{"product_id":"memory-palaces-and-masonic-lodges-esoteric-secrets-of-the-art-of-memory-9781620557884","title":"Memory Palaces and Masonic Lodges: Esoteric Secrets of the Art of Memory","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReveals how the art of memory is the origin of the Masonic method\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In Antiquity, the art of memory was a mnemonic device that allowed an orator, such as Cicero, to recall all the points he wished to make by associating each of them with an image or architectural element in the site he was speaking. When this art was rediscovered in the Renaissance, hermetic thinkers like Giordano Bruno reworked it into a method that allowed them to acquire knowledge with the creation of “memory palaces.” The elements of these memory palaces were not intended to trigger the memory but would actually transform into talismanic objects with knowledge entirely new to the seeker.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In this book, Charles B. Jameux shows that this hermetic reworking of the classical art of memory was no mystery to operative Masons, who grafted it onto their own rituals, catalyzing the transformation of operative Masonry into speculative Masonry. He shows how the hieroglyphic writing used during the Renaissance in the art of memory provided the groundwork for one of the most esoteric elements of masonic practice: the grasp of the realm of image by the letter, where symbols were “buried” within words. Using archival evidence from 17th-century Scotland and earlier, combined with the research of modern scholars such as Frances Yates and David Stevenson, Jameux argues that the creation of speculative Freemasonry can be traced back 100 years earlier than conventional history records--to 1637, when the first recorded use of the Mason’s Word appeared and with it, the first known appearance of the symbolic Temple of Solomon. He follows Giordano Bruno’s visit to the British Isles in the late 16th century and the subsequent activities of the men he met there, showing that Masonic symbolism owes much of its current form to early memory palaces, which represented the Masonic lodge and temple in their fully imaginary states.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Revealing the pivotal role of the memory palace and hermetic traditions in early Masonic symbolism, Jameux sheds new light on the Masonic questions asked of each initiate and the spiritual importance of the Temple of Jerusalem to Freemasonry.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eMemory Palaces and Masonic Lodges\u003c\/i\u003e is a masterpiece of research on two topics: the art of memory and the lost Word of Freemasonry. Jameux’s examination of Bruno’s theories of the memory palace as a means to accessing celestial realms, coupled with how its application transforms Masonic trestle boards and temples into veritable talismans, is indispensable to understanding the history and practice of the transmission of knowledge in all its forms. This is a book I was planning on writing. Now I do not have to. Jameux has done the job for each of us--now all we need to do is apply it!” * Mark Stavish, author of Egregores and Freemasonry *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFOREWORD \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eThe Influences Leading to the Art \u003cbr\u003eby Francis Bardot \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFOREWORD\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe Art of Memory \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Origin of the Masonic Method\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eby Patrice Corbin \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eINTRODUCTION\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe Night of Origins \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHAPTER ONE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Temple of Images\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom Operative to Speculative Freemasonry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHAPTER TWO\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe Evolution of the Art of Memory \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHAPTER THREE \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eFrom the Decline of the Image to the Advent of the Letter \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGutenberg’s Victory \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHAPTER FOUR \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eThe Mason Word as Survival and Renewal of the Ancient Art of Memory \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHAPTER FIVE\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe Meeting of Conceptual Thought and Analogical Thought \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAPPENDIX A\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eHieroglyphs of Memory \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmergence and Transformation of a Hieroglyphic Script in the Arts of Memory during the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eby Claudie Balavoine \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAPPENDIX B \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eThe Ancient Sources of Initiatic Transmission in Freemasonry \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Royal Art and the Classical Art of Memory\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003eby Charles B. Jameux \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Inner Traditions Bear and Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53734118326615,"sku":"9781620557884","price":12.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/memory-palaces-and-masonic-lodges-esoteric-secrets-of-the-art-of-memory-9781620557884","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}