Chair:
Joe Wages, The Scottish Rite Research Society
Board of Syndics, Library of Freemasonry and Fraternalism
The PSO has sponsors a number of resources related to fraternal movements and particularly to Freemasonry:
Conference
The international conference convenes in Paris every two years in connection with the The Musée de la Franc-Maçonnerie:
The International Conference on the Enlightenment and Freemasonry
Multimedia
Dozens of recorded conferences, panels, speakers and other associated talks: https://www.ipsonet.org/video-library/multimedia/
Journal
Enlightenment: Ritual, Secrecy, Civil Society, and Freemasonry: https://www.rscsjournal.org/
Catalog
The Westphalia Press Library of Masonic titles, which includes collections of lodge and Scottish degree records:
The Masonic Book Club, Vol. 41: The Evolution of Freemasonry
The Evolution of Freemasonry: An Authentic Story of Freemasonry was written by Delmar Duane Darrah in 1920. It is a profusely illustrated volume with portraits of distinguished Freemasons and views of memorable relics and places of singular Masonic interest.
The Masonic Book Club, Vol. 40: Proofs of a Conspiracy Against All The Religions And Governments of Europe, Carried On in The Secret Meetings of Free Masons, Illuminati and Reading Societies, Collected From Good Authorities
Throughout this book the reader will find themselves transported through time to the late 18th Century especially near the time of the French Revolution. It is important to read this volume with that historical lens, lest the important lessons be lost in the translation of…
The Masonic Book Club, Vol. 39: Diogenes’ Lamp or an Examination of our Present-Day Morality and Enlightenment
Adam Weishaupt’s Diogenes’ Lamp; or, An Examination of Our Present-Day Morality and Enlightenment, originally published in 1804, is a philosophical treatise written long after the author’s banishment and the dissolution of his famous secret society, the Order of the Illuminati.
The Masonic Book Club, Vol. 38: Antiquities of Freemasonry Comprising Illustrations of the Five Grand Periods of Masonry from the Creation of the World to the Dedication of King Solomon’s Temple
Freemasonry is a fraternity whose beginnings are shrouded in mystery. Most believe that Masonry evolved from the operative guilds of builders called the masons. Others believe that the Craft developed from the Knights Templar which is embedded in so much of the literature of today.…
The Masonic Book Club, Vol. 37: Orations of the Illustrious Brother Frederick Dalcho Esq., M.D.
Dr. Dalcho (a surgeon by training) was born in England but studied medicine in Baltimore. He served in the American Army as a surgeon and as a line officer before moving to Charleston in 1800 to practice medicine. He would head the Supreme Council in…
The Masonic Book Club, Vol. 36: The Text Book of Freemasonry
The Text Book of Freemasonry serves as a comprehensive instruction manual detailing the mysteries and ceremonies of Craft Masonry. Compiled anonymously by someone identified only as “A Member of the Craft,” the handbook provides extensive guidance on the foundational rituals of the fraternity.
The Masonic Book Club, Vol. 35: The Craftsman, and Templar’s Textbook and, also, Melodies for the Craft
Herein you will find the ritual and commentary on the Degrees of Freemasonry from the Symbolic Lodge through the Degrees of the York Rite. The funeral service of the York Rite is included as are the General Regulations of the Craft as first compiled by…
The Masonic Book Club, Vol. 34: A Daily Advancement in Masonic Knowledge
The Society of Blue Friars was formed in 1932, explicitly “to recognize Masonic Authors.” The name was chosen because Blue is the basic color for Masonic regalia, and Friar is related to the French word for Brother-the term by which Freemasons address one another; but the name Friar would also…
The Masonic Book Club, Vol. 33: Caementaria Hibernica
The Masonic Book Club has long published old Masonic Classics which are out-of-print. From the Regius Poem, to Anderson’s Constitutions, to the Ahiman Rezon the Club’s members have been interested in the earliest constitutions and old charges to be found. The 2002 Club book is CAEMENTARIA HIBERNICA, a facsimile of…
The Masonic Book Club, Vol. 32: K. R. Cama Masonic Jubilee Volume
The K. R. Cama Masonic Jubilee Volume is a historically significant anthology of esoteric literature, first published in 1907 by the Fort Printing Press in Bombay. Edited by Jivanji Jamshedji Modi, the book serves as a compilation of insightful papers on various Masonic subjects contributed…
The Masonic Book Club, Vol. 31: Freemasonry Its Meaning and Significance, An Exposition of its Ethics, Religion and Philosophy
Unflinching in his analysis, Caspari explores the historical friction between Freemasons and Papal authority, tracing the age-old clash between Dogma and Reason. For the modern Mason, his call to “reform” the Craft is particularly compelling. By stripping away superficial traditions, Caspari reveals what he considers…
The Masonic Book Club, Vol. 30: Symbolic Teachings of Masonry and Its Message
Thomas Milton Stewart was a prominent American Freemason-notably a Past Master and 33° Mason-who dedicated much of his work to exploring the philosophical and esoteric foundations of the craft.
The Masonic Book Club, Vol. 29: The Masonic Harp: Collection of Masonic Odes, Hymns, Songs
In reading the text of The Masonic Ladder, consider its implications. Ask yourself which came first, the Enlightenment or the Masonic Fraternity with its light ever shining forth to reveal the tenets of liberty, equality and fraternity.
The Masonic Book Club, Vol. 28: The Masonic Ladder or the Nine Steps to Ancient Freemasonry
The ideas presented in this reprint of Sherer’s The Masonic Ladder or the Nine Steps to Ancient Freemasonry form a clear presentation of one man’s interpretation of the rituals of the Masonic Fraternity.
The Masonic Book Club, Vol. 27: The Freemason’s Monitor or Illustrations of Masonry in Two Parts
A few words are in order about his articles. Folger’s “Recollections” were published by the New York Dispatch in forty-two parts, numbered one through forty. Part three was published in two parts, and there are two parts numbered thirty-one.
The Masonic Book Club, Vol. 26: Recollections of a Masonic Veteran
A few words are in order about his articles. Folger’s “Recollections” were published by the New York Dispatch in forty-two parts, numbered one through forty. Part three was published in two parts, and there are two parts numbered thirty-one.
The Masonic Book Club, Vol. 25A: The Mystic Tie and Men of Letters
he current volume is a bonus book to Masonic Book Club members and can be defined to be articles about men who have written fictional or other forms of writing which can be called literature. Some of the men being studied in the articles have…
The Masonic Book Club, Vol. 25: The Constitutions of St. John’s Lodge
In 1971 the Club published The Constitutions of the Freemasons, a reprint of Andersons book by Benjamin Franklin and at the time called it “…the most important Masonic book ever published. It has been reprinted and reproduced in facsimile more often than any other Masonic…
The Masonic Book Club, Vol. 24: Freemasonry and Christianity: Lectures from Two Ages
The selection of the Masonic Book Club for 1993 consists of two little books on Masonic morals and philosophy. The first, The Symbolism of Solomon’s Temple, was written by Rev. T. DeWitt Peake a century ago, being made up of four lectures or sermons first given…
The Masonic Book Club, Vol. 23: The Folger Manuscript
The purpose of this little book is to place in the hands of each newly made masterThis study of the Folger Manuscript has continued off-and-on since 1978. Portions of the research have been presented at various times, something like dress rehearsals, and are now all…
The Masonic Book Club, Vol. 22A: ABC of Freemasonry: A Book for Beginners
The purpose of this little book is to place in the hands of each newly made master mason some information to which he is entitled and which may help him to get started correctly in his career as a Freemason.
The Masonic Book Club, Vol. 22: Lessing’s Masonic Dialogues
These essays, added to Cohen’s incisive commentary, powerfully reveal Lessing’s understanding of the basic principles of Freemasonry with its tenet of the Brotherhood of Man under the Fatherhood of God. More importantly they also mirror in an important way the great frustration that so many…
The Masonic Book Club, Vol. 21: Masonic Odes and Poems
It wasn’t long before he adopted the Morris name and became a part of that family. Several years later, when he began his prolific writing career, Robert Williams Morris decided to change his first name to Rob so as not to be confused with the…
The Masonic Book Club, Vol. 20A: Freemasonry and Nauvoo, 1839-1846
Between the years 1839 and 1846 the people of the State of Illinois, especially the members of the Fraternity of Freemasons and of the Mormon Church, had an unpleasant experience in Hancock County where Joseph Smith and his followers established themselves.
The Masonic Book Club, Vol. 20: A Candid Disquisition of the Principles and Practices of the Most Ancient and Honourable Society of Free and Accepted Masons
The Introduction (pages 1-13) explains why Freemasonry came into existence. Since man is “a social being,” “men must of necessity form associations for their comfort and defence.”
The Masonic Book Club, Vol. 19: Records of the Hole Crafte and Fellowship of Masons
The Records of the Hole Crafte and Fellowship o f Masons represents an important link in the history of Freemasonry during the period when the institution was evolving from the operative to the speculative Craft. When first published the work was immediately recognized as an…
The Masonic Book Club, Vol. 18: The Lodge in Friendship Village and Other Stories
The Lodge in Friendship Village and Other Stories by P.W. George (a pseudonym for Robert E. Martin) is a collection of Masonic-themed fiction originally published in 1927 and later reprinted by the Masonic Book Club in 1987. The stories focus on fellowship and brotherhood within…
The Masonic Book Club, Vol. 17A: Ancient and Early Medieval Historical Characters in Freemasonry
Through these examples from secular history, Freemasonry attempts to develop themes not found in the Bible or not elaborated upon there. These themes do not run counter to Biblical teaching, but, instead, are developed within the moral and ethical parameters set by the Bible. These…
The Masonic Book Club, Vol. 17: The Rise and Development of Organised Freemasonry
The inauguration of the premier Grand Lodge in London on St John’s Day, 24 June 1717, may well be said to have been the commencement of organised freemasonry as it is understood today but, before examining the development from that date it would be helpful…
The Masonic Book Club, Vol. 16A: Modern Historical Characters in Freemasonry
This biographical view of history-or, more precisely, this emphasis on the biographical element in the study of history-is of particular importance to Freemasonry, which attempts to teach its ethical principles and moral values through ritual and dramas based upon Biblical or historical examples.
The Masonic Book Club, Vol. 16: The Old Gothic Constitutions
The word “Gothic” brings to our minds the flying buttress, the pointed arch, the soaring spire, and all the elaborate and beautiful ornamentation, which even after so many years can still excite wonder and admiration in the architects and engineers of today. And so the…
The Masonic Book Club, Vol. 15A: By Square and Compasses: The Building of Lincoln’s Home and Its Saga
The title for this treatise comes from the fact that the square and compasses were the most important measuring tools used in constructing or remodeling the Lincoln home. Then, too, so many of the builders, occupants or persons involved with this residence were either speculative…
The Masonic Book Club, Vol. 15: Masonic Concordance of the Holy Bible
Freemasonry is inseparably connected with the Holy Bible and Biblical Lore, both historically and traditionally. Nearly all phases of the Masonic Ritual in all its degrees point to some Biblical reference either direct or implied.
The Masonic Book Club, Vol. 13: Masonic Almanacs and Anti-Masonic Almanacs
Almanacs have been in existence for many years and the word is familiar to most Masons. Everyone at some time or other has either seen, read, or purchased a copy of the Old Farmers’ Almanac which is sold in many supermarts and book stores. Some…
The Masonic Book Club, Vol. 14B: Making a Mason at Sight
On September 10, 1982, M.W. Bro. Raymond H. Bachman, Grand Master of Masons in Illinois, came to Bloomington and instituted Ancient Landmarks Lodge U.D. Choosing its name presented some difficulties, since most good Masonic allusions, like Acacia, Anchor and Ark, Blazing Star, Charity, Further Light,…
The Masonic Book Club, Vol. 14A: Bespangled, Painted & Embroidered: Decorated Masonic Aprons in America, 1790-1850
On September 10, 1982, M.W. Bro. Raymond H. Bachman, Grand Master of Masons in Illinois, came to Bloomington and instituted Ancient Landmarks Lodge U.D. Choosing its name presented some difficulties, since most good Masonic allusions, like Acacia, Anchor and Ark, Blazing Star, Charity, Further Light,…
The Masonic Book Club, Vol. 14: The Beginnings of Freemasonry in America
Melvin Maynard Johnson (1871-1957) was one of the leading Freemasons of his day and this book has acquired the reputation of being a “Masonic classic.” It has been out-of-print for many years and is appropriately issued during this Bicentennial period of the formation of our…
The Masonic Book Club, Vol. 12: Three Distinct Knocks and Jachin and Boaz
There have been many books published over the years which claim to be exposures of the Masonic ritual. Some of our members look upon them as mere “curiosities,” others get high blood pressure when they hear about them and urge the Craft to take steps…
The Masonic Book Club, Vol. 11b: A Masonic Reader’s Guide
This book is addressed to Masons with four types of literary interests: (1) The member who has learned for the first time about the world of Masonic books and wants to know what printed material has been published so he can start to do some…
The Masonic Book Club, Vol. 11A: Biblical Characters in Freemasonry
Dr. George Oliver has been the most prolific Masonic writer of all times. His many books have covered many Masonic subjects and he was highly regarded in his day. Unfortunately, on a number of occasions he made state ments which have been construed in the…
The Masonic Book Club, Vol. 11: The Revelations of a Square
Dr. George Oliver has been the most prolific Masonic writer of all times. His many books have covered many Masonic subjects and he was highly regarded in his day. Unfortunately, on a number of occasions he made state ments which have been construed in the…
The Masonic Book Club, Vol. 10: Sufferings of John Coustos
The unparalleled sufferings of John Coustos, who nine times underwent the most cruel tortures ever invented by man, and sentenced to the galley four years, by command of the inquisitors at Lisbon, in order to extort from him the secrets of Free-Masonry; from whence he…
The Masonic Book Club, Vol. 9: Anderson’s Constitutions of 1738: Anderson’s Constitutions of 1738
The Constitutions of the Freemasons by Dr. James Anderson, published in 1723, is the most famous Masonic book in the world. It has been translated into many foreign languages, has been the subject of considerable examination and comment over the years, and has been reproduced…
The Masonic Book Club, Vol. 8A: Trestle-Board
The National Masonic Congress which met in Baltimore, Maryland on May 8, 1843 and remained in session for nine days is an important event in the history of Freemasonry in the United States. The professed purpose of the meeting was to bring about a uniformity…
The Masonic Book Club, Vol 8: Samuel Prichard’s Masonry Dissected, 1730
Masonry Dissected by Samuel Prichard, first published in 1730, was an easy book to select for publication by The Masonic Book Club for it has been a Masonic classic for many years. The book has been out-of-print for many years and has been hard to…
The Masonic Book Club, Vol. 7A: Masonic Symbols in American Decorative Art
When the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasons of the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the United States of America dedicated its new Museum-Library in Lexington, Massachusetts on April 20,1975, two hundred years and one day after Paul Revere’s ride, it gave an outstanding Bicentennial gift…
The Masonic Book Club, Vol. 7: The Signers of the Constitution of the United States
Many years ago William E. Gladstone, eminent British statesman, described the Constitution of the United States as “the most wonderful work ever struck off at a given time by the brain and purpose of man.” The men who created the document have been described by…
The Masonic Book Club, Vol. 6: The Signers of the Declaration of Independence
here is nothing quite so vital in this life as a timely idea. Obversely, there is nothing as futile as an idea proposed before people are ready to accept it. The civilized world was ready for Martin Luther when he nailed his ninety-five theses on the front door of Wittenberg Cathedral in 1517; but Galileo, being born fifty years too soon, would have been burned at the stake had he not recanted his theory of a round world in 1632.
The Masonic Book Club, Vol. 5A: Masonic Membership of the Founding Fathers
Running through all the events of the founding of our Nation, the desire for Liberty was the one factor that controlled every thought-that motivated every action. As our Founding Fathers watched the gathering storm and experienced the continuous acts of repression passed and practiced by…
The Masonic Book Club, Vol 5: A Serious and Impartial Enquiry into the Cause of the Present Decay of Free-Masonry in the Kingdom of Ireland
This fifth volume of the Masonic Book Club presents material that is rare and not easily accessible to the average Masonic reader. Dr. D’Assigny’s works are not earth-shattering. His literary effort should be read in the light of the days in which he lived. They…
The Masonic Book Club, Vol. 4: Illustrations of Masonry
Its influence on our ritual structure cannot be overestimated. Brother Callaway speaks of its use in Georgia. Speaking of Illinois ritual, Preston is followed in literally hundreds of phrases. Preston conceived of Masonry as a great educational force. He collected, refined and polished its…
The Masonic Book Club, Vol. 3: Ahiman Rezon
Laurence Dermott, a pivotal figure in 18th-century Freemasonry, rose from obscurity to become Grand Secretary of the Ancient Grand Lodge in 1752. Dermott, alongside other influential Masonic figures like James Anderson and William Preston, played a crucial role in shaping Masonic history during its period…
The Masonic Book Club, Vol. 2: The Constitutions of the Free-Masons
Benjamin Franklin’s 1734 publication of The Constitutions of the Free-Masons stands as a landmark in both American printing and fraternal history. Essentially a reprint of Dr. James Anderson’s 1723 original British version, Franklin, who was himself the Grand Master of Pennsylvania at the time, produced…
The Masonic Book Club, Vol. 1: The Regius Poem
THE OLDEST EXTANT DOCUMENT in the world with direct Masonic significance is the poem known as The Regius Poem, sometimes described as the Regius Manuscript or the Halliwell Manuscript. It is believed to have been written around the year 1390; and as indicated in line…
The Masonic Book Club
The Masonic Book Club (MBC) was formed in 1970 by two Illinois Masons, Alphonse Cerza, 33°, and Louis L. Williams, 33°. The MBC primarily reprinted out-of-print Masonic books with scholarly introductions; occasionally they would print additional texts as “bonuses.” Westphalia Press is republishing the series…
Freemasonry in Mexico: A Secret Heritage
In this thought-provoking book, De Los Reyes argues that Freemasonry, through its lodges, played a decisive role in shaping Mexico’s national thought, contributing to the creation of a liberal and secular State and fostering anticlerical sentiments among the laity that endured well into the twentieth…
33° Scottish Rite Masons of the Southern Jurisdiction Who Served in US Congress
Since its founding on May 31, 1801, the Scottish Rite has, like all aspects of Freemasonry, made an impact on America. The Supreme Council, 33°, Ancient and Accept Scottish Rite of Freemasonry for the Southern Jurisdiction, USA, has been particularly blessed to have had a…
Reprints of Rituals of Old Degrees
Originally printed by Albert Pike in 1879, this enlarged edition includes a variety of important early rituals. In 1789 the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania chartered a lodge in Port-au-Prince, which introduced “Ancient York” Masonry to Saint-Domingue.
Albert Pike’s Magnum Opus: A History and Facsimile Edition of Pike’s First Revision of the Scottish Rite’s Rituals, 4°-32°
In 1855 the Scottish Rite’s “Mother Supreme Council of the World” at Charleston, S.C., appointed a committee of five persons to review and standardize its initiation ceremonies and rituals. Only one person completed the task, 46-year-old Albert Pike who would ultimately become the most influential…
Light on Masonry: The History and Rituals of America’s Most Important Masonic Exposé
The disappearance and presumed murder of William Morgan in 1826, by Masons, set off an intense anti-Masonic period which lasted until ca. 1842. The fraternity, which was once called the “handmaid of religion,” was denounced as an institution of the devil.
The Porch and the Middle Chamber: The Book of the Lodge
Although not widely used in the United States, the Scottish Rite (the largest Masonic system in the world) has a unique type of ritual which is used in more countries than any other.
Cerneauism and American Freemasonry
LES PLUS SECRETS MYSTÈRES des Hauts Grades de la Maçonnerie Dévoilés (The Most Secret Mysteries of the High Degrees of Masonry Unveiled), edited by M. de Bérage, was an exposé published in 1766 and was the first printed book to give the rituals of the…
The Most Secret Mysteries of the High Degrees of MASONRY Unveiled
LES PLUS SECRETS MYSTÈRES des Hauts Grades de la Maçonnerie Dévoilés (The Most Secret Mysteries of the High Degrees of Masonry Unveiled), edited by M. de Bérage, was an exposé published in 1766 and was the first printed book to give the rituals of the…
Masonic Formulas and Rituals: Transcribed by Albert Pike in 1854 and 1855
This never-before-published work includes the complete collection of rituals which Albert Pike received when he joined the Scottish Rite in 1853. After receiving the degrees, Pike borrowed the manuscript rituals, and over the next two years he transcribed his own copies. He later used these…
Exploring the Vault: Masonic Higher Degrees 1730–1800
The study of the development of the ‘Higher Degrees’ after 1730 has, for the past century, failed to produce new insights. Previous research has been geographically narrow or limited to one degree or order and thus failed to offer new insights. The authors decided to…
Étienne Morin: From the French Rite to the Scottish Rite
Étienne Morin: From the French Rite to the Scottish Rite presents a fresh perspective on the ancestor of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, the Order of the Sublime Princes of the Royal Secret from the perspective of the founder of the system himself.
Freemasonry’s Royal Secret: The Jamaican “Francken Manuscript” of the High Degrees
Many have heard of the Thirty-third Degree and the Scottish Rite, but lesser known is that it sprung from an equally important Masonic system. Created by the Frenchman Stephen Morin in the 1760s, the 25-degree system known as the “Order of the Royal Secret” used…
The French Rite: Enlightenment Culture
This book, focused on the French Rite, covers the founding principles of the Enlightenment and their influence on the birth of modern Freemasonry as we know it today. The authors revisit the fundamental values of the Enlightenment, from a rational approach to religious tolerance and…
The Perfect Elect: A Transatlantic Adventure the ‘Sharp’ Documents, Volume 1 & 2
The Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite in 33 degrees is the most widespread system of masonic higher degrees worldwide. It was developed in the 18th century, drawing on the most diverse well springs of esoteric traditions and philosophical currents. It is represented wherever Freemasonry is active.
Brethren: Behold Your Supreme Council: Bio-Bibliographical Dictionary of the SGIG and Deputies of the Supreme Council, 33°, Southern Jurisdiction, U.S.A
Brethren: Behold Your Supreme Council is a reference volume about the Leadership of the Scottish Rite in the Southern Jurisdiction of the United States from its inception on May 31, 1801, to present time. During these 222 years, 565 Deputies and Sovereign Grand Inspectors General passed…
A Study in American Freemasonry
Arthur Preuss (1871-1934) was a German-American Catholic journalist, editor, and writer. He is best known for his significant contributions to Catholic journalism in the United States and his work as an apologist for the Catholic Church. Preuss was born in Germany and immigrated to the…
ESOTERIKA by Albert Pike: The Symbolism of the Blue Degrees of Freemasonry
Many of the Freemasonry symbols of our rituals are hidden from everyone in the Order. The symbolic degrees are a vault in which secrets and esoteric teachings are enclosed, whose origin and meaning were transmitted orally in antiquity, many of which today have been lost in…
Ancient Mysteries and Modern Masonry: The Collected Writings of Jewel P. Lightfoot
Jewel P. Lightfoot. Former Attorney General of the State of Texas. Past Grand Master of the Masonic Grand Lodge of Texas. From humble beginnings in rural Arkansas, he worked to become an educated man who excelled in law and Freemasonry. He was a gentleman of…
Essay on The Mysteries and the True Object of The Brotherhood of Freemasons: Considerably expanded and corrected from the original in 1776
There is a need for a third edition of Essai sur les mystères. The first English translation (W.H. Reece, 1862) is long out of print and contains errors that may hinder readers’ comprehension of the anonymous 1771 letter it contains. This version, discovered in the Biblioteca…
James Hoban’s Secret Society
James Hoban’s Secret Society is a pocket guide to Hoban’s fraternal legacy. This concise history delineates the opportunity and rise of a skilled immigrant craftsman in colonial America. Hoban’s family-centric approach to his work helped establish a tight-knit group of professional woodworkers who stayed with…
Female Emancipation and Masonic Membership: An Essential Collection
Female Emancipation and Masonic Membership: An Essential Combination is a collection of essays on Freemasonry and gender that promotes a transatlantic discussion of the study of the history of women and Freemasonry and their contribution in different countries such as Cuba, Chile, France, Mexico, Spain,…
The Rosicrucian Philosophy in Questions and Answers
Rosicrucianism emerged in Europe possibly as early as the 1500s. It had numerous influences. As Michael Maier, a Rosicrucian described it, “Our origins are Egyptian, Brahminic, derived from the mysteries of Eleusis and Samothrace, the Magi of Persia, the Pythagoreans, and the Arabs.” During the…
The Spirit Of Masonry
The author, William Hutchinson, F.A.S., passed away on 7th of April, 1814, at the age of 82, after a long career as an attorney, and as an author and devoted Freemason. He penned such works as A History of the County of Durham, A View…
Freemasonry, Heir to the Enlightenment
Modern Freemasonry may have mythical roots in Solomon’s time but is really the heir to the Enlightenment. Ever since the early eighteenth century freemasons have endeavored to convey the values of the Enlightenment in the cultural, political and religious fields, in Europe, the American colonies…
Grand Crosses of the Court of Honour: Concise Scottish Rite Biographical Dictionary
The Grand Crosses of the Court of Honour: Concise Scottish Rite Biographical Dictionary is a commemorative reference volume that provides a brief description about each Scottish Rite Brother awarded the highest honor bestowed by the Supreme Council, 33°.
Masonic Myths and Legends
Freemasonry is one of the few organizations whose teaching method is still based on symbols. It presents these symbols by inserting them into legends that are told to its members in initiation ceremonies. But its history itself has also given rise to a whole mythology.…
A Radical In The East
The papers presented here represent over twenty-five years of publications by S. Brent Morris. They explore his many questions about Freemasonry, usually dealing with origins of the Craft.
Brought to Light: The Mysterious George Washington Masonic Cave
Purchase in greyscale | Purchase in color by Jason Williams MD The George Washington Masonic Cave near Charles Town, West Virginia, contains a signature carving of George Washington dated 1748. Although this inscription appears authentic, it has yet to be verified by historical accounts or…
Washington and His Masonic Compeers
by Sidney Hayden Purchase As Sidney Hayden wrote of this work on George Washington and his Masonic pasts, “Biographies of Washington, and the most eminent of our countrymen who were contemporary with him, have been often written so far as relates to their public acts,…
Storia del Grande Oriente d’Italia (Italian Edition)
by Emanuela Locci Purchase Questo volume è la traduzione italiana di un libro precedente nato con l’intento di colmare una lacuna bibliografica, infatti, fino alla sua pubblicazione non era presente nella letteratura massonica un libro che trattasse in maniera organica la storia della massoneria in…
Worlds of Print: The Moral Imagination of an Informed Citizenry, 1734 to 1839
by John Slifko Purchase Plato, Aristotle, Baron Montesquieu, and Jean Jacques Rousseau argued that you could never have a democracy bigger than the geographic size, intimate oral habits, and embodied rituals of face-to-face communication, and walking distance of a Greek city-state, French town, or small…
Masonry and Protestantism
by Susanna Hopkins Mason Purchase Social history as a corrective to a historiography is often too limited to diplomacy and wars. It began an upward trajectory as early as the 1930s, but it remains constrained by the frustrating cost and availability of materials that even…
Annals of the Hobby Club of New York City, 1912-1920
by New York Hobby Club Purchase In 1908, the Hobby Club was established as a gentlemen’s club. Planned to be a space for people to showcase their special interests, the “object of the Club shall be to encourage the collection of literary, artistic and scientific…
Proceedings of the General Grand Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star at its Fourth Stated Meeting, August 17-23, 1883
by General Grand Chapter Purchase Social history as a corrective to a historiography is often too limited to diplomacy and wars. It began an upward trajectory as early as the 1930s, but it remains constrained by the frustrating cost and availability of materials that even…
An Address Delivered Before the Members of the Anti-Masonic State Convention: Assembled at Augusta, Maine, July 4, 1832
by Moses Thacher Purchase Moses Thacher was born on November 14, 795 in Princeton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was frustrated with the growing number of people involved with Freemasonry in his religious community. He felt the oats one swore as part of Masonic ritual were…
History of Saint John’s Lodge of Boston
by Saint John’s Lodge Freemasons Purchase Saint John’s is the oldest lodge in the United States and its social history when fully written will be a corrective to a historiography is often too limited to diplomacy and wars. Fraternal organizations like Saint John’s have impacted…
History of the Grand Orient of Italy
Emanuela Locci, Editor Purchase The initiative to write this volume comes from the need to fill a bibliographic gap: no book in Masonic literature upon the history of Italian Freemasonry has been edited in English up to now. Thus, it aims to cover this lack…
Ritual for Local Camps: Royal Neighbors of America, Auxiliary of the Modern Woodman of America
by Royal Neighbors of America Purchase The early members of the Society were ahead of their time. In addition to providing life insurance for women, they stood firmly behind the women’s suffrage movement. Royal Neighbors was also one of the first fraternal societies to insure…
History of the Fraternal Order of Eagles
by J. Fanning O’Reilly Purchase The Fraternal Order of Eagles is an international fraternal organization that was founded on February 6, 1898 in Seattle, Washington by a group of six theater owners. It was initially composed of those who worked within the performing arts. The…
Why Thirty-Three?: Searching for Masonic Origins
by S. Brent Morris, PhD, Introduction by Wallace E. Boston, Jr. Purchase The papers presented here represent over twenty-five years of publications by S. Brent Morris. They explore his many questions about Freemasonry, usually dealing with origins of the Craft. What “high degrees” were in…
Pioneering in Masonry: The Life and Times of Rob Morris, Masonic Poet Laureate, Together with the Story of Clara Barton and the Eastern Star
by Lucien V. Rule Purchase through Amazon Social history as a corrective to a historiography is often too limited to diplomacy and wars. It began an upward trajectory as early as the 1930s, but it remains constrained by the frustrating cost and availability of materials…
The Early History and Antiquities of Freemasonry: As Connected with Ancient Norse Guilds, and the Oriental and Mediæval Building Fraternities
by George F. Fort Purchase through Amazon Social history as a corrective to a historiography is often too limited to diplomacy and wars. It began an upward trajectory as early as the 1930s, but it remains constrained by the frustrating cost and availability of materials…
Foreign Freemasonry: Its Position vis-a-vis of Christianity and of Catholicity
by D. Moncrieff O’Connor Purchase through Amazon Social history as a corrective to a historiography is often too limited to diplomacy and wars. It began an upward trajectory as early as the 1930s, but it remains constrained by the frustrating cost and availability of materials…
The Masonic Genius of Robert Burns: An Address Delivered in Lodge “Quatuor Coronati,” 2076, 4th March, 1892
by Bro. Benjamin Ward Richardson Purchase through Amazon Social history as a corrective to a historiography is often too limited to diplomacy and wars. It began an upward trajectory as early as the 1930s, but it remains constrained by the frustrating cost and availability of…
Melodies for the Craft, or Songs for Freemasons Suitable for Every Occasion
by R. Fellow Purchase through Amazon Social history as a corrective to a historiography is often too limited to diplomacy and wars. It began an upward trajectory as early as the 1930s, but it remains constrained by the frustrating cost and availability of materials that even…
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