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Ancient Mystic Oriental Masonry
R. Swinburne Clymer · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordScientific analogies are the book’s comparisons between spiritual teaching and the vocabulary of physical law, cosmic development, matter, and energy.
- In Ancient Mystic Oriental MasonryThe Tablet’s formula is connected with spectrum analysis and cosmic evolution.
- In this editionThe terms are retained in their 1907 setting.
- A place to readM.19: … “of the Unity of Nature, now confirmed by Spectrum Analysis," and the Reign of Law (our” …
Meaning
Scientific analogies are the book’s comparisons between spiritual teaching and the vocabulary of physical law, cosmic development, matter, and energy.
Use in the book
The Tablet’s formula is connected with spectrum analysis and cosmic evolution. The Lost Word is associated with rhythmic vibrations and knowledge beyond contemporary rays. The metaphysical divisions treat matter and intelligence as inseparable in a larger account of the universe. Scientific language consequently gives the traditional teaching an appearance of continuity with modern inquiry.
Places to read
- Mystic Masonry · Block 19… “of the Unity of Nature, now confirmed by Spectrum Analysis," and the Reign of Law (our systems of Universal Gravitation and Cosmic Evolution) were tersely summed up in the famous axiom” …
- Mystic Masonry · Block 50… “a matter of fact, the real reason is scientific to the last analysis; scientific to a degree beyond the penetration, up to the present time, of the 'radiant matter' of the” …
- Mystic Masonry · Block 63… “of all details or applications, has a deeper scientific significance than most persons are aware of. This method of instruction is not fanciful or arbitrary, but conforms to the process of” …
- Foundations of Mystic Masonry · Block 170“205. "According to this system of modification of matter, it is natural to conclude that all its parts have the right of thought and free-will, and therefore the power of merit” …
- Foundations of Mystic Masonry · Block 171“206. " However, the high Initiates do not profess to believe that all the parts of matter possess the faculty of thought. It is not thus that they profess to understand” …
In this edition
The terms are retained in their 1907 setting. They are not silently updated to imply agreement with present scientific models.
Reading the argument
A likeness of vocabulary is not an experimental confirmation of the metaphysical conclusion. The reader can understand why the analogy appealed to the author while asking what observation, inference, and spiritual interpretation each passage actually supplies.
science
“science” — 46 occurrences in 35 text blocks: I.11, 15; M.18, 20–22, 25, 31, 34–36, 44, 50–51, 53, 69; F.49–50, 52–54, 59, 67, 115; S.2–3, 16, 20, 28, 47, 85, 88, 153; R.3; N.86.
scientific
“scientific” — 6 occurrences in 5 text blocks: M.45, 50, 63; F.9, 59.
Spectrum Analysis
“Spectrum Analysis” — 1 occurrence in 1 text block: M.19.
Roentgen
“Roentgen” — 1 occurrence in 1 text block: M.50.
vibrations
“vibrations” — 2 occurrences in 2 text blocks: I.26; M.50.
evolution
“evolution” — 8 occurrences in 7 text blocks: I.13, 23; M.19, 44–45; F.67, 79.