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Frederick II and the Avignon circle

Frederick; Pernetty; Pernty; Anroine; Avignon; Martinez

Frederick II supplies the narrative’s royal patronage; Pernety and the Avignon circle supply links among Hermetic study, alchemy, and later initiatory authority.

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Ancient Mystic Oriental Masonry

R. Swinburne Clymer · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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Orientation

At a Glance

  • The wordFrederick II supplies the narrative’s royal patronage; Pernety and the Avignon circle supply links among Hermetic study, alchemy, and later initiatory authority.
  • In Ancient Mystic Oriental MasonryThe account portrays the king as a protector of Masonic schools and an admirer of ideals beyond his own attainment.
  • In this editionThe copy text’s Anroine, Pernetty, and Pernty are preserved in excerpts and searches.
  • A place to readF.11: … “established in Prussia, 1767, with the assent of Frederick II., called the Great.”

Meaning

Frederick II supplies the narrative’s royal patronage; Pernety and the Avignon circle supply links among Hermetic study, alchemy, and later initiatory authority.

Use in the book

The account portrays the king as a protector of Masonic schools and an admirer of ideals beyond his own attainment. His librarian is described as an alchemist whose later circle is connected with an earlier Supreme Grand Master and followers of Martinez Pasquales. Clymer uses patronage, personal association, and school membership to suggest a network through which hidden teaching could be maintained.

Places to read

  1. Foundations of Mystic Masonry · Block 11… “established in Prussia, 1767, with the assent of Frederick II., called the Great.”
  2. Foundations of Mystic Masonry · Block 38“87. When Frederick II. came to the throne, seeing that Freemasonry was no longer what it had been, and appreciating what it might be, he conceived the plan of an Inner” …
  3. Foundations of Mystic Masonry · Block 41… “the Mystic Schools within the Masonic body than Frederick II., King of Prussia, well named 'The Great. ' Not only did he protect them, but he also actively sympathized with them.” …
  4. Foundations of Mystic Masonry · Block 43… “Berlin, with the title of Academician, to Don Anroine Joseph Pernetty, or Pernty, a man who had been a Benedictine monk of the Congregation of Saint-Maur, but having become — like” …
  5. Foundations of Mystic Masonry · Block 47“96. Don Pernetty was for some time in personal relationship with M. de St. Germain, the Rosicrucian; and later on, he founded the Academie des Illumines d 'Avignon, in which the” …

In this edition

The copy text’s Anroine, Pernetty, and Pernty are preserved in excerpts and searches. Pernety in the explanation is an editorial identification, not a concealed alteration of the source.

Reading the argument

The narrative’s proposed connections should be distinguished from the larger conclusion of unbroken spiritual descent. Royal favor, shared interests, and membership in a circle each support narrower claims than a complete initiatory genealogy.

Frederick

“Frederick” — 5 occurrences in 5 text blocks: F.11, 38, 41–42, 49.

Pernetty

“Pernetty” — 2 occurrences in 2 text blocks: F.43, 47.

Pernty

“Pernty” — 2 occurrences in 2 text blocks: F.43–44.

Anroine

“Anroine” — 1 occurrence in 1 text block: F.43.

Avignon

“Avignon” — 1 occurrence in 1 text block: F.47.

Martinez

“Martinez” — 2 occurrences in 1 text block: F.47.