Esoteric
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Good evening Quarrymen This weekend’s presentation “Freemasonry as the Hermetic Art” by W. Bro. J. R. Cleland, P.P.A.G. Chap., (Kent), is a comprehensive and highly erudite exploration of the philosophical, symbolic, and spiritual correspondences between Freemasonry and the Hermetic tradition, particularly Alchemy and ancient mystery teachings. It is divided into two principal parts—Analysis and Synthesis—each
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What is the true origin of the Masonic tradition—and what is its ultimate aim? In this weekend’s video two profound extracts offer strikingly different yet harmonising answers. Albert Churchward, in his exploration of The Divine Name, seeks Freemasonry’s roots in the high antiquity of Egypt, tracing the lost sacred syllables of YHWH to Horus, Hu,
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Good evening Quarrymen This weekend … In these two contrasting yet complementary texts, Dr. Albert Churchward and Arthur Edward Waite approach the arcana of Freemasonry from opposite ends of the esoteric spectrum—one through comparative mythology and Egyptological reconstruction, the other through mystical theology and perennial philosophy. Churchward’s extract from The Arcana of Freemasonry (1915) boldly
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This weekend, as selected by our YouTube Channel members … He claimed to unlock ancient secrets, dazzled Europe’s elites with promises of immortality, and stood trial for crimes he may never have committed. From the candlelit lodges of Egyptian Masonry to the cells of the Inquisition, Count Cagliostro’s life was a whirlwind of magic, scandal,
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In this video Arthur Edward Waite reimagines Masonic symbolism as a spiritual itinerary—a contemplative journey of the soul toward divine union—rather than merely a framework for moral instruction. Core emblems such as the Pentagram, Hexagram, Blazing Star, Sun and Moon, and the Point within a Circle are interpreted as metaphysical representations of cosmic principles and
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Good evening Quarrymen and welcome to our new YouTube Channel Members Rocky and francis Akpata. This weekend, as voted by our Channel members we have a presentation by Arthur Edward Waite that reinterprets Masonic symbolism beyond mere ethical instruction, framing it as a spiritual pilgrimage—an itinerarium mentis in Deum, or “journey of the mind into
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In this week’s video, A.E. Waite delves into the enigmatic attempt by German Freemasons von Köppen and J.W.B. von Hymmen to reconstruct an Egyptian Rite known as Krata Repoa. Created in 1770, this rite ambitiously proposed a mystical pathway comprising seven distinct degrees, blending Greek mythological symbolism with an imaginative interpretation of ancient Egyptian mysteries.
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Good evening Quarrymen This weekend … The Krata Repoa is an 18th-century Masonic text purporting to restore the ancient Egyptian system of initiation through a structured series of esoteric degrees. Compiled circa 1770 by German Freemasons Johann Wilhelm Bernhard von Hymmen and Friedrich Christoph von Köppen, it presents seven progressive stages of initiation, each echoing
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This video is a compilation of reflective pieces exploring some of the quiet and tranquil backwaters of the Masonic philosophical tradition. You may not agree with all of the viewpoints presented, but that is one of the great strengths of the Craft. Non-judgemental acceptance of difference.
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Journey beyond the well-lit halls of recognized Freemasonry into its hidden peripheries, where charlatans, idealists, and political agitators alike have donned the square and compasses in pursuit of power, parody, or revelation. “Mockeries and Mavericks” uncovers the riotous satire of the Gormogons and Scald Miserables, the chivalric fictions of the Knights Templar revivalists, the mystical
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Good evening Quarrymen This weekend, explore the fringes and forgotten corners of Freemasonry in “Mockeries and Mavericks,” an illuminating journey into the fascinating world of irregular, satirical, and often scandalous pseudo-Masonic orders from the past three centuries. From the biting satire of the 18th-century Gormogons and Scald Miserable Masons to the elaborate mysticism of Cagliostro’s
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This lecture offers a sustained inquiry into one of the most compelling esoteric intersections in the history of Western thought: the symbolic and ideological convergences between the Rosicrucian and Masonic traditions. While distinct in origin, structure, and purpose, these two movements emerged from the same intellectual ferment of the early modern period—an age captivated by
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Good evening Quarrymen and welcome to our new YouTube channel Apprentices Pax “Gin” Giuntini and Alfredo Salcedo! This weekend … In the shadowed corridors of European history, two great esoteric traditions emerged—separate, yet curiously intertwined. One, veiled in allegory, appeared in the form of mysterious manifestos: the Rosicrucians, promising spiritual renewal and a secret fraternity
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Occult Science in Masonry presents A.E. Waite’s incisive examination of the myriad occult systems that emerged alongside Freemasonry in eighteenth-century Europe. From Cagliostro’s Egyptian rites to the mystical philosophies of Saint-Martin and the magnetic theories of Mesmer, Waite charts a landscape of visionary quests and extravagant claims. Yet beneath the allure of hidden knowledge, he
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Good evening Quarrymen As voted by our wonderful YouTube channel Masters and Fellowcrafts, this weekend’s video ‘Occult Science in Masonry’ by A.E. Waite is a penetrating study of the esoteric currents that flowed through eighteenth-century Freemasonry, particularly in France. Exploring the interplay between Masonic ritual and occult disciplines such as alchemy, astrology, and ceremonial magic,
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This weekend, as voted by our Channel Masters and Fellowcrafts, let’s explore “The Symbolism of Numbers”, based on an undated presentation by Karl H. Jackson.
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Good evening Quarrymen and welcome to our new YouTube Fellowcraft Channel member *Victor Manuel Sartoresi Ferretti*! This weekend, as voted by our Channel Masters and Fellowcrafts, let’s explore “The Symbolism of Numbers”, based on an undated presentation by Karl H. Jackson. On YouTube Saturday 5 April.
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