Book excerpt: This is volume two of one of the most interesting and profound historical works about Freemasonry. It is a very rare book and published as ebook exclusively. As a bonus this edition includes a very detailed essay about Freemasonry and its origins, written by Hermann Gruber. Contents: Freemasonry – Its Origin And History I. Name And Definition Ii. Origin And Early History Iii. Fundamental Principles And Spirit Iv. Propagation And Evolution Of Masonry V. Organization And Statistics The Secret Tradition In Freemasonry, Volume 2 Book V – Of Alchemy In Masonry I - The Root-Matter Of The Alleged Hermetic Connection Ii - The School Of Alchemy: An Excursus Iii - Masonic Systems Of Alchemical Degrees) And, Firstly, The Hermetic Rite Of Abbé Pernety Iv - Masonic Systems Of Alchemical Degrees And, Secondly, The Hermetic Rite Of Baron Tschoudy V - Masonic Systems Of Alchemical Degrees And, Thirdly, The Rite Of Mizraim Vi - Masonic Systems Of Alchemical Degrees And, Fourthly, The Hermetic Elements In The Oriental Order Of Memphis Vii - Les Archives Mitho-Hermétiques Book Vi – Of Magical And Kabalistical Degrees I - The Horizon Of Ceremonial Magic Ii - Of Certain Isolated Systems Claiming Derivation From Magical And Kabalistical Sources, Or Working Their Particular Mysteries, And Of The Rite Of Schroeder Iii - The Masonic Rite Of Schroeppfer Iv - The Egyptian Masonry Of Cagliostro V - The Rite Of Martines De Pasqually Vi - The School Of Martinism Vii - The Grades Of Kabalism Book Vii – Of The Mysteries On Their Mystical Side And Of This Subject In Relation To Masonry I -Of Rosicrucianism In Its Connection With Masonry Ii - Of Masonic Rosicrucian Developments Iii - Concerning Grades Of New Religion And Of Swedenborgian Masonry Iv - A Hidden Rite Of Interpretation V - Reflections From High Grade Masonry To Modern Occult Research Vi - A Preliminary Excursus Concerning The Divine Quest Vii - Intimations Of The Term Of Research Viii - Of A Rite Within Masonry Ix - Last Words On The Mystery Of Building Appendices I - A Supplementary List Of Grades, Incorporated And Detached, Including Brief Descriptions Ii - Notes On The Recurrence Of Grades In The Various Rites Iii - Critical Annotations On The Text Volume The First Volume The Second Iv - The Latin Church And Freemasonry V - The Full Page Portraits