As the eighteenth century drew to a close, the imminent explosion of Egyptological studies was gathering momentum. One last, curious episode in this story should be noted before moving on, however, and that is the rise of Freemasonry as a political and cultural force.
Although the story is clouded by cranks and obsessives, a few details are beyond dispute. Whatever its precise origins, Freemasonry undeniably played an extremely significant role in the eighteenth-century scientific, political, and cultural advances which we now call the Enlightenment.
During this remarkable time in history most major figures in history were either mason or influenced by Freemasonry and all masons were Egyptophiloes. The Masons claimed that they drew their beginnings from Egypt and made these claims by pointing to Egyptian texts and an lineage dating to the Egyptian priesthood.
The Masons establishing the Egytpian temples as their lodges used the Egyptian symbols as the decorum on their walls; even using the hieroglyphs which were a highly misunderstood language. They also included phenomena such as the pyramid and the "all seeing eye" on the reverse seal of the U.S. dollar bill.
Although it remains uncertain whether Napoleon himself was a mason, it is a matter of record rather than conspiratorial theory that he was involved in certain Masonic affairs, that some of his imperial emblems were Masonic-Egyptian, and that Freemasonry flourished under his rule.
The time was ripe for the theory of Egyptophilia to be carried into practice on a massive scale. And so on May 19, 1798 (a most important date in the modern history of the Great Pyramid) Napoleon sailed from southern France to launch his invasion of Egypt.
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About the author: Ken Klein is a documentary movie producer and researcher. His examinations have brought to light secrets surrounding the Great Pyramid. For a free tour of the Great Pyramid get his free Great Pyramid walk though video.
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