Freemasonry: Initiation by Light by Christopher Earnshaw PhD 33°
When Freemasonry was established in London in 1717, England was in the throes of a Chinese boom. Starting fifty years earlier, Chinese tea, silk and chinaware started to be imported, this was followed by furniture with “Chinoiserie” designs. Then followed Chinese themed gardens and buildings, such as a pagoda (which still stands) in the Royal Gardens at Kew in London. Scholars were interested in Chinese philosophy because of its value as a meritocracy. Masons started to include Chinese words into their new rituals, and this book “Freemasonry: Initiation by Light” shows how and why the first three Grand Masters decided to rewrite a stonemasons’ guild’s initiation ritual to incorporate a life-changing Daoist ceremony, which has been hidden until now.
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Author Bio:
A neuroscientist and CEO of a medical device company based in Tokyo, Japan.
Past Grand Historian, Grand Lodge of Japan.
Past Master of the Research Lodge, Grand Lodge of Japan.
Scottish Rite 33° IGH, Past-Chairman of Education Committee.
Author of six books on Freemasonry, and eight other books.
Amateur cellist, Cordon Bleu certificate cook.