Sacred Mysteries
AMONG
The Mayas and the Quiches,
11,500 YEARS AGO.
THEIR RELATION TO THE SACRED MYSTERIES
OF EGYPT, GREECE, CHALDEA AND INDIA.
FREE MASONRY
In Times Anterior to the Temple of Solomon.
ILLUSTRATED.
BY
AUGUSTUS LE PLONGEON,
Author of "A Sketch of the Ancient Inhabitants of Peru, and their Civilization;"
"Vestiges of the Mayas;" "Essay on Vestiges of Antiquity;" "Essay on
the Causes of Earthquakes;" "Religion of Jesus compared with the
Teachings of the Church;" "The Monuments of Mayax and
their Historical Teachings."
NEW YORK:
Robert Macoy, 4 Barclay Street.
1886.
Entered according to Act of Congress, March 15, 1886, by
AUGUSTUS LE PLONGEON,
in the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington.
All Rights Reserved.
To
Mr. Pierre Lorillard,
THIS SMALL HISTORICAL STUDY OF THE SACRED MYSTERIES PRACTICED
IN REMOTE AGES BY THE MAYAS AND QUICHES
Is Respectfully Dedicated,
AS A FEEBLE TESTIMONIAL OF MY APPRECIATION OF HIS EFFORTS TO
HELP IN REMOVING THE VEIL THAT HAS SO LONG HUNG OVER
THE HISTORY, CUSTOMS AND CIVILIZATION OF THE ANCIENT
INHABITANTS OF THIS WESTERN CONTINENT.
AUGUSTUS LE PLONGEON.
New York, May 20th, 1886.
PREFACE.
The forests of Yucatan and Central America are to-day, for the majority of the people of the United States, even those who call themselves scientific a