Augustus Le Plongeon
Sacred Mysteries among the Mayas and the Quiches, by Augustus Le Plongeon, presents the ancient esoteric mysteries as rooted in South America, 'Lands of the West', and not India, Chaldea, or Egypt as most scholars speculate. Augustus Le Plongeon pinpoints the Yucatan region as the origins and the Mayan people as the originators. Augustus Le Plongeon, an expert of the Mayan language, arrives at this conclusion after spending twelve years researching the ancient temples and palaces of the Mayax, deciphering numerous inscriptions and symbols, and studying the sacred books of the Quiche People. The author further explores the experiences of a person during the different stages of Initiation, and the reason numbers such as 3, 5, and 7 are considered sacred. The information Augustus Le Plongeon provides is valuable to every person interested in the ancient mysteries and the art of Initiation. But please be aware, Initiation is dangerous and not a path for the weak, the ill-informed, and the undisciplined. The goal of Augustus Le Plongeon, was not only to discover the origins of the ancient esoteric mysteries, but also the roots of Free Masonry. The author suggests that the bricks that built the foundation of Free Masonry are the ancient mysteries. Here, the author shares several similarities between the two. Yet, is it possible that the different esoteric schools such as those of the Egyptians, Indians, Chaldeans, and Mayans did not originate from one people or one continent, but from The Spirit, and for this reason, although the languages might be different, the mysteries are the same across the planet. Is it possible that The Spirit guided the Architects of Free Masonic thought as well? 3
