Masonic Culture

  Masonic culture is the advancement of high moral and intellectual forces in an environment of harmonious social interaction. The expression “knowledge is power” was well-known even to ancient civilizations, and the development of mind, so-called...

Hiram, King of Tyre

King Hiram of Tyre (969 - 931 BCE) is an iconic figure in Masonic lore for he was the one that dispatched Hiram Abif, along with many other fine craftsman and raw resources, to aid in the construction of King Solomon's Temple. King Tyre was indeed an impressive man....

The Meaning of Masonry by Albert Pike

A Lecture Read at the Request of the Grand Lodge of Louisiana The Evil Consequences of Schisms and Disputes for Power in Masonry, and of Jealousies and Dissensions Between Masonic Rites Such, my brethren, is the subject on which I have been requested to address you....

The Meaning of Masonry – Chapter 5

The Meaning of Masonry by Walter Leslie Wilmshurst (1867-1939) Past Provincial Grand Registrar in West Yorkshire United Grand Lodge of England A philosophical exposition of the character of the Craft 1920 Introduction | Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 4 |...

The Meaning of Masonry – Chapter 4

The Meaning of Masonry by Walter Leslie Wilmshurst (1867-1939) Past Provincial Grand Registrar in West Yorkshire United Grand Lodge of England A philosophical exposition of the character of the Craft 1920 Introduction | Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 4 |...

The Meaning of Masonry – Chapter 2

The Meaning of Masonry by Walter Leslie Wilmshurst (1867-1939) Past Provincial Grand Registrar in West Yorkshire United Grand Lodge of England A philosophical exposition of the character of the Craft 1920 Introduction | Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 4 |...

The Meaning of Masonry – Chapter 3

The Meaning of Masonry by Walter Leslie Wilmshurst (1867-1939) Past Provincial Grand Registrar in West Yorkshire United Grand Lodge of England A philosophical exposition of the character of the Craft 1920 Introduction | Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 4 |...

The Meaning of Masonry – Chapter 1

The Meaning of Masonry by Walter Leslie Wilmshurst (1867-1939) Past Provincial Grand Registrar in West Yorkshire United Grand Lodge of England A philosophical exposition of the character of the Craft 1920 Introduction | Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 4 |...

The Meaning of Masonry – Introduction

The Meaning of Masonry by Walter Leslie Wilmshurst (1867-1939) Past Provincial Grand Registrar in West Yorkshire United Grand Lodge of England A philosophical exposition of the character of the Craft 1920 Introduction | Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 4 |...

Masonic Biography: Sir Charles Warren

  Sir Charles Warren 1840 - January 21, 1927 Soldier, explorer and archaeologist, Charles Warren was born in Bangor and educated at Sandhurst. As an agent of the Palestine Exploration Fund in 1867, he surveyed Herod’s Temple and conducted excavations in...