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Jean-Baptiste Willermoz, a Mystical Freemason
Jean-Baptiste Willermoz. A name well known to all Freemasons, and particularly to members of the Rectified Scottish Rite, of which he is the main author. Jean-Baptiste Willermoz is undoubtedly one...
The Lauderdale Ritual, one of the little known rituals of Droit Humain
Have you ever heard of the Lauderdale Rite used within Le Droit Humain? For the majority of French-speaking Freemasons, Le Droit Humain works exclusively in the Ancient and Accepted Scottish...
The Masonic Calendar
All Freemasons will have noticed that Freemasonry follows a specific calendar, known as Masonic. This practice is primarily ritualistic and serves mainly to date the minutes of the various Masonic...
The strange destiny of the Hollywood Masonic Temple
Hollywood is without doubt a unique place, where nothing can happen quite like anywhere else. It is therefore no surprise that the Masonic Temple of Hollywood has known a rather...
Joseph de Maistre, an unexpected Freemason
In continental Europe, and particularly in France, it is often thought that Freemasons are necessarily progressive, republican, democratic, agnostic or even atheist, readily anti-clerical, and always committed to social progress....
Hubert Germain, a Freemason
On 21 September 2021, Hubert Germain passed away, the last of the Companions of the Liberation, this order created by General de Gaulle in 1944 to honour the fighters of...
Hiram and Father Christmas/Santa Claus
Do you believe in Father Christmas? And do you believe in Hiram? Absurd questions at first glance, but not so much when you look closer. Hiram and Father Christmas are...
Pierre Brossolette, a freemason
Somewhat overshadowed by the figure of Jean Moulin at the Liberation in 1945, Pierre Brossolette nevertheless remains one of the major actors of the French Resistance during the Second World...
Victor Schoelcher and the Abolition of Slavery
Undoubtedly little known outside France, Victor Schoelcher was a Freemason who actively campaigned for the abolition of slavery. The abolition of slavery in France was a long history that spanned...
Acacia in Freemasonry
Alongside tools borrowed from operative masons, reminiscences of the Temple of Solomon, such as the B and J columns, and the Pythagorean emblem of the Pentagram, symbolic Freemasonry particularly honours...
The Five Cartouches of the Fellowcraft Degree
The Five Cartouches that appear during reception to the degree of Fellowcraft will not necessarily mean much to Anglo-Saxon or Nordic Freemasons, but they are a commonplace for a large...
The Order of Saint John of Jerusalem and Freemasonry
The presence of Templar symbolism is evident in Freemasonry, particularly within the Strict Templar Observance, the Rectified Scottish Rite, the Swedish Rite, but also of course in the higher degrees...
