Proposed New Chapter for Oxfordshire

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Over the last few months, there has been a considerable amount of activity within Semper Paratus Lodge concerning the possible formation of a new Chapter. Due to the increasing success of the Lodge, which had 14 members when it relocated from London to the Province 5 years ago and now has over 40, there is a need to provide additional stimulus and growth within the Semper Paratus circle.

Esoteric Freemasonry A Growing Trend

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The body of Freemasonry is comprised of many types of individuals whose Masonic pursuits vary according to that individual’s personality and interests. Freemasonry has been very aptly been compared to a complex tapestry composed of many colourful overlapping individual threads which taken as a whole form a larger picture.

Freemasons donate £4000 to Boston Women’s Aid

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Boston Women’s Aid is proud to have been awarded £4,000 through the Masonic Charitable Foundation’s Tercentenary Community Awards – £3 million was given to 300 charities across the country to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the MCF. BWA is one of six Lincolnshire charities to receive grants; the only one in Boston or South Holland.

Pythagoras: One of the Greatest Minds of His Time

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Pythagoras was one of the greatest minds and philosophers of his time and his unquestionable influence can be felt even today in mathematics. It is believed that he was the first man who referred to himself as a “philosopher.” He was the founder of Pythagoreanism, a religious and political movement that appeared mainly in the big cities of Magna Grecia (today southern Italy).