George Oliver – Masonry in its relation to the philosophy of religion
George Oliver was born at Papplewick in the county of Nottingham, November 5, 1782. This article explores philosophy of Masonry in its relation to religion
Philosophy
A Mason’s Studied Comments on the Soul
By: Dr. Jim L. Seeger, Ph.D Joos van Cleve, Saint Jerome in His Study, 1521 The immaterial essence, animating principle, or actuating cause of an…
Making the Most of the Masonic Catechism
Bro. Chuck Dunning In Bro. Robert Davis’s recent TLP article, “What Came You Here to Do?”, he reminded his readers of one of the first and most…
The Distinctive Notion of Form in Traditional Masonry
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BY: ROBERT G. DAVIS, 33*, GRAND CROSS It has been 15 years now, but in the early days of the “traditional observance” lodge movement, I recall…
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…
Famous Freemasons – Abd-el-Kader
Abd-el-Kader (1807-1883) Algerian patriot and emir of Mascara. b. near Mascara, his family were Sherifs or descendants of Mohammed, and his father, Mahi-ed-Din, was celebrated throughout north Africa for his piety and charity. He received an excellent education in theology, philosophy and the manly arts such as horsemanship
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…
Masonic Etiquette and Scottish Usage
The word etiquette can be defined as the “established rule of procedure and ceremony in a court or any official or other body”. Perhaps for Masonic…
The Philosophy of Masonry: William Preston
PHILOSOPHERS are by no means agreed with respect to the scope and subject matter of philosophy. Nor are Masonic scholars at one with respect to the scope and purpose of Freemasonry. Hence one may not expect to define and delimit Masonic philosophy according to the easy method of Dickens’ editor who wrote upon Chinese metaphysics by reading in the Encyclopedia upon China and upon metaphysics and combining his information.
Reading Masons And Masons who do not Read
I suppose there are more Masons who are ignorant of all the principles of freemasonry than there are men of any other class who are chargeable with the like ignorance of their own profession. There is not a watchmaker who does not know something about the elements of horology, nor is there a blacksmith who is altogether unacquainted with the properties of red-hot iron