Secret Freemasonry and the Pyramid
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The explosion of Egyptology entered an accelerated stage at the end of the 18th century, and continued on for some years. But coincidental with the rise of the studies of the pyramid was the emergence of Freemasonry as a political and cultural force
The precise origen of Freemasonry and its entrance and import into the world, although highly shrouded by cranks and obsessives, was influential and played an extremely significant role in affecting not only the political world, but also the scientific, and caused remarkable changes in the cultural world as well.
Most of the ruling elite of Europe were all Masons or at least influenced by Freemasonry. The Masons in general were all initiated into the ancient mysteries of Egypt and laid their claims to the sacred rituals handed down from an unbroken Egyptian priesthood, as well as their documentation from existent Egyptian texts.
The former Egyptian temples were re-established as Masonic lodges and decorated with Egyptian symbols, including the hieroglyphs; Also included were the other phenomena such as the pyramid and the “all seeing eye” of Horus on the reverse of the Great Seal of the United States and dollar bill.
Although it remains uncertain whether Napoleon himself was a mason, it is a matter of record rather than conspiratorial theory that he was involved in certain Masonic affairs, that some of his imperial emblems were Masonic-Egyptian, and that Freemasonry flourished under his rule.
The time was ripe for the theory of Egyptophilia to be carried into practice on a massive scale. And so on May 19, 1798 (a most important date in the modern history of the Great Pyramid) Napoleon sailed from southern France to launch his invasion of Egypt.
