An opportunity to fix the Sussex Fudge
Is there a value proposition for members, that under English Constitution Freemasonry, we have a 4 part offering; Entered Apprentice, Fellowcraft , Master Mason and Companion, conducted in a single craft lodge ?
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The Anti-Masonic 'Apron' was created during the 1832 Presidential election in USA. It was not Ani-masonic. And it was not an apron. Read on to find out what and why it was created.
Masonic Blogs – The Magpie Mason
Each month we feature a Masonic Blog to inspire, enlighten and entertain you. The Magpie Mason is a niche internet microcelebrity who writes, with occasional flashes of superficial cleverness, about Freemasonry’s current events and history; literature and art; philosophy and pipe smoking.
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Pure Ancient Masonry; P2. A Fellow of the Craft
Part 2: A Fellow of the Craft, Building Better Knowledge. Semantics aside Pure Antient Masonry consists of four parts. ‘Building the Temple’ is the fundamental Masonic allegory for building better people to build a better world; this must be understood as a seamless whole: why not confer each part in a Lodge opened in four …
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Editor Philippa Lee discovers Freemasonry in Iowa and takes a tour around the hidden mysteries of the Iowa Masonic Library & Museums.
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Discover the powerful family of William Schaw, known as the 'Father of Freemasonry'
The Builders – Chapter 5 The Collegia
Chapter 5. The Collegia - If the laws of building were secrets known only to initiates, there must have been a secret Order of architects who built the temple of Solomon. Who were they?
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The First William Schaw Statutes (1598)
We look at a modern transcript of the first William Schaw Statutes dated 1598. An operative masons charter for stone cutters and layers in the building industry of the time. A set of rules and regulations including penalties if said rules are breached.
Craig Weightman is back with a new article which continues his previous exploration into the 'hero's journey' through life's travails; this month we discover how within the stormy sea of battling opinion and confusion, there is an island called Freemasonry.
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Sir Joseph Banks – the botanical freemason
Banks, the eminent naturalist, was the first Freemason to set foot on Australian soil, he was at the time on a combined Royal Navy & Royal Society scientific expedition to the South Pacific Ocean on HMS Endeavour led by Captain James Cook.
Initiation and the Lucis Trust
The approach of the Lucis Trust to initiation may differ slightly to other Western Esoteric systems and Freemasonry, but the foundation of training for the neophyte to build good moral character and act in useful service to humanity is universal.
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Hugh O’Neill's regular chippings whilst smoothing the ashlar: - 1) Lord Carnarvon's 'recuperation'and 2) "Freemasonry" in Naples in the Eighteenth Century
Chapter 3 - The signs and tokens; an explanation of the signs and tokens symbolism of the fellowcraft according to the ancient mysteries by J.S.M Ward
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Old Tiler Talks – Masonry’s “Failure”
“Masonry fails because it doesn’t interest men sufficiently to make them practice what they preach. A perfectly articulated story by Claudy “Masonry does not fail men. Men fail Masonry. Masonry has the teachings.
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The phrase appears in the Regius Poem. It is customary in contemporary English to end prayers with a hearty “Amen,” a word meaning “So be it.” It is a Latin word derived from the Hebrew word - Short Talk Bulletin - Vol. V June, 1927, No.6
On the First Degree tracing board the most dominant feature is Jacob’s Ladder stretching from Earth to Heaven. Being straight, it is the shortest and quickest way to reach heaven, and being straight you can see the end goal. - Tutorial series 2 by Stephen J. Goulding
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There are many things which Freemasonry will do for a man in the way of opening his mind and giving him larger and kindlier views of life, but Freemasonry itself, with all its power to polish and refine, cannot eradicate the natural bias of the disposition. The Freemason's Chronicle 17th April 1875
All Freemasons In One Digital Lodge; Is this viable?, is it practical ?, is it even possible ? To answer this question we need to under the problem "Digital Freemasonry" aims to fix.
Art
We introduce a third selection of five masonic inspired NFT art collections available on Opensea produced by artists from around the globe.
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Tubal Cain Masonic Apron NFTs are a collection of 1,000 unique digital designed Masonic collectable aprons, available as real collectable aprons
The Masonic Temple is a platform where both Freemasons and non-Masons, enthusiasts of real art and spiritual growth, connect to the new world of the metaverse. A Freemasonry in the metaverse project, based regular freemasonry principles.
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Books
Extracted and abridged from The Mystic Tie: Or, Facts and Opinions, Illustrative of the Character and Tendency of Freemasonry By Albert Mackey,
Meet The Author – Darren Lorente-Bull
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Darren Lorente-Bull is the author of 'The Other Brotherhood: When Freemasonry Crossed the English Channel' and five other books. Here he talks to Philippa Lee about his beliefs, his Freemasonry, and books.
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The message of the book is essentially one of Freemasonry being unequivocally esoteric – spiritual – and that is something that many Masons may balk at but it is a topic that needs discussing rationally.
book review – The Other Brotherhood
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An excellent book, being perfect for Freemasons and non-Freemasons alike who want to explore the origins of Freemasonry and to examine how it influenced French thought in the eighteenth century to become a unique but equally diverse society. By Darren Lorente-Bull
book review – The Tracing Boards of the First Degree
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The Tracing Board is a picture that encloses the quintessence of the ritual of the Degree and transmits it through symbols and images. By Enrico Marcia
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