The Phylaxis Society just published its magazine totally dedicated to Nelson King. It is all King, nothing but King, every page. I don’t know how the other two Societies, The Philalethes Society, of which King was a past President and editor of its publication, and The Masonic Society, of which he also was a member, […]
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When Is It Necessary To Change?
Among the nonprofit organizations I belong to, there is one where I serve as secretary of the local branch. Like any nonprofit, there are records to be maintained, dues notices to be issued, reports to be filed with headquarters, minutes to be taken, and different mailings made to the membership. It’s not exactly rocket science. […]
Continue readingSymposium on American Freemasonry and Fraternalism – CFP
CALL FOR PAPERS – Symposium on American Freemasonry and Fraternalism, deadline December 15, 2011. National Heritage Museum, Lexington, Massachusetts Perspectives on American Freemasonry and Fraternalism Saturday, April 7, 2012 The National Heritage Museum announces a call for papers for its biannual symposium, “Perspectives on American Freemasonry and Fraternalism,” to be held on Saturday, April 7, […]
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Masonic Holidays
Collected here are notable dates to those in the history of Freemasonry and founding dates of particular aspects of the craft. If you know of a particular date that’s not on the list, drop it in the comments, and it will be added to the roll. Unlike national holidays or religious observance holidays, these may […]
Continue readingThe 30 Greatest Conspiracy Theories Of All Time
The UK Telegraph has posted an article listing the 30 Greatest Conspiracy Theories, I gather, in order of their popularity or ranking. Part 1 is here and Part 2 here. We will publish the list but for the detailed explanations that go with them you will need to visit the original Telegraph websites. While most […]
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Possessed by the Devil of Commercial Avarice
I take great wisdom from Albert Pike. When taken in portion, his writings in Morals and Dogma strike me almost a prophecy along the lines of Nostradamus or the Oracles of Delphi. It was in a deep reading of his work on the third degree that I found the passages below. In navigating his writing […]
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By Wisdom a House is Built – The Path of Tav
The following is the introduction to the Fellow of the Craft, a book on the second degree of Scottish Rite Masonry. Where and when the final work will see publication is still to be determined. In the mean time, I thought it would be good to share and discuss. In totality, the Rite degree differs […]
Continue readingBrother Hando Nahkur Revisited
Once again we visit with the talented Freemason, concert pianist Hando Nahkur. You might remember from the previous article on Freemason Information – that Brother Nahkur studied at Yale, The New England Conservatory of Music and TCU. He has moved on this year to continue his studies to SMU, Dallas. On September 22, 2011 he gave […]
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The Hidden Face Of God
The Ancients did not see the split between Science & Religion that has pervaded society since the Enlightenment. Pythagoras was a mathematician and a scientist. But he was equally if not better known as a philosopher, spiritualist and owner of multiple “mystery schools.” The mechanism of Newton’s physics with its laws of nature able to […]
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The Universality of Freemasonry
“[The Lodge] is of such vast dimensions to show the universality of Masonry and that Masonic charity should be equally extensive.” Throughout the Masonic degrees, symbols are used to show the universal nature of Freemasonry. The idea that Masonry is universal is a grand idea and there is no doubt that it captures the attention […]
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