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Diamond Celebration at St Johns Lodge

21st September 2016

Diamond Celebration at St Johns Lodge September 2016 Tuesday 13th September was the hottest day of the year so far, with a temperature in Kent recorded at…

Brigantes Lodge No. 9734 – Initiation of Bro. Martin James Hepworth

14th September 2016

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On Saturday 3rd September, the Worshipful Master of Brigantes Lodge, Bro. Ralph Hutchings, led his team of officers in the ceremony of initiation. The candidate was the 26 years old Martin James Hepworth.

Some Biblical passages in Masonry by W.Bro. Ronald Paul Ng The Lodge of St. George No. 1152

6th August 2016

When I first went through the 2nd degree and heard these words from the W. Master “..you are now permitted to extend your researches into the hidden mysteries of Nature and Science” I was struck by the absurdity of it. Here I am, a medical doctor, whose very profession required the study of the hidden mysteries of Nature and Science being told I am now permitted to do so

Three Uses of Memory in Freemasonry by W.Bro. J. Scott Kenney

14th November 201730th July 2016

Why is memory so important to Freemasons? I’m sure to many of you, that will seem obvious. Yet, beyond memorizing material so that you can do things like prove up to a higher degree, perform your ritual part well, do the floorwork, deliver a charge or even deliver a tracing board, there is a great deal more to this topic than one might think at first glance. Thus, in this brief paper, I hope to sketch out three interrelated areas in which memory may – whether consciously or inadvertently – be of significance to Freemasons.

The Blazing Star

12th November 201713th July 2016

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there has been very little agreement among our scholars either as to its (the letter ‘G’) origin or to its meaning. Usually, we can hit upon the manner in which a symbol was introduced into the Ritual by studying the records of the early eighteenth century in England, at which time and place the Ritual was cast in its modern form, but such a study cannot help us here because the eighteenth century Masons were themselves confused about the matter

Double Initiation at May Fair Lodge

1st July 2016

At the meeting of Wednesday 27th January 2016 held at Mark Masons’ Hall, the members of May Fair Lodge No. 8294 were treated to a double Initiation of two…

Prestigious awards are out of this world

26th June 201611th June 2016

Starship 703, captain’s log: Epoch 6, Anno Lucis 6012: It was aboard the inter-galactic Starship No 703, identification sub-class Clifton Lodge No 703; its mission was to explore the final frontier, to seek out a new world of fun-loving lateral thinking Freemasons, to boldly go where no Masons had gone before.