Fritz Springmeier

BROTHERHOOD OF THE GREAT WHITE LODGEManly P. Hall, the Great Masonic leader wrote, "Through thelabyrinth of diversity only the illumined mind can, and must lead thesoul into the perfect light of unity." 1The Freemasons have promoted the "illuminated minds" of theNew Age movement. New Age leaders who have been illuminated bythe Brotherhood of the Great White Lodge have been helped by andpromoted by the Freemasons. Most New Age channellers are notMasons, nor are they expected to be to receive Masonic sympathy.The leaders of the Theosophical Society, some of the higherMasons, and Church Universal Triumphant's prophet Elizabeth ClareProphet are some of those who claim to have received enlightmentfrom the Brotherhood of the Great White Lodge.Note the photocopy of the broshure of the New Age groupChurch Universal Triumphant (Fig. ) This broshure indicates thattheir group will hold a meeting with their prophetess at the MasonicLodge.So who is the Brotherhood of the Great White Lodge?They are called various names, such as Ascended Masters, andspirit guides. They are spirit beings who channel to the New Ageleaders.These Ascended Master are also variously called "theHierarchy", and "the Brotherhood of Light" by channeller J.J. Hurtig,"the Brotherhood" by channeler Richard Kieninger, and the "DivineHierarchy of Great Beings of the Universal Brotherhood" bychanneler Earlyne Chaney. They have provided much of theinformation that the New Age literature consists of.THE MESSAGE OF THE GREAT WHITE LODGEWhat have these Ascended Masters told their New Agechannelers?Turn your radio on and you may hear a song such as "In the year2525, if man is still alive..." The Ascended Masters have stressedthat man is on the verge of a New Age, a New Order. Man needs tocreate a one-world-governent and a one-world-religion. This newperiod is often called the Golden Age. At least one spirit is reported