THE ROYAL ORDER OF SCOTLAND
by WBro J S M WARD This Order rules two degrees, the Harodim and the Rosy Cross. The Harodim is conferred in a body called a Chapter, and so in this…
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The Hon. Miss St. Leger and Freemasonry
By Bro. Edward Conder. The Anglo-Norman House of St. Leger has perhaps one of the best authenticated pedigrees of any of those families whose pride it is,…
Symbolic Value of the Compasses Angle
Much has been made of the symbolic significance of the angle, or distance between the points, of the compasses in masonic iconography, both by freemasons looking for deeper meanings, and anti-masons looking for further “proof” of occult association.
The Letter G
This paper is based on an article written by Harry Carr, P.A.G.D.C., P.M., Secretary of the Quatuor Coronati Lodge, 1963, in Volume 76 of the Transaction…
Some thoughts on the history of the Tracing Boards
Some thoughts on the history of the Tracing Boards Presented at the Vancouver Grand Masonic Day, October 16, 1999 by Bro. Mark S. Dwor, Centennial-King…
Who Do You Sit By in Lodge?
Most of the negative associations that people have about minorities, the LGBT community, and religions other than Christianity, come from a place of fear and ignorance. Fear is a natural human reaction and emotion to things that are unknown to us. It is what kept our ancient ancestors from being eaten by lions and tigers; however, ignorance driven fear morphs into fanaticism, and fanaticism gives way to tyranny. Ignorance, fanaticism, and tyranny are the antithesis of Freemasonry, and must never be allowed to take root in our hallowed halls.
Noetic Science
One of the major threads in Dan Brown’s 2009 Freemason based thriller, The Lost Symbol, is an explanation of the work of fictional physicist Katherine…
Masonic Traveling Men
By Guest Contributor: Bro. Byron J. Collier Over the last weekend in September my Lodge road tripped to Washington, D.C. While there, we toured the George…
A Mason’s Studied Comments on the Soul
By: Dr. Jim L. Seeger, Ph.D Joos van Cleve, Saint Jerome in His Study, 1521 The immaterial essence, animating principle, or actuating cause of an…
How Long Must I Haul These Ruffians Around With Me?
BY: ROBERT G. DAVIS, 33*, GRAND CROSS The degrees of Freemasonry are built on the clear understanding that men need to be engaged in a quest for…