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I’ve just uploaded the next in my series of ‘forgotten’ lectures to the YouTube Channel. This one is entitled “Mathematics’ and was published in November 1925 by the Masonic Service Association of the United States. I’ve slightly edited the text as some references were either not in alignment with current Masonic practice, or expressed views…
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This is a lovely brief work from 1891. It examines the Rosicrucian Manifestos and their influence, but in not afraid to acknowledge its own shortcomings. As the Preface states; “IN the following pages an attempt has been made to convey something like an intelligible idea of the peculiar mystic sect known to the readers of…
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Albert Pike’s enormously influential Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry is now available in the Library. I’ve uploaded a modern transcription of the work, originally published in 1871 to assist with readability. This is one of the best known Masonic works and was distributed to all Masons in the…
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A new video has just been uploaded to YouTube. This is a lecture first given by WBro JH Parkes sometime in the early 1940’s. There is no date on the manuscript, but from the penmanship, paper type and internal evidence I’d say that it comes from early in his Masonic career. Brother Parkes was Grand…
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New to the Library are a few musical works. Mostly from the mid to late nineteenth century, they are a trove of songs old and new. Masonic Melodies adapted to the Ceremonies and Festivals of the Fraternity Masonic Odes and Poems Masonic Songs: Old and New
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Some more interesting volumes. The story of Military Lodes in England to the start of the Twentieth Century, an exploration of the relationship of Masonry to the Ancient Religions and a short textbook about the Knights of Malta. Enjoy! Military Lodges Mithraism: Freemasonry and the Ancient Mysteries Knights of Malta 1523-1798
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I’ve just uploaded another video to the YouTube Channel. This is a quick description of the ‘Taxil Hoax’ of the late nineteenth century. It’s really just a technical exercise while I get used to my audio-visual setup. It’s a fascinating subject that deserves better treatment. When my tech skills improve I’ll have another go at…
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The ‘From the Quarries’ YouTube Channel has just been launched! I’ve uploaded a short test video “The Young Mason’s Catechism” from a 1929 pamphlet published in Dundee. I’m still working on the technicalities of recording, so the audio track is a bit faint. Things can only improve with time and experience.
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I have been steadily adding to the works in the Library over the last few weeks. There are currently about 80 works available to peruse and download and more are being added daily. As far as I’m aware, all texts are in the public domain – let me know if I’ve got any wrong! Texts…
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Just uploaded to the Podcasts page, the Young Mason’s Catechism is a light-hearted look at the ‘real’ meaning behind the Entered Apprentice degree! Published in 1929, I can promise that you’ll never look at Hiram Abif in the same way again.
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William Harvey, J.P., F.S.A. Scot (1874 to 1936) wrote a number of short pamphlets and lectures in the first decades of the Twentieth Century. Copies of these can still be found in the libraries of Lodges across the world. Topics range from reflections on Lodge matters to comic poems on a Masonic theme. We have…
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