Author Description

This exceptional work was published anonymously in 1882, although it has been possible to prove its authorship in the pen of the nineteenth-century Freemason Robert Hewitt Brown. The book is part of the Anglo-Saxon Masonic literary tradition of the 19th century that combined interest in the more mystical spirituality of Freemasonry with the rigor and scientific methodology of the time. In this commendable essay we can see in a fascinating way how the author tries to explain in the ritual of fraternity, ultimate and initiatory truths compatible with the truth of all times and scientific knowledge. This great project is approached with the utmost rigor by its author, starting from historical-critical assumptions and axioms, to search for a way of explaining not only the human condition, but the cosmos as a whole, in its symbolic richness. Brown invites us to compare the Ancient Mysteries with Freemasonry and to explore and understand the importance of solar worship. With this work he settles once and for all where lies the true relevance of Ancient Egypt in Masonic rituals. Stellar Theology and Masonic Astronomy is without a doubt the best Masonic work out there. This incredibly detailed book reveals the hidden meanings behind the hidden signs and symbols of ancient times. It also reveals how Freemasonry is connected to Judaism, Christianity, and the Bible. Finally, it shows what the ancients knew about astronomy and how it was incorporated into the various religions of the world. Brown explores the legends, emblems, and symbols of the world and how they were all connected to ancient astronomical systems. This is a book about "open secrets." Open secrets are those that are plainly seen, available to everyone, yet have their meaning hidden because most people simply do not know the meaning behind the symbology. There is a foreword by Jordan Maxwell and comments on each chapter of this volume plus an extensive life story and who was this enigm