Royal Arch
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Good evening Quarrymen It has been said that “both the speculative Craft and the Royal Arch had their origins in a system of magico-religious philosophy peculiar to certain university and Court circles in Europe between the late fifteenth and late sixteenth centuries.” Learn more this weekend, when we present:
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In this week’s video … There can be no subject of greater interest to Freemasons than the Temple of Solomon, King of Israel, Supreme Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Jerusalem. The Temple is intimately bound up with the ritual and traditions of Craft and royal Arch Masonry, as well as the Degrees of
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This video is part two of W.Bro. Rev. J.N. Cleland’s magisterial and accessible survey of this arcane and complex topic. If you have content that you’d like to add to the archive, join the From the Quarries Community to submit your content. Go to https://fromthequarries.com/community/ for more information Also don’t forget to visit the From
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Good evening Quarrymen This weekend, by popular demand … a semi-sequel to the Kabbalism video from 2 weeks ago. This excellent paper collates a lot of the themes that we’ve been exploring over the last few months. It’s quite a long and complex work, so it’ll take a while to pull together. Coming on Saturday
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This video is a chapter from the 1927 book ‘Antiquity of the Holy Royal Arch’ by F. de P. Castells. It is a very light and brief introduction to the significance of Kabbalism in the Masonic tradition. There is much, much more to be said! If you have content that you’d like to add to
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“The suggestion has been made that Kabbalism is the parent of Freemasonry; but can that claim be substantiated?” (F. de P. Castells – Antiquity of the Holy Royal Arch, 1927) Coming this Saturday …
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This video is a review of the book ‘The Brotherhood: The Secret World of the Freemasons‘ by Stephen Knight, was written by Thomas E. Weir. In it he first describes and then debunks the claims made in the book, which did so much to damage and attack the reputation of the Craft during the decade.
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This presentation was first delivered by Rt. Ex. Comp. A. J. McC. Stoney in research Chapter No. 100 of the Supreme Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Queensland. It is dated 27th October 1959. If you have content that you’d like to add to the archive, join the From the Quarries Community to submit your content.
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This is an impassioned presentation by Bro. Charles H. Tupper MPS. Initially I thought that the author was the famous early 20th century Canadian politician of that name, but from the language of the text it was clearly written at a later date, probably the 1970s or 80s. If you have content that you’d like
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Good evening Quarrymen Coming this weekend is a short text from one of the most widely published of Masonic authors, William Harvey. Stand by until Saturday when we’ll explore “The Story of Hiram Abiff”!
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Good evening Quarryfolk A second video for the week looking at the history and architecture of Babylon and their relationship with the Royal Arch. I came across this excellent presentation while researching the previous video ‘Babylon’ and thought it was worth a video in its own right. I hope you agree! This presentation was first
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Babylon is a presentation first given by Most Excellent Companion F.H. Shannon in the SGRACQ Chapter of Instruction on Tuesday 26 October 1971. If you have content that you’d like to add to the archive, join the From the Quarries Community to submit your content. Go to https://fromthequarries.com/community/ for more information Also don’t forget to
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Good evening Quarryfolk! This weekend we will be taking a look at some of the historical and Biblical background to the Royal Arch story. Please join us on Saturday as we go on a journey to …
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This video is an extract from the 1950’s publication ‘History of Royal Arch Masonry Vol. 1’ by Everett R. Turnbull & Ray V. Denslow. It looks at the origin and meaning of the scriptural references to be found within the ritual of the Royal Arch degrees. If you have content that you’d like to add
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This weekend we’ll be going back to the Royal Arch as we undertake a little bit of documentary analysis. I hope you’ll enjoy …
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Good afternoon Quarryfolk! This weekend’s video, Colour Symbolism in Freemasonry, is a detailed analysis by Bro. Leon Zeldis of the significance and role of colour in the Masonic tradition. It was first published in 1992. If you have content that you’d like to add to the archive, join the From the Quarries Community to submit
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