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Significance and origin of the Templar Cross
The Templar Cross is a symbol well known to all history enthusiasts, but also to many esoteric and traditional organisations, including Freemasonry. Is then the Templar Cross a Masonic symbol...
The symbolism of gloves in Freemasonry
All the elements of Masonic clothing have a symbolic dimension in Freemasonry, and are not only for aesthetic reasons. One of the first things we say to new initiates in...
The symbolism of the circle in Freemasonry
The symbolism of the circle in Freemasonry is not immediately obvious, but it is certainly present, often suggested rather than explicitly stated. It is true that in Freemasonry, we are...
The Ankh Cross and Freemasonry
Popularised by the counter-culture of the 1960s, the Ankh Cross is well known today, both in esoteric circles and among followers of Gothic culture, for whom it is often associated...
The Temple in Freemasonry
The theme of the Temple is fundamental to Freemasonry, whose aim is often described as building the Temple of Humanity. But which Temple are we talking about ? The symbol...
The Stones in Freemasonry
Freemasonry, which is based on the symbolism of the Builders, could not ignore the Stone, which is, along with wood, the fundamental material for the construction of the Temple, according...
The Mosaic Pavement in Freemasonry
The centre of the Masonic Lodge, and sometimes the entire floor, is covered with a checkerboard-shaped paving known as the Mosaic Pavement. It is made up of alternating black and...
Loge Carpets
Purpose and origin The Lodge Carpet, also known as the Lodge Chart or Lodge Drawing, is a central element of the Masonic ritual, if only because it is most often...
Geometry in Freemasonry
"No one enters here who is not a Geometer !" This was the sentence Plato had inscribed on the pediment of his school, the Academy. And Freemasonry could put the...
The "Board" in French-speaking Freemasonry
So many Entered Apprentices and Fellowcrafts have shuddered at the thought of having to "board" ("plancher" in French, i.e. giving a presentation in front of the Lodge). Bad memories of...
Could the Masonic Trowel be a symbol of political origin?
While many working tools, such as the Square, the Compass, the Rule, the Mallet, the Chisel, the Level, the Perpendicular..., are featured in all Masonic rituals, one tool rarely appears:...
The Swords in Freemasonry
For many European Freemasons, Masonic swords are a normal and omnipresent part of their rituals. In some Rites (Traditional French Rite, Rectified Scottish Rite, etc.), all Master Masons bear swords...
