Masinic Cryptology

[GKA]

Has anyone come across anything written about Masonic cryptology?
I know about the "pig pen cypher" but it seems that there would be some info about Freemasonry and secret codes somewhere, maybe it's all too secret

 

[coachn]

Has anyone come across anything written about Masonic cryptology?
I know about the "pig pen cypher" but it seems that there would be some info about Freemasonry and secret codes somewhere, maybe it's all too secret

Do you have any examples of Masonic Cryptography, other than pig pen, that you can offer?

 

[GKA]

None specifically, however there was a story a short time back where a cryptic letter was deciphered and it explained about a ritual where the candidate is brought to light by a simulated surgical procedure, I wish i could be more accommodating about it, i just don't remember the details.
I may or may not have been Masonic, many groups copy our rituals
It seems to me that there should be something about this out there

 

[hanzosbm]

None specifically, however there was a story a short time back where a cryptic letter was deciphered and it explained about a ritual where the candidate is brought to light by a simulated surgical procedure, I wish i could be more accommodating about it, i just don't remember the details.
I may or may not have been Masonic, many groups copy our rituals
It seems to me that there should be something about this out there

I'll see if I can dig up more, but I know what you're talking about. It wasn't quite Masonic though. It was a secret society using the tools and practices of ophthalmologists in Germany if memory serves. Their ritual book was discovered and it used a very interesting cipher. I have written some documents in ciphers similar to the one they used.

 

[hanzosbm]

Here it is:
http://www.wired.com/2012/11/ff-the-manuscript/

 

[GKA]

Here it is:
http://www.wired.com/2012/11/ff-the-manuscript/

Great, Thank-you

 

[GKA]

The Order of the Golden Poodles?
Man this is great stuff

 

[MarkR]

There are a couple of ciphers in the Scottish Rite Ritual Monitor and Guide, including the "official" Scottish Rite SJ cipher.

 

[Roy_]

The Order of the Golden Poodles?
Man this is great stuff

That sounds even weirder than the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_Pug']Pug[/url]!

 

[Pscyclepath]

A documented story from the Civil War, at the battle of Antietam, in Allen Roberts' "House Undivided"...

"The Civil War in Song and Story" Collected and Arranged by Frank Moore
New York, 1882: PETER FENELON COLLIER, PUBLISHER
page 299.

A Masonic Incident - "The day after the battle of Antietam (9/18/1863), the 5th New Hampshire formed the picket line along the edge of the cornfield where Richardson's division fought. The reserve was in one edge of the corn, and the pickets about middle way of the field concealed in the corn, as the sharpshooters of the enemy fired on all who undertook to walk around on the battle-field at that locality. Early in the morning one of the wounded rebels, who lay just outside the pickets, called one of the New Hampshire men, and handed him a little slip of paper, on which he had, evidently with great difficulty succeeded in making some mystic signs in a circle with a bit of stick wet in blood. The soldier was begged to give it to some Freemason as soon as possible, and he took it to Colonel Edward E. Cross, of his regiment. The Colonel was a Master Mason, but could not read the mystic token, it belonging to a higher degree. He therefore sent for Captain J.B. Perry, of the 5th who was a member of the 32nd degree of Freemasonry, and showed him the letter. Captain Perry at once said there was a brother Mason in great peril, and must be rescued. Colonel Cross instantly sent for several brother Masons in the regiment, told the story, and in a few moments four "brothers of the mystic tie" were crawling stealthily through the corn to find the brother in distress. He was found, placed on a blanket, and at great risk drawn out of range of rebel rifles, and then carried to the Fifth New Hampshire field hospital. He proved to be First Lieutenant Edon of the Alabama volunteers, badly wounded in the thigh and breast. A few hours and he would have perished. Lieutenant Edon informed his brethren of another wounded Mason, who, when brought out, proved to be a Lieutenant Colonel of a Georgia regiment. These two wounded rebel officers received the same attention as the wounded officers of the 5th, and a warm friendship was established between men who a few hours before were in mortal combat. This is one of the thousand instances in which the Masonic bond has proved a blessing to mankind."

 

[vangoedenaam]

Nice find.

 

[Dennis Hurts]

Brotherhood!

 

[Pscyclepath]

Lots of wonderful stories in that book ("House Undivided"). Civil War history and reenacting is what brought me to Masonry several years ago.

 

[Warrior1256]

A documented story from the Civil War, at the battle of Antietam, in Allen Roberts' "House Undivided"...

"The Civil War in Song and Story" Collected and Arranged by Frank Moore
New York, 1882: PETER FENELON COLLIER, PUBLISHER
page 299.

A Masonic Incident - "The day after the battle of Antietam (9/18/1863), the 5th New Hampshire formed the picket line along the edge of the cornfield where Richardson's division fought. The reserve was in one edge of the corn, and the pickets about middle way of the field concealed in the corn, as the sharpshooters of the enemy fired on all who undertook to walk around on the battle-field at that locality. Early in the morning one of the wounded rebels, who lay just outside the pickets, called one of the New Hampshire men, and handed him a little slip of paper, on which he had, evidently with great difficulty succeeded in making some mystic signs in a circle with a bit of stick wet in blood. The soldier was begged to give it to some Freemason as soon as possible, and he took it to Colonel Edward E. Cross, of his regiment. The Colonel was a Master Mason, but could not read the mystic token, it belonging to a higher degree. He therefore sent for Captain J.B. Perry, of the 5th who was a member of the 32nd degree of Freemasonry, and showed him the letter. Captain Perry at once said there was a brother Mason in great peril, and must be rescued. Colonel Cross instantly sent for several brother Masons in the regiment, told the story, and in a few moments four "brothers of the mystic tie" were crawling stealthily through the corn to find the brother in distress. He was found, placed on a blanket, and at great risk drawn out of range of rebel rifles, and then carried to the Fifth New Hampshire field hospital. He proved to be First Lieutenant Edon of the Alabama volunteers, badly wounded in the thigh and breast. A few hours and he would have perished. Lieutenant Edon informed his brethren of another wounded Mason, who, when brought out, proved to be a Lieutenant Colonel of a Georgia regiment. These two wounded rebel officers received the same attention as the wounded officers of the 5th, and a warm friendship was established between men who a few hours before were in mortal combat. This is one of the thousand instances in which the Masonic bond has proved a blessing to mankind."

Great story!!!!!