Where to from here? – have your say!
In 2024 I ran a simple 10-question survey to capture how people actually see Freemasonry—Masons, non-Masons, and the simply curious. It generated a huge spread of responses and became the backbone of a conference presentation and video. Since then, the YouTube channel has grown to 33,000+ subscribers and the audience is much broader and more…
The Chymical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreutz (The First Day)
The Chymical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreutz, first published in Strasbourg in 1616 and attributed to Johann Valentin Andreae, is the most elaborate of the Rosicrucian manifestos, presenting a seven-day allegorical narrative that fuses Lutheran theology, Renaissance alchemy, and Hermetic symbolism. Though sometimes read as a literal esoteric revelation, Andreae later described the work as a…
The Belief in a Supreme Being?
This lecture was originally presented by Bro. Harvey Lovewell at the ANZMRC conference in Dunedin in 2022. Download the original lecture and supporting PowerPoint of this presentation here: The Belief in a Supreme Being?
Upcoming ‘Instant Premiere’
Good afternoon Quarrymen This weekend I’ll be running an instant Premiere on YouTube of a new video titled The Belief in a Supreme Being? — a presentation based on a 2022 lecture by Bro. Harvey Lovewell. The exact start time is still to be confirmed, but the Premiere page will go live 24 hours in…
The Origins of Freemasonry
In this carefully argued presentation, The Origins of Freemasonry by Alphonse Cerza, P.M., dismantles the many romantic and speculative myths that have accumulated around the Craft’s beginnings, from the Temple of Solomon to the Garden of Eden, the Ancient Mysteries, Roman Collegia, and medieval cathedral legends. Drawing on respected Masonic historians such as Henry W.…
Whence come you?
Good evening Quarrymen Something new is landing on 24 January, and it asks a slightly uncomfortable question: what if much of what we think we know about the origins of Freemasonry isn’t quite as solid as we assume? This upcoming video takes a calm but mischievous look at where the Craft is really said to…
Ancient Symbolic Penalties
In this presentation we explore Ancient Symbolic Penalties, a thoughtful and challenging Short Talk Bulletin by K. W. Aldridge, which invites viewers to reconsider one of the most frequently misunderstood elements of Masonic ritual. Rather than treating the penalties found in our obligations as literal or archaic survivals, Aldridge frames them as part of a…
Blood Curdling Oaths!
Good evening Quarrymen This weekend, as voted by our wonderful channel members will be asking the question ‘What do we really mean when we speak of the “ancient penalties” in Freemasonry—and have we perhaps misunderstood them all along’? In this short presentation, K. W. Aldridge invites us to pause and reflect on a subject that…
A Master’s Wages
This presentation examines “A Master’s Wages,” a 1933 Short Talk Bulletin reflecting on the meaning of wages in Freemasonry beyond material reward. Drawing on the original text, it explores how the true wages of a Master Mason are found in rights and privileges, service to others, relief in times of need, fellowship within the Lodge,…
The Measure of all Things: Humanity, Symbol, and the Masonic Universe
ANTIPODEAN SUMMER SERIES A selection of videos from the Quarries Archive.
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