Category: Foundations of Freemasonry

Audio Sample: Philosophy of Masonry in Five Parts Sample

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

Audio Sample: Rosicrucians – Their History and Aims

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

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

Audio Sample: Freemasonry and its Relation to the Essenes

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

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

Audio Sample: Masonic Symbolism in Shakespeare

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

Audio Sample: Monasticism

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

Audio Sample: The Ancient Mysteries

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

Audio Sample: Rosicrucianism is Freemasonry

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

Audio Sample: The Doorway of Freemasonry & The Mason’s Apron

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

Audio Sample: Four Lesser-Known Essays

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

Audio Sample: Freemasonry From 1600 Onwards

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

Audio Sample: Capitular Freemasonry

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