Étienne Morin: From the French Rite to the Scottish Rite

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Freemasonry’s Royal Secret: The Jamaican “Francken Manuscript” of the High Degrees

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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

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Brethren: Behold Your Supreme Council: Bio-Bibliographical Dictionary of the SGIG and Deputies of the Supreme Council, 33°, Southern Jurisdiction, U.S.A

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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

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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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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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Why Thirty-Three?: Searching for Masonic Origins

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

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A Dictionary of Secret and Other Societies

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President John Quincy Adams’ Quarrel with the Freemasons

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How Washington Lost His Birthday and Other Masonic Essays: Gaston Lichtenstein’s How George Washington Lost His Birthday

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Meeting Minutes of Naval Lodge No. 4 F.A.A.M. 1812

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Anti-Masonry and the Murder of Morgan: Lee S. Tillotson’s Ancient Craft Masonry in Vermont

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Earl Warren’s Masonic Lodge: Herbert Phillips’ Fifty Year History of Sequoia Lodge

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L’Enfant and the Freemasons: H. Paul Caemmer’s The Life of Pierre Charles L’Enfant

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Masonic Tombstones and Masonic Secrets: Dora C. Jett’s Minor Sketches of Major Folk

Purchase through Amazon Edited and Introduced by Paul Rich Freemasonry carries its secrets beyond death. Masonic funeral ceremonies, the…

Freemasonry in Old Buffalo: James Leroy Nixon’s History of Buffalo Consistory

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The Genius of Freemasonry: William B. Clarke’s Leaves From Georgia Masonry

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The Thomas Starr King Dispute: Acceptance and Unveiling of the Statues of Junipero Serra and Thomas Starr King

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