Understanding the Symbols of the Craft – The First Degree “Slipshod”
Within the workings of The English Constitution the commonplace word ‘slipshod’ is understood by everyone. The dictionary definition is interesting…
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Why should anyone join the Royal Arch
Why should anyone join the Royal Arch rather than any of the other Masonic degrees and Orders available to us? My first reason would be that indissoluble…
20 Facts Every Freemason Should know
Freemasons Knowledge 1. Q. Why do we have two ashlars, but three degrees? A. After a few moments thought, we might reasonably consider that the first two…
The Third Degree is a Drama and has many meanings
In the third Degree ceremony in Craft masonry, a brother is raised to the ‘Sublime Degree of a Master Mason’. It is indeed a ‘Sublime’ Degree, which, as a full member of the Craft, a Mason may study for years without exhausting it.
Any interpretation in this article must necessarily be a hint only. Yet a hint may stimulate a Mason to reflect upon it himself, and to study it more thoroughly in the future.
Questions and Answers Craft Freemasonry Lodge Items and Regalia
Craft Freemasonry Lodge Items and Regalia: Should the V.S.L. be placed so that it can be read by the W.M. or the Candidate? The V.S.L. is an essential…
From the Craft to the Royal Arch – A paper for Master Masons
Brethren are often puzzled about the relationship between the three degrees of Craft masonry and the transition to something different. Surely the three…
Questions and Answers – Craft Freemasonry First Degree
A look at the First Degree, in freemasonry : The phrase “The Sun at its meridian seems incongruous, can you explain? The correct phrase would be on…
The Future of Masonic Ritual – What really distinguished Freemasonry from any other sort of fraternal association
It is some years ago that Rev Neville Barker Cryer went on record in establishing that what really distinguished Freemasonry from any other sort of…
Fellow Craft Freemason (FC) – An Explanation
As a Fellow Craft Freemason (FC) you have taken your next important step towards the Degree of Master Mason. Your Masonic apron now displays two blue…
The Entered Apprentice Freemason
As an Entered Apprentice Freemason (EA) the brother on the very first step of the ladder is the most valuable asset the fraternity possesses. The future…