La Truelle maçonnique, un symbole d’origine politique ? - Nos Colonnes

Could the Masonic Trowel be a symbol of political origin?

While many working tools, such as the Square, the Compass, the Rule, the Mallet, the Chisel, the Level, the Perpendicular..., are featured in all Masonic rituals, one tool rarely appears:...
December 13, 2023
Les épées maçonniques - Nos Colonnes

The Swords in Freemasonry

For many European Freemasons, Masonic swords are a normal and omnipresent part of their rituals. In some Rites (Traditional French Rite, Rectified Scottish Rite, etc.), all Master Masons bear swords...
December 06, 2023
Le Rite Anglais Style Emulation, ou Rite Emulation - Nos Colonnes

The English Emulation Working

Relatively unknown to continental European Freemasons, the Emulation Working is one of the current working styles used by the United Grand Lodge of England. The Emulation Working is also used...
November 29, 2023
Interview : Christophe Ravel, Très Respectable Grand Maître du Grand Orient de Suisse (GOS) - Nos Colonnes

Interview with : Christophe Ravel, Most Respectable Grand Master of the Grand Orient of Switzerland (GOS)

Christophe Ravel Most Respectable Grand Master of the Grand Orient of Switzerland (GOS) When were you initiated? What has been your journey in Freemasonry? I was initiated on February 26,...
November 24, 2023
Justice et franc-maçonnerie - Nos Colonnes

Justice and Freemasonry

Justice is a philosophical, moral, legal and social concept inherent in all human organisations. Every group has its own idea of the rules that need to be respected in order...
November 22, 2023
Les sautoirs et cordons maçonniques - Nos Colonnes

Masonic Collars and Sashes

While the Apron is the specific clothing of a Freemason, from the degree of Master Mason onwards, the Collars and Sashes take on great importance in the Masonic Regalia. A...
November 15, 2023
Les Arts Libéraux et l’Art Royal - Nos Colonnes

Les Arts Libéraux et l’Art Royal

Les Arts Libéraux apparaissent dans les rituels maçonniques au cours du XIXe siècle et sont depuis lors découverts par le futur Compagnon lors de ses voyages symboliques dans la plupart...
November 10, 2023
Le Ciseau en franc-maçonnerie - Nos Colonnes

The Chisel in Freemasonry

All Freemasons are familiar with the Chisel from the time they become an Entered Apprentice, as it is with this tool, together with the mallet, that they symbolically learned to...
November 08, 2023
Le Delta maçonnique - Nos Colonnes

The Masonic Delta

The Delta is a recurring symbol in Masonic iconography and can be found on many ritual items (aprons, collars, jewels, lodge tracing boards, etc.), as well as on more private...
November 01, 2023
L'Étoile Flamboyante - Nos Colonnes

The Blazing Star

The Blazing Star: A Geometric Path to the Golden Ratio Omnipresent in Masonic imagery (at least since 1737), the Blazing Star refers to a five-pointed star (or pentagram), generally adorned...
October 31, 2023
Les maillets maçonniques - Nos Colonnes

Les maillets maçonniques

Si dans le grand public, la Franc-maçonnerie est surtout associée à l’Équerre et au Compas, les maillets maçonniques, moins visibles de l’extérieur, y jouent un rôle prépondérant, dès le premier...
October 26, 2023
Les origines du Rite Écossais Rectifié - Nos Colonnes

The origins of the Rectified Scottish Rite

The Rectified Scottish Rite (more properly the Rectified Scottish Regime) is an essentially Christian and chivalric Masonic Rite, which often intrigues Freemasons of other Rites, especially in countries where Freemasonry...
October 25, 2023