A new Video! This week’s presentation, Why Symbolism?, is taken from the book “The Old Past Master” by Charles H. Claudy which was first published in 1924. It takes the form of a conversation between a new Mason and an ‘old past master’, who shares his wisdom by explaining why Freemasonry is so concerned with…
Month: May 2021
Hieroglyphic Monad Video
A new video! This is a direct transcription of the complete 1564 Hieroglyphic Monad of John Dee including all illustrations and technical diagrams. A notoriously dense and complex work, the Hieroglyphic Monad comprises 24 theorems detailing the geometric and esoteric perfection of the Monad itself. Although not directly Masonic, and published well before the official…
Bronze Castings in Freemasonry
A new Video! “Bronze Castings in Freemasonry – How they may have been built”, is another meticulously researched paper from Harvey Lovewell (and we know what that means – Maths content ahead!). It was first presented at the ANZMRC Kellerman lectures in 1998. Thanks again to Harvey for permission to reproduce this work.
A Timeline of Masonic History
A new Video! This video details a project I have been working on to try and map the events detailed in the rituals of Craft Masonry, the Royal Arch and the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite to their historical periods. It is necessarily sketchy and most probably inaccurate, but I’d welcome any feedback to help…
What of the Hour?
A new Video! This is the second part of the presentation ‘The Necessity of the Royal Arch to the Master Mason’ by William F. Kuhn from 1921. ‘What of the Hour?‘ is a short philosophical reflection on the true nature of the Royal Arch and its spiritual significance to those who take up its challenges.
From the Quarries 