A short video outlining the origin, history and symbolism of the use of the Cable Tow in the Masonic ritual. To access the video click here. It is protected by the password leading from the first to the second degrees.
Month: June 2020
Numbers and their Significance – a new video
A lecture prepared and delivered by M.Ex. Comp. F. H. Shannon G. Z. within Research Chapter No. 100 On Tuesday, 27th April, 1971. This 19 minute video is a short examination of the esoteric meanings of the numbers 1-10. Click here to go to the Videos page to access.
The Banners – a new video
Now available on the videos page. The Banners is a Lecture delivered to Research Royal Arch Chapter No. 100 S.G.R.A Chapter of Queensland on Wednesday 6th August, 1947 by R. Exc. Comp. A. T. Pollard, P. G. H., First Principal. In this lecture R. Exc. Companion details the genealogy, esoteric and exoteric interpretation and size of…
The Holy Royal Arch Tracing Board
A new ‘Short Tale from the Quarries’ has just been uploaded. This is the first of a series of very short videos on topics of Masonic interest. This ‘Short Tale’ is about John Harris, the original artist responsible for many of the Tracing Boards we know and admire today. At only 3 minutes in length,…
Four new books added to the Library
New additions to the Library have been uploaded today: A Familiar Treatise on the Principles and Practice of Masonic Jurisprudence – A book of jurisprudence designed ‘to make it comprehensible to those who have heretofore deemed it too abstruse for the common intellect’. Proofs of the Real Existence, and Dangerous Tendency, of Illuminism – Early 19th Century work…
The Pillars of the Temple
By R. Jeffery, 1977. This lecture, from the 1970s, provides a thoughtful analysis of the great pillars which stood outside the Temple. It focusses to a great extent on what the archaeological record can tell us about the pillars, their provenance, construction and size; as well as the vexed issue of just what exactly is…
From the Quarries 