As if we needed more proof that Freemasonry has suddenly become cool, the latest Second Life craze, according to Wired magazine, is the proud wearing of Masonic regalia fezzes by the avatars of female Second Lifers!
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We Freemasons are fond of noting that a number of United States presidents were members of our Order. Some are even depicted in portraits wearing full Masonic regalia. Here’s what the various pieces of Masonic regalia tell us about the wearer’s Masonic career. This is a fascinating image of Brother George Washington as it is believed [...] The Square and Compasses of Freemasonry When Freemasons see the square and compasses, the traditional emblem of Freemasonry, they usually think of what these architectural drafting tools represent: A person acting on the square (as in “that was a square deal”) and circumscribing their actions within the circle of proper conduct. The square and compasses [...] If you’re like me and enjoy looking around old graveyards, you’ve probably noticed that many of the older gravestones have intriguing symbols carved on them. Often, the symbol is the familiar Square and Compasses of Masonic regalia indicating that the person buried there was a Freemason. Less familiar, however, are the symbols of other fraternal orders [...]
It is widely known that Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a Freemason, having been initiated into the “Zur Wohltätigkeit” (“Beneficence”) Lodge of Vienna in 1784. What is not as well known is that Brother Mozart wrote music specifically for Masonic ceremonies. These pieces are seldom heard, even in a non-masonic [...] In the fall of 1632, two great minds of Western civilization, Jan Vermeer, the painter, and Antoine Van Leeuwenhoek, the father of microbiology, were born in the Dutch city of Delft. Because the men, as exact contemporaries and prominent local intellectuals, almost certainly knew one another (Van Leeuwenhoek was in fact the executor of [...] The Grand Lodge of Massachusetts turns 275 years old this year, thereby making it the third oldest Masonic grand lodge in the world! Congratulations, Brethren of Massachusetts!
The full story here. Get your Massachusetts Masonic Shirt here! Can’t Let Massachusetts have all the glory? Find your state t-shirt [...] Apparently Freemasonry isn’t just for our grandfathers anymore. According to the Boston Herald, Freemasonry is taking root in Boston’s alternative music scene. Punk rockers in Masonic Regalia. Who would have thought?
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When folks ask me what Freemasonry is all about, I usually answer at first by saying something about it being an ancient philosophical society dedicated to the idea of the universal Brotherhood of mankind under God, which, of course, is often met by blank stares. But what is it that Freemasons actually do, they want to [...] “There is no innovation in Freemasonry.” Or so the Craft solemnly admonishes its new officers, as though we must be ever vigilant against the introduction of radical ideas that might obscure our basic, ancient tenets. But now that, for many Lodges, officer installation season is approaching, and a new generation of officers is progessing toward [...] |
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