The orders and degrees of the masonic family
Over the years, there have been published several charts or plans of the degrees and orders of Freemasonry. Masonic editions of the Bible, presented to newly raised members, often include such a chart.
Craft Freemasonry
News about craft freemasonry. The degrees of freemasonry retain the three grades of medieval craft guilds, those of Apprentice, Journeyman or fellow (now called Fellowcraft), and Master Mason. These are the degrees offered by Craft Freemasonry.
Aleister Crowley and Freemasonry
Aleister Crowley and Freemasonry Aleister Crowley and Freemasonry Aleister Crowley, a brilliant student of symbolism and ritual, had at least four major contacts with Freemasonry as a complete body. In 1900, while in Mexico, Crowley became involved with a Supreme Council of the Ancient and Accepted (Scottish) Rite. This period of Central American Craft Freemasonry … Read more
The Kabbalah and Freemasonry
Rooted in the ancient Egyptian Mysteries, three different versions of basically the same teachings can be identified by three different spellings: Kabbalah, Cabala and Qabalah. The Kabbalah is an essentially Jewish mystical or esoteric school. Although the Christian Church Fathers of the first century were demonstrably Kabbalists, mystical or gnostic elements within the Church largely … Read more
The Teme Lodge and Knighton Rotary Club meet
On Tuesday evening The Teme Lodge 4267 invited the members of Knighton Rotary International to join them after the Lodge’s short business meeting. Around a dozen ladies and gentlemen were given a talk by VWBro Roger Pemberton on the origins and purposes of Craft Freemasonry and were treated to a recital of the Charge after Initiation … Read more
Double Celebration for Old Ellesmerian
Eight members of The Old Ellesmerian Lodge (5368) travelled to Sale in November to support W Bro ‘Ted’ Archer upon his receiving his 60-year Certificate in Craft Freemasonry in his Mother Lodge, The Lodge of Unity No 4390. The evening was solely set aside for this event and graced by the presence of Deputy Provincial … Read more