• The Secret Symbols of the Rosicrucians

    The runaway winner of our ‘Esoteric’ poll on YouTube, Secret Symbols of the Rosicrucians is a work published between 1785 and 1788 and is widely considered second only in importance to the original Manifestos in the Rosicrucian tradition. The 1935 AMORC full text translations in English of the Secret Symbols of the Rosicrucians can be…

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  • We have a Winner!

    We have a Winner!

    Good evening Quarrymen, we have a winner! Thanks to everyone for your votes on the latest YouTube poll. The winner by a very wide margin was 1785’s ‘Secret Symbols of the Rosicrucians‘. This will be quite a challenging presentation to put together for a few reasons: 1. It is 3 volumes long 2. It was…

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  • Hiram, King Solomon’s Ally

    Hiram, King Solomon’s Ally, is another extract from the excellent ‘History of Royal Arch Masonry Vol. 1’ by Everett R. Turnbull & Ray V. Denslow. 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…

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  • Good evening Quarrymen! I’m delighted to announce that a new feature ‘Famous Freemasons‘ has now gone live on the FTQ website. Biographies of more than 130 famous (or infamous) historical figures who were members of the Craft can now be viewed as short, 60 second videos. Go to https://fromthequarries.com/famous-freemasons/ to check out the list. The…

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  • The Masonic Relation between Soul and Matter

    This is a really fascinating, thoughtful and accessible presentation taken from ‘Masonic Notes’, a compendium of articles, poems and presentations published in 1919. The collection was edited by Captain C. C. Adams, who also authored this presentation. If you have content that you’d like to add to the archive, join the From the Quarries Community…

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  • Rosicrucianism and Freemasonry

    This video combines two source texts – ‘Rosicrucian Manifestos’ by Gian Giuseppe Filippi and ‘Rosicrucianism and Freemasonry’ by Frank C. Higgins. It only manages to scratch the surface of this vast and fascinating topic, so if you’d like more videos on topics like this, please let me know in the comments! If you have content…

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  • What Profit?

    What Profit?

    This quiet, reflective piece on the true value of Freemasonry is anonymous, but was first published in ‘The Canadian Craftsman’ in January of 1898.

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  • Royal Freemasons “The Queen and the Craft”

    A change to my advertised video for this week following the sad news from Balmoral overnight. This video looks into the sometimes surprising history and meaning of the ‘loyal toast’ honoured at every festive board. It was written by RW Bro Donald M Fleming in 1978 for the occasion of his installation as Worshipful Master…

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  • Coming this weekend!

    New to youtube.com/fromthequarries:

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  • The Two-fold Nature of Freemasonry

    The Two-Fold Nature of Freemasonry is an extract from a presentation given by Kenneth H. Hooley. It is undated, but appears to have been given in Virginia sometime in the last couple of decades of the 20th Century. If you have content that you’d like to add to the archive, join the From the Quarries…

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  • The Sack of the Masonic Temple in Jersey by the Nazis in 1941

    The Sack of the Masonic Temple in Jersey by the Nazis in 1941 is an account of the experiences of the Jersey Masonic community during the Nazi occupation of the Channel Islands during World War 2. It was written by Bro. Dennis G. Perrin P.A.G.D.C., Prov. Grand Sec. (Jersey). The author wishes to place on…

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  • The Symbols of Freemasonry

    The second place getter in our recent YouTube poll, ‘The Symbols of Freemasonry’ was written by D. H. B. Falconer, P.M. and was last presented on 10 December 1993. 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…

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  • The Thirty-two Paths of Wisdom

    The winner of our YouTube poll for this week was ‘The Thirty-two Paths of Wisdom‘. The text was translated from the Hebrew Text of Joannes Stephanus Rittangelius, 1642: which is also to be found in the “Oedipius Aegyptiacus” of Athanasius Kircher, 1653. If you have content that you’d like to add to the archive, join…

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  • 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 the Quarries Affiliate Marketplace for a range of Masonic regalia, jewellery, giftware and other esoteric goodies: https://fromthequarries.com/affiliate-marketplace/

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