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

Martinist Orders

Martinist Orders The Martinist Orders L’Ordre Martiniste of Papus (Dr Gérard Encausse), created in 1888. Papus was its sole Grand Master from 1888 till his death in 1916. The Order went dormant and was revived by Philippe Encausse, his son in 1958. In 1960, taking the succession of Henri-Charles Dupont, Philippe Encausse became Grand Master … Read more

GRAND LODGES: FRANCE, GERMANY, ETC

by Bro. H.L. HAYWOOD, Editor THE BUILDER The Builder Magazine, June 1924 – Volume X – Number 6 FRANCE, GERMANY, ETC   1. FREEMASONRY IN FRANCE The earliest protagonists of the Craft in France are almost mythical figures, and move about in a fog of rumor and conjecture, so that it is exceedingly difficult to … Read more

The Masonic Mutual: reducing the cost of insurance

Building together Covering everything from grand temples to local masonic halls, The Masonic Mutual offers the opportunity not only to reduce the cost of insurance, but also to explore who owns what when it comes to masonic heritage ‘The challenge is getting people to understand that change can be a good thing,’ says Robin Furber, sitting on … Read more

The Rose Croix

A reprint of an article published in Freemasonry Today Issue 17, Summer 2001 © Grand Lodge Publications Ltd 1997-2014 Matthew Christmas explains the 18th Degree of the Ancient and Accepted Rite  The Rose Croix  Of all the many orders and degrees outside the Craft and the Royal Arch, there is no doubt that for many the pinnacle … Read more