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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...
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.
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Le symbole inattendu du Trois et de l’Équerre En franc-maçonnerie, on utilise beaucoup de lettres, qui figurent souvent sur les décors maçonniques (tablier maçonnique, sautoirs, cordons…), les tapis de loge...
L’Équerre et le Compas
L’Équerre et le Compassont indéniablement les symboles maçonniques les plus connus dans le grand public. Associés, ces deux outils figurent souvent sur les portes ou les frontons desLoges maçonniquesde nos...
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...
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...
