October 2025
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This week From the Quarries presents Ashlars: Rough and Smooth by the distinguished Masonic scholar J. Fairbairn Smith, Editor Emeritus of the Detroit Masonic World. Drawing on a lifetime in the Craft—initiated as a Lewis in Hawick Lodge, Scotland, in 1925—Smith explores the transformation of the Rough Ashlar into the Perfect Ashlar as both a…
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From a candlelit initiation in Boston in 1775 to the solemn unity of Masons at Congressman John Lewis’s funeral in 2020, this film traces the extraordinary journey of Prince Hall Freemasonry—a brotherhood born from exclusion that became one of the most powerful moral institutions in African-American history. Told with historical precision and reverence, it follows…
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In ‘Secrecy’, an anonymous Masonic author reflects upon one of the Craft’s most elusive virtues—the sacred art of silence. Through meditative prose, the essay distinguishes Masonry’s private discipline of secrecy from mere concealment, portraying it instead as a spiritual method: the quiet shaping of character, the sanctification of fellowship, and the reverent guarding of truth.…
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Good evening Quarrymen … coming to YouTube this weekend In ‘Secrecy’, an anonymous Masonic author reflects upon one of the Craft’s most elusive virtues—the sacred art of silence. Through meditative prose, the essay distinguishes Masonry’s private discipline of secrecy from mere concealment, portraying it instead as a spiritual method: the quiet shaping of character, the…
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Today, the From the Quarries YouTube channel passes a remarkable milestone — 30,000 subscribers! Each of you has helped to build this digital Lodge of learning, stone upon stone, until it has become something far larger than any one of us. When I began this channel, it was little more than an experiment: could the…
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From the temples of ancient Greece to the tracing boards of the modern Masonic lodge, Euclid’s 47th Proposition—better known as the Pythagorean Theorem—has endured as a symbol of truth proven by reason. In this lecture, we explore its legendary origins, philosophical interpretations, and moral significance within Freemasonry. We’ll look at how figures like Albert Pike…
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This video taken from a 1904 lecture by Rudolf Steiner explores one of the most profound legends in the Rosicrucian tradition—the story of Solomon, Hiram Abiff, and the building of the Temple. Drawing on Biblical archetypes, Hermetic philosophy, and the Temple Legend, the narrative traces the two great lineages of humanity: the Sons of Cain,…
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