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Good evening Quarrymen. This weekend’s video is …
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This video is dedicated to WB Keith Faulkner – Halcyon 492 UGLQ – Vale This video looks at two aspects of music in Masonry. It first explores the famous composers who both drew inspiration from, and contributed to the Craft. The second part looks, in a slightly lighthearted way, at the role that music plays
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This is not particularly fresh news, but is a good article about the decision currently before the brethren of South Australia and the Northern Territory. https://www.architectureanddesign.com.au/news/freemasons-tower-to-be-adelaide-s-tallest-building# The proposal is currently being considered by the Brethren ahead of a formal vote on the findings and recommendations made for the future of the spiritual site of the
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A new Video! This video is a recreation of a presentation I gave on 1 June 2021 at Halcyon Lodge No. 492 UGLQ. Expanding on the Masonic Timeline published a few weeks ago, this presentation examines the historical events referenced in our rituals of the first, second and third degrees.
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A new video! This is a direct transcription of the complete 1564 Hieroglyphic Monad of John Dee including all illustrations and technical diagrams. A notoriously dense and complex work, the Hieroglyphic Monad comprises 24 theorems detailing the geometric and esoteric perfection of the Monad itself. Although not directly Masonic, and published well before the official
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A new Video! This video details a project I have been working on to try and map the events detailed in the rituals of Craft Masonry, the Royal Arch and the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite to their historical periods. It is necessarily sketchy and most probably inaccurate, but I’d welcome any feedback to help
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A new Video! This is the second part of the presentation ‘The Necessity of the Royal Arch to the Master Mason’ by William F. Kuhn from 1921. ‘What of the Hour?‘ is a short philosophical reflection on the true nature of the Royal Arch and its spiritual significance to those who take up its challenges.
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Was King Solomon the Ancient World’s first shipping magnate? In the first new archaeological evidence for decades, KS’s extensive Phoenician connections are starting to be unvelied. Masonically we’d never say “I told you so”, but new archaeological evidence announced TODAY supports biblical descriptions of a partnership between Solomon, who “excelled all the kings of the
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Now that the threat of COVID is receding (in Australia at least) and we’re all contemplating a return to lodge and chapter work, here’s four minutes of good advice to crank back up our rusty ritual! This short talk by Frances Millburg was originally published on the Ninth Arch BBS. Now it’s a 4 minute
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