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SWBDBNBORG RITE
AND THE
EIGHTEENTH CENTURY.
BY SAMUEIj, KESWICK.
1881
NEW YORK:
MASONIC PUBLISHING COMPANY,
432 BROOME STREET,
1870.
fr
y.
By Samuel Beswick,
In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the
District of New Jersey.
PKEFACE
PAET I.
Preface 3
PART II.
PAGE
XIII. Benedict Chastauier 127
XIV. Count Zinnenclorf 133
XV. Chevalier Savalette de la Lange 147
XVI. Abbe Pernetti 148
XVII. Count Cagliostro 153
XVIII. Swedenborgian Rite in America 166
XIX. Charles XII. of Sweden 185
XX. Illuminism 195
XXI. Note Conclusory 203
PART I.
SWEDENBORG'S INITIATION
AT LUND.
1706.
SWEDENBORG'S INITIATION,
i.
SCOTTISH RITE.
10 swedenborg' s initiation.
there.
Scotch charter.
The Swedenborgian Masons in Stockholm and
Sweden generally have long had an impression that
Swedenborg was first initiated in an English Lodge
called Emanuel Lodge, No. 6, London. But this is
entitled '
Latona,' which appeared in Leipzig, in the de-
partment of news, there is an article relating all the
the same, with our gracious order, that you allow him
.
30 EXTRAORDINARY ASSESSOR
32 EXEEAOEDIXAEI ASSESSOR
"R. L. Tafel.
" Stockholm, Aug. 5th, 1.869."
TRAVELSVISITS TO LODGES.
1716-1740.
III.
monarch in 1718.
Stockholm.
HOW THE SWEDENBORGIAN RITE
BEGAN.
IV.
That the " Illuminati" had read and were fully ac-
this new light, and to replace the lost links in the Ma-
sonic chain, which never could have been detected
without the new science of correspondences or sym-
bolic representation. For where correspondence
was broken or irregular, there the representation
was radically erroneous, the symbols misplaced, and
the ritualistic lesson incorrect.
These discussions, at a later date, 1769-1770,
prompted by pertinent questions put by his Fellow-
lows :
70 REVISION OF THE YORK RITE.
SWEDENBORGIAN MASONS
THE
Letter I.
[Copy of original.]
&c. . . .
Letter II.
[Copy of original.]
Stockholm.
Upon searching the records of the Swedenbor-
gian " Exegetical and Philanthropical Society" at Stock-
DUKE CHARLES OF HESSE-DARMSTADT. 83
[Copy of original.]
Grand Master.
In 1775, a Convention was held at Brunswick, at
which Prince Charles of Hesse was acknowledged
Protector Ordinis, and the Directory or Capitular Gov-
ernment was taken from Dresden to Brunswick for
SCOTTISH EITE.
98 SCOTTISH RITE.
SCOTTISH KITE.
Masonry in Sweden."
Swedenborg at this date, 1765-1769, was on the
most intimate terms with the hereditary Prince of
SWEDENBORGIAN KITE.
Letter I.
Letter II.
Letter III.
Letter IV.
" The above letters are faithful copies from the origi-
nals in my hands. u
" C. Tuxek."
SWEDENBORGIAN RITE.
SCOTTISH EITE.
M. Matheus.
gian s or not.
In the Chapter at Rouen, nearly all were Sweden-
borgians ; it was begun by them, conducted by them,
and all the wealth, energy, and management were
with them almost exclusively. They applied several
SWEDENBORGIAN EITE.
Counsellor S. Sandel.
He says :
ILLUMINISM.
Benedict Chastanler, M. A.
a memory."
XIII.
ILLTJMINISM.
Benedict Chastaneeb, M. A.
128 ILLUMINISM.
" Prospectus
pour Imprimer par Souscription les
et Savant Emanuel
(Euvres JPosthumes de V Ho7iorable
de Swedenborg"
OEDEE OF ILLUMINATI.
Count Zinnendokf, Grand Master of Grand
Lodge of Germany.
lows:
"Emanuel Swedenbokg.
"Amsterdam, March 15th, 1769."
138 ORDER OF ILLOIIXATL
" Should the Dr. and Dean (Ekebom) not recall his
deposition or reflections, and entirely neglect them, I
intend, as the remarks or opinions of the Council, of the
High Court, and of the Colleges, have been published,
that the Deposition of the Dean and my Defence shall
also be published ; upon which, I can afterward com-
mence an action in laiv concerning the proceedings, etc.
" Emanuel Swedenborg.
" Amsterdam, April 15th, 1769."
following advertisement.
COUNT ZINNENDORF. 145
ILLUMINISM.
ILLUMINISM.
Abbe Pebnettl
"C. Springer.
" London, January 18th, 1782."
Count Cagliostro.
applications.
symbols.
Swedenborg, in one of his works, when speaking
of the way in which ancient Freemasonry was ver-
bally and traditionally transmitted, says :
C, n. 202,
" Succeeding ages, when the science of symbolism
was obliterated, began to adore as holy, and at length
SWEDENBOEGIAN KITE IN AMERICA. 179
symbols.
But there are always persons to cry out, " Have
any of the rulers and leaders believed on him ?" and
who ask, What is the testimony of those who have
been initiated? Permit me to illustrate the case
light."
eye from its socket. The men below were too low
to have hit him thus ; whilst the two Frenchmen
were nearest to him, and nearly on a level with the
SECRET HISTORY. 193
ILLUMINISM.
Marquis de Thome.
198 ILLUMINISM.
" Gentle^iex :
NOTE CONCLTJSOBY.
Feom the very moment of his initiation Sweden-
borg appears to have resolved never to allude to his
membership or to his knowledge of Freemasonry,
either publicly or privately. He appears to have
made up his mind to keep it a profound secret, and
to regard it as something which had no relation to
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