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and the physical laws which run it, is only about three hundred years old. 80 per cent of all the scientists who ever lived are living at this moment, although in truth, most of them are technologists and engineers rather then pure scientists. But that's a point too minor to debate. Science was successfully suppressed throughout the Dark Ages and even into the seventeenth century (remember Galileo). But another kind of science did exist. Ironically, magical beliefs of the past five thousand years are based upon the same principles which rule modern scientific thought: the study of atomic structure and electromagnetic energy. Astrology, the forerunner of astronomy, was a highly advanced science thousands of years ago. Some of the ancient calendars and , records are so accurate and so detailed that there has been speculation that the ancient astrologers may have had telescopes and ether sophisticated instruments. If they didn't, then they must have received some help and guidance from someone who understood the structure of the universe. The early astrologers were, of course, priests and magicians. They systematically catalogued the visible objects in the heavens, naming them, and interpreting their influence on man and human events. Astrology became the first mathematical science. While the astrologers were putting mathematics to work, other men were delving into the mysteries of the physical planet Earth, cataloguing metals, elements, and chemicals, and learning how to combine them into new forms. They were the alchemists: the sorcerers" apprentices. They dreamed of finding some way of turning' lead into gold. During some periods in history the alchemists were supported by kings, while in other periods they were the victims of superstitious purges which forced them underground. Their secret societies preserved and circulated hundreds of manuscripts which were half science and half mysticism. Many alchemists first entered the field after encounters with ultraterrestrials and became the proud, if furtive, predecessors of men mon mi o4 like Cyrus Teed. Men who were students of astrology, alchemy, and magic all at once served as the educated elite during long periods of history, acting as priests, scientists, and educators. Some of them also be- longed to another elite group, the master stonemasons, and they Were able to put their polyglot knowledge to work by designing the jpreat stone monuments and engineering the methods by which they were built. In time these master stonemasons formed a fraternity to preserve their a Pe ee ee ee ee wandered from place to place seeking work. This was the beginning of the Masonic Order. As the centuries passed, the Order expanded to include businessmen, educators, and leaders. Although the modern Masonic movement is looked upon with some suspicion by the various buff groups, the ufologists delight in pointing out that most of the men who signed the Declaration of Independence were Masons, as was Joseph Smith, founder of the Mormon religion, Masonic lore has found its way into many of our governmental symbols and institutions, including the Great Seal of The United States which bears the slogan. Novas Ordo Modern science, with its obsession about the physical universe The science of magic. occult secrets and to assist one another as they