Encyclopedia of Freemasonry and its Kindred Sciences

A plain-language walk through the three degrees of the Blue Lodge, written for the Mason who wants to understand what he has just been through. Each step of the ritual is explained along with its history and meaning.

H. L. Haywood

An esoteric reading of the lodge, its furniture and its ceremonies, from the opening to the higher degrees. Leadbeater explains what he believes happens behind each part of the ritual.

C. W. Leadbeater

Eleven lectures first given to a lodge, tracing the Egyptian, Greek and Christian mysteries and how they connect to Masonry. A short, readable overview of the origins, legends and symbols of the fraternity.

C. H. Vail