Craft Masonry

  • This Weekend …

    Good evening Quarrymen This weekend we’re going back to look at some more ‘hidden gems’ from the channel archives. Please join us for a compendium of videos exploring the symbolic side of the Craft:

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  • An extract from ‘Chapters of Masonic History’ By Bro. H.L. HAYWOOD, and first published in ‘THE BUILDER’ November 1923. Please consider supporting the work of the channel by becoming a member or visiting our store. Your support will assist us to continue and enhance the channel. Memberships: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUcTX1SySa4M9sarg6075sA/join Store: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUcTX1SySa4M9sarg6075sA/store

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  • Our Medieval Origins

    Good evening Quarrymen This weekend’s video, as selected by our wonderful Fellowcraft channel members, comes from the pen of the distinguished Bro. H.L.Haywood. Let’s take an in-depth look at the foundations of the Craft …

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  • This is a lengthy anonymous presentation which asks some intriguing questions. From the style and tone it was clearly written in the late 19th or early 20th century. I suspect it is from the pen of AE Waite. In the interests of length, I did elide a lengthy discursive passage about Graeco-Roman religious practices. Please…

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  • Beyond the Horizon

    Good evening Quarrymen The votes are in, and this weekend’s video, as selected by our Channel Fellowcraft members, will be …

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  • Level and Plumb

    This anonymous work from June 1924 makes some interesting, and at time controversial, observations about the significance of the Level and Plumb in Masonic tradition. I was particularly intrigued by the author’s attitude to ‘Equality’ both in a Masonry and societal context. Perhaps not a fashionable viewpoint 100 years later!

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  • This weekend

    Good evening Quarrymen Our Fellowcraft members were given a choice of topics for this weekend’s video: … and the winner is:

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  • This week’s video looks into the story of Ahiman Rezon. These strange words were first used Masonically by Laurence Dermott as the title of the Book of Constitutions, printed in 1756, used by the Ancient Grand Lodge in London. Despite centuries of research their meaning remains unclear. Please consider supporting the work of the channel…

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  • A Masonic Mystery

    Good evening Quarrymen This weekend’s video (as voted by our YouTube channel members) looks at a topic completely new to me. I learned a lot making it and I hope you enjoy it! If you’d like to support the channel further, please consider becoming a Channel Member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUcTX1SySa4M9sarg6075sA/join or visit the From the Quarries Merchandise…

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  • A short selection of peaceful meditations on the meaning of Masonry through extracts taken from the ‘Masonic Review’ of 1851 and ‘The Builder Magazine’ of 1915. Please consider supporting the channel by becoming a member or visiting our store. Your support will assist us to maintain and enhance the channel. Memberships: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUcTX1SySa4M9sarg6075sA/join Store: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUcTX1SySa4M9sarg6075sA/store

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  • Good evening Quarryfolk This Saturday a short, reflective and tranquil interlude after a busy week. Extracts from “The Masonic Review” of 1851 and “The Builder” Magazine of 1915. If you’d like to support the channel further, please consider becoming a Channel Member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUcTX1SySa4M9sarg6075sA/join or visit our Merchandise Store: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUcTX1SySa4M9sarg6075sA/store

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  • Masonic Geometry

    This is an anonymous presentation from May of 1934. “Fellowcrafts receive several admonitions and exhortations regarding the Sciences of Geometry and astronomy, and many an initiate has wondered just how far his duty should carry him in undertaking anew the study of branches of mathematics which are associated in his with much troubled effort in…

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  • A CELEBRATION!

    A CELEBRATION!

    LET’S CELEBRATE SOME MILESTONES! Today is From the Quarries’ Fourth Birthday … it is also the day that we’ve hit 10 000 Subscribers on YouTube! I can’t help but feel that is a good omen. (365 x 4 + 2 leap days over 10000. I’m sure someone can help me with the numerology 😇) I…

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  • This video explores how Freemasonry in France experienced significant transformation during the reign of Napoleon Bonaparte, a period marked by political upheaval and societal reformation. Freemasonry played a unique role in the socio-political landscape of France from the late 18th to the early 19th century. There are four sections to the video:

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  • Good evening Quarrymen This weekend’s paper delves into the intriguing history of Freemasonry during the tumultuous era of the Napoleonic Wars, focusing on the unique role Masons played as prisoners of war. It explores how approximately 200,000 members of the French Army, including Freemasons, were captured and incarcerated in England. Despite the harsh conditions, these…

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  • The All-Seeing Eye

    This week’s video: What is the Significance of The “All Seeing Eye”? A short question but one which demands a long answer. By Wor.Bro. Major A. Cathcart Bruce, P.G.Stwd. (Undated)

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  • A Peculiar Symbol

    Good evening Quarrymen, Coming this weekend … “Are we not taught that every character, emblem or symbol in Freemasonry has a peculiar meaning? There is need for a careful explanation of them all. Especially is this so, I think, in the case of the ” All Seeing Eye,” since it is seldom referred to directly…

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