In this edition of Symbols and Symbolism, we look at a reading from Albert G. Mackey’s Encyclopedia of Freemasonry on the subject of Esoteric Masonry. More installments of Symbols & Symbolism are available here and on YouTube. That secret portion of Masonry which is known only to the initiates as distinguished from exoteric Masonry, or monitorial, which is accessible to […]
The Mystic Tie – Symbols and Symbolism
In this installment of Symbols & Symbolism, we look at a reading from Albert G. Mackey’s Encyclopedia of Freemasonry and from a piece from Joseph Fort Newton’s The Builder on the Mystic Tie. Defining this mysterious phrase is often troublesome as how does one define the ineffable or the unseen? Often times, to define the mysterious we […]
Abracadabra – Symbols and Symbolism
In this installment of Symbols and Symbolism, we look at the brief entry on the magical and mystical word know today as the word of prestidigitation. While over used in more modern times, the word itself is seen as a hex, an incantation or the lead up to the punch line of a parlor trick. […]
Masonic Censorship
GRAND MASTER’S EDICT ANNOUNCED AT THE GRAND COMMUNICATION – 13th JUNE, 2012 Edict From Masonic Grand Lodge of New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory On 12 May 2010 the Board of Management passed a resolution stating the principles governing esoteric research. These principles are central to the practice of Regular Freemasonry. In order that there […]
Save the Bibliotheca Philosophica Hermetica
It is true without lies, certain and most true; That which is below is as that which is above, and that which is above is as that which is below, to accomplish the miracle of the one thing. It is true without lies, certain and most true; That which is below is as that which […]
Mussar and Freemasonry
This article comes from Jeremy Gross, who you may know better as the 47th Problem Euclid and author of the Masonic blog Corn, Wine, and Oil. His blog is very insightful and it is recommended that you visit his site for more thought provoking articles on Freemasonry. I have been writing a lot about Jewish […]
Br. Kirk MacNulty on Masonic Central
On Sunday, March 8, 2009, Masonic Central spent some time with Br. Kirk MacNulty who is the author of several Masonic books including Freemasonry: Symbols, Secrets, Significance, Freemasonry: A Journey Through Ritual and Symbol , and The Way of the Craftsman. Br. Kirk has been an inspiration for many on the mystical ideas of Freemasonry […]
Timothy Hogan author of Alchemical Keys to Masonic Ritual
Join on this Sunday, November 16th on Masonic Central as we talk to Brother Timothy Hogan about his book “The Alchemical Keys To Masonic Ritual“. Its sure to be an enlightening conversation on Alchemy, Ritual, and the “secrets” of Freemasonry as we explore the connections between alchemy, gnosticism and Freemasonry and delve some of the […]