Freemason Information
Freemasonry is a post-collegiate mostly-all male fraternity dedicated to the social development of the member to form a broader sense of the self and their community.
An Historical Consideration of their Origin and Development By ARTHUR EDWARD WAITE From “The Occult Review”, Volume XLV, nos. 1 and 4, January and April, 1927. HAVING regard to the fact that Emblematic Freemasonry, as it is known and practiced at this day, arose from an Operative Guild and within the bosom of a development […]
What Come You Here to Do? Author unknown “AND NOW MY BRETHREN, WHAT COME YOU HERE TO DO? WHEN YOU JOINED OUR MYSTIC CIRCLE, HAD YOU A PURPOSE IN YOUR HEART TO BE OF SERVICE TO YOUR FELLOW MAN, AND PERFORM YOUR ALLOTTED PART? OR COME YOU OUT OF CURIOSITY OR MOTIVES PERSONAL IN VIEW? […]
While Freemasonry in its present form has existed less than 300 years, there have always been associations resembling this great Fraternity. Such groups were formed at various times and in many places because man is fundamentally a social creature; he has an inherent need for friendship, love, and association with others. What is Freemasonry? A […]
By H. Meij Master, Harmony Lodge #18, August 2009 Introduction: There are so many symbols, words and phrases in Freemasonry used both as part of its rituals as well as part of its vocabulary, that studying and trying to understand the “meanings” them is a very worthwhile and a rewarding journey. One such prominent symbol […]
The ROSICRUCIANS: Past and Present, at Home and Abroad by Wm. Wynn Westcott, P.S.M., S.R.I.A., XI It is well at certain times to consider our status as Rosicrucians, and to remind ourselves of the origin of the Society to which we belong, to notice how far we moderns have strayed from the original paths laid […]
THE SHORT TALK BULLETINThe Masonic Service Association of the United StatesVOL. 2 APRIL 1924 NO. 4 The Holy Bible lies open upon the Altar of Masonry, and upon the bible lie the Square and Compasses. They are the three Great Lights of the Lodge, at once its Divine warrant and its chief working tools. They […]
THE SHORT TALK BULLETINThe Masonic Service Association of the United StatesVOL. 8 , AUGUST 1930, No. 8Author Unknown The wages which our ancient brethren received for their labors in the building of King Solomon’s Temple are paid no more. In the lodge we use them only as symbols, save in the dedication, constitution and consecration […]
By Br. Gregory StewartLos Angeles, California, USA” A Traveler in Freemasonry” The Saint’s – John the Baptist and John the Evangelist, appear to Freemasons in several places in our catechisms. Their proximity and use in our rituals have been questioned for many years as to their use and placement. Looked at together, Saint John the […]
The jewels of the three principal officers of a Lodge are also the working tools of the Fellowcraft degree. They are the: PLUMB, LEVEL, and SQUARE. Why are these jewels given these distinctions? There are two basic reasons: First, in earlier times, the Fellowcraft was the ultimate degree. There was no Master Mason degree. The […]
Freemasonry opens members eyes to the knowledge that the road to happiness is found in the journey to the perfection of the spirit, intellect & soul, collectively striving to their fullest potential. Differing from religious institutions, Freemasonry sees all people as equal, not drawing division of expressions of faith or depth of beliefs. Fellow Freemasons […]