Esoteric
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A new Video! The Mystery of the Holy Grail is a rollicking text written by J. J. Collins. It fuses the historical Grail legend all with a host of theories and conspiracies to weave a fascinating tapestry. I’ve included a list of the works referenced in the comments below the YouTube video. The soundtrack is
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A new Video! THE MYSTERY DEGREES is a presentation first given by Leslie M. Scott, 33° Sovereign Grand Inspector General in Oregon. It was presented as an address before Multnomah Council of Kadosh, at Portland, Oregon in August 1946.
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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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Two new videos have been uploaded to the site this week. Freemasonry and the Druids: This video is a two-parter. The first section is a modern short essay by the redoubtably named Bro. Stanley K Sproule, which was published in 1983. This gives a typically contemporary and clearheaded view of the purported relationship between Druidism
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A new Video! This week’s video is a lecture prepared by Bro.D. H. B. Falconer, P.M., which was first published on 22 July 1994. It is divided into 4 sections: – THE CONCEPT OF IMMORTALITY – ELEMENTS OF THE CREATION – THE ARROW OF TIME – ETERNITY and finishes with an impassioned plea for Freemasonry
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A new Video! There was a clear winner of our YouTube poll held during the week. ‘The Mystical Quest in Freemasonry‘ won exactly 50% of the votes cast. Thanks to all who submitted their votes – the response was far greater than I anticipated, so I think I’ll try it again in future! This presentation
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A new Video! This video is a chapter from ‘The Antiquity of the Holy Royal Arch’ which was Published by F. de P. Castells in 1927. In it he examines in detail some of the astronomical and astrological symbolism underpinning the Royal Arch degree. I have redacted some small portions of the text which I
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A new Video! Next year is the 100th anniversary of the discovery of King Tutankhamun’s tomb by Howard Carter. I had intended to save this video for that anniversary, but I’m going though a bit af an Ancient Egyptian phase at the moment, so here it is. This anonymous lecture was first presented in January
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A new Video! This short presentation is by Brother Harry M Furniss (Prince of Wales Lodge No. 100) from January 1974. In The Legend of Enoch Brother Furniss summarises a story from the apocryphal Book of Enoch, as interpreted by Mackey. While not mentioned in any Masonic works, the legend is a wonderful addition to
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The Great Masonic Conspiracy. This video is a response to the viewers of this channel who believe that Freemasonry is a vast, world encompassing and ominous conspiracy (Hint: it’s not). Watch out though – this video is exactly 13 minutes long. Surely that can’t just be a coincidence?
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A new Video! Geometry and Masonry is a wonderfully researched paper is published with the kind permission of the author, Bro. Harvey Lovewell of Lodge Millaa. It was first presented in 2008. Many thanks to Harvey for allowing me to reproduce it.
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This is the 50th video from the quarries and it is a special one. More than double the length of the usual lectures at over 50 minutes long, ‘Our affinity with the Ancient Egyptians‘ is a deep, thoughtful and moving address by W. Bro. R. W. Harwood, first presented in October 1977. The address looks
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The Mystery of Mithra is short overview of Mithraism and its possible relationship to some of the more arcane aspects of Masonry by Bro. Harry Kenison from April 1961. Of course, correspondence does not imply causation, but I’ll leave any interpretation to the viewer!
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IMPORTANT NOTE: I have just been advised (27 January 2021) that the Leo Taxil video I uploaded to YouTube yesterday contains copywrite material to which I am not entitled. Specifically it includes clips from the 1920 Swedish/Danish film ‘Haxan’. As this content is over 100 years old I mistakenly assumed that its copywrite had lapsed.
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New text in Esoterica – The Hieroglyphic Monad It’s a bit self-indulgent to mention, but this month marks 30 years since I submitted my Masters Thesis on John Dee’s 1564 work Monas Hieroglyphica. (January 25th was also coincidentally, the date on which Dee finished writing the book)! In celebration I’ve uploaded a copy of this
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HERMES TRISMEGISTUS A brief summary of the highly esoteric 1912 work ‘The Kybalion’, by ‘Three Initiates’. It offers a surprisingly Masonic take on Hermetic Neo-Platonism. The broadcast is a brief summary of its content with reference made to Masonic connections.
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