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Category: Foundations of Freemasonry

Adam is not just a Voice Actor, he’s also a Freemason. Masonic literature is one of his great passions. Adam is a…

* Master Mason
* Past Master (2020, 2021) of Acalanes Fellowship Lodge in Lafayette, CA
* District Inspector for the Grand Lodge of California
* 32° Scottish Rite Mason in the Valley of Oakland
* York Rite Royal Arch Mason
* York Rite Cryptic Mason
* Shrine Noble
* Member, Allied Masonic Degrees
* Special committee member for the Grand Lodge of California

Albert Pike’s Esoterika
Symbolism of the Blue Degrees of Freemasonry

Audio Sample: Esoterika

Edited by Arturo de Hoyos, 33, grand archivist and grand historian

Forward by Ronald A. Seale, 33, sovereign grand commander

Contains the complete text of Albert Pikes never-before-published esoteric study of the symbols of Blue Lodge Degrees. … Read more

Albert Pike’s Morals and Dogma – Annotated Edition
Foundations of Freemasonry

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A Masonic classic! The fundamental sourcebook of Scottish Rite philosophy – now available in a new, user-friendly, and scholarly edition! 

First published from 1872 to 1969, Morals and Dogma is one of the most insightful … Read more

The Philosophy of Masonry in Five Parts
Foundations of Freemasonry

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Pound begins his discourse with an examination of what he deems to be the four major systems of Masonic philosophy. Two of these are intellectual systems: First that of Preston, whose … Read more

Druidism and Freemasonry
Foundations of Freemasonry

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Mackey examines the popular belief among scholars of his day that the rites of Freemasonry are remnants of ancient Druids ceremonies, or that at the very least the ceremonies of the two share a common

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Rosicrucians, Their History and Aims
Foundations of Freemasonry

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Brother Westcott is the perfect man to write on the aims of the Rosicrucians and their relationship to Freemasonry, as he was not only a Mason and a Rosicrucian himself, but held … Read more

Religious and Masonic Symbolism of Stones
Foundations of Freemasonry

Audio Sample: Symbolism of Stones

Westcott begins by reminding us that when we first enter into our Masonic initiation, as the candidate, we represent the rough ashlar, the unfinished stone. From there, he proceeds to point out a vast number … Read more

The Story of Hiram Abiff
Foundations of Freemasonry

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Though generally unknown to the Entered Apprentice and the Fellow Craft when beginning their journey into Craft Masonry, the character of Hiram Abiff is the principle player in the unfolding drama of the Master

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The Mystical Basis of Masonry
Foundations of Freemasonry

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Acclaimed masonic writer, W. L. Wilmshurst approaches this topic with fervor, asserting that, “Masonry was not intended to be, and is not, a high-grade Friendly Society and its charitable energies are merely an incident

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Freemasonry and its Relation to the Essenes
Foundations of Freemasonry

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Masonic scholar William Wynn Westcott examines the assertion that the ancient religious sect, known as the Essenes, was in many ways a precursor to the Masonic fraternity. In addition to the … Read more

Masonic Symbolism of the Apron
Foundations of Freemasonry

Audio Sample: The Masonic Apron

This collection of essays by five notable Masonic scholars (Joseph Fort Newton, Albert Mackey, Bro. H. L. Haywood, Bro. H. A. Kingsbury, J. George Gibson), discuses the single most important symbol that Freemasonry has. It … Read more

Washington as a Freemason
Foundations of Freemasonry

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Brother Mackey sets out to dispel the notion that George Washington, the first president of the United States of America, was anything but a Freemason. He provides ample documentary evidence to support what now

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Masonic Symbolism in Shakespeare
Foundations of Freemasonry

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As any Freemason will tell you, there are certain words, symbols and phrases that one primarily encounters during Masonic ritual. Two notable Masonic authors examine the works of Shakespeare in an effort to determine … Read more

Freemasonry and Monasticism in the Middle Ages
Foundations of Freemasonry

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In order to become a member of the Masonic fraternity, an individual must kneel before the members of a Lodge, while professing their trust in a God of their choosing. As such, while Freemasonry itself is not … Read more

The Ancient Mysteries
Foundations of Freemasonry

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Not simply satisfied with the signs, grips and words of workmen at temples, from a bygone past, the author wants to know what lies beyond these pedestrian tales told to the newly made mason, of … Read more

Masonic Symbolism of Easter
Foundations of Freemasonry

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Our first author utilizes a contrast between the Great God Pan and the Greek Elysium in a creative allegory to speculate on the rebirth of the candidate during the four Capitular degrees of Freemasonry.
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Rosicrucian and Masonic Origins
Foundations of Freemasonry

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In this classic treatise by Manly P. Hall, the origins of Rosicrucian and Masonic organizations are discussed and compared.
Freemasonry is a fraternity within a fraternity- an outer organization concealing an inner brotherhood of
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Rosicrucianism is Freemasonry
Foundations of Freemasonry

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Harold Voorhis, notable Masonic scholar and former Supreme Magus of the Societas Rosicruciana in Civitatibus Foederatis, explores the notion which was only beginning to gain popularity among the fellow masons of his day, that their … Read more

The Doorway of Freemasonry & The Mason’s Apron
Foundations of Freemasonry

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This volume contains a pair of exploratory essays by Masonic scholar William Harvey. The first seeks to explain the origin and meaning of the word Tyler, as well as describing … Read more

The Hiramic Legend and the Ashmolean Theory
Foundations of Freemasonry

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Worshipful Brother Hextall explores various possible histories of the Hiram Abiff legend in Masonic ritual, focusing largely on noted British alchemist and astrologer Elias Ashmole in the process. He includes speculation
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Four Lesser-Known Masonic Essays
Foundations of Freemasonry

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A collection of four essays by noted Masonic scholar Frank C. Higgins. The first explores the labyrinthine paths of solutions that attempt to define the exact character of the “riddle of the ages” that is … Read more

Freemasonry From AD 1600 to the Grand Lodge Era
Foundations of Freemasonry

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With his focus on Great Britain, Scotland and Ireland, noted masonic scholar William Hughan cites numerous examples of early Lodge minutes, in order to show a direct connection to and prove that the Freemasons … Read more

Capitular Masonry
Foundations of Freemasonry

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Capitular Masonry is the second stage or section in the Masonic progress of the York Rite. It suffers often, and is frequently too lightly esteemed as an intermediate series of degrees between Blue Lodge Masonry and … Read more

Three Essays on Capitular Masonry
Foundations of Freemasonry

Audio Sample: Three Essays on Capitular Masonry

Not one to shy away from controversy, Brother William Kuhn offers some bold statements about the history and future of Capitular Degrees in general and Royal Arch Masonry in particular; however, mostly he

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