Fredericksburg, 1752
Some places can only be visited with our eyes closed. Imagine it is Saturday, November 4, 1752. We are standing outside John Jones's Tavern...
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Masonic Education
Reflection & Renewal
As a schoolteacher we are taught/trained to be reflective in order to improve our lessons as well as our ability to convey knowledge to...
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Three Dots In A Triangle: A Venerable Masonic Mark
The emblem of the All-Seeing Eye inside a triangle, although employed in Freemasonry, has been utilized by various cultures, countries, and other fraternal groups...
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FREEMASONRY AND THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LUNAR LANDING
“All must hope that someday America would penetrate the deepest secrets of that mysterious orb, the moon," wrote Jules Verne in his 1865 novel...
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THE PORTABLE MASONIC CORNERSTONE KIT
Many a Mason have been known to enjoy a drop here and there. But no, that’s not what the three silver and gold flasks...
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The Four Cardinal Virtues & Tarot Cards
“Modern Tarot arises in France in the mid-17th century, whereas modern Freemasonry arises in England in the early 18th. Neither knows of the other...
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OUR INVERTED WORLD
As a general rule, Freemasonry tends to be concerned with internal matters—spiritual and educational practices within oneself, and ritual practiced within the four windowless...
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A Stairway and A Ladder
I hold it truth with him who sings To one clear Harp in divers tones That men may rise on stepping stones Of their...
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Freemasonry and the Concept of Ordered Liberty in New England Communities
During the later part of the Eighteenth Century and the early part of the Nineteenth Century, there were major forces working in American society...
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Star Wars’ MYTHOLOGICAL ORIGINS
It has been the subject of many Masonic historians and authors over the centuries, to seek the origins of elements of Masonic ritual, and...
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The Ladder: An Esoteric Perspective
A most important part of the curriculum of the ancient mysteries was instruction in cosmology, the science of the universe. The intention of that...
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The Men Who Might Be Masons
Someday soon, Ricardo Torres Jr. intends to bring his 92-mile-per-hour fastball to the major leagues. With it, he hopes to add his name to...
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