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A new Video! This is a direct transcription in English of the complete 1564 Hieroglyphic Monad of John Dee (Monas Hieroglyphica) 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…
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Good evening Quarrymen Of all the videos I have published, only one has consistently received complaints about its quality. This is my presentation of the 1564 Monas Hieroglyphica of John Dee. Upon revisiting it, I can see the problem … the audio is TERRIBLE. I think this is a shame as I have spent many…
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A new Video! This video is an extract from the 1918 book “Blue Lodge Masonry” by H.L. Haywood that was originally published in 1918. It’s a detailed analysis of the origins and significance of the Apron in the three Craft degrees, but rejects outright esoteric interpretations, which I find somewhat disappointing. 😒 In any case,…
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Good evening Quarrymen. This weekend’s video is …
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A new Video! This video is another extract from the excellent History of Royal Arch Masonry by Everett R. Turnbull & Ray V. Denslow. It is the first of a series of three giving the background to the three principals of the Holy Royal Arch.
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A new Video! A bit of a rarity this week. A little glimpse into the world of every Mason’s favourite artificer in Metals. This short presentation was written by George L. Miller. It is undated, but appears to be from the first half of the twentieth century. Casual and passing references to slavery may cause…
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A new Video! Some Notes on the History and Symbolism of the Royal Arch Degree was written by Harold V. B. Voorhis and published in THE ROYAL ARCH MASON – Winter 1964. It is a serious of linked reflections on the origin and meaning of the HRA ritual in all of its various incarnations, both…
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A new Video! This is a lovely and moving lecture taken from the Short Talk Bulletin of January 1927. The work is once again anonymous.
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A new Video! This short, anonymous, essay is taken from ‘The Craftsman’ magazine of December 1897.
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A new Video! The Kirkwall Scroll. Within the walls of Lodge Kirkwall Kilwinning No. 382 in the Orkney Isles resides a Masonic treasure that has been the object of study and scrutiny for over 100 years. What Is the Kirkwall Scroll, and what mysteries does it conceal?
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A new Video! The Royal Arch and Ancient Egyptian Ritual is an extract from the book ‘History of Royal Arch Masonry (Volume 1)’ by Everett R. Turnbull & Ray V. Denslow. It was first published in 1959.
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A new Video! The Enigma of Solomon’s Temple is a lecture by Robert Roman, 32°. I do not know when it was published, but the text refers to the recent discovery of the Dead Sea scrolls. The last tranche of scrolls was discovered in 1956. It provides a concise overview of the scope, scale and…
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A new Video! If you’re the sort of person who spends sleepless nights worrying about Tarsel Boards and Broach’d Thurnels, then Rough and Perfect is JUST FOR YOU 😇 It is another anonymous lecture from the Short Talk Bulletin. In this case published in August 1933.
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A new Video! ‘So Mote it Be‘ is a lecture first published in the Short Talk Bulletin of the Masonic Service Association of the United States of America in June 1927.
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A new Video! I stumbled across this interesting little paper online here: SRA 76 OCTOBER 2013 MASONIC MAGAZINE Published on Sep 29, 2013 (The Monthly Masonic Magazine of Lodge Stirling Royal Arch No. 76). In a semi-serious manner it puts forward the argument that Stonehenge was originally a Masonic initiation site! Obviously there’s not much…
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A new Video! By request … This video is taken from an anonymous text and outlines the different officers within the Craft Lodge, their duties, and some elements of their symbolic significance.
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