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A new Video! This short presentation is by Brother Harry M Furniss (Prince of Wales Lodge No. 100) from January 1974. In The Legend of Enoch Brother Furniss summarises a story from the apocryphal Book of Enoch, as interpreted by Mackey. While not mentioned in any Masonic works, the legend is a wonderful addition to…
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This is not particularly fresh news, but is a good article about the decision currently before the brethren of South Australia and the Northern Territory. https://www.architectureanddesign.com.au/news/freemasons-tower-to-be-adelaide-s-tallest-building# The proposal is currently being considered by the Brethren ahead of a formal vote on the findings and recommendations made for the future of the spiritual site of the…
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A new video! Owing to work commitments I don’t have time to edit up a full video this week. Instead here is a video of a Zoom presentation I did for the Qld Royal Arch Study Circle recently. It follows on from the Masonic Timeline of the Craft degrees from a few weeks ago. Apologies…
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A new Video! An interesting little undated and anonymous presentation from some time in the 1940’s or 50’s I believe, which details the ‘12 Original Points‘ of antient freemasonry. I’m not too sure of it’s historical veracity, but it will be of particular interest to Royal Arch masons. I wasn’t aware that any such details…
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The Great Masonic Conspiracy. This video is a response to the viewers of this channel who believe that Freemasonry is a vast, world encompassing and ominous conspiracy (Hint: it’s not). Watch out though – this video is exactly 13 minutes long. Surely that can’t just be a coincidence?
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This week’s video is an anonymous talk from August 1953, Curious Masonic Words looks at some of the strange terms used in our ceremonials and identifies their origin, meaning and provenance. The talk is clearly American, but my copy has no authorial attribution beyond the date.
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A new Video! This video is a recreation of a presentation I gave on 1 June 2021 at Halcyon Lodge No. 492 UGLQ. Expanding on the Masonic Timeline published a few weeks ago, this presentation examines the historical events referenced in our rituals of the first, second and third degrees.
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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.
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A new video! This short presentation by William F. Kuhn was first presented in 1921. Many thanks to RW Bro. Leitch for giving me a copy. The lecture comes in several sections. This is the first and lengthiest of them. The final section “What of the hour?” will make a nice short video in the…
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Was King Solomon the Ancient World’s first shipping magnate? In the first new archaeological evidence for decades, KS’s extensive Phoenician connections are starting to be unvelied. Masonically we’d never say “I told you so”, but new archaeological evidence announced TODAY supports biblical descriptions of a partnership between Solomon, who “excelled all the kings of the…
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A new Video! Geometry and Masonry is a wonderfully researched paper is published with the kind permission of the author, Bro. Harvey Lovewell of Lodge Millaa. It was first presented in 2008. Many thanks to Harvey for allowing me to reproduce it.
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I just came across this teaser site for Blue Lodge the Game online. Apparently you “Take control of Adam, a young entered apprentice and experience a journey to become a master mason that brings to life stories of legend. Challenge and hone your skills as you also learn about freemasonry in a unique experience, faithful…
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From the William Harvey collection. The Wages of an Entered Apprentice is a meditation on the significance of Corn, Wine and Oil in Masonic Ceremonial. It was originally published in 1944.
