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The Aprons of the Royal Standard of Scotland
You may have come across Brethren in a Lodge wearing strange aprons, edged in tartan rather than plain. These are Freemasons practising the Royal Standard of Scotland. Why do the...
Laïcité et franc-maçonnerie
Laïcité et franc-maçonnerie, voilà un sujet qui soulève bien des passions, notamment en France. Laïcité et franc-maçonnerie sont-elles indissolublement et nécessairement liées ? Ont-elles des origines communes ? La franc-maçonnerie...
Secret in Freemasonry
One subject that has caused a lot of ink to flow is the Secret in Freemasonry. The idea that there is a Secret in Freemasonry is often intriguing, sometimes disturbing,...
George Washington, a Freemason
George Washington, Founding Father and First President of the United States of America, was an eminent Freemason. But while we know that he was a Freemason, we know relatively little...
The Schroeder Rite
The Schroeder Rite is relatively unknown throughout the world. It was developed in Germany from 1795 and adopted by the Grand Lodge of Hamburg in 1801 (some sources say 1811). It...
What is Mark Masonry ?
Mark Masonry is an independent Order of Freemasonry, which is conferred on Master Masons but actually deepens the degree of Fellowcraft. Mark Masonry is relatively unknown on the European continent,...
The Entered Apprentice Degree - A Look at the Past
The Entered Apprentice Degree is the first degree in Freemasonry, which takes its inspiration from the practices of the ancient builders, though not without modifying them somewhat and adapting them...
The origin of the Word MB in Freemasonry
In Freemasonry, the Master's Word was originally a MB word, i.e. a word in two parts, the first of which begins with M and the second with B. These initials...
The York Rite
Little known to European Freemasons, the York Rite is the most widely practised by Blue Lodges in the United States, to the extent that it is sometimes referred to simply...
Death in Freemasonry
Death seems to be omnipresent in Freemasonry. Many Masonic regalia and ritual accessories are adorned with a skull and two crossed tibias, particularly at the Master Mason degree. Is this...
The Masonic Banquet
This detail is often overlooked by the profanes, but the Masonic Banquet, in its various forms and names, is an integral part of Freemasons' practices, to the extent that it...
The Sun and Moon in Freemasonry : a universal symbolism ?
Among the Masonic symbols that are not taken directly from the symbolism of the builders, the Sun and Moon occupy a special place in Freemasonry. They can of course be...
