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Philalethes: The Journal

of Masonic Research & Letters

Since 1946, Philalethes has provided Masonic light to generations of Freemasons. That tradition continues today. Now expanded to 44 pages per issue, Philalethes presents thought-provoking articles on Masonic symbolism, ritual, history, art and philosophy, as well as careful book reviews and insightful editorial content. Many consider Philalethes to be the finest Masonic magazine available today. Learn how to receive our journal.



Vol. 73, №1 · Winter 2020 Jean-Yves Legouas

The Judeo-Masonic Conspiracy Theory in France Prior to the Second World War, Part One



Jonathan Kopel

The Plumb, the Square, and the Level: A Fellow Craft’s Application of the Working Tools



Lorenzo Ramos

The Inmost Recesses of the Heart



Oscar Patterson III

The London Masons’ Company



Guy Benjamin Brookshire

Masonic Rhetoric



R. Stephen Doan

Gender, Race, Religion, and Secrecy:

Answering Questions and Managing Risk, Part Two



Shawn Eyer

review: British Freemasonry, 1717–1813, Volume Five: Representations edited by Róbert Péter



Marsha Keith Schuchard

review: Initiating The Millennium: The Avignon Society and Illuminism in Europe by Robert Collis & Natalie Bayer



A Report on the 2020 Annual Meeting



Voices of the Fellows

Arthur Caswell Parker





Vol. 72, №4 · Fall 2019 Shawn Eyer

Light and Instruction:

The Educational Duties

of the Worshipful Master



David Harrison

Thomas Garnett, the Lodge

of Lights, and the Radical Enlightenment



C. R. “Chuck” Dunning

Light on the 47th Problem of Euclid:

An Example of Masonic Contemplation



Jonathan Kopel

The 24-Inch Gauge

and the Common Gavel



Guy Benjamin Brookshire

Masonic Rhetoric



R. Stephen Doan

Gender, Race, Religion, and Secrecy:

Answering Questions and Managing Risk, Part Two



Shawn Eyer

review: British Freemasonry, 1717–1813, Volume Five: Representations edited by Róbert Péter



Marsha Keith Schuchard

review: De Londres á Saint-Pétersbourg: Carl Friedrich Tieman (1743–1802), Aux Carrefours des Courants Illuministe et Maçonniques by Antoine Faivre



Vol. 72, №3 · Summer 2019 Shawn Eyer

The Serious Declaration:

A Traditional Expression

of the Masonic Initiate’s Intent



C.F. William Maurer

My Brother Benedict Arnold?



Robert William Marshall

Masons on the Moon



T.S. Akers

The Legacy of Regimental Lodges



Bob Lingerfelt

The Memoria Verborum Memory Palace



In Memoriam: Edward R. Halpaus, FPS



Shawn Eyer

review: The Great Transformation: Scottish Freemasonry, 1725–1810 by Mark C. Wallace

review: Over 300 Years of Masonic Ritual by Martin Gandoff





Vol. 72, №2 · Spring 2019 Walter M. MacDougall

The Masonic Voyage Beyond: Bonded by Vision



Ric Berman

William Dugood



John Lawrence Busch

Present at the Creation:

Freemason Stevens Rogers and the Dawn of the High Technology Age



Karl Christian Friedrich Krause

Spiritualization of the Three Lesser Lights of Freemasonry



R. Stephen Doan

Gender, Race, Religion, and Secrecy:

Answering Questions and Managing Risk, Part One



Shawn Eyer

review: Speculative Freemasonry and the Enlightenment: A Study of the Craft in London, Paris, Prague, Vienna and Philadelphia by R. William Weisberger





Vol. 72, №1 · Winter 2019 C.F. William Maurer

Sol Bloom: Celebrating George Washington,

Uplifting a Nation



Benjamin Williams

A Tradition in Cornerstones: Theurgical Practices

of Early Civilization Remnant in the Masonic Cornerstone Ceremony





Bill Edwards

The College of Freemasonry:

A Biennial Masonic Education Event in Western New York



Christopher B. Murphy

review: Masonic Rivalries and Literary Politics: From Jonathan Swift to Henry Fielding by Marsha Keith Schuchard





Vol. 71, №4 · Fall 2018 Shawn Eyer

“To the God-like Brother”

John Parke’s Ode to Masonry

and George Washington, 1779



Jedediah French

The Order of the Asiatic Brethren



Kenneth C. Jack

The Gowrie House Mystery of 1600

and the Evolution of Freemasonry

Part Two



Jedediah French

review: The Illustrated Secret History of the World by Mark Booth





Vol. 71, №3 · Summer 2018 David Harrison

Dr. John Theophilus Desaguliers and

The Newtonian System of the World



Christopher B. Murphy

John Webb and the Traditional History



Kenneth C. Jack

The Gowrie House Mystery of 1600

and the Evolution of Freemasonry

Part One



Shawn Eyer

Quatuor Coronati 2018: A Conference Report



Jedediah French

review: Freemasonry: A Very Short Introduction by Andreas Onnerfors







Vol. 71, №2 · Spring 2018 Kyle A. Grafstrom

Freemasons of the Fur Trade Era



C. F. William Maurer

Otto Hillig: Freemason and Hero of Liberty, New York



Alan Schwartz

Class Equality in Traditional Judaism and in Craft Masonry



Tyler Vanice

The Candidate in Preparation



Shawn Eyer

review: British Freemasonry, 1717–1813, Volume Four: Debates edited by Róbert Péter







Vol. 71, №1 · Winter 2018 Exploring the Early Culture of the Craft

An Interview with Christopher B. Murphy

and Shawn Eyer



Christopher B. Murphy

“Old Grandfather Adam”

Masonic Traditions of the First Father



Ferenc Sebök

Definitions of Brotherhood:

Oath, Duty, and Commitment in Freemasonry



Andrew J. Korsberg

The Importance of a Traditional Understanding of Symbolism



Shawn Eyer

review: British Freemasonry, 1717–1813, Volume Three: Rituals II edited by Jan A.M. Snoek



Stewart Clelland

review: Exploring Early Grand Lodge Freemasonry: Studies in Honor of the Tricentennial of the Establishment of the Grand Lodge of England edited by Christopher B. Murphy



Voices of the Fellows

Alex Horne





Vol. 70, №4 · Fall 2017 William L. Britton

Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol as an Initiatic Journey



Christopher B. Murphy & Kirk C. White

The Indispensable Obligation:

A Study of Masonic Prayer



Thomas D. Worrel

The Noble Knights of the Golden Cord:

A Newly-Discovered Masonic Order



Shawn Eyer

review: The Treasures of English Freemasonry, 1717–2017 edited by Richard Gan



Voices of the Fellows

Carl H. Claudy





Vol. 70, №3 · Summer 2017 Shawn Eyer

Wisdom of the Founders

The Masons of the Early Grand Lodge Era in Their Own Words



Terry L. Tilton

Denver’s Square and Compass: A Journal of Masonry

The Gem of Colorado Masonry, Part Two



Nathan St. Pierre

“For All This Lodge is Holy Gound”

The Symbolism of the Floor of the Lodge



Shawn Eyer

The Smithsonian’s “Masonic” Mizrah:

A Mystery Laid to Rest



Charles Clyde Hunt

The Gavel



Voices of the Fellows

Charles Clyde Hunt



Shawn Eyer

review: British Freemasonry, 1717–1813. Volume Two: Rituals 1 edited by Jan A.M. Snoek





Vol. 70, №2 · Spring 2017 Dana Scofield

“Spiritual and Heavenly People in Corners”

Embracing Masonic Ethos through the Eyes of James Anderson



Rex R. Hutchens

Thinking Outside the Box:

The Geometry of the Oblong Square



Shawn Eyer

The Philalethes Society’s Assembly and Feast in Honor of the Tricentennial of the Foundation of the Premier Grand Lodge of England, Saturday, June 24, 6017



Erik L. Arneson

review: Contemplative Masonry: Basic Applications of Mindfulness, Meditation, and Imagery for the Craft by C.R. Dunning, Jr.



Voices of the Fellows

H.L. Haywood

Vol. 70, №1 · Winter 2017 Jeffrey Croteau & H.A. Stelling

Resources for Masonic Researchers:

The Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library



Terry L. Tilton

Denver’s Square and Compass: A Journal of Masonry

The Gem of Colorado Masonry, Part One



Henry F. Evans

Jacob’s Pillow



N.W.J. Haydon

Why Join the Chapter?



Shawn Eyer

review: British Freemasonry, 1717–1813. Volume One: Institutions edited by Róbert Péter & Cécile Révauger





Vol. 69, №4 · Fall 2016 Christopher B. Murphy

The Curious Case of Melchizedek: Freemasonry’s Portrayal of an Ancient Priest



Shawn Eyer

Traditional Perspectives on Melchizedek



Jedediah French

Rebuilding the Temple The Work of Jean-Baptiste Willermoz



Keir R. Johnson & Mark A. Campbell

Resources for Masonic Researchers:

The Minnesota Masonic Heritage Center



Leon Zeldis

Reflections on Liberty



Erik L. Arneson

review: The Rosicrucian Trilogy by J. Godwin, C. McIntosh, & D.P. McIntosh



Shawn Eyer

review: Brought to Light: Contemporary Freemasonry, Meaning, and Society by J. Scott Kenney



Voices of the Fellows

Alfred H. Moorhouse



Vol. 69, №3 · Summer 2016 Stewart Clelland

The Invisible St. Andrew’s Crosse: An Analysis of The Muses Threnodie



Shawn Eyer

The Masonic Mizrah:

A Forgotten Relic of Albert Pike?



Chris Franceschini

Gestalt Psychology, the Collective Unconscious, and Masonic Initiation



Ed King

Resources for Masonic Researchers:

The Grand Lodge of Maine Masonic Library



Grant Haver

The Undiscovered Country



Shawn Eyer

review: An Introduction to the Formation of Freemasonry in the United States of America: The Constellation of the Brotherhood by Larissa P. Watkins





Voices of the Fellows

Henry Wilson Coil

Vol. 69, №2 · Spring 2016 Christopher B. Murphy

The Broken Pillar



Shawn Eyer

The Inward Civility of the Mind:

The 1735 Grand Oration

of Martin Clare, F.R.S.



Michael Moran

The Boyer Model of Scholarship Applied to the Craft



Rob Moore

Resources for Masonic Researchers:

The Detroit Masonic Temple Library, Archive, and Research Center



Dan Doron

Being Free





Voices of the Fellows

William E. Yeager

Vol. 69, №1 · Winter 2016 Dana Scofield

“By Which the Temple of the Soul

is Made Perfect and Beautiful”

Exploring the Masonic Teachings on Architecture



Alan Bell

The Lincoln County War:

An Alternative View





William R. Kreuger

Resources for Masonic Researchers:

The Iowa Masonic Library and Museum



Andrew Korsberg

The Virtue of Justice:

A Meditation on the Four Cardinal Virtues, Part One





Shawn Eyer

review: As Above, So Below: Art of the American Fraternal Society, 1850–1930 by Lynne Adele & Bruce Lee Webb



Shawn Eyer

review: Then and Now: Collecting and Classicism in Eighteenth-Century England by Joan Coutu



Voices of the Fellows

Dwight L. Smith

Vol. 68, №4 · Fall 2015 C.F. William Maurer

Abraham Baldwin: From Morristown

to Tappan and On to Georgia



Terry L. Tilton

Masonic Philanthropy:

Some Questions Begging for Answers



Ernest Chapman

Treasures in the

Music Room Closet



Christopher D. Rodkey

The Rite of Discalceation



Shawn Eyer

review: The Questing Mind is a Salient Characteristic of a Mason by John L. Cooper III



Erik L. Arneson

review: A Place in the Lodge: Dr. Rob Morris, Freemasonry and the Order of the Eastern Star by Nancy Stearns Theiss



Voices of the Fellows

Charles S. Plumb

Vol. 68, №3 · Summer 2015 Impressing the Symbols:

An Interview with Letterpress

Artist James Lewis Tucker





David Harrison

Cornerstones and Keystones



Shawn Eyer

The All-Seeing Eye:

Symbol of the Great Architect, Part One



Karl C.F. Krause

Spiritualization of the

Three Great Lights in Freemasonry



C.C. Hunt

The Principles of Freemasonry



Shawn Eyer

review: Lodge Veritas № 556 Anthology, Volume I by Jason E. Marshall



Rob Moore

review: The Trivium: The Liberal Arts of Logic, Grammar, and Rhetoric by Sister Miriam Joseph



Voices of the Fellows

Conrad Hahn

Vol. 68, №2 · Spring 2015 Christopher B. Murphy

The Tavern Myth: Reassessing the Culture

of Early Grand Lodge Era Freemasonry



Shawn Eyer

A Dissertation upon Masonry, 1734:

The Oldest Surviving American Masonic Oration



David Harrison

Godfrey Higgins, Anacalypsis, and the York Grand Lodge



Eric Diamond

Pardes: Using an Ancient Method to Bring Masonic Symbols to Life



Shawn Eyer

review: Lodge Veritas № 556 Anthology, Volume I by Jason E. Marshall



Paul C. Smith

review: Masonic Perspectives: The Thoughts of a Grand Secretary by Thomas W. Jackson



Voices of the Fellows

Elbert Bede

Vol. 68, №1 · Winter 2015 Kenneth C. Jack

Fringe Freemasonry in Nineteenth-Century Scotland, Part One



Alton G. Roundtree

Historical Research: A Five-Step Guide



Madhavan Parthasarthy

Symbolism of the Great Lights in the Entered Apprentice Degree



Andrew Hammer

Pursuing Wisdom, Strength, and Beauty in Masonic Observance: The MRF Comes to Philadelphia



In Memoriam: Harold Davidson, FPS



Shawn Eyer

review: The Masonic Temple in Philadelphia: A National Historic Landmark by Michael R. Harrison, Glenys A. Waldman, Rich Johnson



Christopher B. Murphy

review: Freemasonry: Foundation of the Western Esoteric Tradition by Angel Millar



Shawn Eyer

review: The Oxford Guide to Library Research, Fourth Edition by Thomas Mann



Voices of the Fellows

Alex Horne

Vol. 67, №4 · Fall 2014 Jeva Singh-Anand

A Secret School of Wisdom: Pedagogy,

Esotericism, and Freemasonry in the

Light of the Ritual of the Illuminati,

Part Two



The Illuminati’s “Improved Constitution Book for the St. John’s Lodge:” An Excerpt



Kenneth C. Jack

Fringe Freemasonry in Nineteenth-Century Scotland, Part One



Ryan J. Flynn

The Portale Panel:

On Painting a Tracing Board





Kyle Grafstrom

The Ancient Stone of New York:

Cleopatra’s Needle and Freemasonry,

Part Two



Shawn Eyer

review: A Winding Staircase by Huw Pritchard



Voices of the Fellows

Charles Hope Merz

Vol. 67, №3 · Summer 2014 Jeva Singh-Anand

A Secret School of Wisdom: Pedagogy,

Esotericism, and Freemasonry in the

Light of the Ritual of the Illuminati,

Part One



The Illuminati’s Regent Degree: An Excerpt



Shawn Eyer

“And Hinder Not Music”

The Role of Music and Song

in Traditional Freemasonry



James R. Craig

The Rite of Circumambulation:

Practical or Symbolic?



[view sample article]



Mark A. Campbell

Masonic Connections

in the Development of Labor Day



Kyle Grafstrom

The Ancient Stone of New York:

Cleopatra’s Needle and Freemasonry,

Part One



Shawn Eyer

review: Handbook of Freemasonry edited by Henrik Bogdan & Jan A.M. Snoek



Voices of the Fellows

Alphonse Cerza



Vol. 67, №2 · Spring 2014 Stewart Clelland

Seventeenth-Century Rosicrucianism and the High-Grade Freemasonry of the Eighteenth Century



Christopher B. Murphy

“The Foundation of All Masonry”

Masonic Emblems Viewed

Through a Pythagorean Lens



[view sample article]



Shawn Eyer

Who was Pythagoras?





Mark A. Campbell

Masonic Connections

in the Development of Labor Day



Nathan St. Pierre

The Symbol of the Seven Stars:

Ascending the Masonic Ladder





Stewart Clelland

review: Freemasonry: Fama Fraternitatis, 1614–2014 translated by Christopher McIntosh & Donate Pahnke McIntosh



Shawn Eyer

review: That Religion in Which All Men Agree by David G. Hackett



Voices of the Fellows

Robert J. Meekren



Vol. 67, №1 · Winter 2014 David Harrison

Dr. Francis Drake and the Grand

Lodge of All England Held at York



Shawn Eyer

Drake’s Oration of 1726

With Commentary and Notes

[view sample article]



Allan L. Casalou

Engage and Retain:

Making Life-Long Masons of the Latest Generation



R. Stephen Doan

Religious Inclusion in California Freemasonry



Andrew J. Korsberg

Our Craft as an Initiatic and Esoteric Order



Shawn Eyer

review: Freemasonry: The Vital Exploration by Walter M. Macdougall



Voices of the Fellows

Roscoe Pound



Vol. 66, №4 · Fall 2013 Shawn Eyer

A Classical Vision of Masonic Restoration

Three Key Principles of Traditional Observance



Peter Paul Fuchs

Labor Hidden and Exposed: Freemasonry’s Midwifery of Religious Freedom, Part Three



The Patron Saints and

the Point within the Circle

An Interview with David Long

[view sample article]



Erik L. Arneson

Introducting the New Philalethes E-Bulletin



Shawn Eyer

review: Archangels and Archaeology: J.S.M. Ward’s Kingdom of the Wise by Geoffrey Ginn



Voices of the Fellows

J.S.M. Ward



Vol. 66, №3 · Summer 2013 Shawn Eyer

Masonic Historiography & Cultural Analysis: Avoiding Bias and Other Pitfalls in Masonic Research



Peter Paul Fuchs

Labor Hidden and Exposed: Freemasonry’s Midwifery of Religious Freedom, Part Two



Christopher Murphy

“Our Old Noachian Ark”

Craft Masonry and the Traditions of Noah



Nathan St. Pierre

The Theological Ladder:

The Virtues as a Path of Ascent



Erik L. Arneson

review: The Mason’s Words: The History and Evolution of the American Masonic Ritual, by Robert G. Davis



Voices of the Fellows

Nathaniel N.J. Haydon



Vol. 66, №2 · Spring 2013 Remembering Richard H. Curtis

A touching tribute to our beloved Brother and President, Richard H. Curtis, with contributions by many leading Masonic writers and personalities.



Thomas W. Jackson

The Challenges of Masonry in the Twenty-First Century



Peter Paul Fuchs

Labor Hidden and Exposed: Freemasonry’s Midwifery of Religious Freedom, Part One



Shawn Eyer

Masonic Restoration 2013 & The Quarry Project: A Conference Report



Roger M. Firestone

Masonic Philosophy



In Memoriam: Steven K. Robison, MPS



Erik L. Arneson

review: Secret Societies in America, by William D. Moore & Mark A. Tabbert



Shawn Eyer

review: Robert Burns: The Complete Songs [Compact Disc series], by Fred Freeman



Voices of the Fellows

Walter A. Quincke



Vol. 66, №1 · Winter 2013 David Harrison

The Liverpool Masonic Rebellion & the Grand Lodge of Wigan: The Return of the Antients



Kenneth C. Jack

Tradition, Observance, Masonry Anthony O’Neal Haye: Scottish Freemason, Journalist, Author & Poet



Shawn Eyer

The Fourth International Conference on the History of Freemasonry: A Conference Report



Maxim D. Hammer

The Paradox of the Trowel



Erik L. Arneson

review: The Liverpool Masonic Rebellion and the Wigan Grand Lodge, by David Harrison



Shawn Eyer

review: The Dark Side of the Enlightenment, by John V. Fleming



Voices of the Fellows

Arthur C. Parker



Vol. 65, №4 · Fall 2012 John L. Cooper III

Freemasonry Reborn



John Zacharakis

Tradition, Observance, Masonry



Terry L. Tilton

J.C. Penney Lodges:

Examining an American Masonic Legend



Paul C. Smith

An Opportunity for Further Light



Brian Rountree

The Special Mission

of the Masonic Library



Kennyo Ismail

At Labor in the Temple of Our Lives



Adrian Castro

poem: Taken as a Fellow



Voices of the Fellows

Arthur Edward Waite



Vol. 65, №3 · Summer 2012 Erik L. Arneson

The Fantastical Worlds

of Carl H. Claudy:

A Masonic Leader’s Adventures in Speculative Fiction



Shawn Eyer

Numberless Worlds,

Infinite Beings [view sample article]





Aimee E. Newell

Developing a Symbol:

The Square and Compasses with the Letter G in American Freemasonry



Lenny Lubitz

The Edges of Freemasonry:

A Conference Report



Shawn Eyer

A Square, Compasses

and Letter G in 1525?



Voices of the Fellows

Carl H. Claudy



Vol. 65, №2 · Spring 2012 Christopher Murphy

“Here lys the tongue that never did reveal . . . ”

The Development & Usage of the Cable Tow



Gary Leazer

Surviving the Storm: The Southern Baptist Convention, Freemasonry & the Bible



Richard Gan

Aspects of Masonic

Publishing & the Jigsaw

of Freemasonry



Angel Millar

Death, Beauty & Manhood



Erik L. Arneson

review: Operative Masonry: A Manual for Restoring Light and Vitality to the Fraternity by Kirk C. White



Shawn Eyer

review: The new Ouroboros Press edition of Theatrum Chemicum Brittanicum by Elias Ashmole



Voices of the Fellows

George S. Draffen



Vol. 65, №1 · Winter 2012 Douglas Wood

The Art of Memory and the Masonic Craft



Ed Halpaus

A Sacred Gift: The Volume of the Sacred Law



Owen Shieh

Lessons from the Checkered Pavement



Shawn Eyer

Wise and Serious Truths: Engaging the Symbolism of the Craft, Part One



Peter Paul Fuchs

Maimonides and Masonry



Erik L. Arneson

review: Albert Pike's Morals and Dogma, edited by Arturo de Hoyos



Shawn Eyer

review: Journey on the Level by Owen Shieh



Voices of the Fellows

Hirsch Geffen



Vol. 64, №4 · Fall 2011 [download entire issue as free sample]



John B. Williams

Initiation in Masonic Life



Allan Casalou

The Resurgence of Interest in the Initiatic Experience in California



Arthur Porter

Auld Lang Syne



Shawn Eyer

Set Your Face to the East: The Initiatic Quest of the Apprentice Mason



Beat Schwendimann

Between Heaven & Earth



Erik L. Arneson

review: A Guide to Masonic Symbolism by Duncan Moore



Shawn Eyer

review: Man and Mason—Rudyard Kipling by Richard Jaffa



Voices of the Fellows

Charles G. Reigner



Vol. 64, №3 · Summer 2011 Andrew Hammer

Restoring Our Lodges, Observing Our Craft



Shai Afsai

The Sage, the Prince & the Rabbi



Ron Watkins

Freemasonry and Initiation



Paul Adams

The Affirmation of the Supreme Being (free sample article)



Maxim D. Hammer

The Square & the Four Cardinal Virtues



Bryan D. Dietrich

The Lost Word



Adam G. Kendall

review: Hibiscus Masonic Review vol. 3, edited by Peter J. Millheiser



Voices of the Fellows

Reynold E. Blight



Vol. 64, №2 · Spring 2011 Michael Halleran

“Hold On, Boys…” Freemasonry in the Border War, 1854–1865



Kenneth C. Jack

Sauchie Tower & Old Sauchie House



Steven B. VanSlyck

What a Lodge Can Truly Be



Leon Zeldis

Illustrated by Symbols (free sample article)



Shawn Eyer

The Elements of Consecration, Part Two



William Peake

The Passages of a Mason: Master Mason



Shawn Eyer

review: Freemasonry: An Introduction by Mark E. Koltko-Rivera



Erik L. Arneson

review: Here's Looking at Euclid by Alex Bellos



Adam G. Kendall

review: Museum and Memorial by Mark A. Tabbert



Voices of the Fellows

Louis Block



Vol. 64, №1 · Winter 2011 Robert G. Davis

The New American Mason: Generations Together in Private Conclaves of Manhood (free sample article)





Daniel D. Hrinko

The Formation of a Craft Driven Lodge



David Harrison

From Elias Ashmole to Arthur Edward Waite



Helmuth Svoboda

Wanted: Ashlarists



Beat Schwendimann

The First Stone



William Peake

The Passages of a Mason: Fellow Craft



Shawn Eyer

The Anchor and the Ark: Symbols of Faith, Hope and the Persistence of Tradition



Shawn Eyer

review: Observing the Craft by Andrew Hammer



Erik L. Arneson

review: The Royal Arch Journey by Neville Barker Cryer



Voices of the Fellows

Robert I. Clegg



Vol. 63, №4 · Fall 2010 Paul Rich

Robert Burns and the Mystery of ‘The Master‘s Apron’



Shai Afsai

Thomas Paine’s Masonic Essay

(free sample article)



Online Bonus Supplement

Thomas Paine

The Origin of Free-Masonry



Ravi S. Kudesia

Journeying Eastward: Freemasonry in Light of the Vedanta



William Peake

The Passages of a Mason: The Apprentice



Ed Halpaus

The Senses: Hearing



Shawn Eyer

review: The Mystic Tie by Billy Kay



Erik L. Arneson

review: A Radical in the East by S. Brent Morris



Voices of the Fellows

Henry F. Evans



Vol. 63, №3 · Summer 2010 C.F. William Maurer

Elkanah Watson: A Tale of Freemasonry and Revolution



Jeremy Gross

Benjamin Franklin and Jewish Ethics (free sample article)



Benjamin Franklin

On the Symbolism of Early American Currency

sidebar: What About the Great Seal?



Shawn Eyer

The Transvaluation of Status in the First Degree



Thomas J. Monteforte

William Preston‘s Charge to the Fellow Craft



Leon Zeldis

Philosophize to Live



Erik L. Arneson

review: The Better Angels of Our Nature



Voices of the Fellows

Harry L. Haywood



Vol. 63, №2 · Spring 2010 John Wade

English Masonic Processions



Michael Pearce

The Function of Secrecy in the Work of Freemasonry



Eric C. Friedman

A Reflection upon the Greater & Lesser Lights



Shawn Eyer

The Elements of Consecration, Part One (free sample article)



Ed Halpaus

"All the Implements of Masonry, Indiscriminately, but More Especially…



Mounir Hanafi

poem: Wages from Heaven



Shawn Eyer

review: The Beauty and Glory of the Day

review: Into Masonic Light



Voices of the Fellows

Silas H. Shepherd



Vol. 63, №1 · Winter 2010 Julian Rees

Light from the Tracing Boards



Thomas D. Worrel

The Art of Memory and the Spiritual Practice of the Liberal Arts



Shawn Eyer

Writing a Masonic Paper (free sample article)

The Beehive and the Stock of Knowledge



David Sudia

Trust, the Thread of the Mystic Tie



Ed Halpaus

Masonic Communication



Adam G. Kendall

review: Fraternal Regalia I



Voices of the Fellows : C. C. Hunt



Vol. 62, №4 · Fall 2009 Robert G. Davis

William Preston: Architect of the American Craft Ritual



Shawn Eyer

The Mystery of the Mosaic Pavement



Ed Halpaus

Truth: A Masonic Meditation



Erastus Allen

Knowing, and Still More to Know (free sample article)



Shawn Eyer

review: The Masonic Myth

by Jay Kinney

review: The Medals and Jewels of

British Freemasonry

by Trevor I. Harris



Voices of the Fellows : Rudyard Kipling



Edited by Shawn Eyer

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