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A recent post in this blog reviewed an article in the most recent issue of "Scottish Rite Journal" by Richard Fletcher that revealed further Masonic links to National Treasure: Book of Secrets . I recently communicated with Brother Fletcher via e-mail and he pointed out that Mount Rushmore, the setting for the final scenes of the movie, has even more Masonic connections. As discussed here , two of the presidents on Mount Rushmore are Masons, Washington and Roosevelt. But, that's not all. Brother Fletcher says: "The concluding scenes of the movie take place at Mount Rushmore in South Dakota. The movie makes no reference to the sculptor but both Gutzon Borglum, who was the sculptor of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial, and his son Lincoln Borglum were Freemasons. Following the death of his father, Lincoln Borglum was assigned the task of completing the Mount Rushmore Memorial. Gutzon Borglum was raised in Howard Lodge #35 in New York City and served as its Mas...

Several movies like, National Treasure, Book of Secrets have popularized Masonic imagery. The page 47 mystery and its Masonic ties are highlighted here ... y aquí . This Masonic Patent, (click the image for a larger picture), is representative of the Masonic initiates experience. Masons attend a series of initiations called degrees. There are three initial degrees that an initiate attends before they are a full fledged Master Mason. These are the Entered Apprentice, Fellowcraft, and Master Mason degrees. Each of these initiations consists of a similar ceremony, each with it's own unique symbolism that imparts some new Masonic lesson. The symbolism of the three initial degrees of Freemasonry with some overlap are shown in the tree highlighted areas of the patent. Much of the source material for these posts will come from the California Grand Lodge's degree manuals . Notice the highlighted text at the bottom of the patent. The degree manual fort the EA has this to say...

In English En extendiendo mi investigación en La Búsqueda El Diario Secreto Página 47 Masónic conexión, Yo encontró algo hechos interesantes. ¡La distancia entre el Trópico del Cáncer y el trópico del Capricornio esta 47 grados! Estas latitudes son asociadas con el solsticio del verano y el solsticio del invierno. Masons también los asocian con San Juan Bautista, el solsticio del verano, y San Juan Evangelista, solsticio del invierno. Así, tenemos otro conexión entre 47 y los ritos Masónicos. ¿Oh, y la fecha de publicación? ¡Esto es verdad, ello fue de diciembre el 21, el fecha del solsticio del invierno! Una mas conexión, note que el diagrama sobre es nombrada “La Forma de la Logia Simbólica”. El rito del grado el 20 por Albert Pike que mencionó en mi correo previo es nombrado “Maestro de la Logia Simbólica¨.

In English Aprendiendo Español. Bilingüe si sea buena práctica. Comentario con cualquieres correcciones por favor. ¿Es el secreto de página 47 enganchó en la ritual de los francmasones? Mirando en ritual de los francmasones alrededor el número 47, encontrado varios referencias al problema 47 de Euclid. La problema 47 de Euclid explica la diagrama demostrado debajo: La diagrama describe la teorema de Pythagoras que explica la ecuación: a 2 +b 2 = c 2 Encontró el primero de las referencias en la disertación del 20th grado del Ritual Escocés en Morals and Dogma por Albert Pike. ¡Eso correcto, el mismo Albert Pike mencionó a través de la película! Hay otras referencias al Ritual Escocés en la película. Patrick Gates dijo a Ben Gates: ”No habló con tus madre en veinticinco años! “ Ben respondió: “No, eso treinta dos años.” Treinta dos es la final terminal grado en el Ritual Escocés y veinticinco es otra grado que menciona al problema 47 de Euclid.

Part I Part II Part III Part IV Part V One of my brothers sent me an interesting article that was recently published in the Washington Post: Freemasonry, Eager to Step from Cultural Shadows The informative, well written article relates among other things that the first scene of National Treasure: Book of Secrets was filmed in the grand auditorium of the George Washington Masonic Memorial in Alexandria, Virginia. Besides George Washington, there is at least one other Masonic president featured in the movie: Theodore Roosevelt . Roosevelt's profile is featured prominently on Mount Rushmore of course. But, that's not Roosevelt's only connection to the National Park system. It turns out that his administration managed to set aside more than 42 million acres for national forests, parks, and wildlife refuges. During a recent visit to the Grand Masonic Lodge of New York in Manhattan, one of the janitors showed me the desk where Roosevelt signed at least one of the documents ...

Part I Part II Part III Part IV Part V I did a bit more research on the Masonic connections surrounding the new National Treasure movie yesterday. First, a brief recap: 1. The content of page 47 of the Book of Secrets is left as an unanswered mystery at the end of the movie. 2. Masonry and especially Scottish Rite Masonry makes several references to Euclid’s 47th problem also known as the Pythagorean Theorem. 3. The Scottish Rite’s degree lectures were re-written by Albert Pike who is mentioned throughout the movie. 4. The first reference I found to Euclid’s 47th problem in Morals and Dogma , (the Scottish Rite lectures by Albert Pike), was in the 20th degree lecture. The second reference was found in the 25th degree. In the movie, Patrick Gates and Ben Gates have the following dialog: "I haven't talked to your mother in 25 years." "No dad, it's been 32." 5. 32 is the number of degrees in Scottish Rite masonry. The additional reference to 25 l...

Part I Part II Part III Part IV Part V National Treasure: Book of Secrets Page 47: The Masonic Connection Could the secret to "page 47" be locked in Masonic ritual? Looking into Masonic lore surrounding the number 47, I came across several references to Euclid's 47th problem. The 47th problem of Euclid revolves around the diagram shown below: The diagram describes the Pythagorean Theorem which reveals the familiar equation: a 2 +b 2 = c 2 I found the first of these references to Euclid's 47th problem in the Scottish Rite 20th degree lecture in Morals and Dogma by Albert Pike. That's right, the same Albert Pike that is mentioned throughout the movie! There are other tell-tale references to the Scottish Rite degrees in the movie, such as the exchange between Patrick and Ben Gates: "I haven't talked to your mother in 25 years." "No dad, it's been 32." Thirty-two is the final terminal degree of Scottish Rite masonry. Oh, and twenty-...