Albert Pike on Masonry: The True Nature of the Society

Many masonic apologists at various websites have offered "defenses" in response to anti-masons, attempting to dismiss the popular quotations drawn from Masonic master-philosopher Albert Pike, which show freemasonry to be syncretistic and anti-Christian.  So here are the actual quotes from Pike's "Morals and Dogma."  Thanks to the IndependentConservative for this collection.

1. That masons in the blue degrees are intentionally mislead as to masonry's true nature: click here.

2. That the rituals become progressively more complicated and thereby the masters are able to wield more power: click here.

3. That all their 'mysteries' are kept concealed: click here.

4. That the secrets or true masonry are, again, kept secret: click here.

5. That masonry is a temple of religion, not a purely social/philanthropic society: click here.

6. That masonry possesses the great truths hidden from the profane: click here.

7. That masonry is the true universal religion: click here.

8. That all religions have a basis in truth: click here.

9. That people of all religions can worship together in masonry: click here.

10. That masonry is the universal faith which reverences all the religious reformers, such as Zoroaster and Confucius: click here.

11. Masonry is the successor to the ancient mysteries: click here.

12. That the ancient religions had an initiatory caste which knew the secrets, as masonry does now: click here.

Comments

[Nico Red]

It would be helpful if you highlighted the referred text in the linked pages rather than presenting the reader with a haystack.

[Luther R. Norman]

Albert Pike, yes, the man who is given credit for the doctrine of 'white supremacy'. Is anyone envious of his "genius" do you suppose? Another interesting note is that Pike hailed from Boston and not the Deep South like most people would think! Pike is even give n credit for starting the KU KLUX KLAN, which is not surprising given the freedom that freemasonry assured its members of different ethnicities, yet it required them to segregate themselves for total control.

Pike did find the time to research an order of Spanish monks (these monks were Afrikan people too); according to researcher J.A. Rogers, the monks wear the white robes the KU KLUX KLAN copied for their reign of terror, in the south and throughout the country over the years! The multicoloured robes were obviously for 'distinguished' leaders etc.

Another interesting fact is that Pike wrote about three world wars that would happen in his order's future (past the 1880's), namely the twentieth century and today! Dr. Henry Makow on his website (formerly www.savethemales.ca, now henrymakow.com) has published the document in its entirety. The document is simply a letter written to an associate sometime in the late 1880s; yet this letter describes the way each war would be caused (i.e. World War I, World War II and the current wars in the Middle East), how the public could be duped into supporting it and why it was necessary! Although not a noted liberatarian or statesman by any means, still Pike was no fool. Simply, how do you suppose he knew these disasters were planned to be unleashed on mankind? Were these in the planning stages clear back in his day or even before?

[Justin Davis]

Pike was a genius. No doubt about it. People hate Pike for the rumors that were spread by anti-Masons of his time. Like today, people will spread their lies to discredit those they do not like or understand. Sad really that people have nothing better to do than attack the character of a man who died long ago.

[Jay Dyer]

He was a heretic.