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A review by Shawn Eyer of Tracing Boards of the Three Degrees in Craft Freemasonry Explained

which appeared in the Masonic review AHIMAN. Every now and then a new book will appear that we know, almost instantly, will enjoy a place...

Altars

Much of masonic Lore and ritual is based on the Old Testament of the Judeo-Christian Bible, not least of course the building of King...

Adam and Sandeep – An excerpt from Chapter 7: Jewels and Tools

Plumb Line Soon after they had completed their researches into masonic Light, Adam and Sandeep had turned their attention to the three...

Wilmhurst Prayer by Walter Leslie Wilmhurst: How many of us know this prayer?

O Sovereign and Most Worshipful of all Masters, who, in Thy infinite love and wisdom, hast devised our Order as a means to draw Thy...

Tracing Boards of the Three Degrees in Craft Freemasonry Explained: Second Edition of Julian Rees

Freemasonry is a multifaceted thing. On one level it seems to many of us to be all about words, learning the ritual, getting the words...

Evolution

It is, let us say, the month of May. The tulips are a little past their best, but if you look straight into the flower there is an...

Refuge and Strength in Adversity

The idea of Freemasonry as a refuge, a haven, is of course not a new one. I have been reading an account of Freemasonry in the Yukon, in...

Tracing Boards of the Three Degrees of Craft Masonry

Tracing Boards of the Three Degrees in Craft Masonry Explained, 2nd Edition Although all Freemasons will be familiar with the Tracing...

Symbols of High Resonance

It has been pointed out to me twice recently that we more often use the word ‘compasses’ in Freemasonry, than ‘compass’. The compasses,...

Hiding the Reality

Traveling around as much as I do, I am constantly being told ‘Mind the gap between the platform and the train’. The phrase became mutated...

Rank is but the Guinea Stamp

What originally did I join Freemasonry for? Comradeship. In that, I think I have a lot in common with many an aspirant. At the time of my...

Beauty of Divinity

Much of our time, for those of us who live and work in urban areas, is spent rushing around busy streets, or diving in and out of trains,...

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