The Arcana of Freemasonry (1915) - The Masonic Trowel

BY THE SAME AUTHOR
The Signs and Symbols of
Primordial Man
Being an Explanation of the Evolution of Religious
Doctrines from the Eschatology of the Ancient
Egyptians.
Second Edition. With numerous Illustrations. Royal Svo, z$s. net.
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS
"The subject of the book is to show that the key of the
door which discloses the archives is the primordial and ritual
of ancient Egypt ; that Egypt was the original home of the
myths and ideas of the various tribes throughout the world,
and it was there that Totemism, Stellar, Lunar and Solar
Mythology originated, the first or palaeolithic man being the
pigmy who was evolved in Central Africa, at the sources of
the Nile, or Nile Valley."— Times.
" He contends, and brings forward good grounds for his
claim, that the Grand Order of Masonry originated with the
sublime teachings of Plato, which were carried out of Egypt
by Moses, and the first High Priests of the Druids, who came
to these islands. ... A weight of evidence that has been
collected and arranged with the most extraordinary diligence
and care. There are 168 illustrations, many of them large
plates in colour, which add much to the attraction and value
of an absorbingly interesting work."—T T.'s Weekly.
" A greater and more important fact (than the Masonic side
of the work) brought forward by Dr. Churchward is his proof
of the origin and evolution of man, which is contrary to preconceived
ideas and beliefs. There can be no doubt that Dr.
Churchward is right in his conclusions. Dr. Churchward is
the first to state and prove that the pigmy was the original