The book contains the Masonic writings of the most prominent philosopher, ritualist and organizer of American and world Freemasonry of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, Albert Pike. Speeches delivered to various audiences, ritual instructions, philosophical writings, poetry - they all reflect the basic ideological concepts in which this major figure in Western spiritual culture of the 19th century. saw the meaning of the Masonic movement. And to this day, many of the problems raised by him in public speeches and intimate studies of esoteric philosophy remain relevant. Together with A. Pike’s main fundamental work “Morals and Dogma”, the works collected in this book constitute the “golden code” of moral philosophy and esoteric teaching of the Scottish Rite in its “golden age”, during the period of its greatest spread in the world and its highest flourishing.< /p>