Esoteric
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Good evening Quarrymen This weekend’s presentation “Illustrated by Symbols” explores the essence of Freemasonry as a “system of morality veiled in allegory and illustrated by symbols.” It delves into the significance of symbols in Masonic teaching, arguing that symbols allow for a breadth and depth of meaning that plain definitions cannot achieve. The use of
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This weekend a really special presentation from the pen of W.L Wilmshurst. “The Book of the Perfect Lodge” is a profound exploration of the symbolic roles and spiritual significance of the various officers within a Masonic Lodge. Authored as a Lodge Paper in 1928 for the Lodge of Living Stones, No. 4957, this text delves
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Good evening Quarrymen and welcome to our new Channel Apprentice ‘Vegana Piranha’ 🥂🥳 This weekend a really special presentation from the pen of W.L Wilmshurst. “The Book of the Perfect Lodge” is a profound exploration of the symbolic roles and spiritual significance of the various officers within a Masonic Lodge. Authored as a Lodge Paper
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In “Concerning Cosmic Consciousness,” W. L. Wilmshurst explores the profound experiences of heightened awareness and spiritual awakening, as described in Dr. Richard Maurice Bucke’s seminal work, “Cosmic Consciousness.” Wilmshurst reflects on the transformative nature of these experiences, characterized by an overwhelming sense of unity with the cosmos and an intuitive understanding of life’s deeper truths.
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Good evening Quarrymen … coming this weekend Welcome and thanks to our new YouTube channel member in the last week BugsWisely. This week’s video, selected by our wonderful Master and Fellowcraft channel members, is another work by the estimable W.L. Wilmshurst. It is not specifically Masonic in content but speaks to themes that are endemic
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In “Some Deeper Aspects of Masonic Symbolism” by Arthur Edward Waite, the author explores the intricate and profound symbolism embedded within Masonic traditions, transcending the superficial interpretations often encountered in common Masonic literature. Waite delves into the moral and spiritual dimensions of Masonic allegory, particularly focusing on the three Craft Degrees—Entered Apprentice, Fellowcraft, and Master
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Good evening Quarrymen … coming this weekend Welcome and thanks to our new channel members in the last week: This weekend, an enlightening work from the pen of the doyen of Edwardian Esotericism, A. E. Waite.
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Good evening Quarrymen and a hearty welcome to our new Fellowcraft Channel members HUGEwindow and Slava Slavia! This weekend’s video comes from the pen of one of the doyens of High Edwardian Esoteric Freemasonry, W. L. Wilmshurst. ‘The Fundamental Philosophic Secrets within Masonry’ is a challenging and thought-provoking work. I have redacted some sections which
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This is a short and speculative presentation first published in 1863 by the renowned Masonic scholar the Rev’d. Dr. George Oliver.
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Good evening Quarrymen This weekend’s video is a collection of presentations exploring aspects of Masonic Symbolism:
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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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Good morning Quarrymen Tomorrow a new series of YouTube video Shorts will commence: THE BOOK OF ENOCH Explore the mysteries of an ancient text with our new series: a slow, immersive reading of the Book of Enoch. This apocalyptic religious work, also known as 1 Enoch, is traditionally attributed to the patriarch Enoch, father of
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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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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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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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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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Big news coming this weekend! To whet your appetite, Saturday’s video will be a follow-up to the highly popular “Esoteric Freemasonry Omnibus” from a few weeks ago. Five videos from the Archive: The BIG NEWS comes on Sunday 5 May (Australian Time) – Stay tuned!
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