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who cheats and deceives the people。 A mason is the honorable designation 

of   a   builder�察  �who   works   in   stone�察  �metaphysically�察  �a   member   of   a   semi´ 

secret   society�察  �whose   sole   advantage   is   social   intercourse   and   standing�察�



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who     proclaim      fraternity   and    universal    brotherhood       theoretically    and 

practice the reverse in reality�察�a man who apes the Egyptian Mason�察�knows 

nothing in reality of Hiram�察�his master�察�who knows nothing of the starry 

Solomon or his mystic temple in the heavens�察�which Hiram built�察�and who 

misconceives        the  import    of  the   three   villains�察 �or   assassins�察  �and    who�察�

further�察�knows nothing of that wonderful sprig of myrtle��in short�察�a Free 

Mason�察�speaking generally�察�is a man who delights in ideals�察�social equality�察�

secret   fraternity�察  �and   plays   at   mysticism�察  �who   parades   on   the   Masonic 

stage and enacts a role he does not understand。 The first meaning�察�that of a 

builder�察  �is   the   most   correct。   Lastly�察  �the   imagination   is   the   exercise   of 

mental imagerythe picturings of silent thought。 

     And   now   we   will   proceed   BACKWARDS。   Imagination   is   from   the 

word ;image�察─�a form�察�a picture�察�and has descended to us from the Latin 

;imago�察─�which�察�in its turn�察�was derived from the old Semitic root�察 �mag。; 

Mason   comes   to   us   from   the   Latin   ;mass�察─  �which   means   to   mould   and 

form�察�i。e。�察�to build�察�and the word ;mass�察─�through various transformations�察�

was    also   derived    from   the   root´word     ;mag。;     Consequently�察     �originally�察�

there was but little difference in the ancient idea of building pictures in the 

mind and erecting the mental idea externally in stone。 It is from this fact�察�

that�察  �we   have   to´day   Mental   Masons�察  �a   la   the   secret   orders�察  �and   stone 

masons�察 �who   labor   for   wages。 The   Mental   Masons have   merely  lost   the 

knowledge        of   their   art。  They    should�察    �by   rights�察  �be   as   active   and 

correspondingly useful to´day as their more physical brothers�察�the masons 

of stone。 

     This art would never have fallen into disgrace and disuse�察�if their daily 

bread�察   �or   material    accumulations�察     �had   depended      upon    their   efforts  in 

building up the mental�察�moral�察�and spiritual attainments�察�of each other�察�and 

bringing their knowledge into more external use�察�by making the material 

edifice�察�the physical body�察�a purer and more fitting temple�察�for the Divine 

soul。 

     Magic   comes   from   the   Latin   ;magi;   and   the   Greek   word   ;magos�察─�

which   means   wise�察  �learned   in   the   mysteries�察  �and   was   the   synonym   of 

wisdom。 The initiated philosopher�察�the priest�察�and the wise men�察�are all of 

them     included    in   the  ;magi。;    Again�察    �tracing   this  word    to  its  remote 



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ancestor�察 �we   find   it   terminating   in   the   same   Semitic   root�察   �mag�察─  �but   of 

this strange   root   no one   was   able   to   say  much�察  �except   that   it seemed   to 

belong to the Assyrian branch of the great Semitic race。 But quite recently�察�

thanks     to   our   scientific    explorers     and    archaeologists�察     �versed    in   the 

mysterious       meaning      of   cuniform      inscription�察   �Assyrian      scholars    now 

inform us that they have found the hoary�察�primitive original of it�察�of magic�察�

magi and imago�察�etc。 It is from an old Akkadian word�察 �imga�察─�meaning 

wise�察�holy�察 �and   learned�察 �and   was used as   the distinguishing   title  of their 

wisest     sages�察   �priests�察  �and    philosophers�察     �who�察    �as  may     be   supposed�察�

gradually  formed   a  peculiar   caste�察 �which   merged into   the  ruling   priestly 

order。 The Semites�察�who succeeded the old Akkadian race in the valley of 

the Euphrates�察�as a mere matter of verbal convenience�察�transformed many 

of   the   old   Akkadian     words     to   suit   their   own   articulation�察  �and   ;imga; 

became ;mag�察─�and thus ;magi。; THE BLEND between the Semetic and 

the older Akkadian   race�察 �produced�察�by  fusion of   racial   blood�察 �the   famed 

Chaldeans。 So that we see how old are the words which many of us daily 

use�察�but with different meaning。 Verily�察�it makes one feel�察�when be thinks 

of   magic   and   its   origin�察  �as   though   he   were   quite   nearly   related   to   the 

people   who   honored   King   Sargon�察  �the   Wise�察  �the   earthly   original   of   the 

mystic   Solomon   of   Biblical   tradition。   The   term   Wand   is   an   old   Saxon 

word�察�which primarily signifies to set in motion�察�to move。 From this we 

derive   our   word   wander�察  �i。e。�察  �to   roam�察  �and   wandering�察  �i。e。�察  �moving   and 

continually restless。 

     We have now the original�察�therefore real�察�meaning of the words Magic 

Wand�察�thus an object that sets in motion the powers of the magician�察�and 

the magician�察�an Initiate of the sacred ritesA MASTER OF WISDOM�察�

possessing all the resources that enable him TO BUILD mould�察�and form�察�

to create in fact�察�by virtue of his knowledge of the secret powers of mental 

imagery and the potential use of his own imagination。 He is both Mental 

Mason and learned philosopher。 

     The student may doubtless ask�察�why all this care and labor regarding 

mere   definitions�拭  �We   reply   that�察  �it   is   because�察  �the   real   meaning   of   the 

words     we    have    purposely   selected      for  the   title  of  our  studies    are�察 �in 

themselves�察  �a   far   better   revelation   than   we   could   possibly   have   written。 



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Originally�察     �ideas   and    words     were    related   as   absolute    expressions      or 

correspondences�察�of each other。 This is not so now。 As the different races 

became interblended�察�the purity of both language and morals retrograded�察�

and the people grew more to the external。 The intuitions and spirit were 

compelled to retreat�察�giving place to only the intellectual and mental。 The 

blending   of   the   languages   gave   birth   to   many   words   wherein   different 

meanings   were   transmitted�察  �hence�察  �the          trouble   arising   to´day   over     the 

numerous interpretations of a single word。 

     Hybrid races have no such thing as a pure language。 Their ideas and 

language�察      �like    their    blood�察    �is   badly    mixed      up�察   �confusing�察     �and 

unsatisfactory�察�so far as the real meaning of the words are concerned。 For 

this very reason we find so many different meanings for the same word�察�

and   also   for   this   reason�察  �we   cannot   formulate   a   legal   enactment   in   the 

Anglo´Saxon         tongue     that�察 �a  learned     lawyer�察   �versed    in   this  senseless 

jugglery   of   words�察  �cannot   demonstrate�察  �to   the   satisfaction   of   the   courts�察�

means   something   the   very   opposite   of   the   real   intentions   the   spirit 

which the framers thereof�察�intended it to convey。 Anciently�察�it required no 

artful cunning of the lawyer to interpret the laws。 The words had only one 

simple and obvious meaning。 If a language could be so constructed to´day�察�

and     the   antiquated      precedents      of   the   courts    annihilated�察    �the    legal 

profession       would    be    exterminated      inside    of   twelve    months�察    �and    an 

affliction removed from the people。 

     The  philosophy  of   the   Magic Wand   is   this。   It   is   a   magnetic�察  �electric 

conductor   for   the   magician's   will。   It   directs   the   flow 

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