. ▁According ▁to ▁him , ▁the ▁ult imate ▁goal ▁of ▁Fre em ason ry ▁is ▁the ▁" real ization ▁and ▁rev ival ▁of ▁a ▁proph etic ▁power ▁in ▁man ". ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁August ▁ 1 8 2 0 ▁he ▁was ▁raised ▁by ▁the ▁Johann is ▁Log e ▁in ▁Berlin ▁for ▁A ries ▁in ▁the ▁degree ▁of ▁a ▁kn ight ▁app rent ice . ▁ ▁He ▁received ▁this ▁degree ▁in ▁Berlin , ▁because ▁Fre em ason ry ▁had ▁been ▁b anned ▁in ▁his ▁h omet own ▁of ▁Stuttgart . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁ban ▁was ▁lifted , ▁K ern ing ▁became ▁the ▁founder ▁and ▁long - time ▁master ▁of ▁the ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁Stuttgart ▁Johann is lo ge ▁" Wil helm ▁zur ▁rising ▁Son ne ". ▁Through ▁his ▁work ▁at ▁the ▁opera , ▁he ▁had ▁special ▁influence ▁in ▁art istic ▁circles , ▁who ▁found ▁through ▁him ▁access ▁to ▁the ▁m ason ry . ▁ ▁He ▁influenced ▁Carl ▁Graf ▁zu ▁Le ining en - B ill ig heim ▁and ▁Friedrich ▁E ck stein , ▁who ▁led ▁the ▁V ienn ese ▁L odge ▁of ▁the ▁The osoph ical ▁Society , ▁but ▁also ▁pract iced ▁Mason ic ▁works ▁" in ▁the ▁Art ▁K ern ings ". ▁ ▁The ▁Christian ▁myst ic ▁Alo is ▁Milan ese ▁ ▁and ▁Nicholas ▁G abe le ▁used ▁his ▁writ ings ▁to ▁prepare ▁their ▁students . ▁The ▁doctor ▁and ▁writer ▁Dr . ▁ ▁Gustav ▁W iden mann ▁( 1 8 1 2 - 1 8 7 6 ), ▁who ▁in ▁