Craft Masonry
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Good morning Quarryfolk We are quickly heading towards the third Birthday of From the Quarries and I’ve got some exciting news to share in the coming days! Before we get to that, this weekend’s video will be a nice, concise response to some of the more outlandish criticisms of the Craft. Stay tuned in the…
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This presentation by R. A. Gilbert, was first published in Gnosis during the 1980’s. In it he makes assertions about the relationship between Freemasonry and Hermiticism with which I don’t necessarity agree. What do you think? Let me know in the comments. If you have content that you’d like to add to the archive, join…
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Good evening Quarrymen This weekend we will be exploring a topic of deep fascination to me. Indeed, it was my studies in this area that first led me to Masonry many years ago. So make sure you check in this Saturday as we explore …
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This presentation, from November of 1931, looks into the history, derivation and contextual meaning of the terms ‘free’ and ‘accepted’ and how they came to be representative of the Craft worldwide. If you have content that you’d like to add to the archive, join the From the Quarries Community to submit your content. Go to…
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Good evening Quarrypersons This weekend we will be looking at a term that we all take at face value, but never really question. What exactly does it mean to be a ‘Free and Accepted’ Mason? Tune in this weekend to find out.
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Two new videos just posted! Mithraism: Freemasonry and the Ancient Mysteries is a detailed text written by the eminent Masonic author and editor of ‘The Builder’ magazine, H.L. Haywood, sometime in the early 20th Century. While some of it’s content is now outdated, it is a refreshing return to a past era of positivism, where…
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Good evening Quarryfolk Two videos are coming over this weekend separated by nearly 300 years! The first is a short text from 1662 by the remarkable John Heydon – ‘The Rosie Crucian Prayer to God’. The second is by the equally estimable H.L. Haywood from the early twentieth century – ‘Mithraism, Freemasonry and the Ancient…
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This week’s video is an extract from an early work by one of the key figures of the Victorian Esoteric renaissance, A.E. Waite. Although this work ‘Azoth; or, the Star in the East’ was written years before Waite joined the Craft, he still makes many substantial and well reasoned claims about the true ‘secret’ of…
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Hello again Quarryfolk Just to let you know that I’ve just uploaded an experimental ‘out of session’ video “Freemasonry and the Western Esoteric Tradition”. If you’ve been following the channel you’ll know that I’ve developed an interest in the nascent field of artificial intelligence. The technology is growing so quickly that literally last week’s advances…
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Good evening Quarryfolk! This weekend we will be delving into the mind of one of the great figures of the 19th Century Western Esoteric Tradition, A.E. Waite. The text is taken from his theosophical work ‘Azoth; or, the Star in the East’ and was written in 1893 – a full eight years before he became…
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This presentation is a deeply heartfelt examination of the letter ‘G’ and what it means to the Freemason. My copy has no provenance, beyond a publication date of July 1927. I believe that it may be one of the Short Talk Bulletins from the Masonic Service Association of the USA. If you have content that…
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Good evening Quarrymen In our video this weekend we will be examining the location, meaning and significance of something to be found in every lodge around the world. So let’s take a closeup look at … See you on the weekend!
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Good afternoon Quarryfolk! This weekend’s video, Colour Symbolism in Freemasonry, is a detailed analysis by Bro. Leon Zeldis of the significance and role of colour in the Masonic tradition. It was first published in 1992. If you have content that you’d like to add to the archive, join the From the Quarries Community to submit…
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For this weekend’s video a shout out goes to @connie2671 on YouTube who requested a look at colours and their Masonic symbolism. It is part of a 1992 paper by Bro. Leon Zeldis. I hope you enjoy it. If you have content that you’d like to add to the archive, join the From the Quarries…
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Good afternoon Quarryfolk Two new videos this weekend: The Symbolism on our Lodge Officers – This lovely presentation was written by by Norman Senn, P.M. Mosaic Lodge #176 and presented at the Fiat Lux Lodge of Research #1980. The Origins of Freemasonry Revisited – ‘The Origins of Freemasonry Revisited – A Speculative Journey’ is lovely…
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Good evening Quarryfolk Thanks to all for your feedback, votes and comments on the music poll over on YouTube. It was pretty overwhelmingly in favour of keeping the music. Sorry to those who voted no, but I’ll try to keep future soundtracks subtle and sympathetic! Anyway, this weekend’s video will be a 1980 presentation by…
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Part 2 of the presentation ‘Masonic Tracing Boards’, by the estimable Brother E. A. T. Breed from 1904.
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