Table of Contents

Introduction by Stephen E. Flowers

1 The Life of Rudolf von Sebottendorff

2 The Bektashi Sect of Sufism

3 The Mysteries of the Arabic Letters

4 Alchemy and Sufism

The Practice of Ancient Turkish Freemasonry
The Key to the Understanding of Alchemy

A Presentation of the Ritual, Doctrine, and Signs of Recognition among the Oriental Freemasons
By Baron Rudolf von Sebottendorff

Introduction

i Practice
ii Theory
iii Theory and Practice

Conclusion

Notes

Bibliography

Index

About the Author

Baron Rudolf von Sebottendorff (1875-1945) was a Freemason and practitioner of alchemy. In 1917 he founded the Thule Society, an occult organisation that led to the German Workers' Party-joined in 1919 by Adolf Hitler, who transformed it into the Nazi Party. Sebottendorff left the Thule Society as it became increasingly political, fleeing to Turkey. Translator Stephen E. Flowers received his doctorate in Germanic languages and mediaeval studies from the University of Texas at Austin and studied the history of occultism at the University of Gottingen, Germany. The author of more than two dozen books, including Lords of the Left-Hand Path, he lives near Austin, Texas.

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