Craft Masonry
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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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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! 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! 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! 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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A new Video! In response to the comments that I’ve been receiving on the website and YouTube channel from non-Masons, here is a short video – FAQ about Freemasonry, which I hope answers the most frequent queries. Don’t forget – If you want to be a Mason, just ask one 👍
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A New Video! After a few weeks of some heavy content, here’s a bit of levity. There only seem to be a few Masonic jokes in circulation, and these are recycled and reused regularly (a bit like Toasts to the Visitors). If you know of any more you’d like to share, please put them in…
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A new Video! ‘Gavels in Freemasonry‘ is a short, undated, text by Paul M. Bessel. The title is pretty self-explanatory. This video is for RW Bro. Leitch, who only asks questions which have no answer. 😉
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A new Video! This video is Part three, and the final part, of Wor. Bro. Rev. F. de P. Castells impressive and comprehensive lecture from 1914. This section examines what Castells describes as ‘the metrology of the Craft‘.
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A new Video! This video is part two of the series started last week. Therre is just so much in this lecture by Wor. Bro. Rev. F. de P. Castells from 1914 that there will be a Part III published next week. This week’s extract concentrates on the number 15. Enjoy!
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This is a long and complex lecture by the worthy and estimable Brother F. de P. Castells from 1914. As a result of its complexity, it will be published in two parts. This first section treats the Masonic significance of the numbers 3, 5 and 7. Part two will examine the symbolism of the number…
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In anticipation of Christmas day, which is just one short week away, this is a short video from a text by Bro. David Downie of St Trinian’s Lodge 2050, the Isle of Man. I am not sure of the date of this work, so if I have breached any copyright I sincerely apologise and will,…
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This video is an extract from William Shaver’s Masonic Monitor of 1907, which is itself based upon Webb’s ‘Freemason’s Monitor’ of 1816. It gives an overview of the features of the 5 Orders of Architecture with a particular focus on our old friends, the Doric, Ionic and Corinthian.
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