By Bro Gerrit Roebert Ockerse DGMembership Officer KwazuluNatal 1. Respect for Tradition: Freemasonry is an ancient and venerable institution with a rich history dating back centuries. Its rituals have been carefully preserved and passed down from generation to generation. Taking the ritual seriously entails recognizing and honoring this legacy, understanding the significance of the rituals … Read more
By Bro Gerrit Roebert Ockerse DGMembership Officer KwazuluNatal This article explores the history of the point within a circle, a symbol of great significance in Masonic ritual with origins that predate speculative Freemasonry. Derived from the operative stonemasons of old, the practices and lessons of Freemasonry are founded upon the principles of geometry. Its teachings … Read more
By Bro Gerrit Roebert Ockerse DGMembership Officer KwazuluNatal This subject, central to our Masonic existence, touches upon the very essenceof our traditions, our public perception, and our role in the modern world.Since its earliest days, Freemasonry has been enveloped in mystery.Our rituals, symbols, and ceremonies have been guarded with a level of privacythat is both … Read more
W Bro. Tony Harvey, PAGDC-FLPI, Chartered FCIPD, FCMI, FRSA Permission to reproduceW Bro. Tony Harvey (A.D.G. Harvey) asserts his right to be identified as the author of this work.He grants permission for it to reproduced and circulated within Freemasonry, provided it is used and kept whole and intact. This statement must be included with the … Read more
By W Bro Ian Alexander Pace ADGM KwazuluNatal Lodge Mentor Inanda Lodge 1192EC The research conducted for the detail in this chapter is by the Quatuor Coronati Lodge No 2076, based at Freemasons’ Hall in London and considered to be the premier Lodge of Research of the UGLE.Whilst they have either four or five meetings … Read more
By W Bro Ian Alexander Pace ADGM KwazuluNatal Lodge Mentor Inanda Lodge 1192EC This week’s Mentor’s Message offers a few opinions on the matter of learning Masonic ritual. It has long been my view that there are two important points regarding Masonic ritual: the most obvious one is what it teaches us about becoming a … Read more
By W Bro Ian Alexander Pace ADGM KwazuluNatal Lodge Mentor Inanda Lodge 1192EC In this chapter I have selected a few snippets from a book by the name of Masonic Problems and Queries by W Bro HF Inman, first published in 1933 and a revised edition in 1978. W Bro Inman was the Preceptor of … Read more
By W Bro Ian Alexander Pace ADGM KwaZulu Natal INTRODUCTIONI have been given the honour of being Lodge Mentor for Inanda Lodge 1192. I am fortunate to have been the depository for a great deal of Masonic literature over the years, in various forms and on a myriad of subjects. This was usually as the … Read more
ETUDES MAÇONNIQUES – MASONIC PAPERS by W.Bro. ALAIN BERNHEIM 33° -http://www.freemasons-freemasonry.com/bernhei m3 .html-11/0//2013 In a paper that was published in The Philalethes in February 1997, I contrasted the little-known courage of a small minority of German Masons who opposed the Nazis publicly with the untilrecently-ignored cooperative attitude of the great majority of German Freemasons and … Read more
RW Bro Geoff Edwards – Deputy Grand Master GLSA Introduction In this article, we will examine just a few of the questions which are often asked about our Ancient Craft. We do not pretend to attempt to answer all of your questions or to explore Freemasonry in a great amount of detail. Freemasonry has existed … Read more