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Behind the visible forms of Freemasonry—its tools, its rituals, its allegories—lies a deeper and more ancient current of thought: the Hermetic Art. In this sweeping meditation, W. Bro. Cleland traces the Craft back to a primordial science of spiritual regeneration, veiled in symbol and passed down through sacred architecture, alchemical allegory, and initiatory practice. This
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By W. L. WILMSHURST, P.M. 275, P.P.G.Reg. West Yorks. This week’s long form video features a Wonderful piece of High Esoteric Masonry from the Edwardian period. I have edited a number of sections for brevity’s sake, but the full text is readily available online. If you enjoy this type of content, please consider supporting the
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Good evening Quarryfolk This Saturday a short, reflective and tranquil interlude after a busy week. Extracts from “The Masonic Review” of 1851 and “The Builder” Magazine of 1915. If you’d like to support the channel further, please consider becoming a Channel Member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUcTX1SySa4M9sarg6075sA/join or visit our Merchandise Store: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUcTX1SySa4M9sarg6075sA/store
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Good evening Quarrymen Thanks to all for the kind messages for our simultaneous Fourth Birthday and 10k subscribers over the weekend! Your support has made it all worthwhile. This weekend … “Fellowcrafts receive several admonitions and exhortations regarding the Sciences of Geometry and astronomy, and many an initiate has wondered just how far his duty
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A selection of 4 more Esoteric videos from the Archive: Source details for each video are in the introductions to each. Stand by for a big announcement coming tomorrow!
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Good evening Quarrymen After a slight hiccup last week, this weekend let’s finally take a look at …
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This week’s long-form video is a selection of 5 Esoteric videos from the Archive. Details of the source for the videos can be found in the introductions to each. 00:00 – Introduction 00:33 – Rosicrucianism and Freemasonry 23:28 – The Occultism of the Bible and Kabbalah 30:44 – Sects, Secrets and Intitiatic Orders 46:19 –
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Good evening Quarrymen This weekend … ” … him the Most High (Rapt in a balmly cloud, with winged steeds), Did as thou seest, receive to walk with God, High in salvation, and the claims of bliss, Exempt from death.” — Paradise Lost.
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Welcome to our survey. Each question is designed to gather your valuable insights on Freemasonry’s role and evolution. Any additional comments you would like to add related to this question will be immensely helpful in developing the project! You do NOT need to be a Freemason to respond to the survey. 😊 QUESTION 2 of
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This Weekend … 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 exercised the decisive power of knowledge over their rulers and kings,
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THE GREAT CLEAVAGE IN FREEMASONRY; AN ACCOUNT OF THE “ANCIENT” GRAND LODGE was written by Bro. H. L. Haywood and was first published in The Builder Magazine in April 1924. “OF all the chapters in the long and varied history of our Craft not one is more interesting or more important to know than that
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Part two of the paper by Harvey Lovewell, presented at the ANZMRC Conference in Dunedin in 2022, exploring 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
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Good Evening Quarrymen From the pen of Rob Morris, the American ‘Poet Laureate of Freemasonry’ comes the gripping tale of Oliver Lanceroy, a Harvard-educated pastor under the auspices of George Washington, whose life intertwines with the ancient traditions of Freemasonry. As he confronts the turbulent anti-Masonic movement, Lanceroy’s unwavering principles are put to the ultimate
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Good evening Quarrymen I’m afraid there will be a change of video this weekend. The advertised feature ‘Other Orders’ has turned into an unwieldy monster and there’s no way I’ll get it finished in time. Since I started research, I’ve come across more than 130 side orders and rites beyond the Craft and have a
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Good evening Quarrymen Of all the videos I have published, only one has consistently received complaints about its quality. This is my presentation of the 1564 Monas Hieroglyphica of John Dee. Upon revisiting it, I can see the problem … the audio is TERRIBLE. I think this is a shame as I have spent many
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