Occult Forces at the heart of Freemasonry is an English translation of the film titled Forces Occultes – Au Coeur De La Franc-Maconnerie. The film’s full title is Occult Forces – The mysteries of Freemasonry and was released in French theaters in 1943. None of what’s in this video could possibly be real, its French […]
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Why Did You Join Freemasonry?
I had the pleasure to meet a elderly gentleman today who was a neighbor of a family member of mine. He was a very polite fellow, with a good measure of mirth and authority, tempered only by a touch difficulty to hear. In the conversation he dropped that he was 78, but you’d never guess […]
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An Historic event took place on September 11, 2010 with the cornerstone laid at the new Judicial Center in Lancaster County Virginia. This is the first time that both The Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free & Accepted Masons of Virginia and the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Virginia Free and Accepted Masons, Incorporated […]
Continue readingRedefinition of the Ancient Landmarks of the Order, 1939
The topic comes from a link picked up in a message board on the ever swirling definition of Regularity between Masonic bodies. Setting aside the idea of Territorial Exclusivity prevalent in the U.S., the message board linked to an interesting inclusion to a Wikipedia entry on the European question of recognition and the 11 defined […]
Continue readingTimothy Hogan on OoP
Brother Timothy Hogan, who you may remember spent some time with us on Masonic Central some months back appeared as a guest on the Occult of Personality podcast this week. Timothy has in the past contributed some of his work here in his piece Gnostic Reflections in Freemasonry and appeared on the Masonic Central Podcast […]
Continue readingBackyard Freemason – Sacred Geometry
These videos demonstrate some seriously fascinating practical, and spiritual benefits of studying and applying Sacred Geometry in our lives, as has been done in Freemasonry. Part 1 Part 2 picks up and talks about the point within a circle, the square, and triangle symbols are practically incorporated into everyday life. The interesting aspects of Masonic […]
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American Scottish Rite – Unexpressed Potential?
By Bro. C.G. 32nd Scottish Rite Mason, Valley of Little Rock, Arkansas, USA I have often wondered the reasons why the Scottish Rite, one of the most complex, complete and fascinating initiatic systems of the Western tradition, is often compressed in a single two- or three day-Reunion in all, or most, to the best of […]
Continue readingAnd then man said…let there be LIGHT
With the Hadron Collider as the inspiration, scientists are now looking for new linear super collider that’s even bigger with costs expected to exceed £8.5 billion with funding from China, India, and Russia. The goal is a new particle slinger with the mission of searching for the elusive God Particle , the Higgs boson, as […]
Continue readingThe Unity of Light – a Universal Temple of Freemasonry
by Charles Lloyd Mashburn Jr. 32°Thunderbolt Lodge # 693 Thunderbolt, Georgia Preface As a young Freemason involved in my Blue Lodge and Scottish Rite of the Valley of Savannah, Georgia the idea of a place of unity for all the orders of Freemasonry has been a thought in my mind for many years. Being an […]
Continue readingIn the secrecy of the lodges – report
Picked up from Blog Maçonnique, originally from a photo essay from Stéphane Lehr, In the secrecy of the lodges – report. From Br, Jiri of Blog Maconnique: The photojournalist Stephan Lehr (who appears as a humanist photographer) did a story he has called in the secret lodges . Ce sont des photos qui peuvent illustrer […]
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