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Ancient Mystic Oriental Masonry
R. Swinburne Clymer · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordThe Great Pyramid is both a monument and a supposed site of initiation in the book's account.
- In Ancient Mystic Oriental MasonryAbdemon's journey leads toward initiation in the Pyramid.
- In this editionGreat Pyramid is distinguished from broader plural references.
- A place to readD.7: … “into the secrets of the Initiates of the Great Pyramid, and in turn promised to journey” …
Meaning
The Great Pyramid is both a monument and a supposed site of initiation in the book's account. Its form is also read as an emblem of sacred order.
Use in the book
Abdemon's journey leads toward initiation in the Pyramid. The main text then assigns it an Atlantean history, a spiritual purpose, and astronomical or mathematical significance. The King's Chamber is linked with higher degrees and the recovery of a wisdom preserved by initiates.
Places to read
- Degrees of the Mystic Oriental Rite · Block 7… “into the secrets of the Initiates of the Great Pyramid, and in turn promised to journey back into the land of the Israelites and disclose to the Secret Council what he” …
- Mystic Masonry · Block 5… “a fact that at Memphis, Egypt, in the Pyramids, under the guidance of the Kings, the Mystic Rites of Masonry were worked many thousands of years ago, but at that time” …
- Mystic Masonry · Block 15“15. That no one knew why the Pyramids were built is a wrong conclusion for we, of the Mystic Order of Masonry, know that they were built for no other purpose” …
- Mystic Masonry · Block 16“16. The shape of the Pyramid itself has one of the deepest meanings to the Initiates. A Pyramid, the triangular form of it, signifies fire, and the cubical form the earth” …
- Mystic Masonry · Block 18… “the project. Hence, if astronomy shows that the Great Pyramid was planned with reference to a relation between Alcyone and the Pleiades and some pole star (possibly Alpha Draconis), obviously that” …
- Foundations of Mystic Masonry · Block 83… “that was typified by the Pastos in the King's Chamber of the great Pyramid, and connects with the main characteristic of all the Mysteries, which embodied the highest truths then known” …
In this edition
Great Pyramid is distinguished from broader plural references. The source's claims of location are retained without importing a reconstructed ceremony.
Reading the argument
A building's later symbolic use, a proposed mathematical relation, and its original purpose need different evidence. The author's certainty about an initiatory purpose is an assertion made from within his system, not an excavation report supplied in this book.
Great Pyramid
“Great Pyramid” — 12 occurrences in 12 text blocks: D.7, 17; M.7, 18, 20; F.35, 83; S.33; N.25, 27, 33–34.
Pyramid
“Pyramid” — 19 occurrences in 15 text blocks: D.7, 10, 17; M.7, 13, 16, 18, 20; F.35, 83; S.33; N.25, 27, 33–34.
Pyramids
“Pyramids” — 7 occurrences in 5 text blocks: M.5, 13–15, 17.
King's Chamber
“King's Chamber” — 2 occurrences in 2 text blocks: F.35, 83.