Synopses & Reviews
An author who is a physicist and a Freemason investigates the interface between the ancient, supernatural teachings of the Freemasons and modern science Containing revelations that only an initiate of the highest orders of esoteric Freemasonry is in a position to make, this book explains the truth behind the hints in Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol that Freemasonry is concerned to reawaken the hidden potentialities and powers of the human mind. It follows a candidate for initiation as he rises through the different grades of initiation ceremonies, including the reenacting of an ancient murder from 3,000 years ago in full gory detail, lowering the candidate on the end of a rope into a dark vault under the floor of the temple, holding a dagger to the candidate's naked breast, and making the candidate attend his own funeral. The author reveals secret teachings that are revealed to high-level initiates, some of which involve astrology, angels, chakras, and the powers of the mind to operate independently of the body. He explains why rather than being dismissed as superstitious, they should be seen as part of the strange, paradoxical world opened up by the latest thinking in quantum physics, and this is why he prefers to call them "supranatural."
Synopsis
The Lost Key - The Supranatural Secrets of the Freemasons contains revelations that only an initiate of the highest orders of esoteric Freemasonry is in a position to make. Here is the truth behind the hints in Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol that Freemasonry is concerned to reawaken the hidden potentialities and powers of the human mind.The thrilling narrative of this new book follows a candidate for initiation as he rises through the different grades of initiation, taking part in ceremonies that are sometimes terrifying but always revealing of new knowledge and presenting new mysteries which will only be solved when the next stage of initiation has been achieved. Dramatic episodes include the re-enacting of an ancient murder from 3,000 years ago in full gory detail, lowering the candidate on the end of a rope into a dark vault under the floor of the temple, holding a dagger to the candidates naked breast, and making the candidate attend his own funeral.In the secret teachings revealed to some high-level initiates, there is a type of instruction which seems curiously similar to religious and mystical teachings. Astrology, angels, chakras and the powers of the mind to operate independently of the body, such as in remote viewing, are all a part of Freemasonic lore.Here Lomas, co-author of the international bestseller The Hiram Key, reveals to a wider public and also explains these secret teachings for the first time. He shows that while they are dismissed as superstitious by campaigners for atheism such as Richard Dawkins, they are very much part of the strange, paradoxical world opened up by the latest thinking in quantum physics. This is why he prefers to call them 'Supranatural'.
About the Author
Robert Lomas is the author of Turning the Hiram Key, Turning the Solomon Key, and Turning the Templar Key, which comprise a trilogy investigating the traditional three keys of Freemasonry. His other titles include Freemasonry and the Birth of Modern Science and The Secret Science of Masonic Initiation. He has helped Dan Brown with research, and it has been said that Dan Brown's Robert Langdon character was based on him.