Researching Freemasonry in the 21st Century
by Prof. Pierre-Yves Beaurepaire Professeur d'Histoire Moderne Université de Nice Sophia-Antipolis. First delivered to the Int'l Conference on the History of Freemasonry. Edinburgh
The Tetragrammaton, the Pentagrammaton, and the Adam Kadmon
by Bro. William S.Burkle KT, 32, Scioto Lodge #6, Chillicothe, G.L. of F.&A.M. of Ohio. During the early 17th Century, there was a resurgence of popular interest in Christian Mysticism in the form of Rosicrucianism, a fusion of Christian and Hebrew...
Freemasonry and Initiation – Personal Transformation through Masonic Ritual
by W.Bro. Ronald J. Watkins PM, Wayfarers Lodge #50, Grand Lodge of Arizona. Through the three degrees of the Blue lodge the candidate has been exposed to Masonic teachings and symbols, taken upon himself solemn obligations, laid to rest his former pro...
The Feast of Tishri and Thanksgiving
by Dr. Bing Johnson, 32° KCCH Orator of the Grand Junction Consistory The origin of the Feast is described in the Book of Leviticus where it is said that the Lord spoke unto Moses saying that on the fifteenth day of the month of Tishri of the Hebrew civil calendar “ye shall have gathered in …
Involvement in Colorado
Although Masonic ritual varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, a consistent message conveyed to every candidate is that charity is an essential part of Freemasonry. In some rituals, in fact, reference is made to the wide-breadth of the star-decked canopy of Heaven and that a Mason’s charity should be equally extensive. This concept has remained throughout …