The Lost Word is generally a masonic term, but also appears in some esoteric and spiritual texts and refers to a very special Word.  This Word was considered so special, so powerful and so different to others that it became shared amongst fewer and fewer people, before becoming ‘lost’ altogether.

This Word was supposedly the correct, and original, Name for everything. What we now call ‘God’ in English.  Knowing both the Word and the correct way to use it supposedly gave the user the ability to perform miracles or amazing feats. When it was ‘Lost,’ a substitute was used in its place. This is the word ‘God’ and its variants.

The myth goes that The Lord taught The Word to Moses, as well as its correct usage.  Christ and Solomon were also supposedly empowered by this ‘grand omnific word’.  Masonic and Jewish writing  both point to a historical knowledge of the word, but at some point tells us of a pressing reason for  a substitute to be used. It does appear, in my opinion, as though this ‘pressing reason’ was simply to stop people using it, or knowing it.  Consider the implications of such a powerful Word being commonly known….?

It does appear as if it were Jewish or Masonic (possibly both?) ancestors who decided to ‘lose’ the word simply to stop others accessing its benefits – If your desire was to control and manipulate people, which was the intention of controlling factions, then what would be the point in arming them with a powerful, and fundamentally liberating, Word?  It would just make the whole business of deceiving and controlling them much more difficult!

Various substitutes appear in various texts, and some omit the Word altogether, while some still have just come characters omitted – but in reality, all terms, including ‘god’ are substitute terms.

Although the word is called ‘lost’ it didn’t really ‘disappear’.  It still exists today and is used more commonly than you might think.  What is ‘lost’  is its reference to the subject (in this case ‘God’), and with that, it has also lost its reverence.

Both reference and reverence are required to even begin to use the Word properly, since it is only through using it with meaning that any sort of benefit can result.  This is actually its inherent protection from abuse, and therefore why it was ‘lost’ and kept secret in the first place.

No evil, wrong, or greedy function can be undertaken in the true name of ‘God’, and even if it did, it would not tap any of the Power of the Word.  This meant that for those who had power over others in the past,  those who wanted to control, it was useless.  But it meant for those of true heart, and righteous endeavour, they could access its benefits, which are less about power, and more about aligning with That we call ‘god’. Any power is a direct side-effect of alignment with the divine, and any powers imbued could only be used for His Purpose.

This was the basic reason why the Word was kept secret, those with false power and greed in their heart didn’t want the ‘masses’ to be empowered to set themselves free and to develop a personal, genuine relationship with The Divine.

This, of course, is the ‘magical/mythical’ view of the Word.  In reality, it serves to help bring each of us closer to each other, to the divine, and to liberation. Each of us is a co-creator in this world.  Each of us shares exactly the same level of responsibility for interacting with the world around us.  Each of us has an equal right to, and is an equal part of, the Divine.  Each of us has an equal ability to use the Word correctly, if we can remember how, and reap its benefits of fostering enlightenment, unity &  liberation for all.

The Lost Word is a Word of liberation, and of unity, because it transcends languages and applies to all humans equally. This is one of its many unique features, and it hints to a time when all mankind used to speak the same tongue.  This myth appears in numerous ancient texts and oral traditions from around the world – those who use the Bible refer to it as the time before Babel, the Native Americans refer to it in their traditions as when the tribes of man were all one, and I believe the aborigines also recall this period in their oral history.

But is there REALLY a ‘Word’ like that?  I mean, really?  The whole reason only esotericists, masons and deeply spiritual students even know of the Word is because people generally developed the assumption that all words were the same: simply functions of communication.  But they have been misled!  As all my work on sound and language reveals – firstly, not all words are the same, and yes, some are more special than others, and in my work, I have found that YES, there REALLY is a Word like that.

Even modern masonry dismisses the story of the Lost Word, even though some of the key writings on the subject are masonic!  Fortunately, Modern masonry is nothing like the historical masonry it has taken over from, nor the Inner Masonry it seeks to emulate, hinted at in the bible in the verse “I will build ye as living stones” . As such, modern masonic writers on the subject of the Lost Word refute it as fantastical and suggest that words have no inherent power other than to act as a pass-word to grant a given mason access to certain masonic benefit.  I find this particularly strange considering one of the aspects of masonic initiations is to be given a new ‘word of power.’  Thankfully, the true original masonry died out 300 years ago when the masons were instructed by the court to reveal their membership list – they basically went underground, and the modern joke of the ‘boys club’ took over.  This is where they still practice some of the rites, but thankfully, the rituals have lost their power since those carrying them out have very little personal power.

Of course, there are some pretty clear hints in the world machinations that show some truly learned ones may still be pulling strings ‘behind the scenes’, but we don’t really need to worry too much about them, for they are a dying breed.

This turning of masonry from an esoteric ’school’ into a modern fraternity of powerful fools has been beneficial to all of us though (even though they still wreak havoc on the lives on many innocents with their power games,) since they are completely wrong and there is indeed a Word. However, it is not meant to be restricted to a few: all are meant to (and subconsciously do) know it, and its benefits are greater than the myths might suggest, but not in the way it is suggested.

As with many myths, legends, mysteries and truths, their reality is very different from how they have been presented to us.  Consider how difficult it is to descibe feelings, or subtle sensations, or how it feels to be intimate, or to view a vast panorama – these all stretch our language function to its limits, and still we can be frustrated that our words have not conveyed our experiences.  This is the case with the Lost Word.  The general myths are true – but the reality of its experience is something quite beyond words, yet it is still grounded, practical, pragmatic and realistic.

While this may seem contradictory when discussing something so ‘mythically magical,’ there are many factors to take into account when appraising the myth, such as the state of consciousness and awareness of the people of those times, their means of interpretation, and the state of contemporary humanity and our understanding now.  The Lost Word is something the mass of humanity are ready for now: it is intelligent, but simple, easy to understand, yet mind-bogglingly complex in its pervasiveness and scope, it is something which all people from all walks of life can make sense of, relate to, and agree with – they simply have to have it presented in the correct context, and with appropriate preparation, reference and reverence.