Elias Ashmole: Masonic Hero or Scheming Chancer?
The debate is on! Two eminent Masonic scholars go head to head: Yasha Beresiner proposes that Elias Ashmole was 'a Masonic hero', whereas Robert Lomas posits that Ashmole was a 'scheming chancer'. The debate has been filmed, the two proposals put to the jury. Read the article, watch the debate and make your decision - …
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In 1849, the body of a drowned man was found in the Bay of San Francisco - what they discovered was amazing.
Each month we choose a Masonic Blog to highlight and share with our readers across the world - this month we feature 'The Hedge Mason' - but why a 'Hedge'?
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"To be a good man and true" is the first great lesson a man should learn, and over 40 years of being just that in example, Dr Buck won the right to lay down the precept.
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In 1865, why did over 500 Scottish Freemasons climb a hill in Perthshire carrying working tools, corn, oil and wine? Author Kenneth Jack retraces their steps, and reveals all.
Masonic dining and banquets, at least for the annual Investitures, were lavish, and Kent Lodge No. 15, the oldest Atholl lodge with continuous working from 1752, was no exception.
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The Christianising of British Freemasonries – Part 2
How might the battle for the souls of Freemasonries be identified in a way that ensures thriving in the 21st Century? There is no guarantee of the immortality of the soul of Freemasonry! ‘We study the past in order to free ourselves from it.’ (Hariri)
The Masonic Art of Being a Gentleman
What defines the masonic art of being a gentleman; a chivalrous, courteous, or honourable man?
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Now we are back in the Lodge room once again, maybe it is time to review how we learn and deliver ritual and look at different ways of improving that process.
Discover the glittering history of a travelling military lodge and how their recent historic gathering of Irish and English Freemasonry ended up in the Tower of London!
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Hugh O’Neill's regular chippings whilst smoothing the ashlar: - 1)The Stiff Upper Lip - Keep Calm and Carry On – Masonic Style and 2)Ladies’ Freemasonry
The Entered Apprentices Handbook
Chapter 6. Having taken the first regular step the Candidate is given the Sign. This he is told refers to the Penalty of his Obligation, and no doubt it does, but it also seems to refer to something much more startling.
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Uncover the mystery behind one of the oldest and most widespread symbols denoting God.
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Hogarth discreetly embeds more masonic signs and symbols in his paintings , never forgetting, everything he included in his scenes had meaning and is there for a reason.
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A review of the "Sketch for the History of the Dionysian Artificers," a fragment, by Hyppoli to Joseph Da Costa - This little work may be regarded as, so to speak, the Holy Grail of Masonry.
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The Spirit of Masonry by William Hutchinson. An essential source for anyone interested in exploring the inner mysteries of the Masonic Fraternity.
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Book Review – Mnemonic Methods
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Within this book 'Mnemonic Methods by Robert Fludd', translator Paul Ferguson introduces us to the English translation of two of Fludd's short treatises on memory
SQ Leadership & Personal Development Books
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Selected Books on Leadership and Personal Development available at Amazon
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