Studies in Freemasonry and the Compagnonnage
Published: 1964
Studies in Freemasonry and the Compagnonnage is a collection of essays by René Guénon that explores the symbolic and initiatic aspects of Freemasonry and the Compagnonnage, a traditional French guild system. The book delves into the metaphysical principles underlying these traditions, examining their rituals, symbols, and teachings from a traditionalist perspective. Guénon critiques modern interpretations and emphasizes the importance of understanding these practices within their original spiritual and metaphysical contexts.
Table of Contents
01SCIENTIFIC IDEAS AND THE MASONIC IDEAL02THE GREAT ARCHITECT OF THE UNIVERSE034 THE BUILDERS OF THE MIDDLE AGES04MASONS AND CARPENTERS05MASONIC ORTHODOXY06GNOSIS AND FREEMASONRY078 THE MASONIC HIGH GRADES08FEMININE INITIATION AND CRAFT INITIATIONS09PILGRIMAGES10THE COMPAGNONNAGE AND THE BOHEMIANS11THE MONOGRAM OF CHRIST AND THE HEART IN ANCIENT TRADE MARKS12CORPORATE SIGNS AND THEIR ORIGINAL MEANING13THE ENIGMA OF MARTINES DE PASQUALLY148. Le Crocodile, canto 23.1516 ON THE 'LYONNAIS ROSE-CROSS'16A NEW BOOK ON THE ORDER OF THE ELECT COHENS17A PROJECT OF JOSEPH DE MAISTRE FOR THE UNION OF PEOPLES18THE STRICT OBSERVANCE AND THE UNKNOWN SUPERIORS1920 CONCERNING THE UNKNOWN SUPERIORS AND THE ASTRAL20SOME UNPUBLISHED DOCUMENTS ON THE ORDER OF THE ELECT COHENS21FIRST INSTRUCTION22NOTES ON MATTERS TREATED IN THE FIRST INSTRUCTION AT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF JANUARY 7, 177423SECOND INSTRUCTION24FOURTH INSTRUCTION25FIFTH INSTRUCTION2622 COLOGNE OR STRASBOURG?27REVIEW OF BY-WAYS OF FREEMASONRY28REVIEWS BOOKS29Masonic Light of Montreal30Mercure de France31Revue Internationale des Sociétés Secrètes32The Speculative Mason33Symbolisme34Symbolos