Dr. John Coleman CHAPTER 2 ORIGINS OF MASONRY Babylonian Gnosticism is the mother of Freemasonry, which is why the letter "G" figures in the center of Masonry's fivepointed star. In spite of furious denials by the defenders of Masonry, no lesser an authority on Masonry, from its highest Order, Eliphas Levy said the "G" signifies Gnosticism. In his work, Dogme et Rituel de la Haute Magie, volume II, page 97, Levy says: The "G," which Freemasons place in the middle of the flamboyant star, signifies Gnosticism and Generation, the most sacred words of the ancient Kabala. The Kabala is ancient Jewish mysticism, according to the Encyclopedia of Religions, and Brother Edersham, an authority on the Kabala. Now, I do not want to go into the byways, as I stated before, but it is necessary to very briefly establish what the Kabala is. To this end, I quote the authority, Brother Edersham: It is undeniable, that already at the time of Jesus Christ, there was in existence an assemblage of doctrines and speculations that were carefully concealed from the multitude. They were not even revealed to the ordinary scholars (just as in the case of higher doctrines and ordinary Masons) for fear of leading them towards heretical ideas.
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