Freemasons in history
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On a visit to the Grand Lodge of Iowa Masonic Library and Museums, I discovered a hidden gem – one of the most beautiful artistic representations of the First Three Degrees of Freemasonry – by ‘American Gothic’ artist Grant Wood.
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A remarkable account of a meeting between the French actors Fleury and Dugazon, with the famous alchemist and Freemason Count Alessandro Cagliostro.
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Freemasonry A-Z is now available in paperback and on Kindle On the path of Craft Masonry from Entered Apprentice to Master Mason and beyond, you will encounter many new and unusual words and terminologies – Freemasonry A-Z gives a concise meaning to the majority of these intriguing terms. As an additional educational appendix there is a comprehensive
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The Antient Noble Order of the Gormogons had a brief existence in the eighteenth century; they left few records or accomplishments, and there is no indication as to their true purpose other than to parody and degrade Freemasonry, and perhaps further the Jacobite cause. Rev. A. F. A. Woodford, editor of Kenning’s Masonic Cyclopaedia, described
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A series exploring the influence of Freemasonry in popular culture from the 1900s onwards – originally published in The Square magazine
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A four-part series written for The Square magazine exploring mixed, Co- and female Freemasonry, and how the Fraternity and its members helped progress the emancipation and rights of women.
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Kipling’s critics are quick to include him as one of the ‘fathers’ who ‘lied’ – echoing his short poem ‘Common Form’ – ‘If any question why we died, Tell them, because our fathers lied’. From ‘Kiplings War’ Kipling has long been viewed as a propagandist and supporter of war but that was perhaps merely a
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Published in Freemasonry Today December 2017 – click on the link to read the full magazine.
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Planning without permission – How enthusiastic Freemason Batty Langley set out to ‘improve’ architectural styles
Published in Freemasonry Today June 2017 – click on the link to read
Philippa Lee 