Study on Freemasonry and Companionship
In this illuminating collection, René Guénon brings his unrivaled insight into the symbolic and initiatic foundations of two of the West’s most enigmatic traditional organizations: Freemasonry and the Compagnonnage. Through a series of penetrating essays, Guénon explores their origins, structures, rituals, and symbols—revealing their deeper metaphysical significance and their roles as vehicles of authentic initiation.
Far from the modern distortions often associated with these societies, Guénon restores a vision of Freemasonry and the Compagnonnage as inheritors of sacred knowledge and builders of spiritual as well as material forms. He addresses their commonalities, divergences, and their connection to lost traditional sciences, particularly the symbolism of the craft and the geometry of sacred space.
Studies on Freemasonry and the Compagnonnage is essential reading for students of esotericism, traditionalism, and sacred architecture—offering a rare glimpse into the inner life of initiatic organizations and the principles they were once meant to preserve.
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REVIEW QUOTES:
“Apart from some very interesting introductory articles, this work consists mainly of critical commentaries that have not been very detailed on books published on the subject of Masonry, in which the majority of laymen, even among the regular readers of Guénon’s doctrinal works, will undoubtedly have some difficulties in understanding the extent of the questions dealt with.
The author seems to address himself mainly to readers familiar with the esoteric journals for which he wrote, taking the opportunity to publicly resolve numerous disputes concerning the ill-conceived doctrinal attacks of his opponents.
It sheds light on many specific points without considering it necessary to set out the full context of these interventions, or to present the protagonists.
However, “between the lines”, this book offers valuable additional information to Guénon’s thematic works, and gives clues to subjects that are more rarely addressed.
Interesting but absolutely not a priority in the Guenonian corpus.” – D. Laurent’s Reviews – Amazon.com
“A series of essays, not necessarily intended to be read as a book, Guenon’s Studies in Freemasonry and the Compagnonnage looks at material often neglected in the English-speaking world. From stonemasons marks and the French trade guild the Compagnonnage, through Catholic intellectual Joseph de Maistre’s activities in Freemasonry, to the Rite of the Elu Cohen, this is a strange, fascinating, if a somewhat disjointed book authored by one of the more important French esoteric thinkers of the last century.” – Angel Millar’s Reviews – Goodreads
- Format: Epub
- Pages : 592
- ISBN : 9782487364295
Additional information
| Epub | $10.99 |
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| Paper | Soon |
