From the Quarries

Occult Science in Masonry presents A.E. Waite’s incisive examination of the myriad occult systems that emerged alongside Freemasonry in eighteenth-century Europe. From Cagliostro’s Egyptian rites to the mystical philosophies of Saint-Martin and the magnetic theories of Mesmer, Waite charts a landscape of visionary quests and extravagant claims. Yet beneath the allure of hidden knowledge, he draws a firm line between transient psychic phenomena and the enduring path of spiritual initiation. This concise but richly layered work offers a critical lens on the tangled relationship between Masonry and the occult.