Category Archives: Esoteric

Chamber of Reflection

The Chamber of Reflection is often a small room adjacent to the lodge room. The origins of the Chamber of Reflection is not known. Although since it’s inception it has been used in a variety of masonic ritual works, both … Continue reading

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Masonic Secrets Revealed

Some believe that with  the advent of the internet, all the secrets of Freemasonry have been revealed. They forget that books like Morgan’s Expose and Duncan’s Ritual revealed these secrets long ago. Even the History Channel had a Masonic expose … Continue reading

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Emblematic Freemasonry

Emblematic Freemasonry by A E Waite AS EMBLEMATIC FREEMASONRY is the Craft of Building moralized, it follows that intellectually, at least, our figurative and speculative art has arisen out of the Operative. Here is a first link in any chain … Continue reading

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The Three Supporting Pillars of a Lodge

The Three Supporting Pillars of a Lodge. by H.A. Kingsbury ALTHOUGH it is probably true that there is no Mason, be he ever so unskilled in his Art, who is so ill informed that if he were asked, “What are … Continue reading

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Masonic Dates

The ordinary Calendar, or vulgar era, is not generally used by freemasons in dating their official documents. They have one peculiar to themselves, differing according to their various Rites.       ANCIENT CRAFT MASONS in all parts of the … Continue reading

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The Threshing-Floor

This article has been republished with permission of the author.  Visit http://buildinghiram.blogspot.com/ for similar articles. A House Built upon sand shall neither stand well nor stand long.(1) — Dr. John S. Nagy Summary: King Solomon’s choice of location to Build his Temple upon … Continue reading

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The Lost Colony

Presented by VSM Martin W. Leukhardt March 1, 2014 Charles Harry Copestake Council 69 AMD During visit to Rosslyn Chapel, its carvings allegedly secret messages. I looked for three things: Stone carving of Templar Initiation: Kneeling Initiate holding Bible, with … Continue reading

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The Two Pillars

THE Fellow-Craft is introduced to the wonders of his world of art and science through portals flanked by two massive pillars. Detailed description of these pillars in the Books of Kings indicates a style of design common to Egyptian architecture, … Continue reading

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