Unveiling the Layers: William Hogarth a Master of Metaphor and Masonic Imagery
William Hogarth, an artist deeply entrenched in the Masonic tradition, utilized his art to create a secret tapestry of Freemasonry’s rituals, symbols, and…
Geometry
Hermeticism and the Cult of Egypt: A Nexus of Ancient Wisdom
This introduction to the article “Cult of Egypt” aims to lay the groundwork for exploring the multifaceted phenomenon of Egyptomania, a term describing…
The School of Athens: A Masterpiece of Renaissance Philosophy and Art
Dive into the heart of the Renaissance with Raphael’s The School of Athens, a fresco that celebrates ancient philosophy and showcases the era’s intellectual giants. Discover the symbolism behind the figures of Plato, Aristotle, and their contemporaries, and learn how this masterpiece reflects the Renaissance spirit of learning, inquiry, and admiration for classical antiquity.
The Aesthetics of the Renaissance: A Fusion of Art and Science
As you progress through the Masonic degrees, you are encouraged to delve into the Hidden Mysteries of Nature and Science, and what era is more suited for…
Women Freemasons Lodge Making History in America
Women Freemasons Lodge Making History in Washington DC This Memorial Day Weekend
Reflections on the Second Degree
That purely material gains can never represent the final goal in the progress and development of mankind must have been recognised as fundamental truth ever since primitive man first began to turn his thoughts from such considerations as food, shelter and physical comfort generally to that limitless and fruitful field of speculative thought which Freemasonry names the hidden mysteries of nature and science.
THE FELLOWCRAFT’S HANDBOOK by W.Bro. J.S.M. WARD
In this little volume W. Bro. Ward justly emphasises the importance of the 2 degree. In former times it was no mere passing stage of a Mason’s career. In…
The Old Charges Revisited
Since 1717, this has been a subject of passionate concern to almost every Freemason. There remain a mass of competing views and theories, and this question has dominated research into Freemasonry.
A Guide for the New Esoteric Freemason
This paper presents a viewpoint which supports that esotericism is a legitimate element of the Craft and exists by design and that Freemasonry is the inheritor of a great wealth of secret knowledge which has been encoded in our rituals, symbols, and traditions