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Ancient Mystic Oriental Masonry
R. Swinburne Clymer · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordSolomon and the Temple supply the narrative setting and architectural model for the builder's work, the lost knowledge, and restoration.
- In Ancient Mystic Oriental MasonryThe Degrees begin with a secret council after Hiram's death.
- In this editionSol-om-on and Solomon are both retained.
- A place to readD.2: … “to pass when the temple was completed that Solomon hesitated to dedicate it for two reasons:”
Meaning
Solomon and the Temple supply the narrative setting and architectural model for the builder's work, the lost knowledge, and restoration.
Use in the book
The Degrees begin with a secret council after Hiram's death. Later the name Sol-om-on is divided into symbolic components, and the Temple becomes an ideal relation rather than only a historical structure. The rediscovered foundation stones make recovery of the Word a rebuilding of origin.
Places to read
- Degrees of the Mystic Oriental Rite · Block 2… “to pass when the temple was completed that Solomon hesitated to dedicate it for two reasons:”
- Mystic Masonry · Block 65“64. "In the Ritual of Masonry, King Solomon's temple is taken as a symbol. The building and the restoration of the temple at Jerusalem are dramatically represented in the work of” …
- Mystic Masonry · Block 66… “rather than to actual existences or historical events. Sol-om-on represents the name of Deity in three languages, and the Biblical history is an allegory or myth of the Sun-god. There is” …
- Foundations of Mystic Masonry · Block 138… “there, and precisely on the spot where the temple of Solomon— or at least that part of it called the Holy of Holies — had stood. During their work they found” …
In this edition
Sol-om-on and Solomon are both retained. The editorial headword does not conceal the author's interpretive division of the name.
Reading the argument
The symbolic interpretation and the historical linguistic derivation of a name are different questions. The book's divided name expresses a proposed unity of divine titles; it does not establish that derivation simply by presenting the parts.
Solomon
“Solomon” — 19 occurrences in 13 text blocks: D.2, 4–7; M.65; F.61, 110, 132, 138; S.100, 154; N.184.
Sol-om-on
“Sol-om-on” — 3 occurrences in 3 text blocks: M.66, 72; N.184.
King Solomon
“King Solomon” — 4 occurrences in 4 text blocks: D.6–7; M.65; S.100.
temple of Solomon
“temple of Solomon” — 3 occurrences in 3 text blocks: F.61, 132, 138.