RE: Information

[bruce carlyon <Bruce_Carlyon@syncsoft.com.au>]

Dear Sinclair,

In his own words Albert Mackey; The History of Freemasonry;
CHAPTER I
TRADITION AND HISTORY IN MASONRY
I  should  say that the history of Masonry (1) may be divided into two
periods - prehistoric  and  the historic.  The former is  traditional,  the
latter  documentary.  Each  of  these  divisions  must,  in   any historical
inquiry, be clearly defined. There  is  also  another division,  into
esoteric and exoteric  history.   The  first  is exclusively  within the
arcana of the Order, and can  not,  as  I have  said,  be  the  subject of
historical  investigation.   The second properly comes within the sphere of
historical study,  and is subjected to all the laws of historical criticism.
[End Quote]

Therefore it is nebulous to tackle with exactness the esoteric aspects of
our origins.
Regards
Bruce
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