Swiss Freemason's Guide
Volume I - Stories and rites (in German)

Approx. 370 pages, format 15 x 24 cm with 45 illustrations

This first volume is dedicated to the origin and centuries-long development of Masonic thought. It analyses the spiritual currents and social movements that have influenced it, then describes the various rites practised in the world and provides thoughts on initiation and the masonic secret. Finally, the history of Freemasonry in Switzerland in the 18th and 19th centuries is outlined, as well as the founding of the Grand Lodge, its lodges and its development up to the present day. A bibliography, an index and various illustrations make the book easy to read.

• Which rites are based on the Francken manuscripts?
• Who is the founder of the largest Masonic library in Switzerland?
• What influence did the Knights Templar have on Freemasonry?
• Why are we celebrating the Nobel Peace Prize winner Elie Ducommun?
• Does Toblerone have Masonic origins?
• When was the first lodge founded in Switzerland?
• Are there traces of Egyptian initiations in Freemasonry?
• How did the transition from operative to speculative Freemasonry take place?
• Is there still a masonic secret in the internet age?