Craft Masonry
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This weekend we go back to a text written only a couple of decades after the foundation of the United Grand Lodge of England in 1813. The 1843 text, “A Lesson for Freemasons,” offers a fascinating interpretation of the use of Masonic tools as metaphors for moral conduct. It’s a short text, but well worth…
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This work explores Mozart’s deep connection to Freemasonry, a fraternal organization that profoundly influenced his life and music. Mozart’s Masonic affiliation, intertwined with the Enlightenment’s emphasis on reason and brotherhood, provided a foundation for his creative explorations and personal values. Through compositions like “The Magic Flute” and “Masonic Funeral Music,” Mozart conveyed Masonic ideals of…
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Good evening Quarrymen This weekend, an exploration of the significant influence of Freemasonry on Mozart’s life and work. Multiple scholarly sources highlight how Mozart’s Masonic affiliations, rooted in Enlightenment ideals, profoundly impacted his late compositions, both thematically and symbolically. His involvement provided him with a supportive social network and a philosophical framework that resonated deeply…
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This week’s video Joseph Fort Newton’s The Spirit of Masonry extols the fraternal organization’s core principles. The text emphasizes the importance of brotherhood, friendship, and a deep-seated spirituality as central tenets of Masonry. It argues that Masonry fosters a sense of shared humanity and encourages ethical conduct, promoting love, service, and understanding among all people.…
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Good evening Quarrymen This weekend, let’s ring in the New Year with a meditation on the values to which we should all aspire. From the pen of Joseph Fort Newton. Coming to YouTube Saturday 4 January.
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Good Morning Quarrymen Today’s video is a compilation of 5 ‘Christmas themed’ presentations published on the channel over the last few years. I wish all of you a very Merry Christmas and best wishes for the Festive Season!
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This 1929 research paper explores the connections between ancient Egyptian mysteries and Freemasonry, arguing that Egyptian knowledge and religious practices significantly influenced later cultures, including Greece and Judaism. The author traces the historical interaction between Egypt and Greece, highlighting the transmission of scientific and philosophical ideas from Egyptian priests to Greek scholars. Furthermore, the text…
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Good evening Quarrymen Coming to YouTube this Saturday 14 December … The Ancient Mysteries of Egypt and Greece. This 1929 research paper explores the connections between ancient Egyptian mysteries and Freemasonry, arguing that Egyptian knowledge and religious practices significantly influenced later cultures, including Greece and Judaism. The author traces the historical interaction between Egypt and…
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In this video Arthur Edward Waite’s writings explore the historical relationship between alchemy and Freemasonry, arguing that both traditions share a common mystical origin but diverged over time, with alchemy shifting from a physical science to a spiritual one and Masonry evolving from operative craft guilds to speculative societies. A lecture by S.H. Perry further…
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Good evening Quarrymen This weekend, lectures by A.E Waite and S.H. Perry exploring the relationship between Masonry and Alchemy. Arthur Edward Waite’s writing explores the historical relationship between alchemy and Freemasonry, arguing that both traditions share a common mystical origin but diverged over time, with alchemy shifting from a physical science to a spiritual one…
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Richard Marcus’s “A Stroll Through the Seven Liberal Arts and Sciences” explores the historical and symbolic significance of the seven liberal arts—grammar, rhetoric, logic, arithmetic, geometry, music, and astronomy—within Freemasonry. The text connects these arts to the three Masonic degrees, framing learning as a journey up a winding stair. It examines the contributions of Pythagoras,…
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Good evening Quarrymen This weekend … Richard Marcus’s “A Stroll Through the Seven Liberal Arts and Sciences” explores the historical and symbolic significance of the seven liberal arts—grammar, rhetoric, logic, arithmetic, geometry, music, and astronomy—within Freemasonry. The text connects these arts to the three Masonic degrees, framing learning as a journey up a winding stair.…
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This text is an address delivered by Walter Leslie Wilmshurst to the Lodge of Living Stones in 1929. He argues that Freemasonry is a progressive science of self-discovery, emphasizing the pursuit of Truth as central to the Masonic journey. Wilmshurst contrasts belief with faith, asserting that faith is the soul’s energetic striving toward an ideal,…
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This weekend another glimpse into the fascinating mind of Walter Wilmshurst … This text is an address delivered by Walter Leslie Wilmshurst to the Lodge of Living Stones in 1929. He argues that Freemasonry is a progressive science of self-discovery, emphasizing the pursuit of Truth as central to the Masonic journey. Wilmshurst contrasts belief with…
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This text is an impassioned plea for Masonic education and a condemnation of apathy within the fraternity. The author, Warren B. Smith, argues that Masonry’s strength lies in its historical background and essential principles, which should be actively taught and discussed within lodges. He emphasizes the importance of individual engagement and participation, citing examples from…
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Good evening Quarrymen This weekend we’ll be presenting a lecture written 100 years ago, but I didn’t change a word. This text is an impassioned plea for Masonic education and a condemnation of apathy within the fraternity. The author, Warren B. Smith, argues that Masonry’s strength lies in its historical background and essential principles, which…
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This compilation of five videos from the archive explores some aspects of Masonic and Pythagorean number theory.
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