The Masonic Magician: The Life and Death of Count Cagliostro

The Masonic Magician: The Life and Death of Count Cagliostro and His Egyptian Rite

Miracle-worker or man of straw? Count Alessandro Cagliostro was a cult figure of European society in the tumultuous years leading to the French Revolution. An alchemist, healer and Freemason, he inspired both wild devotion and savage ridicule â€“ as well as novels by Alexandre Dumas, a drama by Goethe and Mozartâ€™s operaÂ The Magic Flute.Â

Count Alessandro Cagliostroâ€™s sincere belief in the magical powers, including immortality, conferred by his Egyptian Rite of Freemasonry won him fame, but made him dangerous enemies, too. His celebrated travels through the Middle East and the capitals of Europe ended abruptly in Rome in 1789, where he was arrested by the Inquisition and condemned to death for heresy.
The Masonic Magician tells Cagliostroâ€™s extraordinary story, complete with the first English translation of his Egyptian Rite of Freemasonry ever published. The authors examine the case made against him, that he was an impostor as well as a heretic, and find that the Roman Church, and history itself, have done him a terrible injustice.

This engaging account, drawing on remarkable new documentary evidence, shows that the man condemned was a genuine visionary and true champion of Freemasonry. His teachings have much to reveal to us today, not just of the secrets of the movement, but of the mysterious hostility it continues to attract.
Country USA
Brand Watkins Publishing
Manufacturer Watkins Publishing
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9781786780133
Color Brown
ReleaseDate 2017-07-25
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781786780133

Country	USA
Brand	Watkins Publishing
Manufacturer	Watkins Publishing
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9781786780133
Color	Brown
ReleaseDate	2017-07-25
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781786780133

The Masonic Magician: The Life and Death of Count Cagliostro and His Egyptian Rite

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