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The Masonic Banquet
There is one aspect of Freemasonry that the profane know little about, and that Freemasons themselves sometimes tend to regard as secondary: the Masonic banquet. Yet since the origins of...
The Sun and the Moon in Freemasonry: A Universal Symbolism?
The Sun and the Moon in Freemasonry hold such a familiar place in the Lodge that we almost forget how singular they are. Present from the opening of the Lodge...
The Vault in Freemasonry
The vault in Freemasonry seems almost absent from the first three degrees. The Masonic rituals speak at length of the column, the level, the square and the plumb rule, but...
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.
The Swedish Rite
The Swedish Rite remains largely unknown across most of Freemasonry in Europe, even though it is the principal initiatic system of the northern kingdoms. Practised in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Iceland...
Meaning and Origin of the Templar Cross
It unfurls across the white capes of the knights of old, on banners stamped with the seal of the Temple, and deep into the imagination of initiates: the Templar cross...
The Symbolism of Gloves in Freemasonry: History, Meaning and Use
In Freemasonry, all the elements of what is called the clothing of Freemasons have a symbolic dimension and do not merely respond to aesthetic concerns. Besides, in Freemasonry, one of...
The Symbolism of the Circle in Freemasonry
The symbolism of the circle in Freemasonry does not immediately strike the eye. At first sight it even seems almost absent from a world marked by the omnipresence of angles,...
History of the Grand Orient of France - Part Two (1815-1848)
The Grand Orient of France under the Restoration (1815-1830) The fallacious theories of the Jesuit Augustin Barruel (known as "Abbé Barruel", 1741-1820), who made Freemasonry the instigator of the Revolution,...
History of the Grand Orient of France - Part One (1728-1815)
Who has never heard of the Grand Orient of France? As the oldest and largest French Masonic obedience, the Grand Orient of France is a true institution and its influence...
The Stones in Freemasonry
Founded on the symbolism of the Builders, Freemasonry could not ignore the Stone, which, alongside wood, is the fundamental material for the construction of the Temple, according to tradition. In...
The Mosaic Pavement in Freemasonry
The Mosaic Pavement occupies a central place in the temple and in the Masonic imagination. Present at the heart of the Lodge or depicted on the Tracing Board, it constitutes...
