In autumn of 2024 I published The Mystic Tie and the Way of Oneness: Masonry’s Mystical Quest for Unity, Wholeness, and Harmony. I’m pleased to share with you a review written by Worshipful Brother Keith W. Gunkel for William O. Ware Lodge of Research. 

Here are some excerpts:

Reading and reviewing his latest book, The Mystic Tie and the Way on Oneness was a challenging experience. Somehow, I believe that W.B. Dunning would be pleased to know that. The challenge involved my willingness to open my mind in ways to embrace and promote contemplative practices in meditation and reflection.

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The Mystic Tie and the Way on Oneness is an exploration of the idea of mysticism and the desire for oneness that exists in all men and to which a path is provided through Freemasonry.

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The book has eight chapters and is divided into two sections. Chapters one through four are dedicated to focusing on individual reflection and the way of oneness.
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Chapters five through eight shed light on the principal tenets and mystical potentialities of the virtues, rituals, and perspectives of Masonry.

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Reflecting the extent to which Freemasonry, in its philosophies, and through its symbols, draws on many of the world’s varying religions and moral traditions, there is a collection of poems and meditations, and practices, used by Judaism, Christianity, Islam, the Navajo, Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, and Neoplatonism. 

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W. B. Dunning’s work is well presented and the contents challenge the reader to open his mind to various methods of oneness, a state or condition of unity. Oneness includes a way to reflect, focus on wisdom, measure wholeness and reinforce virtue into our lives. Mysticism is not a concept that Freemasons need either fear or shun. To ignore the spiritual aspects of Freemasonry is to miss its point altogether.

You can read the full review in PDF by clicking here.

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