pigpen cipher alternately referred to as the masonic cipher, freemasons cipher, napoleon cipher, and tictactoe cipher is a geometric simple substitution cipher, which exchanges letters for symbols which are fragments of a grid 1 you can get the idea by looking at the cipher key below. All being based on standard business meetings and then having ritual added. Both the ciphers on this page use the classic masonic cipher, which is also. In reality it is a cipher that was used by forces in during the civil war in the united states. Ear to ear is the way it should be, but unless there is a brother who is willing to step up and teach, you shouldnt feel guilty using one. Freemasons are part of an ancient tradition with rituals and symbols all their own. Keep up by following some key folks and organizations in the industry. Discovered in an east german library around 1970, the copiale cipher had puzzled many cryptographers over the last four decades. Pigpen cipher also called masonic cipher or freemasons cipher uses a substitution alphabet made of grid parts and dots.
Masonic artmasonic symbolsmasonic lodgeancient symbolsciphers and. They contributed the following understanding of this item it is a masonic cipher ritual. My home state of indiana was at the center of a brief but explosive mania in the 1920s, americas involvement with the ku klux klan. The ashlar company does not carry any ritual books. The title of this book is king solomon and his followers. This cipher became a frequent tool to be used by the mason s in much of their hidden work. Jehovahs witnesses connection to freemasonry and satanism exposed. By knowing this cipher you will not be able to decode a real masonic cipher. Ive been able to translate some of the book, it is very interesting, but it was accompanied by another book that says almost the same things, but not in code.
The entered apprentice degree, below, is the induction ritual of the masons. The symbolism and philosophy contained in the cipher manuscripts are not very different from that of highdegree freemasonry and rosicrucianism, and mackenzie and the members of the s. Since the masonic secret is of such a nature that words cannot express it, initiatic teaching can only. Check out the new look and enjoy easier access to your favorite features. Pigpen cipher masonic decoder, encoder, solver, translator. I really do wish that sale of this cipher required a current master mason dues card is really not for eas nor fcs sir we were not given any conditions for the. Hailed as the worlds oldest masonic ritual, the edinburgh register house manuscript of 1696 starts with a catechism for proving a person. The freemasons cipher is sometimes called the pigpen cipher, because the alphabet is written into a grid of lines, which may look like pigpens, and a cross shape from two diagonal lines.
A letter is enciphered by drawing the shape of the cell that encompasses. The code book cipher book is printed by an outside company whose ritual books are the official ones in some states. The oculists guarded and transmitted the masons deepest secrets. Knight was part of an extremely small group of machine translation researchers who treated foreign languages like ciphers as if russian, for example, were just a series of cryptological symbols. Westcott and hort were two satanists, founders of the. Since there are only 25 possible ways to encrypt a message using a caesar cipher, a person who wants to decrypt it simply has to try 25 different keys until something meaningful is used. Freemason books masonic books to read online, download.
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