Articles and information from our former MasonicDictionary.com website which ran from 2000 – 2022.
In Scriptural symbology, the cedar-tree, says Wemyss (Symbolic Language of Scripture), was the symbol of eternity, because its substance never decays nor rots. Hence, the Ark of the Covenant was made of cedar; and those […]
This title is given by Masonic historians to that system of Freemasonry Which is supposed to have been invented by the adherents of the exiled House of Stuart for the purpose of being used as […]
Right: Walter Fleming and William Florence were the men who founded the Ancient Arabic Order Noblea Mystia Shrine. These letters are the initials of the words Ancient Arabic Order Noblea Mystia Shrine (see shrine).. They […]
A brother in good standing in his Blue Lodge may elect to take the degrees of this rite, which does not of course include any of the degrees of the American Rite, and is administered […]
By Bro. John G. Keplinger, Illinois In going through Vol. 2 of Hone’s Everyday Book–published in London in 1827–I found a very interesting account of the procession of “scald miserable masons,” which took place in […]
Degrees Conferred: Heredom of Kilwinning : A Retrospective of the lessons and symbolism of the craft degrees of Masonry. The Rosy Cross: Is centered around the Battle of Bannockburn, June 24th 1314 and alludes to […]
By Bro. John G. Keplinger, Illinois There is, perhaps, no more interesting theory of the origin of Freemasonry than that given by DeQuincey, in his essay on “Rosicrucians and Freemasons.” This account is an expansion […]
The Societas Rosicruciana in Civitatibus Foederatis (Rosicrucian Society of the United States) was formed on September 21, 1880, by three Colleges chartered within the previous ten months by the Society in Scotland. It is entirely […]
The Scottish Rite Rose Croix The second portion of the Scottish Rite System of degrees is called The Chapter of Rose Croix. This series of degrees includes the 15th° through to the 18th°. 15 Knight […]
William L. Boyden, P.M., Librarian of the Supreme Council, A.A.S.R., S.J., a Masonic historian of tireless energy and scholarly ability, was author of that classic of the Craft, “Masonic Presidents, Vice Presidents, and signers of […]
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