=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= - A.^.A.^. - Letter from the Supreme Council of Freemasonry about Crowley's -------------------------------------------------------------- supposed status in the Masonic Order ---------------------------------------- ============================================================================= ( Seal of the 33rd Degree) THE SUPREME COUNCIL 33~ of the Ancient & Accepted Rite 10 Duke Street For England and Wales St. James and all provinces in the London United Kingdoms SWN 668 ----------------- Telephone - (omitted) Telegrams and Cablegrams should be addressed to: Our ref:2413 Ill.^. Bro. R. Noone 32~ (address omitted) U.S.A. Dear and Illustrious Brother Noone, I acknowledge your letter regarding Crowley and Yarker. I can only tell you that John Yarker was expelled from this Order on the 30th November, 1870. From this it would follow that any degrees purported to be conferred by him were clandestine and irregular. Yours sincerely and fraternally, /S/_________________________ Grand Secretary General 33~ A.^.A.^. * Additional Material and Notes * ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Meaning of the Masonic terms "clandestine" and "irregular." : Dictionary Definitions from the American Heritage Dictionary ------------------------------------------------------------ a. clandestine adj. Done secretly or kept secret. from the latin *clandestinus*. * - - - * - - - * A CLEAR DEFINITION OF CLANDESTINE MASONRY ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ * - - - - - - - - - * A few of the many words used to describe clandestine Masonry are: secret; illegal; unauthorized; irregular; false; bastard; bogus; *and* spurious! Therefore, based on historical research, any Grand Lodge and/or all of its subordinate bodies that cannot trace their Masonic origin of authority to the Grand Lodge of England [the Masonic revival group of 1717-Modern] IS CLANDESTINE. Further, because of the ago-old custom of racial segregation, there are only two legal Masonic Bodies in the United States of America: 1. The Grand Lodges that can prove authority from the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts organized by Henry Price in July 1733 [White Masons]; 2. All Grand Lodges tracing their lineage to African Lodge No.459 organized by Prince Hall from March 1775 [Afro-American Masons]. In this regard, all Bodies of Masons, Black or White, that cannot show lineage to one of these two Lodges of Masonic Origin are clearly CLANDESTINE. b.irregular adj. 1.not according to accepted rules, practice, or order. 2.not straight, uniform, or symetrical. 3.of uneven rate, occurence, or duration. 4.asymetrically arranged or atypical. 5.not up to standard because of imperfections. noun - 1.one that is irregular. 2.a guerrilla Special meanings of the words when used as Masonic terms. --------------------------------------------------------- a. clandestine. This term refers to the charters, certificates, authorization papers, initiation documents or "traveling papers" ie. The documents issued by a Grand Lodge or by a subordinate lodge or appendant body that depends upon a higher Masonic authority for the right to issue such documents or authorizations. Clandestine operations can range from a simple "degree mill" where impressive looking but worthless Masonic-looking documents are sold for usually exorbitant fees, to clandestine bodies complete with a so-called "Grand Lodge." In some cities where this type of activities persist, there have been cases where rival phony "Grand Lodges" have been located across the street from each other. True Masons are under penaly of obligation not to Masonically associate, or even to speak about Masonry in the presence of clandestinly made "Masons." b. irregular. This term refers to whether some person is in actuality a Mason or not. This concerns the accepting or holding sacred certain injunctives known as *LANDMARKS* OF Masonry. Different jurisdictions accept anywhere from 25 to about 30 Landmarks, but they all agree on the most important or basic,ie. The Three Degrees, The Legend of Hiram The Three Great Lights, The Volume of Sacred Law, etc. etc. Technically speaking, if the landmarks or tests of what Masonry IS or IS NOT, are changed or omitted or ignored, then that person may be "something-other-than-Masonic" but can no longer be what anyone could call, "A MASON". Whatever it is, for example the rituals and practices of the "Grand Orient of France" ie.No Three Great Lights surround their Altar,so they may like to think of themselves as Masons however they are not accepted as such by *THE MASONIC ORDER* or *THE CRAFT* or *THE FRATERNITY*. (all of these terms refer to the same body or organization.)It is made up of more than 200 different jurisdictions or Grand Lodges,plus Prince Hall Masonry, a respected and unique body, originating in America, under Grand Lodge of England authority.REGULAR MASONRY is not only TRUE MASONRY but it is the ONLY MASONRY. Anything else, is just that,"something else",but you couldn't call it"MASONRY". Irregular bodies or "Psudo-Masonic" groups have been found to be engaging (in some cases) in practices that are not only Un-Masonic but immoral, unlawful, and sometime illegal or just plain unhealthy. The Term - "IRREGULAR MASONRY" in itself, an oxymoronic phrase, ie. a deliberate contradiction in terms, something that just couldn't possible exist or make any sense. Notwithstanding this, I have seen this term being used, by satanic-propaganda-mongers, to confuse the issues, & to try and hide their criminal activities behind the Masonic Fraternity. One article in an East Bay weekley paper, (refering to a satanic cult that had been raided by police in 1989) said "they practice a rather vigorous form of Irregular Freemasonry". The writer had obviously been duped into believing that this group of "Crowleyite" drug-cultists, had a legitimate connection with Masonry. To most people however, "irregular" is a condition that can best be remedied with a dose of Ex-lax. 2. Text of Clandestine "33rd Degree Patent" which Crowley purchased in 1910, from JOHN YARKER's Degree Mill. +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | | | | T. T. G. O. T. S. A. O. T. U. | | ----------------------------- | | | | DEUS MEUMQUE JUS SPES MEA IN DEO EST | | | | | | ( Great Seal ) | | | | | | SUPREME GRAND COUNCIL | | | | OF THE ILLUSTRIOUS PRINCE OF THE ROYAL SECRET | | | | POST PUISSANT SOVEREIGN GRAND INSPECTORS GENERAL | | | | of the | | | | 33rd AND LAST DEGREE | | | | ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED RITE OF MASONRY | | | | H.R.D.M. R.M.S.H. | | | | SITTING IN THE VALLEY OF ...
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