Workshop Rosslyn Chapel Of the many mysteries and legends which envelop Rosslyn Chapel few can be so well known as that surrounding the ‘Apprentice’ Pillar. The legend concerns the murdered apprentice with its overt references to the initiation rituals of ancient guilds of stonemasons…
Freemasonry is the oldest, largest and most widely recognized fraternal organization in the world. Founded in London, England in 1717
Emblems of Innocence and Honor: The Masonic Apron Described as a Mason’s «badge» and an emblem of innocence, the masonic apron provides a link to Freemasonry’s historical roots. This video documentary short, produced by the Masonic Grand Lodge of California and the Henry Wilson Coil…
Earliest Masonic Rituals Except from the «Cracking the Freemasons Code» by Robert L.D. Cooper. Robert Cooper is the Curator of the Scottish Masonic Museum and Library at Freemason’s Hall in Edinburgh. A.&A.S.R. – A brief history in ritual and traditional freemasonry. Ancient and…
Broken column Source: Mackey’s Encyclopedia of Freemasonry Among the Hebrews, columns, or pillars, were used metaphorically to signify princes or nobles, as if they were the pillars of a state. Thus (in Psalm xi, 3), the passage, reading in our translation, «If the foundations be destroyed…
Henry Repeating Arms Introduces The Freemasons Tribute Edition Rifle BAYONNE, N.J. /PRNewswire/ – Henry Repeating Arms is pleased to introduce the newest rifle in its collection, The Henry Golden Boy Freemasons Tribute Edition. It recognizes the long history of this honorable fraternal order…
Video: A living tradition of self improvement and service Through self-improvement, support, leadership development and philanthropy, we help influence lives for the better. Freemasonry has always welcomed adult men of all ages, colours and cultures as equals in our organisation. In Queensland we…
Abiff Source: Mackey’s Encyclopedia of Freemasonry (or ABIF, or perhaps more correctly ABIV). A name appeared in scripture to that celebrated builder who was sent to Jerusalem by King Hiram, of Tyre, to superintend the construction of the Temple. The word, which in the original Hebrew is…
