Volume of the Sacred Law
Few elements in Freemasonry are as contentious as the holy book on the altar of the lodge. Is their a correct holy book?
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Albert Gallatin Mackey
In Masonic circles, few names carry the weight that comes with the eminent that of Albert Gallatin Mackey. Mostly known as a Masonic historian, author, and scholar, Mackey was also an educator and a medical doctor prior to his lifting the Masonic pen. Yet, this great accomplishments are eclipsed in the shadow of two of […]
Interview With Patrick Craddock, The Craftsman’s Apron
We last visited Patrick Craddock in June of 2013 with an article on Freemason Information that you can see HERE. Since that time Craddock has increased his product line. While he may not make all his accessories personally they are his design. Everything on Craddock’s Site for sale has been personally designed by him and for him. […]
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If you’re new to the site, or finding this page on another website, we invite you to spend some time on any of the links below. Recent Posts: Great Architect of the Universe – Symbols and Symbolism The Knights of the Masonic Roundtable Like You’ve Never Seen Them Before: An In-Depth Interview Why a Masonic Ring on […]
Building Hiram
I recently completed digesting Dr. John Nagy’s book Building Hiram. It is another in a series of Catechism Primer formats that Nagy has published for increasing Light in Freemasons. This method of instruction follows what many Masons received as they went through the Degrees. Yet I must admit that since I last had that pleasure […]
The Lost Word Made Whole
Jesuits, Illuminism, and the Royal Arch of Enoch with Robert W. Sullivan IV Robert Sullivan is a newcomer in the world of Masonic scribes with his first work, The Royal Arch of Enoch, hitting the bookshelf late in 2012. What makes Sullivan’s work interesting is the degree of focus he puts on the Apocryphal figure of Enoch […]
Masonry-An Ancient School of Symbolic Instruction
“A beautiful system of morality, veiled in allegory, and illustrated by symbols.” The above quote is the description of Masonry that is most often given to the initiate in order to describe the nature of the institution. It is so oft repeated that I suppose many Freemasons don’t give much thought to its meaning. However, […]
A Deadly Deception?
The following comes from a very bright young woman who is very involved with the Masonic Youth Orders that I had the pleasure to meet on Twitter. You can read her full bio below the article. I wanted to say that she offers a fresh and interesting perspective on the fraternity from a unique perspective […]
The Hour Glass
The Hour Glass has always been one of my favorite Masonic symbols. So much so that in my times as Master of a Lodge I often included the litany of the Hour Glass in the funeral or memorial service. Holding the Hour glass out before me, watching the sand slowly filter down from top to […]
Masonry Through the (Rear-view) Looking Glass
JABBERWOCKYby: Lewis Carroll(1832-1898) ‘WAS brillig, and the slithy tovesDid gyre and gimble in the wabe:All mimsy were the borogoves,And the mome raths outgrabe. “Beware the Jabberwock, my son! The jaws that bite, the claws that catch! Beware the jubjub bird, and shun The frumious Bandersnatch!” He took his vorpal sword in hand: Long time the […]