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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...
What is Freemasonry ?
What is Freemasonry ? This apparently simple and even elementary question is asked by many, in the profane world (i.e. by those who are not Freemasons), but also and more...
The Vault in Freemasonry
As Freemasonry is based on the tradition of the builders, and therefore on architectural symbolism, it would be surprising if Masonic rituals did not in some way address the Vault...
Les origines du Rite de Memphis-Misraïm
Peu de Rites maçonniques sont entourés d’une telle aura légendaire que le Rite de Memphis-Misraïm, au point qu’il est à peu près impossible à qui n’effectue des recherches sérieuses d’en...
La lettre G
Le symbole inattendu du Trois et de l’Équerre En franc-maçonnerie, on utilise beaucoup de lettres, qui figurent souvent sur les décors maçonniques (tabliers, sautoirs, cordons…), les tapis de loge et...
L’Équerre et le Compas
L’Équerre et le Compas sont indéniablement les symboles maçonniques les plus connus dans le grand public. Associés, ces deux outils figurent souvent sur les portes ou les frontons des Loges...
The Swedish Rite
The Swedish Rite is little known to Freemasons in most parts of the world, but it is the most common in the Nordic countries: Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Iceland and Finland....
What is the Rose Croix ?
One myth that has had an incomparable and lasting destiny in esoteric circles is that of the Rose Croix (also spelled Rose Cross or Rosycross). Books devoted to the Rose...
