The Divine Name and Divine Union

What is the true origin of the Masonic tradition—and what is its ultimate aim? These two profound extracts offer strikingly different yet harmonising answers. Albert Churchward, in his exploration of The Divine Name, seeks Freemasonry’s roots in the high antiquity of Egypt, tracing the lost sacred syllables of YHWH to Horus, Hu, and Iu—gods of solar gnosis whose echoes shaped the spiritual vocabulary of civilisations across the globe. In parallel, Arthur Edward Waite charts the soul’s journey inwards, describing a path of Divine Union that transcends all dogma, all ritual, and even all language. To Waite, the Craft contains within its veiled rites a reflection of that eternal mystical reunion which is the heart of all religion. Taken together, Churchward and Waite map the esoteric journey from the forgotten past to the unseen heights.