The Beehive is proud to present once again a paper that comes from the weekly Masonic Newsletter of Brother Wayne Anderson of Canada. Anderson sends out a new article each Sunday and to get on the mailing list all one needs to do is to E-Mail him at wda_572@sympatico.ca. Leon Zeldis, an Israeli Freemasonry, is […]
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Happy Patriots Day
Once again it is time for The Beehive’s annual Patriot’s Day message. Patriots Day is an obscure holiday celebrated in just one county – Middlesex – in Massachusetts. In the early years of our nation it was a National holiday but gradually July 4th supplanted a similar celebration. Patriot’s Day commemorates the first battles of […]
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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 […]
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Freemasonry and the Great Depression
This was originally published in January of 2009 on the Masonic Traveler blog. Freemasonry moves through periods of ups and downs. Like the stock market, there are periods of increases and periods of decreases. Peaks and valleys, plateaus, and depressions, which is normal for any system, especially as nothing remains static, motion is a constant. […]
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What Are The Holy Scriptures ~ How Do They Relate To Freemasonry
By Ezekiel M. Bey, FPS Administrator and Founder Blue-Lite Research Discussion Group Inc. First we must understand and define what the meaning of “Holy” means, and then what the word “Scripture” means. According to Anthony Browder, who authored, “From The Browder File” the word “Holy” comes from the Greek word, “Helios” which means “Sun”. In Latin […]
Continue readingSo What? The Dynamic of Masonic Membership.
The following was originally published in 2007. It is one of several essays in the book Masonic Traveler, where you can find a more refined and extended version of this missive. Since this original publication in 2007, the dialog increased only to taper off again to a quiet whisper, if heard anywhere at all. In […]
Continue readingThe First Year of the Euphrates e-Book is Now Available!
It is finally here! I have finished putting together the free e-book that I promised to create which celebrates the first year of the Banks of the Euphrates on Freemason Information Magazine. This book features the best of the articles which were featured on the Euphrates over the past year. I thoroughly enjoyed reviewing the […]
Continue readingThe Secret Lesson of Hiram and the Ruffians
a Sojourner’s article by Tom Accuostiauthor of The Tao of Masonry One of the great things about the internet is how people with seemingly nothing in common can exchange ideas without ever actually meeting in person. Such is the case when I recently began exchanging emails with an amateur historian, an epidemiologist, and a professor […]
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From HELL: Masonic Central by Gas Light
In this episode Greg, Dean and several special guests dig into the depths of the film adaption of the Alan Moore story, From Hell. Originally published on March 21, 2010. This show takes a number of twists and turns digging into European freemasonry and the nuances included in the film. If you haven’t seen the […]
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Tracing the Generation of the Third Degree
by Adrian T. Taylor, Ph.D. Founding Member of the David A. McWilliams, Sr. Research & Education Lodge F&AM, PHA DC Introduction In the text “Accosting the African Origins of Freemasonry, and Beyond,”[1] this researcher took up the problem of the African/Egyptian origins of Freemasonry. In the latter text, a representative argument was reviewed, as portrayed […]
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