Sun worship is at the core of freemasonry, as well as the new age movement (Freemasonry Magazine used to be called "The New Age Magazine"). But the sun represents the light of lucifer, whom they worship as The Deity.

\"The veneration which the Masons have for the East...bears a relation to the primitive religion whose first degeneration was sun-worship.\" Etienne-François Bazot Manuel Du Franc-Maçon, [p. 154]

\"…exists in Freemasonry...the people always walked three times round the altar while singing a sacred hymn. In making this procession, great care was taken to move an imitation of the course of the sun.\" Albert Gallatin Mackey, MD, 33° Freemason AN ENCYCLOPAEDIA of FREEMASONRY And Its Kindred Sciences: Comprising The Whole Range of Arts, Sciences And Literature As Connected With The Institution, [p. 165]

\"This Rite of Circumambulation undoubtedly refers to the doctrine of sun-worship…\" Albert Gallatin Mackey, MD, 33° Freemason AN ENCYCLOPAEDIA of FREEMASONRY And Its Kindred Sciences: Comprising The Whole Range of Arts, Sciences And Literature As Connected With The Institution, [p. 166]

\"The circumambulation among the pagan nations referred to the great doctrines of Sabaism or sun worship.\" Albert Gallatin Mackey, MD, 33° Freemason Manual of the Lodge: Or, Monitorial Instructions in The Degrees of Entered Apprentice, Fellow Craft and Master Mason, [p. 24]

\"SABAINIAM, or SABAISM. The worship of the sun, moon and stars, the צבא השמים TSABA Hashmaim, 'the host of heaven.' It was practiced in Persia, Chaldea, India and other Oriental countries, at an early period of the world's history.\" Albert Gallatin Mackey, MD, 33° Freemason Encyclopedia Of Freemasonry And Its Kindred Sciences, Volume 4: S-Z, [p. 1]

\"In all the Scottish Rite Degrees thus far, the candidate has made twenty-one prescribed circuits around the altar; this degree adds seven for a total of twenty-eight. This practice, called circumambulation, is derived from the ancients and existed among the Romans, Semites, Hindus, and others. It is thought to have been a rite of purification. The sun was believed to travel around the earth; the initiates imitated the movement of the sun when they made circuits around the altar.\" Rex R. Hutchins, 33° Freemason A Bridge to Light: A Study in Masonic Ritual & Philosophy, [p. 80]

\"After the obligation is taken, the nine candles of yellow wax are lit. Yellow is representative of the sun, hence light and knowledge.\" Rex R. Hutchins, 33° Freemason A Bridge to Light: A Study in Masonic Ritual & Philosophy, [p. 58]

\"There are three sets of five lights: the wax is yellow, meaning knowledge and also, as the color of the sun, represents the Deity.\" Rex R. Hutchins, 33° Freemason A Bridge to Light: A Study in Masonic Ritual & Philosophy, [p. 64]

Most Worshipful Master in the East, Malcolm C. Duncan, Duncan's Ritual and Monitor, [p. 10]

\"The Worshipful Master represents the sun at its rising, the Senior Warden represents the sun at its setting, and the Junior Warden represents the sun at meridian.\" Edmond Ronayne, r Edmond Ronayne, 33° Freemason The Master’s Carpet: Or, Masonry and Baal-worship Identical: Reviewing the Similarity Between Masonry, Romanism and “The Mysteries” and Comparing the Whole with the Bible, [p. 306]

\"The healing of the nations begins with the healing of ourselves. We must draw forth from the Great Central Sun -- that eternal Light with which we were anointed from the beginning.\" Elizabeth Clare Prophet The Ascended Masters on Soul Mates and Twin Flames: Initiation by the Great White Brotherhood, Volume 1, [p. 2]

Freemasonry Magazine was once called \"The New Age Magazine.\"

Posted Feb 17, 2026, 3:14 AM UTC

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