Deciphering the Lost Symbol Freemasons, Myths and the Mysteries of Washington, D.C.

by Hodapp, Christopher

• ISBN13: 9781569757734
• ISBN10: 1569757739
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781569758182
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-01-13
• Publisher: Ulysses Press
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Summary

Discover the Secretive Brotherhood behind Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol

Author Biography

Christopher Hodapp is a Freemason and a Past Master of two Masonic lodges. His first book, Freemasons for Dummies, has quickly become the most popular modern guide to the ancient and accepted fraternity of Freemasonry. His second book is the most complete guide to the history of the Freemasons in Washington, DC. He has written for the Indiana Freemason, Masonic Magazine and Templar History Magazine, and he is a monthly columnist for the Texas Home Gardener. Hodapp has spent more than twenty years in advertising as a commercial filmmaker.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
Origin of the Freemasons	p. 11
Defining Freemasonry	p. 12
Medieval Origins	p. 13
From Operative to Speculative Masonry	p. 15
Masonic Secrecy	p. 18
The Wide World of Anti-Masonry	p. 22
Masonic Rituals	p. 27
The Masonic Degrees	p. 29
Bloody Oaths	p. 32
Art, Codes, and the Cover of The Lost Symbol 35
Masonic Codes	p. 35
Numbers and Letters	p. 36
More Magic Squares	p. 40
The American Zeus	p. 44
Kryptos 47
Symbolism	p. 50
Memenro Mori	p. 52
The Hand of the Mysteries	p. 55
The Circumpunct	p. 58
Ouroboros	p. 62
Jachin, Boaz, and the Winding Staircase	p. 64
Pyramids	p. 67
The All-Seeing Eye	p. 70
The Perfect Ashlar	p. 71
Chamber of Reflection	p. 72
The Scottish Rite	p. 74
North and South	p. 76
The Degrees of the Scottish Rite	p. 78
Double-Headed Eagle	p. 82
Heredom	p. 83
The House of the Temple	p. 84
The Capitol Building	p. 91
Freemasons and the Capitol Cornerstone	p. 92
The Architect of the Capitol	p. 97
The Capitol Visitor Center	p. 99
The Apotheosis of Washington	p. 101
Brown's Fictional Architect and African-American Freemasonry	p. 106
The Washington Monument	p. 109
Myths, Legends, and Dan Brown's Washington	p. 119
The Square and Compass and the Capitol	p. 123
Masons in the Dollar	p. 125
The George Washington Masonic Memorial	p. 129
Almas Shrine Center	p. 132
The National Cathedral	p. 134
The Library of Congress	p. 137
Noetics	p. 141
Whence Come You, and Whither Are You Traveling?	p. 154
Endnotes	p. 163
Selected Bibliography	p. 170
Artwork Credits	p. 176
Index	p. 179
About the Author	p. 189
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