Horus in Freemasonry (Brief)

A few blurbs take from Freemasonry of the Ancient Egyptians as now commonly found in the The Lost Keys of Freemasonry by Manly P. Hall. The page numbers correspond to that newer compilation.

Isis, by magic--for the initiated priests were all magicians--resurrected the dead god and through union with him brought forth an order or priests under the collective title of Horus, the hawk, the all-seeing bird. These were the Herj Seshta or the companions of Horus, and the chief of these, called by Lewis Spence "the Chief of the Mysteries par excellence," appears to have worn the dog-headed mask of Anubis. Anubis was the son of Osiris by Nephthys, the material world, therefore represents the divine man or the mortal being who rose to enlightenment. (pg 151)

Just an aside for those new to the blog, Anubis (Anush or Enos) was actually the son of Set (Seth, Shith etc.) according to traditions in Islam and Christianity and not the bastard child of Osiris from an adulterous liaison as occultists maintain. They have to do so in order for their interpretations to be valid, notably the assertion that Seth was the epitome of evil.

Freemasonry as an institution is Isis, the mother of Mysteries, from whose dark womb the Initiates are born the mystery of the second or philosophic birth. Thus all adepts, by virtue of their participation in the rites, are figuratively, at least, the Sons of Isis. a Isis in the widow, seeking to restore her lord, and to avenge his cruel murder, it follows that all Master Masons or Master Builders, are widow's sons. They are the offspring of the institution widowed by the loss of the living Word, and theirs is the eternal quest--they discover by becoming.

In Egyptian rites Horus is the savior-avenger, son of Isis, conceived by magic (the ritual) after the brutal murder of Osiris. Hence he is the posthumous redeemer. Freemasons are Hori, they are the eye of Osiris, whose body, therefore, is made up of eyes. Each Initiate is a Horus, each is a hawk of the sun, and for one reason is each raised and that is that he may join in the army which is to avenge the destruction of wisdom, and restore the reign of the all-seeing lord. Each one is dedicated to the over-throwing of the reign of Typhon*. The great battle, in which the sons of the hawk rout the hosts of darkness, is the mysterious Armageddon of Revelation, the Kurukshetra of the Mahabharata, and the Ragnarok of the Eddas. In this battle the hosts of the Adversary shall be routed forever.

The day must ultimately come when the Hori, by virtue of their royal purpose, accomplish the consummation of the Great Work.

Out of the Hidden House, guarded by the silent god, must some day issue the glorious and illumined Horus, the very incarnation of his own father, the personification of the lord of Abydos, the avenger of all evil and the just god in whom there is no death. (pgs 153-5)

* The reign of Typhon is a reference to fighting the supposed Evil One (Masons rarely refer to Typhon as Set or Seth and this is because Seth is the "Anointed One" so they have to use their own namesake to better fit the teachings that he is Satan). Typhon is allegedly the master of the material world, a master of all the things we hate about it: greed, selfishness, oppression, ignorance and more. Maybe someone should let Kayne West in on that...