Michael R. Poll 
Masonic Enlightenment [EPUB ebook] 
The Philosophy, History, and Wisdom of Freemasonry

Foreword.. iii

The Landmarks of Masonry. 1

The Webb Ritual in the United States. 13

The Meaning of Initiation. 24

The Doctrine of the Balance. 29

Operative Masonry - 

Early Days in the Masonic Era. 36

Masonic Jurisprudence. 49

Freemasons in the American Revolution. 66

A Bird’s-Eye View of Masonic History. 79

Woman and Freemasonry. 98

In the Interests of the Brethren. 124

The Egyptian Influence On Our Masonic

Ceremonial and Ritual 143

Anderson’s Constitutions of 1723. 156

The Rise and Development of Anti-Masonry

in America, 1737-1826. 173

The Spiritual Significance of Freemasonry. 190

Rosicrucianism In Freemasonry. 196

The New Atlantis and Freemasonry. 208

The Forty-Seventh Problem of Euclid.. 214

Masonry and World Peace. 221

Michael R. Poll (1954 – present) is the owner of Cornerstone Book Publishers and editor of the Journal of The Masonic Society. He is a Fellow and Past President of The Masonic Society, a Fellow of the Philalethes Society, a Fellow of the Maine Lodge of Research, Member of the Society of Blue Friars, and Full Member of the Texas Lodge of Research.A New York Times Bestselling writer and publisher, he is a prolific writer, editor, and publisher of Masonic and esoteric books. He is also the host of the You Tube channel ‘New Orleans Scottish Rite College.’ As time permits, he travels and speaks on the history of Freemasonry, with a particular focus on the early history of the Scottish Rite. He was born in New Orleans, LA and lives a peaceful life with his wife and two sons.