PLEASE NOTE: The course is open exclusively to TMS members. If you are not a TMS member, you can join here. All course registrations found for non-members (including for those whose memberships have lapsed as of the start date of the course) will be cancelled before the course begins. Thank you for your understanding.

PLEASE DO NOT REGISTER MULTIPLE TIMES. If you are not sure if you are already registered, please contact us at the address noted below.

ALSO PLEASE NOTE: Textbook Ordering Instructions:



The textbook for the pilot class of the Masonic Society School is, "Masonic Enlightenment: The Philosophy, History and Wisdom of Freemasonry." If you have a copy of the book, you are set. If you do not, please write info@cornerstonepublishers.com and you can get a copy of the book at 40% off the retail price of $18.95 (or, $11.37) plus $4.00 U.S. shipping. DO NOT place your order for this book on the Cornerstone Book Publishers website. The discount will be given ONLY by writing to info@cornerstonepublishers.com, providing your registration number for the class. We will send you a PayPal invoice for the book once your TMS membership and class enrollment is verified.

Please be aware that new attendee signups end on Friday, October 14, 2016, at 11:30PM EDT. At this point (Monday, October 10, 2016) you are certainly welcome to sign up until that point, but we cannot guarantee that anyone signing up at this point will receive the book before the class starts. We will certainly endeavor to get the book to you as quickly as we can.

All other questions regarding the school and courses should be sent to school@themasonicsociety.com -- NOT to the contact link at the bottom of this page. Thank you!

The Masonic Society School is proud to announce its inaugural course:

Study of the History and Philosophy of Freemasonry

Online videos and discussion forum

October 17-December 19, 2016

The nine video lectures will include an overview of the early operative Freemasons as well as the formation of the Grand Lodge of England and its constitutions; Masonic jurisprudence; the practice and nature of Masonic initiation; Freemasons at the time of the American Revolution; anti-Masonic movements; Women in Masonry; Rosicrucian and Egyptian influences in Masonry; the spiritual nature of Masonry; and more. Students and the instructor will have a private forum for discussing the lectures and reading.

Students will submit a final paper that can be used as the basis for a presentation or article.

Instructor: Michael R. Poll

Michael R. Poll is owner of Cornerstone Book Publishers. He is a fellow and past president of The Masonic Society, a fellow of the Philalethes Society, a fellow of the Maine Lodge of Research, secretary of the Louisiana Lodge of Research, and a full member of the Texas Lodge of Research.

A New York Times bestselling writer and publisher, Michael is a prolific writer, editor, and publisher of Masonic and esoteric books. As time permits, he travels and speaks on the history of Freemasonry, with a particular focus on the early history of the Scottish Rite. His book Masonic Enlightenment: The Philosophy, History and Wisdom of Freemasonry will be the text for the course, available at a 40 percent discount or included in the course fee.

Michael lives in New Orleans, LA, with his wife and two sons.



