The Enchanted Initiate
A Journal of Traditional Symbolism, Hermeticism & the Occult Sciences

Preston

William Preston is a writer in the text who expounds on the vow of secrecy in ancient Masonry

Concordance & Cross-References

Primary Correspondences & Figures

Peter Gower formed a Masonic lodge at Groton, which is discussed by William Preston in his writings

AtheniansLineage

Preston discusses how the Athenians revered a statue to symbolize the sanctity of Masonic oaths, paralleling the Greek Mysteries

Mediate Correspondences

Sympathetic Chains & Distant Affinities

PrestonthroughPeter GowerilluminatesPythagoras →
I. Preston & Peter Gower

Peter Gower formed a Masonic lodge at Groton, which is discussed by William Preston in his writings

II. Peter Gower & Pythagoras

Peter Gower, the Grecian who formed the lodge, and Pythagoras are associated through their roles as initiates who spread wisdom from Greece to England.

PrestonthroughPeter GowerilluminatesFreemasonry →
I. Preston & Peter Gower

Peter Gower formed a Masonic lodge at Groton, which is discussed by William Preston in his writings

II. Peter Gower & Freemasonry

Peter Gower, the Grecian who formed the lodge in Groton, represents the link between ancient Greek philosophy and medieval Freemasonry.

PrestonthroughPeter GowerilluminatesPenthouse →
I. Preston & Peter Gower

Peter Gower formed a Masonic lodge at Groton, which is discussed by William Preston in his writings

II. Peter Gower & Penthouse

Peter Gower's construction of the lodge and the associated underground vaults represent the transmission of knowledge and the hidden wisdom in Masonic symbolism.

PrestonthroughPeter GowerilluminatesDioscynaros →
I. Preston & Peter Gower

Peter Gower formed a Masonic lodge at Groton, which is discussed by William Preston in his writings

II. Peter Gower & Dioscynaros

Both Cesariano and Peter Gower are associated with Masonic practices and the spread of architectural knowledge

PrestonthroughPeter GowerilluminatesVitruvius →
I. Preston & Peter Gower

Peter Gower formed a Masonic lodge at Groton, which is discussed by William Preston in his writings

II. Peter Gower & Vitruvius

The concepts discussed by Viturvius, including the proportions of the human body in architecture, are relevant to Masonic teachings mentioned in the text