Esoteric
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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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Good evening Quarrymen Personal circumstances have intervened, and I won’t be able to publish the promised ‘All Seeing Eye’ video tomorrow. It will have to wait until next week. In the words of Douglas Adams, ‘We apologise for the inconvenience’. In its place I hope you’ll enjoy ‘An Esoteric Freemasonry Omnibus’ comprising 5 selected esoteric
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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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An anonymous extract from the Masonic Review of 1857. “Though the scriptures furnish but a meagre account of Enoch, the traditions of Freemasonry closely connect him by numerous circumstances with the early history of the institution. All indeed that we learn from the book of Genesis on the subject of his life, is that he
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An anonymous and undated paper looking at the very earliest use of geometrical symbolism. “In speculating about symbols, especially Masonic symbols, we are naturally led to think of geometric figures. Mindful of the frequently asserted claim that modern Speculative Freemasonry is the inheritor of “the secret tradition” or learning of the ancient priesthoods, who thereby
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Good evening Quarrymen, This weekend on YouTube, the runner-up in our recent video poll. See you then.
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Good evening Quarrymen, This weekend on YouTube … “Few references in Freemasonry are less understood than the two brazen pillars in the porch of King Solomon’s Temple. Probably a greater mass of misinformation exists regarding these than any other symbol in the Craft”.
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This paper by Harvey Lovewell, presented at the ANZMRC Conference in Dunedin in 2022, explores the requirement of belief in a Supreme Being for Masonic membership. It delves into historical and contemporary perspectives on this belief, examining its implications within Freemasonry’s constitution and practices. The paper challenges traditional views, suggesting a re-evaluation of the role
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This weekend, a presentation provided by the estimable Harvey Lovewell, which was first given at the ANZMRC Conference in Dunedin NZ in 2022. Thanks, Brother Harvey, for the contribution!
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In this anonymous presentation from 1930 … “We have more right to be astonished that the astronomical references are so few, rather than to be surprised that there are so many! We are taught that geometry and Masonry were originally synonymous terms and geometry, fifth of the seven liberal arts and sciences, is given more
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Good Evening Quarrymen Coming to YouTube this weekend … “Geometry came into existence to answer the ceaseless questionings of man as to the “why” of celestial phenomena.” What does this mean for the Freemason?
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This week’s video is a brief look at 15 of the ‘other’ orders that are associated with Craft Masonry: 1. The Order of the Secret Monitor 2. Knights Templar 3. Supreme Council for Scotland 33º Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite 4. The Worshipful Society of Free Masons (The Operatives) 5. Holy Royal Arch Knight Templar
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Good evening Quarrymen Coming to YouTube this Saturday 18 November, by popular demand, a topic I have been requested to cover on numerous occasions over the years. I’m by no means an expert in most of them, so don’t expect too much … but we’ll take a top-down look at some of the ‘other orders’
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A few months ago we produced a community video addressing the question “Why Stonemasons”. This was a great success and came up with some really fascinating insights. I think it’s high time we put our collective minds towards another topic, so tonight’s video ‘Freemasonry in the Modern World’ has been chosen to put the audience
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Tonight’s video is a continuation of a presentation from a few weeks ago – “Pythagoras, his tenets and his followers“. In it we will continue our exploration of William Wyn Westcott’s magisterial 1911 work – NUMBERS THEIR OCCULT POWER AND MYSTIC VIRTUES. This is a significantly more complex video than the previous presentation. I’ve tried
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Good evening Quarrymen Coming to YouTube this Saturday, we’ll continue our exploration of William Wynn Westcott’s 1911 ‘Numbers – Their Occult Power and Mystic Virtues‘ as we examine Pythagorean Views on Numbers. This follows on from Pythagoras – His Tenets and his Followers published back in September.
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Hidden Treasures from the Archive – an hour of Masonic Symbolism:
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