An Interesting Companion for a Leisure Hour Just for fun – this fascinating 1814 book is in the Library. Blending historical and geographical musings it includes a series of extracts, reflections and articles on topics Masonic. Designed to be dipped into a leisure it is an interesting companion indeed and one of my favourite texts…
Month: January 2021
Leo Taxil Masonic Hoax redux
After my chastening brush with copywrite law I have re-edited the Leo Taxil video to remove the offending video content. The new (and presumably legal) version is now available here. The old version has been consigned to the pit, along with Taxil’s works and legacy!
Leo Taxil video update
IMPORTANT NOTE: I have just been advised (27 January 2021) that the Leo Taxil video I uploaded to YouTube yesterday contains copywrite material to which I am not entitled. Specifically it includes clips from the 1920 Swedish/Danish film ‘Haxan’. As this content is over 100 years old I mistakenly assumed that its copywrite had lapsed….
Leo Taxil – The Great Masonic Hoax
A new Video – Leo Taxil – The Great Masonic Hoax A follow-up to the first video I ever did. This is the story of the infamous Leo Taxil and the hoax he perpetrated, both on Masonry and the Catholic Church, in the late 19th Century. A hoax whose consequences are still reverberating to the…
The Hieroglyphic Monad
New text in Esoterica – The Hieroglyphic Monad It’s a bit self-indulgent to mention, but this month marks 30 years since I submitted my Masters Thesis on John Dee’s 1564 work Monas Hieroglyphica. (January 25th was also coincidentally, the date on which Dee finished writing the book)! In celebration I’ve uploaded a copy of this…
The Masonic Goat
A new Video! The Masonic Goat is an interesting account of the origins, and corrosive effects of the legend of ‘Goat Riding’ in Masonic initiation ceremonies. Dating from 1936, I have been unable to determine its author or provenance.
The True Masonic Chart or Hieroglyphic Monitor
Newly uploaded to the Library. The True Masonic Chart or Hieroglyphic Monitor (1851) – Containing all the Emblems explained in the degrees of Entered Apprentice, Fellow Craft, Master Mason, Mark Master, Past Master, Most Excellent Master, Royal Arch, Royal Master and Select Master.
The Craftsman and Freemason’s Guide
New book in the Library. The Craftsman and Freemason’s Guide is a fascinating 1854 publication detailing the symbolism in the rituals from the entered apprentice to Select Master degrees. Copiously illustrated throughout.
The Ineffable Name
A New Video The Ineffable Name: Lecture delivered in Research Royal Arch Chapter No. 100, S. G. R. A Chapter of Queensland on Wednesday 5th February 1947, by R.Ex. Comp. Rev. V. H. Whitehouse G. J.
The Regius Manuscript
New to the Library is a full copy of the Regius Manuscript, presented with a parallel translation into Modern English. The oldest extant document in Freemasonry, the Regius Manuscript (also known as the Halliwell Document is a treasure of the earliest history of the Craft. The origins of the Regius are obscure. The manuscript was…
From the Quarries 