Taoism and Freemasonry
Did Freemasonry use ancient wisdom from the East to create the framework for rituals and philosophy inside the most well-known secret society?
When I think of mystery schools, I think of Dr. Strange from the Marvel comic books and how he used ancient teachings from the East to create energy with his hands. If there is any real Marvel content, Dr. Strange is ancient teachings hidden in our entertainment. Taoist medicine uses energy healing, and the practitioner waves their hands in symbols to call upon energies to clear the room or heal the client.
In Taoism, there are three phases of spiritual power. The first degree is awakening to your spiritual power and remembering that you have a soul. The second degree is learning how to move energy inside your body and revitalizing the physical form. In the second degree, the pupil can use their mind to manifest their dreams and control their reality. The third degree of ancient Chinese Shamanism is to strengthen the body's internal energy so that the practitioner could use the excess energy for healing others.
Christopher J. Earnshaw Ph.D. 33° has thoroughly researched the cross-overs from Taoism, mystical Christian traditions, and Freemasonry. We explored this idea on the podcast, and Chris spoke about his out-of-body experience while standing inside a Taoist temple in China. As we went deeper into exorcism, past life regression, and dowsing, I couldn't help but think of the word magic. Is magic real? During one of my recent training in Hawaiian Shamanism, one of the trainers welcomed the class and said, "You are no longer a Muggle, and going back into society will be challenging."
I wonder if Taoist spiritual alchemy, Freemasonry, and Shamanism around the world teach the same principles because all of the world's ancient wisdom came from a single place. A lost civilization of advanced spiritualists. Every ancient culture worldwide has the same myth of tall white-bearded men coming from the sea and empowering their culture with spiritual teachings.
My mentor explained to me; most spiritual teachers alter just one piece of their teaching. The spell, the technique, and the alchemy are less potent because the teachers fear that humanity is more powerful than we could ever imagine. That power scares most traditions, and I wonder what wisdom have we lost from our ancient civilizations because of this belief, "humans are too powerful..."
Is this the seed of fear, and often why we feel scared to step into our true potential?
Listen to the Shamanic Author Podcast with Christopher J. Earnshaw Ph.D. 33° to go even deeper.
Are you stuck in your writing process and feel scared to step into your highest potential as a writer? Learn to crush writer’s block with the Shamanic Writing Process.