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Having stated that the Grand Lodge of ancient mysteries was situated in Egypt, with jurisdiction
over all lodges and schools of the ancient world, it now remains to show that such a Grand
Lodge, did actually and physically exist. In doing so, two things are necessary: first, a
description of the Egyptian temple, of which our modern mystery lodges (called by different
names) are copies, and second, a description of the actual remains of the Grand and Sublime
Lodge of Ancient Egypt.

C. (ii) A Description of the Egyptian Temple

Here I quote two authorities on the Egyptian temple, the first, C. H. Vail, on ancient mysteries p.
159 who says "that the Egyptian temples were surrounded with pillars recording the number of
the constellations and the signs of the Zodiac or the cycles of the planets. And each temple was
supposed to be a microcosm or a symbol of the temple of the Universe or of the starry vault
called temple". The next authority is Max Muller, who in his Egyptian Mythology P. 187–193,
has described Egyptian temples as follows:

"Egyptian temples were made of stone, the outer courts of mud bricks. Wide roads led to the
temples for the convenience of processions, while the immediate entrance was lined with statues,
consisting of sphinxes and other animals. The front wall formed two high tower like buildings,
called pylons, before which stood two granite obelisks. Immediately behind the pylons came a
large court where the congregation assembled and watched the sacrifices. Immediately next to
the hall of the congregation, came the hall of priests, and immediately following the hall of the
priests came the final chamber, called the Adytum, i.e., the Holy of Holies, which was entered
only by the high Priest. This was the place of the shrine and the abode of the God. Each temple
was a reproduction of the world. The ceilings were painted to represent the sky and the stars,
while the floor was green and blue like the meadows. Ceremonial cleanliness was at all times
imperative, and the people before entering the temple must carefully purify themselves in a
nearby stream. In later times, this became a ceremony of sprinkling with holy water before
entrance into the temple".

It is clear from the foregoing description that not only the modern masonic lodges, are copies of
the Egyptian temple, but also the ancient ones, for there is complete identity in their internal
decoration. But the minor or lower lodges including those outside of Egypt, must have had a
governing body, and so now, I proceed to quote C. H. Vail, who in his Ancient Mysteries, pages
182 and 183, describes fully the location and remains of the famous Grand Lodge of Luxor, as
follows:

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