History
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This work is undated, but appears quite contemporary from the style of language. If Brother Robert P. Kaltenbach sees this video, please get in touch so I can confirm permission to use your work. The Master Mason Degree tells us that the Grand Master Hiram Abif was no longer alive at the time the Temple…
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Dive into the heartwarming world of Masonic mystery and holiday cheer with our latest video, ‘The Case of the Missing Christmas Pudding’. Set in the grand halls of a snow-kissed Masonic Lodge, this festive tale unfolds with a twist of humor and a touch of intrigue. Watch as the lodge’s beloved brothers, adorned in their…
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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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The requirement for a candidate to hold a belief in a supreme being is a fundamental prerequisite for becoming a Freemason. While there are exceptions, such as the Grand Orient in France, where for a number of historical reasons beyond the scope of tonight’s paper this is not the case, belief in Deity is central…
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Good evening, Quarrymen The first of the Old Charges, “Concerning God and Religion” begins: “A Mason is obliged, by his tenure, to obey the moral law; and, if he rightly understands the art, will never be a stupid atheist….” That all petitioners for the degrees express a belief in Deity is a fundamental requirement. Coming…
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A new Community Video A few months ago, we collectively 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 hive mind towards another topic, so the video ‘Freemasonry in the Modern World’ https://youtu.be/Q79mYgK2omY has…
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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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Good evening Quarrymen This weekend, a work from the start of the new Millennium with some thoughtful and radical ideas about the place of Freemasonry in a rapidly evolving Post-Modern society. Coming to YouTube 11 November 2023.
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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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This video provides a brief overview of some of the features and pitfalls that typify and characterise the Masonic Ritualist. It was written by M. W Bro. Kenneth Aldridge PGM, but I don’t have a date or provenance for the work.
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Good evening Quarrymen! “Probably nothing has so mystified Mason and non-Mason alike as the concept of Masonic Ritual. To some non-Masons it is an intriguing mystery deserving of a surreptitious search so as to discover the innermost secrets of Freemasonry”. This weekend …
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Good evening, Quarrymen, This weekend, a really fascinating presentation by Bro. Arthur E. Powell from 1926. We’ll take a detailed look at …
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This undated presentation was written by Bro. P. G. Maxwell-Stuart. AT THE CENTRE OF the Royal Arch lies an extraordinary and potent fact: the manipulation of Hebrew characters to produce words of power, is the heart, the intention, the very purpose of the Royal Arch. Abolish that play with words and you abolish the whole…
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