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Ancient Mystic Oriental Masonry
R. Swinburne Clymer · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordComenius is the educator invoked to connect the transmission of ideas with the formation of Masonic teaching.
- In Ancient Mystic Oriental MasonryThe passage, attributed through Abafi, presents his educational work, Rosicrucian interests, and influence on later formulations.
- In this editionKemensky and Komensky are retained as source forms.
- A place to readF.101: … “on the form of Freemasonry by Jan Amos Kemensky (latinized Comenius), who was born at Brunn,” …
Meaning
Comenius is the educator invoked to connect the transmission of ideas with the formation of Masonic teaching.
Use in the book
The passage, attributed through Abafi, presents his educational work, Rosicrucian interests, and influence on later formulations. It then alleges that Anderson incorporated essential ideas into a work on Freemasonry. The name therefore supplies an intellectual bridge within the book’s larger story of hidden and public instruction.
Places to read
- Foundations of Mystic Masonry · Block 101… “on the form of Freemasonry by Jan Amos Kemensky (latinized Comenius), who was born at Brunn, in Bohemia, in 1592, and who became a chaplain of the Bohemian Brothers in 1618.” …
- Foundations of Mystic Masonry · Block 102“148. "Komensky was actively interested in the Rosicrucian movement, and joined John Valentinus Andreas, the reformer of the Rosicrucian Fraternity,* in his work in that body. In 1650 Komensky was invited” …
In this edition
Kemensky and Komensky are retained as source forms. Comenius is the attested Latinized name used for the headword.
Reading the argument
An asserted influence needs more than a similarity of ideals. The lexicon records the passage’s argument without presenting the alleged borrowing as independently demonstrated. The specific educational interest is clearer than the full institutional genealogy attached to it.
Comenius
“Comenius” — 1 occurrence in 1 text block: F.101.
Kemensky
“Kemensky” — 1 occurrence in 1 text block: F.101.
Komensky
“Komensky” — 4 occurrences in 2 text blocks: F.101–102.
educational
“educational” — 1 occurrence in 1 text block: F.101.