Belief in the Great Architect of the Universe
A Historical Tenet of Freemasonry By BRO. GILBERT W. DAYNES, England TODAY, Freemasons, in almost every Grand Lodge, recognize that an abiding belief in…
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THE FOURTH PART OF A CIRCLE
THE DORMER MASONIC STUDY CIRCLE, TRANSACTION NO. 94 “THE FOURTH PART OF A CIRCLE” by W.Bro.J. D. BLAKELEY, M.Sc., F.R.I.C., Prov. A.G.D.C., Essex,…
The Chamber of Reflection
Presented at the Vancouver Grand Masonic Day, October 16, 1999 by W. Bro. Helio L. Da Costa Jr. The tenets of Freemasonry are universal, however, the way…
Poetry of Fitz Gerald Tisdall
Poetry of Fitz Gerald Tisdall The True Mason Fitz Gerald Tisdall (1812-1878) No Mason is he who is dead to the wailings Of those whom misfortune has…
THE GUNS OF 75
The Battle of Lexington was fought on April 19,1775; the Battle of Bunker Hill on June 17. What emotions, what echoes, what old historic memories stir in our hearts as we remember those days and dates. When Lafayette held in his hand the musket which fired the first shot of the American Revolution, he exclaimed: This is the alarm gun of liberty! To England the war was an episode; to is it is an epic.
INN OF YEARS END
INN OF YEARS END SHORT TALK BULLETIN – Vol.II January, 1924 No.1 by: Unknown Our Ancient Brethren were Pilgrims as well as Builders; and so are we. The…
The Cable Tow
THE word Cable-tow, we are told, is, purely Masonic in its meaning and use. It is so defined in the dictionary, but not always accurately, which shows…
FUNDAMENTALS OF MASONIC FUNERAL RITES
by W.Bro. Chris Aniche Okorafor Past Deputy District Grand Master, Hon. Grand Almoner Founder Member and Past Master of Lodge Aro #1772,Arochukwu Lodge…
THE INITIATIC SYMBOLISM OF FREEMASONRY
Freemasonry continues an initiatic tradition whose beginnings are lost in antiquity. This statement cannot be proven historically.Yet the more you study Masonic rites and its symbols, the more you become convinced that you are dealing with something ancient, maybe even primordial. It becomes clear that this tradition is much older than Masonrys institutional beginnings in 1717, older than the cathedral builders and medieval guilds, older even than King Solomons Temple or the Egyptian Pyramids.
Whither ‘The Lost Symbol’ Movie?
Since its release in 2009, Freemasons have been especially interested in the highly publicized plan by Sony Pictures to being Dan Brown’s novel, The Lost…