Paul Revere Charge to Officers

The following charge is used by some lodges at the Annual Installation. It is dated from 1775 and is supposed to have been written by Bro. Paul Revere, famous for his night ride during the American War of Independence That the Society may prosper, you must preserve the dignity of your office, requiring submission from … Read more

The Knotted Rope in Masonic Esoteric Tradition

The knotted rope is an ancient Masonic Symbol commonly associated with the Tessellated Border[I], which in modern times is represented by a series of contiguous equilateral triangles extending around the perimeter of the Lodge floor[II].  Mackey[III], speaking on the Tessellated Border states: “The French call it “la houpe dentelee,” which is literally the “indented tessel”; … Read more