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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 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…

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…

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…

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 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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

The Masonic Book Club

The Masonic Book Club (MBC) was formed in 1970 by two Illinois Masons, Alphonse Cerza, 33°, and Louis L.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Cerneauism and American Freemasonry

LES PLUS SECRETS MYSTÈRES des Hauts Grades de la Maçonnerie Dévoilés (The Most Secret Mysteries of the High Degrees…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

The French Rite: Enlightenment Culture

This book, focused on the French Rite, covers the founding principles of the Enlightenment and their influence on the…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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)…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Masonic Myths and Legends

Freemasonry is one of the few organizations whose teaching method is still based on symbols. It presents these symbols…

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…

Brought to Light: The Mysterious George Washington Masonic Cave

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Washington and His Masonic Compeers

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Storia del Grande Oriente d’Italia (Italian Edition)

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Worlds of Print: The Moral Imagination of an Informed Citizenry, 1734 to 1839

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Masonry and Protestantism

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Annals of the Hobby Club of New York City, 1912-1920

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Proceedings of the General Grand Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star at its Fourth Stated Meeting, August 17-23, 1883

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An Address Delivered Before the Members of the Anti-Masonic State Convention: Assembled at Augusta, Maine, July 4, 1832

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History of Saint John’s Lodge of Boston

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History of the Grand Orient of Italy

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Ritual for Local Camps: Royal Neighbors of America, Auxiliary of the Modern Woodman of America

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History of the Fraternal Order of Eagles

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Why Thirty-Three?: Searching for Masonic Origins

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Pioneering in Masonry: The Life and Times of Rob Morris, Masonic Poet Laureate, Together with the Story of Clara Barton and the Eastern Star

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Foreign Freemasonry: Its Position vis-a-vis of Christianity and of Catholicity

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The Masonic Genius of Robert Burns: An Address Delivered in Lodge “Quatuor Coronati,” 2076, 4th March, 1892

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Melodies for the Craft, or Songs for Freemasons Suitable for Every Occasion

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History of Freemasonry in England from 1567 to 1813

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A Place in the Lodge: Dr. Rob Morris, Freemasonry and the Order of the Eastern Star

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The Great Transformation: Scottish Freemasonry 1725-1810

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The 33 Principles Every Mason Should Live By: The True Meaning of Being a Mason

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Swiss Freemasonry: A Historical Sketch with Organization, Principles and Constitution

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The History of the Order of the Eastern Star Among Colored People

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Freemasonry, Politics and Rijeka (Fiume) (1785-1944)

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Masonic Regularity and Recognition: A Global Issue

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Invasions of the Gulf: Radicalism, Ritualism and the Shaikhs

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Masonic Regularity

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Getting the Third Degree: Fraternalism, Freemasonry and History

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Dudley Wright: Writer, Truthseeker & Freemason

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An Introduction to the Formation of Freemasonry in the United States of America: The Constellation of the Brotherhood

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A General Register of all the Lodges and Grand Lodges of Freemasons: in North America

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A Dictionary of Secret and Other Societies

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A Historical Account of Columbian Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Boston

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The Unparalleled Sufferings of John Coustos: The Cruel Tortures to Extract the Secrets of Freemasonry

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History of the Worshipful Company of Glaziers of the City of London: Otherwise the Company of Glaziers and Painters of Glass

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Freemasonry: A French View

by Roger Dachez and Alain Bauer Purchase through Amazon Perhaps one should speak not of Freemasonry but of Freemasonries in…

Freemasonry in the Holy Land, or, Handmarks of Hiram’s Builders

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Manual of the Eastern Star: Containing the Symbols, Scriptural Illustrations, Lectures, etc. Adapted to the System of Speculative Masonry

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Elixir of Empire: The English Public Schools, Ritualism, Freemasonry, and Imperialism

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Chains of Empire: English Public Schools, Masonic Children, Historical Causality, and Imperial Clubdom

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Masonic Poems

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Plain Thoughts on Secret Societies

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The Symbolic Tradition of Freemasonry

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Challenges Facing Freemasonry

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Stories for the American Freemason’s Fireside

by C. W. Towle Purchase through Amazon This is a collection of stories intended to be morality tales for Masons…

Ritual and Secrecy Confront Reality

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Fiat Lux: Full Score, Parts Included

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Between Conflict and Conformity: Freemasonry During the Weimar Republic and the “Third Reich”

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Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia – 1898

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