The use of allegory and symbolism is a method of teaching that is still applied in Freemasonry today. The allegory is a figure of speech that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically of a moral nature and symbolism, in the words of Albert Pyke [1] is: “(…) the soul of Masonry. Every … Continue reading The pointed cubic stone in Freemasonry
Some of the most architectonically beautiful buildings that man ever designed were erected by our ancestors, the Operative Freemasons. They built them using unsophisticated technology and with rough working tools, yet even now we are filled with a great sense of admiration whenever we look at them! How did the Operatives accomplish it? They did … Continue reading Pythagoras’s Theorem – The Operative Mason’s secret
Il est midi, c’est l’heure où les ouvriers, Délaissant leurs métaux, empoignant leurs outils, Vêtus de leurs gants blancs et de leur tablier, Entament leurs travaux en loge d’apprenti. Dans un endroit couvert, du haut de leurs trios ans, Chacun sur sa colonne, et face à l’orient, Fait le signe de l’ordre et se fait … Continue reading IL EST MIDI – une poème Maçonnique
