Clothes Make The Man and the Mason Originally published as – A PROPER APPRECIATION Source – The Canadian Craftsman, March 1898 Masonry in many respects is the same the world over. The language of symbols, the legend of signs, and the tenets are alike everywhere, so that a man may…
Clausen’s commentaries on “Morals and Dogma” Illustrations for the Commentaries were conceived and designed by Brother Robert E. Bartlett, 33º. Preface There is need for a more modern discussion of the actions and thoughts of Sovereign Grand Commander Albert Pike’s…
The Circuit of Service Lodges The Circuit of Service Lodges, formed in 1993 and currently comprising 29 lodges, exists to promote comradeship and fraternal contact between military masons. The Lodges and the Arm or Service affiliation are listed below. To qualify as a member of the circuit a lodge…
Church of Saint Mary Magdalene Source: Veneto inside Venice, an ever magic and mysterious city, was already in the 18th century the centre of an influential Freemasonry fraternity, whose members also included the famous adventurer Giacomo Casanova. Here, the Freemasonry fraternity was so powerful…
Chelsea Lodge No.3098 In 1905 a group of artistes and musicians founded a Lodge which was destined to be one of the best known in the world of Freemasonry Chelsea Lodge No.3098 It was consecrated on 19 May 1905 and its members have represented most branches of show business including music hall,…
The Charter of Barcelona Source: The Hedge Mason Courtesy of Bro E C Ballard Various Philosophical Modern Rite Bodies * day met on June 12, 2011, in the Valley of Barcelona, and decided on the creation of a body of cooperation, concentration and coordination between them to be known as Unión…
Chapter Penny Source: Phoenixmasonry This wonderful Chapter Penny pictures our namesake at Phoenixmasonry, that of the «Rising Phoenix«. The old mythological legend of the Phoenix is a familiar one. The bird was described as of the size of an eagle, with a head finely crested, a body covered with…
Center of the lodge Source: Masonic Vibes https://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=10150621820208716 The East, the West, the South, the North In our Temple’s oblong square Are ofttimes mentioned for their worth, In their symbolism rare. Not so the center. When ‘tis passed By the…
The United States Capitol Source: Phoenixmasonry One of the world’s best-known buildings, The United States Capitol, at Washington, D.C., was the creation of a succession of architects who were almost all Freemasons. Originally designed by William Thornton (1759-1828), the work was…
Canopy Source: Mackey’s Encyclopedia of Freemasonry Oliver says that in the Masonic processions of the Continent the Grand Master walks under a gorgeous canopy of blue, purple, and crimson silk, with gold fringes and tassels, borne upon staves, painted purple and ornamented with gold, by…