Ancient Masonry —Royal Arch — The Brotherhood of Light: Weird Book Artifact #2
(Hoo, baby. I’ve got a good one here, friends. Finds like this are what make me love book collecting. They’re windows opening into weird history and strange ideas. Mysterious stuff. It doesn’t get any better than this.)
The history of American religion is far weirder than most people realize. This nation’s landscape was once chock-full of esoteric organizations and secret societies. The Freemasons (who aren’t American in origin but who found fertile soil in America) are obviously the most well-known, but there were many others, including some that are still around today.
One of those still-existent organizations is called the Church of Light. The CoL is an interesting group in its own right, with a strong emphasis on astrology. It was established in Los Angeles on November 2, 1932, purely for the sake of circumventing a newly passed ordinance against the teaching of astrology.
Today, the church live streams their lessons and services online, and their physical headquarters exists at 2119 Gold Avenue, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
All interesting stuff, for sure, but of greater relevance today is the organization the CoL grew out of: The Brotherhood of Light.
