Freemasonry and the french revolution the bible prophecy of revelation 11 centers around events that took place in france during the french revolution. My history teacher told me french revolution was a. Freemasonry and the french revolution 1st july18th december 2009. The masons saw the revolution as a major milestone on the way to their desired new social order, as well as an act of revenge for what the french monarchy had done to the templars. This movement, which, since then, has spread all over the world, has a much deeper significance than is generally supposed, and aims at the overthrow of civilization. The official web site of the green dragon tavern, cradle of the american revolution, boasts that it is the home of the sons of liberty.
Last week, around 30,000 people downloaded books from my site 8 people gave. Information on the influence of jacobite rebellion in freemasonry. It was the french revolution that gave the jews the opportunity to burst through into the forefront of world politics for the first time since the fall of jerusalem in 70 a. The grand lodge of british columbia and yukon ancient free and accepted masons website contains philosophy, symbolism and history textfiles, printquality. It drew concepts from french revolution, an illuminati freemasonry event to depopulate and social change. Freemasonry and the french revolution, london, 1st july18th dec. Occultism, freemasonry and jordan peterson stop being silly. Freemasons, the illuminati and the american revolution, page 1. Freemasons in french revolution archives richard cassaro.
The american revolutionary activist ingratiated himself to the widow of claude adrien helvetius, the wealthy encyclopedist, banker and atheist, who helped found the lodge of nine musesthe intellectual center of french freemasonry. Freemasonry and the french revolution this paper is translated and developed by bro. Major rebellion within the national grand lodge of france glnf. What was the role of masonry on both the french and american revolutions. British imperial freemasonry and the military lodge in. Nicolaevsky wrote, secret societies, some outwardly of masonic form, played a decisive role in the forming of the first international. Nov 10, 2019 the more important question is what role did freemasonry play in fomenting the french revolution. To a great extent, the french revolution was the making of freemasonry.
By the author of freemasons for dummies, christopher hodapp. The official history reports that english gentlemen came to france and founded speculative lodges in the early 18 th century. The french revolution 17891799 had many causes, but primary among them was the poverty experienced by society that was caused by the seven years war american french and indian war and the french participation in the american revolution 17761784. Freemasonry was in many ways a mirror image of the enlightenment and many of the humanistic values that moved western civilization forward into modernity can be seen in both. It is likely that the duke of orleans was behind all this. The last thirty years have given us a new version of the history of the french revolution, the most diverse and hostile schools having contributed to it. It was in the xviii century that the feudal structures of the old regime were challenged and at the height of the french revolution totally dismantled. Franklin, fay wrote, utilized french freemasons to aid the american revolution. Louis xviii was returned to power, and during the subsequent white terror, people suspected of having ties with the government of the french revolution or napoleon including the military and freemasons saw their.
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. The museum is touted as the museum of french freemasonry. British imperial freemasonry and the military lodge in the. We are actually witnessing an immense revolutionary movement of which the first outward manifestation was the french revolution of 1789. French freemasonry thus very quickly became mainly catholic in composition, including several priests, and remained so until the french revolution. My history teacher told me french revolution was a freemason conspiracy to destroy catholic church in france. Freemasonry and the french revolution runs from wednesday 1st july to friday 18th december 2009 and is free of charge to all visitors. While it is both simplistic and specious to lay the responsibility for the french revolution at the door of freemasonry, there is no question that freemasons, as individuals, were active in building, and rebuilding, a new society. David harrison posted on september 1, 2015 by david harrison september 5, 2015 it seems that during the eighteenth century, whenever there was a revolution, freemasons were not far away.
May 15, 2009 freemasonry around the world, featuring masonic news, history, trivia, and more. There is no certainty about the birth date of french freemasonry. During the french revolution, women slowly became involved in freemasonry through the adoptive lodges. The philosopher, taine, drew attention to the affinity between the revolutionary and what he calls the classic spirit, that is, the spirit of abstraction which gave rise. Concise history of the french regular freemasonry masonic. Critics of freemasonry point to the greed and excesses of the french monarchy in the runup to the french revolution as evidence that freemasonry has always been dominated by the elite onepercent seeking world dominationjust like the alex joneses of the world say. Just as we see on masonic tracing boards and on masonic aprons, the eye is. In some places they were much better off than the peasants of other lands, while in other provinces their lot was extremely hard. Freemasonry in france has a long and varied history. Also one of the more dubious legends of the cryptic council is that it was built, or rebuilt by charles in exile as a means of carrying his secret message of revolution etc etc. The good news is, i also believe that can be changed u. British imperial freemasonry and the military lodge in the age of revolution intro context today i have been asked to talk about how the british empire and the british masonic experience abroad changed as a result of the american revolution or, as i. The french revolution and the enlightenment feminism and.
Freemasonry around the world, featuring masonic news, history, trivia, and more. Freemasonry needs to meet the millennial generation where they are at, not the other way around. After the revolution, masonic images featuring the illuminated eyeinthetriangle the third eye appeared all over france, as we can see in the following revolution era french designs. Freemasons in the french revolution my freemasonry. Freemasonry was quite popular, and became associated with enlightenment ideals, such as cosmopolitan, relative equality for the literate and prosperous humanitarianism jacob, 251. Is freemasonry relevant in todays technological revolution. This clip describes the conspiracy of the freemasonic order the great east of peoples of russia or the grand orient of russias people of their antitsarist coup that lead to the socialist revolution in russia. Freemasonry and the russian revolution video jan 17, 2009 source.
The greatest success of the bavarian illuminati conspiracy was the french revolution of 1789. The grand lodge of british columbia and yukon ancient free and accepted masons website contains philosophy, symbolism and history textfiles, print quality. Outside of bavaria numerous factors contributed to create the same general impression in the public mind. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. The secret tradition in freemasonry vol i, free pdf global grey. This book was printed by the schutzstaffel and issued to waffen ss, ghestapo and german command, it was also available to the general population. At the time of the empire, there were 3000 protestant freemasons. Aug 02, 2016 the french revolution 17891799 had many causes, but primary among them was the poverty experienced by society that was caused by the seven years war american french and indian war and the french participation in the american revolution 17761784. The american revolutionary activist ingratiated himself to the widow of claude adrien helvetius, the wealthy encyclopedist, banker and atheist, who helped found the lodge of nine muses the intellectual center of french freemasonry. In brotherly love, kenneth loiselle argues that freemasonry is an ideal arena in which to explore the changing nature of male friendship in enlightenment france.
Before 1789 french masonic lodges were often dominated by the aristocracy. The american revolution had many masons leading the cause and with the outbreak of the french revolution in 1789, freemasons were again leading various factions, with louis philippe ii, duke of orleans, grand master of the grand orient, being prominent. Topics fritz springmeier, haarp angels, christina stoddard. By the time of the french revolution, there were some 1250 masonic lodges in the country. Author bramley wrote, during the first french revolution, a key rebel leader was the duke of orleans, who was grand master of french masonry before his resignation at the height of the revolution. Freemasonry has worked in a hidden but constant manner to prepare the revolution. British imperial freemasonry and the military lodge in the age of revolution intro context today i have been asked to talk about how the british empire and the british masonic experience abroad changed as a result of the american revolution or, as i prefer to call it, the american war of independence. The profound impact of that revolution is felt to this day in the political destinies of billions of people worldwide. Freemasonry, which has been responsible for the french revolution, the bolshevik revolution, the sexual revolution, has won almost every single battle it has.
The french revolution brought positive changes for french jews in 1789, resulting in their full emancipation in 1791. The oldest regularly established masonic lodges in the american colonies of which there is a record are. What was the relationship between napoleon and the. There is no reason to believe there were earlier lodges but the record is not altogether clear.
In october of 1910 the masons finally succeeded in implementing a masonic government by means of revolution. Is there any truth to this, or is it just an easy to debunk conspiracy theory. Drawing on an impressive number of contemporary writings, webster added, if, then, it is said that the french revolution was prepared in the lodges of freemasons and many french masons have boasted of the fact let it always be added that it was illuminized freemasonry that made the revolution, and that the masons who acclaim it are. Jul 08, 2014 while it is both simplistic and specious to lay the responsibility for the french revolution at the door of freemasonry, there is no question that freemasons, as individuals, were active in building, and rebuilding, a new society. The masonic revolution 1910 since the 18th century, freemasonry had been engaged in a struggle to gain complete power in portugal, leaving that country unstable and prone to a revolution. Freemasonry and nineteenthcentury revolution there is no question that, as marxist historian boris i. Ideology, organization and policy internet archive. French protestants and the freemasons musee protestant. Download duckduckgo on all your devices with just one download youll get. Poncins, french, revolution, communism, jews, jewish, masonic, societies collection opensource.
On january 21, 1793 king louis xvi of france was guillotined. The falsity of these charges will be evident to anyone who reads the history of french freemasonry during the revolution, and more especially during that part of the period known as the reign of terror, when the jacobin clubs were in most vigor. Among these were the efforts of the rosicrucians to. Jacobin wikipedia were behind the french revolution not the freemasons. The french revolution which began in 1789 changed forever the relationship between freemasonry and the state. Why were freemasons involved in the american war for. The constitution of india was their plan for their benefit. Major rebellion within the national grand lodge of france. The french revolution nesta webster nwo illuminati freemasons. Crane brinton tipped his hat to masonic in volvement in the french revolution but had nothing to say about freema sons and the american revolution.
Did the freemasons play any role in the french revolution. Johns of boston constituted in 1733 solomons in savannah, ga. A chronology the initiator of the philippine revolution andres bonifacio, a mason,was an ardent student of the french revolution. Masonic emblems on coins and medallions during the french. How the revolution happened may be briefly explained in the following points. Freemasonry and male friendship in enlightenment france. Freemasons, illuminati and jews routledge handbook of. Illuminati, freemasons, and the french revolution this is a new, never read book.
In april of the same year there were already rebellions, looting and. But things have change in france since the french revolution and this time these rebels just dont respect the landmarks and have no respect for human values and dignity. Illuminati, freemasons, and the french revolution una birch, james wasserman on. They sure were uberpolitical in those days, but let me guess, no planning was done in lodges.
Why were freemasons involved in the american war for independence and french revolution is someone going to post that napoleon was anti masonic, and that im following his conspiracy theories. It seems that during the eighteenth century, whenever there was a revolution, freemasons were not far away. It has a few blemishes such as a crease or edgewear on the cover, remainder mark, but it is still crisp and new on the inside and it makes for a. Masonic enthusiasts and fay notwithstanding, most historians have had little interest in the subject. David harrison writes that there were a number of freemasons involved in the american war of independence and the french revolution.
The fall of napoleon caused to a large extent that of french freemasonry. Sep 01, 2015 freemasonry and the french revolution dr. Just as we see on masonic tracing boards and on masonic aprons, the eye is luminous, single and centered in each portrait. Both freemasonry and rosicrucianism, at their eventual root, sought to denigrate and attack christ and this was very important during the french revolution.
Freemasonry was the largest and most diverse voluntary organization in the decades before the french revolution. Since that was the case, again the marriage between the french revolution and jewish movements were two sides of the same coin. Freemasons, the illuminati and the american revolution page. When the organic laws were signed in 1802, protestants and freemasons were recognized by the state. The american revolution had many masons leading the cause and with the outbreak of the french revolution in 1789, freemasons were. Fay saw freemasonry as the main instigator of the intellectual revolution of that age and the spiritual. And what role within that role was played by the bavarian illuminati, a penetration of masonry formed at a jesuit university in ingolstadt. After 1789 many aristocrats went into exile or died on the guillotine. Bernard fay, a french historian who exposed masons to the nazis in occupied france during world war. On the eve of the revolution, the french and masonic mentality, at least among. Liberalism and liberals, which included freemasonry and masons, were declared to be traitorous by the state, and heretical and atheistic by the church. The famous regiment the garde francaises, long stationed in paris, is to. Freemasonry came to a halt during the revolution, but started again with the concordat. Today freemasonry openly acknowledges the french revolution as its work.
Freemasonrys current form, i believe its irrelevant and outdated in todays technological revolution. Freemasonry and the revolution in latin america, by dr. The french revolution nesta webster nwo illuminati. Due to the nature of jacobinism freemasonry was blamed for the french revolution and certainly some bodies of the french orient were described as jacobin. The power that ruled in france during the revolution, is symbolized by the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit rev.
Freemasonry and the french revolution arthur edward waite on. As the source for this, he cited the black book of the french revolution written by renaud escande. Inbrotherly love, kenneth loiselle argues that freemasonry is an ideal arena in which to explore the changing nature of male friendship in enlightenment france. Considering the large number of bodies claiming masonic authority, 1. Pio valenzuela,bonifacio spent his sleepless nights reading the history of the french revolution. When an agitated mob marched on the bastille, comte mirabeau shouted. Nov 19, 2017 what was the role of masonry on both the french and american revolutions.
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