Les tabliers du Rite Standard d’Écosse - Nos Colonnes

The Aprons of the Royal Standard of Scotland

You may have come across Brethren in a Lodge wearing strange aprons, edged in tartan rather than plain. These are Freemasons practising the Royal Standard of Scotland. Why do the...
June 24, 2024
Le Rite de Schroeder - Nos Colonnes

The Schroeder Rite

The Schroeder Rite is relatively unknown throughout the world. It was developed in Germany from 1795 and adopted by the Grand Lodge of Hamburg in 1801 (some sources say 1811).  It...
May 27, 2024
Qu’est-ce que la Maçonnerie de la Marque ? - Nos Colonnes

What is Mark Masonry ?

Mark Masonry is an independent Order of Freemasonry, which is conferred on Master Masons but actually deepens the degree of Fellowcraft. Mark Masonry is relatively unknown on the European continent,...
May 20, 2024
Le Rite d’York - Nos Colonnes

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...
April 29, 2024
Les origines du Rite de Memphis-Misraïm - Nos Colonnes

The Origins of the Rite of Memphis-Misraim

The Rite of Memphis-Misraim traces its true origins to the creation of the Rite of Misraïm in 1805 and the Rite of Memphis in 1838. Far from legendary claims, its history unfolds through the Bédarride brothers, Jacques-Étienne Marconis, and the complex union attributed to Garibaldi in 1881.

March 19, 2024
Le Rite Suédois - Nos Colonnes

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....
March 18, 2024
Les différents visages de l’Arche Royale anglo-saxonne - Nos Colonnes

The different faces of the Anglo-Saxon Royal Arch Degree

The Holy Royal Arch is specific to Anglo-Saxon Freemasonry, and is practised in slightly different ways in England, Scotland, Ireland and America. The Royal Arch is less widespread in continental...
January 24, 2024
Le Rite Français "Groussier" - Nos Colonnes

The French Rite "Groussier"

Nowadays, the term "French Rite" refers to several Masonic Rites, such as the Traditional French Rite, the Restored Modern French Rite, the Philosophical French Rite, the Ancient Observant French Rite...
December 27, 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
Le Rite Écossais Ancien et Accepté (R.E.A.A.) - Nos Colonnes

Le Rite Écossais Ancien et Accepté (REAA) : Origines & Hauts Grades

Découvrez les origines du Rite Écossais Ancien et Accepté (REAA), du rôle clé d’Étienne Morin et de sa patente en 1761 à la création des Suprêmes Conseils de 1801 et 1804. Un voyage historique entre Bordeaux, Saint-Domingue et Charleston qui dévoile l’évolution mystérieuse des 33 degrés du REAA.

October 22, 2023