Robert L. D. Cooper
Auteur de The Masonic Magician: The Life and Death of Count Cagliostro and His Egyptian Rite
A propos de l'auteur
Œuvres de Robert L. D. Cooper
The Masonic Magician: The Life and Death of Count Cagliostro and His Egyptian Rite (2008) 141 exemplaires
Cracking the Freemasons Code: The Truth About Solomon's Key and the Brotherhood (2006) 100 exemplaires
Freemasons, Templars & Gardeners 3 exemplaires
Revelando o Código da Maçonaria A verdade sobre a chave de salomão e a irmandade (2012) 2 exemplaires
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom canonique
- Cooper, Robert L. D.
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- Scotland, UK(birth)
- Lieux de résidence
- Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Professions
- Curator of the Grand Lodge of Scotland Museum and Library, Edinburgh, Scotland
historian - Organisations
- Grand Lodge of Antient Free and Accepted Masons of Scotland
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 12
- Membres
- 332
- Popularité
- #71,553
- Évaluation
- 4.3
- Critiques
- 10
- ISBN
- 16
- Langues
- 3
The book has three parts: a biography of Cagliostro; a history of Freemasonry; and the Ritual for Egyptian Freemasonry. The biography recounts Cagliostro’s own history of his life (which is suitably adventurous), his various contacts with famous occultists, and his run-ins with the authorities. The authors never commit themselves fully, but seem to tacitly acknowledge that Cagliostro’s magic was real. The history of Freemasonry is interesting enough; Masonry bounced back and forth between being a beneficial fraternal organization and a dangerous conspiracy. The final section, on the Egyptian Rite, has various rituals by which the Adept can become morally and physically perfect. The later requires 40 days of an exhausting diet, during which the subject’s teeth, hair, and skin come off. (They grow back on Day 36).
Interesting enough. It’s enlightening to reflect that people could be credulous and scientific at the same time. Kepler worked out the laws of planetary motion and cast horoscopes; Isaac Newton worked on gravity, calculus, and the Philosopher’s Stone; Christopher Wren was an accomplisher architect, astronomer, and tried to cure disease by hanging bags of live woodlice around the patient’s neck. Cagliostro appears in many novels, so it’s nice to have a reference work.
Color plates illustrating aspects of Cagliostro’s life and various occult topics. Glossary, bibliography, and endnotes. For a vaguely similar work, see Three Books of Occult Philosophy.… (plus d'informations)