FREEMASONRY: SOMEONE
PLEASE TURN ON THE LIGHT
By Fahim A. Knight-El
I am of the
belief that most Freemasons after they were raised, still remained engulfed
in darkness and this often leads to a un-fulfillment in the journey that they
have embarked upon, because many of them never understood what the journey
was really about. They became victims of stagnation and the quest for enlightenment
dimmed and the lodge becomes a revolving door (brothers enter and exit at
an alarming rate) where brother's membership is reduced to the status of
inactive dues card carrying members (Jesus said faith without
works is dead). But their interest in Masonry immediately begin to wan
relative to the duties, charges and obligations they swore to
uphold; moreover, our inability to retain them, is a direct correlation
to the limited amount of emphasis
placed on knowledge and study (most Masonic jurisdictions are overly consumed
with the social aspect--drinking liquor and partying, but I have always been
one of the serious minded brothers who had a low tolerance level for ignorance).
How can you wear the Muslim Islamic Holy Fez in
the Shrine temple and chant Allah and Muhammad (turn to the East
towards Mecca and Medina and offer up prayer as all righteous Muslims
do)? And open up with the Holy Qur'an on the alter (quoting Al-Fatiha or the Opening) and
yet advocate drinking alcohol and committing all types of un-Islamic acts
downstairs in the Shrine Club moments after closing the Temple in the name of
Allah—I find this blasphemous and a contradiction to the righteous teachings of
Islam. Here is my challenge to my Prince Hall Masonic brothers, as well as
to other black non-Prince Hall Masonic Orders every lodge should
have a library and an Afro-Centric study group where the knowledge of self is
being taught and discussed—we have Shrine Clubs and bars, but no libraries.
This will possibly assist in keeping brothers interest in the craft and its
work.
However, the greatest challenge to Freemasonry across theUnited States
is that the membership has gotten old and are dying off (say what you may
about the old timers, it is their foundation that we are standing on) and
most of the young members joined the order for all the wrong reasons (Masonry is no social club and it's not about being able to throw a sign and/or being able to give a word or token to manipulate society). It is not
enough just to place an emblem on the back of our automobiles and or
purchase a Masonic ring—these things are superficial
and they do not make us Masons (I should have taken many Brothers Masonic rings off their hand because they could not defend the square and compass). These things only let the outside world know
that we are part of the fraternity and they do not demonstrate that we are true Masons. But it is important to know and accept that
you were first made a Mason in your HEART. And next on the ground floor of King
Solomon's Temple .
We call another Mason Traveling Man because we are on a personal and spiritual journey.
It is about mastering all the principles The Grand Architect of the Universe
has laid out on the Trestle Board.
When you wear the Masonic ring on your finger, it openly symbolizes that you are a Masons and it invites other Masons to acknowledge another brother in peace and fellowship. However, if they so please to conduct a Masonic trial of your knowledge to determine, if you are truly a Mason—it is their right to do so. You openly confessed in the Third Degree that you had been 'tried, never denied and was ready to be tried again'. So if I pose a set of Masonic catechism questions to you and you cannot give the proper responses to those questions, I am suppose to take that ring off your finger and give it to your Worshipful Master or if you are illegally wearing a Masonic ring, it is my duty to destroy it. How may I know you to be a Mason? By certain signs, token, a word or by lawful Masonic information (we are taught how to identify a brother in darkness or light). This is why I tell every newly made Masons to be patient and do not rush to put a Masonic emblem on your finger or car that you cannot yet defend. In some Masonic jurisdictions they will try you on sight and they are serious about protecting the fraternity.
We are taught that true knowledge is equated to a circle in which every end of the knowledge is connected and a circle represents 360 degrees (completeness) and those of us who really study knows that water freezes at the temperature of 32 degrees Fahrenheit and yet the so-called honorary degree of 33rd ends the Masonic travel and quest of knowledge—meaning he is just thawing out (this is actually referencing Caucasian Freemasons). The wise White men and powerbrokers who were the masterminds in establishing our Republic were touched by this enlightenment (but today they only use Freemasonry as a Front and they are now hidden in powerful secret societies such as the Bilderberg, Trilateral Commission, Council on Foreign Relations, etc.). Moreover, throughout the history of theUnited States of America from
our first President George Washington, as well as many of the Founding
Fathers (and the signers of the Declaration of Independence) of this nation was Freemasons and many of the historical and recent U.S. Presidents and other Elitist
political officeholders have always used Freemasonry as a system of empowerment to
create the present day political, economic and social dominance over the globe.
However, the greatest challenge to Freemasonry across the
When you wear the Masonic ring on your finger, it openly symbolizes that you are a Masons and it invites other Masons to acknowledge another brother in peace and fellowship. However, if they so please to conduct a Masonic trial of your knowledge to determine, if you are truly a Mason—it is their right to do so. You openly confessed in the Third Degree that you had been 'tried, never denied and was ready to be tried again'. So if I pose a set of Masonic catechism questions to you and you cannot give the proper responses to those questions, I am suppose to take that ring off your finger and give it to your Worshipful Master or if you are illegally wearing a Masonic ring, it is my duty to destroy it. How may I know you to be a Mason? By certain signs, token, a word or by lawful Masonic information (we are taught how to identify a brother in darkness or light). This is why I tell every newly made Masons to be patient and do not rush to put a Masonic emblem on your finger or car that you cannot yet defend. In some Masonic jurisdictions they will try you on sight and they are serious about protecting the fraternity.
We are taught that true knowledge is equated to a circle in which every end of the knowledge is connected and a circle represents 360 degrees (completeness) and those of us who really study knows that water freezes at the temperature of 32 degrees Fahrenheit and yet the so-called honorary degree of 33rd ends the Masonic travel and quest of knowledge—meaning he is just thawing out (this is actually referencing Caucasian Freemasons). The wise White men and powerbrokers who were the masterminds in establishing our Republic were touched by this enlightenment (but today they only use Freemasonry as a Front and they are now hidden in powerful secret societies such as the Bilderberg, Trilateral Commission, Council on Foreign Relations, etc.). Moreover, throughout the history of the
History has proven that 33rd degrees of knowledge
served as being more than sufficient in shaping this new nation and
establishing our democracy on Freemasonic principles (unknowing to those who are
in darkness)—it was this knowledge that distinguished themselves from those
common men and it allowed them to confound the ignorant and establish a prosperous
nation. He did all this with 1/3rd degree of
the knowledge and the present day rulership still operates off pristine Masonic principles. Our original
knowledge was always taught in 360 degrees and they took just a portion of that, which has
allowed them to extend their 6,000 year rule over the original man and
humanity. So, the Moors, Five Percenters, Nation of Islam, etc., they will tell
you quickly that their knowledge is based on 360 degrees and is very
critical of us stopping at 33rd degrees.
I think it is always a good thing to be exposed to all the universal knowledge. The CIPHER will always lead to us seeing the interconnections and interrelations with Freemasonry, in particular when you learn how to decode the symbolism—the knowledge is astonishing and self-empowering. The Black Hebrews, Moors, Afrocentrist, Nation of Islam, Ausar Auset, Pan-Africanism, Black Nationalism, etc., all of it is rooted in teaching us the knowledge of self, as a despised and rejected people. This is the greatest knowledge that one can attain.
Furthermore, the Founding Fathers saw power in the esoteric, occult and Gnostic teachings that was preserved in the Vedas, the Book of Coming Forth By Day, Torah, Gospel, Kybalion, Qur'an and mainly in the teachings of the Rosicrucians—many of our politicians today are members of the Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine and they practice Islam (360 degrees) in secrecy and most of all they know the truth, but they desire to give you the false impression that Islam is this great enemy against the West and these same politicians have a Qur'an hidden in their office and house, and sneak in the Shrine Temple and recite the same Islamic and Muslim prayers that Osama Bin Laden, Saddam Hussein, Muammar Qadaffi, Ayatollah Khomeini, Bashar Al-Assad, Anwar Awlaki. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, etc; recite, but in public they desire for you to believe how much they detest Islam by putting on this anti-terrorism persona. How hypocritical were those reactionary Congresspersons who were critical of Democratic Congressman Keith Ellison, an African-American Sunni Muslim that won a congressional seat in the 2007 in the House of Representatives fromMinnesota ’s 5th District (with a heavy Jewish population and a heavy Somalian immigrant population), but was
condemned by some 'Negroes' and Whites for daring to be sworn into office on
the Qur'an (Reference: Keith Ellison; "My Country ‘Tis of Thee: My Faith, My Family, Our Future"). Yet, many of the same congresspersons are Freemasons and some of
them even belong to the Mystic Shrine where the Honorable Elijah Muhammad
teaches us that they are called "Moslem Sons" and practice Islam
in secrecy.
I think it is always a good thing to be exposed to all the universal knowledge. The CIPHER will always lead to us seeing the interconnections and interrelations with Freemasonry, in particular when you learn how to decode the symbolism—the knowledge is astonishing and self-empowering. The Black Hebrews, Moors, Afrocentrist, Nation of Islam, Ausar Auset, Pan-Africanism, Black Nationalism, etc., all of it is rooted in teaching us the knowledge of self, as a despised and rejected people. This is the greatest knowledge that one can attain.
Furthermore, the Founding Fathers saw power in the esoteric, occult and Gnostic teachings that was preserved in the Vedas, the Book of Coming Forth By Day, Torah, Gospel, Kybalion, Qur'an and mainly in the teachings of the Rosicrucians—many of our politicians today are members of the Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine and they practice Islam (360 degrees) in secrecy and most of all they know the truth, but they desire to give you the false impression that Islam is this great enemy against the West and these same politicians have a Qur'an hidden in their office and house, and sneak in the Shrine Temple and recite the same Islamic and Muslim prayers that Osama Bin Laden, Saddam Hussein, Muammar Qadaffi, Ayatollah Khomeini, Bashar Al-Assad, Anwar Awlaki. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, etc; recite, but in public they desire for you to believe how much they detest Islam by putting on this anti-terrorism persona. How hypocritical were those reactionary Congresspersons who were critical of Democratic Congressman Keith Ellison, an African-American Sunni Muslim that won a congressional seat in the 2007 in the House of Representatives from
But to the new Masonic brothers be careful of what you
intellectually consume in your new Masonic travels—we give every entered
apprentice a new name upon being initiated,
which is caution. Now, to all my newly made brother Masons and even those
seasoned Masons, It is important to take time to study and master all the
book materials, as well as lessons you have received from the Blue Lodge and
those given by the Worshipful Master (if you did not know this there is no
degree higher than the third degree of Master Mason). When I first joined the
lodge, it was so much information and knowledge coming my way, but the more you
stay involved in the work of your lodge, it allows for many things to
unfold and manifest itself in due time and due season. Understanding that the
ritual is what gives life to Masonic theory and builds the intellectual
foundation that allows Speculative Masonry to rest upon.
There is so much to be revealed to you in your ritual
book (learn it by re-reading and taking notes) the knowledge becomes applicable
and useful when you see it’s given in a redundant
fashion over and over again (it even lives more as you attend raising
ceremonies). I also would recommend for any newly made Brother Mason to read
Robert Lomas book titled, "Turning the Hiram Key: Rituals of Freemasonry
Revealed", he does in my opinion, an excellent job of explaining the three
Blue Lodge degrees without revealing the oaths and obligations and/or
rituals in which he systematically walks us through the first three
Blue Lodge degrees in this book. I still reference this book quite often.
It is written in the first person tense and you as a Master Mason will be able
to identify with what you experienced by hearing and reading it in a
narrative sense from a third party; it will even give you the
impression that you are there again and it is you who are going
through this but in a literary interpretation. So be patient, take your time
and become a skillful Master Mason. I will always advise those that
are in quest and search for knowledge, wisdom and understanding to be patient
and take your time because Freemasonry is a huge philosophical body of
information. This is why you were slowly brought from darkness to
light (imbue patience) and as we search for knowledge, we must continue to
accept that knowledge and wisdom is infinite and we will always be the poor
blind candidate.
The more you delve in to and study the more the knowledge
will reveal itself. One of the great spiritual books, which is the Qur’an
it says knowledge is revealed in degrees. You will start to see how your study
will begin to connect the dots and the knowledge and Masonic wisdom will come
to life (and you will proudly yell out "let there be light") if you
allow yourself to be patient. The more you study, the Masonic world will continue
to open up to and your comprehension of the vast body of symbolism will
only expand. Start by working the Masonic chairs in the lodge and learning the
value of all the offices including the three principle offices (Worshipful
Master, Senior Warden and Junior Warden) because it is the ritual that lays the
foundation of Freemasonry.
Freemasonry is like jigsaw puzzle (i.e. nothing is going to fit perfectly but each part of your study will eventually quantify and validate the science of being plumb, level and square); you have to search, look, discover, uncover and must have a keen awareness of symbolism, metaphor, similes, allegory, etc. One must be willing to entertain the science of epistemology and etymology these are the pieces that we must know in order to go to the depth of some of the ancient wisdom and knowledge that is associated with our Craft. The square and compass are symbolic tools (which possess a duality in meaning and interpretation), but look at how these instruments are used in every day life as tools of building trades (Operative Masonry shrouded in both the physical and spiritual). The symbolism is telling us that we are on a journey in search and in quest for knowledge (the compass symbolize direction), wisdom and understanding (this is why in the Masonic catechism language we refer to each other as 'Traveling Man').
The compass is a tool design to identify how to find and locate direction where you are physically in space and time, which give us celestial, meaning relative to the positioning of the sun, moon, and star—this is why you are taught to be traveling from east to west in search of Light and/or more Light in Masonry. I authored a piece titled, "The Square and Compass: Masonic Tools, How Many Know How to Use Them? The title was intentionally given to be provocative and insightful designed to challenge those of us who are Freemasons to remember how the Guild workers of old used these tools in Operative Masonry (they were building masters), but remember we were taught that we should use the working tools for a more noble and glorious purpose and view them as being emblematic of the great work that the square and compass were used relative to building erect physical foundations, which were rooted in the science of being plumb, level and square. It was to teach us that our personal lives and conduct should always be erect and depict some moral purpose.
Our striving as a Mason is to build character and
enhance self-improvement, if we knew how to properly use our working
tools, it would reflect better in how we are viewed by humanity (and most of
all our Masonic lodges would be overflowing with new candidates seeking to be
balloted on). The Bible is given to us as one of the working tools (rule and
guide), but only to serve as a moral guide for us to structure ourselves which
to better serve Deity. Speculative Masons rest on the principles of morality,
friendship and brotherly love as our mantra and standard bearer. A good skilled
craftsmen know how use their operative working tools better that us who
have been raised from a dead level to a living perpendicular
on the square.
My Brothers, it has
taken me many years and a lot of twist and turns to get to where I am in
my Masonic knowledge; I had to learn to humble myself and I do not see
myself as a Sage, Guru or Master teacher, but I am humbled by the universal
order of things—the universe is upheld by energy in which every thing happens
in its own space and time. The knowledge will forever reveal itself to you, if
you are a good receptacle of the
knowledge by always practicing patience and allowing your study to
scientifically and mathematically verify due diligence and create balance (the
universe will open up to you, if you allow yourself to work in harmony).
Freemasonry has so many links and it easy to get excited because the more you
delve into this ancient wisdom the "Light" gets brighter and
often it naturally points you to another direction, but all of it is
interconnected and interrelated. It took me years to revisited some concepts
that I may have come across years prior (however the Supreme Being knew that I
was not prepared to receive those lessons at that time) and
I was not ready to properly assess and evaluate
the intricate of the wisdom; which would have been of little value to my
spiritual growth and development.
Thus, in old British Masonic customs an entered apprentice
had to study three (3) years, a Fellow Craft had to study five (5) years and
Master Mason had to study for seven (7) years—there you have it 357 (the level
of proficiency was
high). This is just my opinion, in American Freemasonry we are allowing
candidates to Enter, Pass and be Raised without the proper benefit of study and
I know in some jurisdiction they give all three degrees in one night. This
is ludicrous and it serves to the
detriment of Masonry and the candidate. The glue that holds the sum parts
together is the knowledge, it isn't the Masonic emblem on your ring or your
car, but if you are properly rooted in the knowledge, this will secure you and
give you a solid foundation to ward off negative energy while remaining true to
the principles of Freemasonry. Look at is as though you are running a
marathon race and you are taught as a distance runner of how to
preserve your energy by pacing yourself.
The journey will ultimately take
you in many directions. For example, Buddhism, Christianity,
Islam, Judaism and all the eastern base
philosophical schools of thought in order that you may continue
to connecting the dots. If you are serious about becoming a student of
Speculative Masonry, it will require and openness to research conventional and some
unconventional information; some Masonic lodges try to make Masonry a Christian
fraternity, it is not because it bigger than Christian dogma. Dr. Malachi Z.
York-El's works gave me the most serious understanding of King Solomon's Temple
because he had a serious Biblical and Quranic interpretation of King David and
King Solomon; thus, it was me studying some of his scrolls that prepared me
historically to connect Masonry in particular, decoding the ritual. I do not
necessarily agree with everything that York-El has written, but he was a wise
philosophical thinker.
I think Malachi Z. York-El is one of the most enigmatic and
controversial Black Nationalist leaders that you will ever read on this side of
the early part of the 21st Century and in some of the conscious
brothers and sisters minds; he will always stand as one of the most wisest
and enlightened minds (York's critics have always viewed him as a fraud,
conman and a manipulative cult leader).
People often ask me, where do I fall when it comes to Dr.
Malachi Z. York-El? Perhaps squarely in
the middle of the controversy and I know some of Dr. York’s scholars have been
critical of me in a book written by Michael Berkley and Kedar Griffo titled, “Religion,
Politics, and Freemasonry: A Violent Attack Against Ancient Africa”. Some
of what his critics have written and said about York I too find valid. However, I
can appreciate that Dr. York has been a student of ancient history,
religion and symbolism for a very long time and was a knowledgeable man.
He was a master teacher and there are not many Masons who have
committed the level of research and study to Freemasonry as Dr. York. He
knows the Bible and Qur'an (and is well versed in Hebrew, Arabic, Amharic, and
other ancient languages) he has knowledge in Egyptology,
Anthropology, ancient religions, Archeology, etc. His linguist skills
allow him to uncover primary information for himself.
His research resembled a lot of some of the things
that Manly P. Hall (33rd Degree Scottish Rite Mason and perhaps
one of the most well respected modern Masonic scholars of the 20th
century) has written about. Hall authored the book titled, "The Secret
Teachings of All Ages" in which it took me over 10 years to read this
book, it is not a book that you read, but a book that you study. This book
takes us behind the ancient symbols and symbolism and ties the
continuity of pagan culture and ancient societies to modern religious practices. Dr. York established
what we, perhaps would call a 'clandestine' Masonic Order because he traces
his Masonic elevation to the Masonic lineage of John G. Jones who was a formal excommunicated Prince Hall Mason that in the early 1900s was
suspended by a PHA Grand Lodge in Illinois,
in which his departure led to a historical rift between the Prince Hall
Order and black Ancient Free and Accepted Masonry in the United States (AF&AM). So Dr.
York's Masonic credibility in many Prince Hall Mason's
circles is questionable and very few would have Masonic intercourse with his perceived 'clandestine' order, but his knowledge is irrefutable. I am a student
of the truths that he has taught and not many Masons in the United States
can match Dr. York's works and knowledge.
I do not think the question of 'irregular or 'clandestine'
is ever going to get solved or resolved unless Prince Hall Masonry (they are
the big elephant in the room) exercise a willingness to show forth
leniency and perhaps overlook the Masonic lineage of how some of these three, four and five lettered Masonic organizations received charters. And how do we contain these
pop up renegade Masonic organizations who are without a doubt operate as
'clandestine' (bogus) organizations (the value of Prince Hall Masonry is
that we do not give them credibility and this in turns benefit all of Black Freemasonry
in the United States of America). Prince Hall is perhaps the most single outstanding Black
personality in all of American Freemasonry. His Warrant/Charter has proving to
be legitimate. No other Black Masonic order in this country has that type of
credibility. So when I was seeking to join Masonry, I wanted to be connected to
a regular body of Black Freemasons. So Prince Hall's history stood out as being
credible. It is this history that separates us from clandestine Masonic orders. However, I do think that our dependency on the
United Grand Lodge of England (UGLE) for affirmation depicts a slave mentality because I have
traced Freemasonry back to ancient Kush and ancient Kemet (lands established by
black African Nubians) and this takes us much further back than Greece , Rome and England .
Why do we need them to sanction our Masonic legitimacy? But here is
the ultimate question, how do we as Black Masons breakdown these
artificial barriers and at least establish some aspect of operational unity amongst ourselves and
recognition with those Masonic organizations that have been
long standing and has demonstrated goodwill towards humanity by carrying
out Brotherly love, Friendship and Morality?
Thus, when you rob a people for 310 years of the knowledge
of self and strip them of their land, culture, families, names, religion and imbue in
them self-hatred, it is these variables that have left us as
survivals of one of the greatest challenges (or crimes against
humanity) to overcome, which is the psychology of self-hatred that has been taught to people of African descent.
This is an atypical problem that exist inside of Black Freemasonry (meaning the brainwashed mindset), it is the lack of knowledge of self that has created this social and psychological dilemma. How can you negate the great Nubian history associated with Kemet (Egypt ) and Freemasonry? The historical evidence allows us to see the symbolic linkages to all the ancient mysteries and this knowledge enhances our THIRD EYE (the eye of Heru). The study and knowledge seeking should serve as a vehicle of empowerment for the true knowledge seekers. I was in Los Angles, California some years ago and a friend invited me to the Shrine Auditorium and I was shocked to see all the ancient Kemetic artifacts, art and symbols associated with the history of people of African descent; this visual reaffirmed and validated for me the contribution the Nubians made to the Nile Valley Civilizations.
The key to resolving the greatest crime ever committed in human history, is to bring our people into the knowledge of self (we have to be taught see ourselves outside of being just 'Negroes'); thus, most of the great Pyramids in Egypt (Kemet) were built by original people in which each neophyte who entered the Egyptian Mystery Schools had to embrace the bold inscription etched in stone on the walls of the sacred temples, which read "Man Know Thy Self"; this was, perhaps the most important lesson giving by the ancient Sages to those neophytes who desired to enter into the Esoteric, Gnostic and the Occult schools of thought. The Greeks according to George G.M. James in book a titled, "Stolen Legacy" published in 1954, stole this Egyptian Philosophy and called it Greek Mythology. All Freemasonry goes back to Kemet and it did not begin in 1717 when the United Grand Lodge of England formulated. It was Nubians (Black Africans) who built the Operative scaled Pyramids. The Kaballah is the mystic teachings captivated by the ancient Jews in which these scrolls were first taught in Kemet. Sufi Islam is the mystical teachings of Islam and Muslims. There is a lot of wisdom in the Kybalion.
I am a student of knowledge--look at what it says in "The Kybalion: Hermetic Philosophy", Chapter 1 has always laid out where all the world's knowledge originated: "From old Egypt have come the fundamental esoteric and occult teachings which have so strongly influenced the philosophies of all races, nations and peoples, for several thousands years.Egypt , the home
of the Pyramids and the Sphinx, was the birthplace of the Hidden Wisdom and
Mystic Teachings. From the Secret Doctrine all nations have borrowed. India,
Persia, Chaldea, Medea, China, Japan, Assyria, ancient Greece and Rome, and
other ancient countries partook liberally at the feast of knowledge which the
Hierophants and Masters of the land of Isis so freely provided for those who
came prepared to partake of the great store of Mystic and Occult Lore which the
masterminds of that ancient land had gathered together." (Kybalion pp. 15-16).
This is an atypical problem that exist inside of Black Freemasonry (meaning the brainwashed mindset), it is the lack of knowledge of self that has created this social and psychological dilemma. How can you negate the great Nubian history associated with Kemet (
The key to resolving the greatest crime ever committed in human history, is to bring our people into the knowledge of self (we have to be taught see ourselves outside of being just 'Negroes'); thus, most of the great Pyramids in Egypt (Kemet) were built by original people in which each neophyte who entered the Egyptian Mystery Schools had to embrace the bold inscription etched in stone on the walls of the sacred temples, which read "Man Know Thy Self"; this was, perhaps the most important lesson giving by the ancient Sages to those neophytes who desired to enter into the Esoteric, Gnostic and the Occult schools of thought. The Greeks according to George G.M. James in book a titled, "Stolen Legacy" published in 1954, stole this Egyptian Philosophy and called it Greek Mythology. All Freemasonry goes back to Kemet and it did not begin in 1717 when the United Grand Lodge of England formulated. It was Nubians (Black Africans) who built the Operative scaled Pyramids. The Kaballah is the mystic teachings captivated by the ancient Jews in which these scrolls were first taught in Kemet. Sufi Islam is the mystical teachings of Islam and Muslims. There is a lot of wisdom in the Kybalion.
I am a student of knowledge--look at what it says in "The Kybalion: Hermetic Philosophy", Chapter 1 has always laid out where all the world's knowledge originated: "From old Egypt have come the fundamental esoteric and occult teachings which have so strongly influenced the philosophies of all races, nations and peoples, for several thousands years.
I do know there is overwhelmingly solid historical
evidence, which validates and proves that the Nubians of Kemet practiced Sacred Geometry
(Freemasonry is a derivative of this science). And there is little doubt
that before the European Guild workers there was a sophisticated and high
science being practiced in Kemet that was rooted
in architecture, astronomy, geometry, physics and engineering. It's perhaps the only loose evidence that
links modern Freemasonry to the ancient craft, which was mastered by the
so-called ancient Egyptians. These crafts and building sciences were being
performed (worked and mastered), perhaps thousands of years before the
Europeans had knowledge of such.
The post Medieval Europeans (those that were brought out of
the hills and cave sides of Europe in which Musa had the first mission to civilize them) and became learned based on
their early relations with the Moors of North Africa who took a high
tech civilization all the way from North Africa to the borders of Southern France led by General Tarik Ibn Zaid. Dr. John Henrik Clarke maintained in his writings that it
was the Blackmoors who in the 8th century that brought Europe out of the Dark Ages into an age of enlightenment
and these people are un-doubtable in debt to our ancestors.
The Europeans galvanized
themselves around skilled labor that evolved into these labor guilds
whereas they began to organize their tradesmen and skill labor
into a systematic process based on levels of initiation and workmanship
(apprentice, fellow craft and master mason); moreover, this allowed them to
determine merit (skill-set, quality of work and experience were just some of
the factors involved in this equation in order to demonstrate
proficiency) which also allowed them to determine the suitability of wages.
This
practice evolved into the science of Operative Masonry (this included:
metal workers, stone workers, wood workers, brick and mortar workers, etc., and
this practice ultimately led to the makings of the first westernized labor
unions). Early European Freemasonry mimicked these practices in establishing a
fraternal brotherhood that used the building tools and trades as a symbolic
gesture to teach morality, which gave life to Speculative Freemasonry. Some
of the early European explorers and expeditionary figures were exposed to
secret societies via the legacy left behind by the Jesuits and Knights Templar
and of course there were older orders such as the Essenes.
Now, I to have embraced this worldview because I truly
believe in the overall mythology of Kemet, Freemasonry and how the Nubian
race fits into this historical paradigm that allows us to reclaim some
historical dignity as a dispossessed people of African descent.
Fahim A. Knight-El Chief Researcher for KEEPING IT REAL
THINK TANK located in Durham , NC ; our
mission is to inform African Americans and all people of goodwill, of the
pending dangers that lie ahead; as well as decode the symbolism and
reinterpreted the hidden meanings behind those who operate as invisible forces,
but covertly rules the world. We are of the belief that an enlightened world
will be better prepared to throw off the shackles of ignorance and not be
willing participants for the slaughter. Our MOTTO is speaking truth to power.
Fahim A. Knight-EL can be reached at fahimknight@ yahoo.com.
Stay Awake Until We Meet Again,
Fahim A. Knight-El
7 comments:
Islam Moor,
Interesting. Having read one of your work before, you are indeed to be commended on your thorough research. Noble Drew Ali is an Egyptian Adept par excellence. Yes, I meant to say is. And therein is the point of departure between operative and speculative it may be safe to say. I don't read much anymore, but it is always a blessing when reading your work. Be encouraged,we all that care must likewise endure. Allah's peace be upon you.
T. Matheno Matthews EL
Peace: Moor, thank you for your kind and inspirational words. The Prophet Noble Drew Ali was a one of those Master Teachers. There is a lot that all Freemasons can learn from the Prophet’s knowledge, in particular, if we become students of his writings in his divine work the ‘Holy Koran—Circle 7’; he lays outs the mystic and inner secret mysteries of the Operative tools (Jesus, the Christ aka Isa Ben Yusuf was a student of this science) and correlated them to the spiritual values that is taught in Speculative Masonry. No, doubt the Prophet was allowed to enter into the Kemetic higher mysteries taught by the Nubian Sages and Gurus and left as an enlightened Adept who was given the mission to come back to North America to raise the Moors (the so-called Negroes who did not know then and do not know now that they were Asiatics) who had been cut off from a true history and a nationality.
Stay Awake Until We Meet Again,
Bro. Fahim A. Knight-El
Great post. But I'm really taken aback by your change in approach. My first reading of your work was the correlation between Hiram Abiff and the Black Diaspora. This post is way less abrasive and aggressive. You sound a lot like a Master Mason that I work with. I'm actually considering joining Freemasonry, but i refuse to be indoctrinated with some uncle tom coonery. I'm extremely speculative of what I will have to study. I totally understand the fact that as humans, we are all spiritual beings having a human experience, but it's difficult for me to disregard the psychological ramifications of chattel slavery. My point is, based on your profound knowledge of self that I assume you had before you became a traveling man, what was it that made you become a traveling man? And if it was a pursuit of knowledge, what made you choose the path of Freemasonry?
Thank you again for your comments. I first must reject any subliminal suggestions or notions or inferences that I practice any form of ‘Uncle Tomism’ or 'buffoonery'. Thus, I am the wrong guy for anyone to suggest those type false characterizations of me and my commentary. Perhaps you did not read the article thoroughly enough because I have never backed down from the truth. How could I deny the fact that we are that symbolic Hiram Abiff who was hit in the head and brought on westerly course? That said article you are referencing is very strong and provocative as much as any other article that I have written on my blog. There are not many black Master Masons like me and if you objectively read my body of work, it would bring you to that conclusion (I am not making this statement from an ego tripping perspective). I pride myself in analyzing and critiquing the status quo—I have always spoken truth to power. I had acquired the knowledge of self prior to becoming a Mason and was an enlightened soul and mind. Life often takes us on journeys and we travel certain paths in search of truth and knowledge; moreover, Freemasonry is a path and nothing else. I will never allow any path to deny me the right to my culture and heritage—the paths of enlightenment is bigger than any one philosophical school of thought or a collective body of schools of thought. I can pull from the Kyballion, Vedas, the book of the Cometh Forth by Day, Torah, Ingil, etc., and see the interconnections and relations to the knowledge. My brother, you do not have to worry about your brother flip-flopping. But we need to be patient with one another before injecting subtle slander.
Stay Awake Until We Meet Again,
Fahim A. Knight-El
Thank you for gently and tactfully replying to my consciously unintentional cutting remarks. I also thank you for the amazing body of work that you have on this site. I hope that despite my previous response we can maintain positive correspondence. Also, I'll take care not to read your posts after a heated debate with an 85%er
Peace: Thank you for your kind words. I know all of us who have come into the knowledge of self (in particular those of us who understand that we have a greater duty and responsibility being the 'Poor Righteous Teachers')our ultimate duty is to civilize the uncivilized. I use this forum to make knowledge born and to often offer an outside the box interpretation of the social, political and economic issues that effects the so-called American Negro (African, African American, Black man, Hebrew, Asiatic, Moorish American, etc.) but my writings are also meant to show solidarity with other oppressed people of the earth who are also victims of the 10% the Blood Suckers of the Poor. So you and I have a common history and a common enemy and we should never allow disunity to serve as a barrier between brothers and sisters. We may not agree on everything, but I think our collective history is proof positive that our utmost success has to be rooted in unity. So I will remain open to positive communication and dialog and you still have every right to disagree with any contentions that I make on this forum. None of us have all the answers to our struggle for liberation.
Stay Awake Until We Meet Again,
Fahim A. Knight-El
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