The God Freemasonry Refuses to Define
A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of hearing W Bro John Bishop deliver a striking and provocative paper at Lodge Toowoomba. The paper, ‘Deists, Theists, Atheists, Agnostics, Pagans and Pantheists’, takes up one of the most delicate questions in Freemasonry: what does the Craft actually require when it speaks of belief in the…
The Forgotten Temple Before Solomon
Solomon’s Temple occupies a central place in Masonic symbolism, yet it did not emerge from a vacuum. Behind Jerusalem’s most famous sanctuary stood a wider world of Phoenician trade, diplomacy, craftsmanship, and sacred architecture. In this lecture, we journey to the ancient city of Tyre and explore the Temple of Melqart, one of the most…
A Cabinet of Masonic Curiosities
Most Masonic history is populated by kings, architects, philosophers, and grand theories of origin. This week, we’re looking instead at the odd corners of the Craft. Join me as we open A Cabinet of Masonic Curiosities and explore a collection of strange words, forgotten characters, improbable legends, celebrated hoaxes, unusual lodges, and historical oddities accumulated…
Freemasonry and the Seven Liberal Arts and Sciences
The Seven Liberal Arts and Sciences occupy a familiar place within the symbolic world of Freemasonry, yet their original purpose is often only dimly understood. Far from being decorative remnants of a medieval curriculum, they once formed a complete architecture of intellectual and moral formation: a disciplined ascent from language and reasoning to number, harmony,…
Esotericism and Reality
Good evening Quarrymen There’s a new post on our sister platform Sub Umbra: “The World as Analogy: How Esotericism Understands Reality” Head over to https://www.subumbra.net/ and subscribe to never miss an update.
Architecture of the Mind
Good Morning Quarrymen and a warm welcome to our new YouTube Channel Members *Bj Johnson*, *Jackson Smith*, *Stories with the b’ys*, and *Will*. This weekend … For centuries, Freemasonry preserved a vision of knowledge very different from our own: not information as accumulation, but education as formation. This week’s lecture explores the hidden architecture behind…
Where to From Here? 2.0
In 2024, From the Quarries conducted a major international survey examining the future of Freemasonry in the 6th Millennium A.L. Two years later, the question was revisited. The results revealed something unexpected. To explore the full dataset from the surveys go to the interactive dashboard:https://where-to-from-here-2026.netlify.app/ While membership decline remains a serious concern, a second issue…
“Hermes at the Crossroads”
A new essay has been posted on our Sub Umbra platform: “Hermes at the Crossroads” Interested? https://www.subumbra.net What is Sub Umbra? Sub Umbra is a digital platform for the serious exploration of the Western Esoteric Tradition: its symbols, philosophies, texts, rituals, myths, and hidden currents of influence. https://www.subumbra.net
The Druid and the Mason – Stonehenge, Sacred Groves, and the Masonic Imagination
Do you want to dive even deeper into the Western Esoteric Tradition?Visit https://www.subumbra.net In this lecture, we examine one of the more persistent and beguiling claims in Masonic literature: that Freemasonry inherited something from the ancient Druids. The evidence does not support a direct descent, and Stonehenge was not built by Druids, inconvenient though that…
“The West never stopped being Magical”
Good afternoon Quarrymen A new essay has been posted on our Sub Umbra platform: “The West never stopped being Magical” Interested? https://www.subumbra.net What is Sub Umbra? Sub Umbra is a digital platform for the serious exploration of the Western Esoteric Tradition: its symbols, philosophies, texts, rituals, myths, and hidden currents of influence.
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