The Shadow of Solomon : The Lost Secret of the Freemasons Revealed

Colour Plates xii Illustrations xiv Acknowledgements xvii Introduction xix PART I Ancient Secrets 3(16) A Magical Heritage 3(2) The Riddle of the Lost Archive 5(1) Setting the Stage 6(4) The Revolution 10(5) Religion and the Great Lights 15(4) Masonic Origins 19(16) Secret Signs 19(1) The Old Charges 20(6) Antients and Moderns 26(4) Old Masters 30(2) The Key 32(3) Royal Society 35(16) The Transition 35(3) Heresy 38(2) The Invisible College 40(8) A Royal Charter 48(3) Legacy of Invention 51(16) The Georgian Movement 51(2) The Gresham Days 53(4) Fraternal Disputes 57(3) Fire and Pestilence 60(3) Gravity on a Plate 63(2) Genius of the Few 65(2) Power and Politics 67(17) Builders and Bees 67(4) The New Foundation 71(2) Divided Loyalties 73(4) The Dunkerley Episode 77(1) Legal Exemption 78(2) The Sussex Years 80(4) Imperial Conquest 84(19) The Celtic Realms 84(4) Edict of Rome 88(3) Missing Documents 91(4) The Great Divide 95(3) The Latter Years 98(5) PART II Knights of the Temple 103(19) The Children of Solomon 103(2) The Scottish Connection 105(4) A Sovereign Order 109(2) The Royal Secret 111(2) Persecution 113(3) The Rosy Cross 116(3) The Cathedral Builders 119(3) Hiramic Legend 122(18) The Masonic Apron 122(2) The Widow's Son 124(3) The Death of the Builder 127(2) Time and the Virgin 129(3) The Master Craftsman 132(3) Tracing Boards 135(5) The Transition 140(19) Early Guilds 140(1) Outlaws of the Privy Seal 141(4) The Riches of Salomon 145(4) Statutes and Charters 149(4) The Art of Memory 153(6) Rosslyn 159(17) Heritage of St Clair 159(4) The Mystery of the Chapel 163(4) Truth and the Temple 167(5) Sinclair in America 172(4) Mysterious Science 176(18) The Portable Lodge 176(3) The Kirkwall Scroll 179(3) A Golden Philosophy 182(2) Noah and the Ark 184(5) Seeds of Life 189(5) The Temple of Light 194(19) Pillars and Obelisks 194(5) Moses of Egypt 199(1) The Power of Tcham 200(4) House of Gold 204(9) The Lost Word 213(20) The Quest 213(2) Behind Closed Doors 215(4) The Secret of the Stone 219(4) The Light Bearer 223(3) Divine Food 226(7) PART III Anti-Masonry 233(15) Reformation 233(3) The Biblical Satan 236(2) Horns and Hooves 238(4) The Demons of Taxil 242(6) The Tudor Stage 248(16) Secret Service 248(4) Shakespearean Masonry 252(3) The Bohemian Connection 255(4) Fine Devices 259(2) The House of Salomon 261(3) Guilds and Traditions 264(18) The Mysteries 264(3) The Soul of the City 267(3) A Parcel of Rogues 270(2) The Jacobite Scene 272(3) Stuart Masonry 275(4) France and the Feminine 279(3) Into America 282(18) Scottish Rite 282(4) The Franklin Foundation 286(4) Oglethorpe's Georgia 290(1) Washington and Revere 291(2) Scots and the New World 293(2) The Masonic Tea Party 295(3) The Crown of America 298(2) Debates and Monuments 300(17) Conspiracies 300(2) The Great Seal 302(5) The Illuminati 307(5) Masonic Memorials 312(5) The Royal Art 317(16) A Loss of Context 317(1) A Masonic Code 318(7) The Powder of Projection 325(3) The Ark of the Covenant 328(5) Discovering the Secret 333(18) Hell Fire! 333(3) The Magic of Ormus 336(4) Elements of Construction 340(2) The Lord of Light 342(3) Ark of Gold 345(1) The Levitical Solution 346(5) Notes and References 351(25) Masonic and Monarchical Timeline 376(12) Bibliography 388(10) Picture Credits 398(1) Index 399