Jacob’s Ladder is possibly among the most enigmatic and obscure of all the symbols found in Freemasonry. Its name can be traced back to a metaphorical allusion in the Bible, but more on this later. Both the First Degree Tracing Board and the Second Degree working tools (long version) include the Jacob’s Ladder. This symbol … Continue reading JACOB’S LADDER EXPLAINED
Click here to read Part 1 of the History of the Grand Lodge of Antioquia The Supreme Neogranadino Council of the 33º Degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, based in Cartagena, was founded on 19 June 1833 and replaced the dissolved Grand Colombia [1]. This new Masonic Body held rights and privileges over … Continue reading History of the Grand Lodge of Antioquia – Final Part
HOW THE DEPT. OF ANTIOQUIA FeLL UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GRAND LODGE OF THE REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA, BOGOTA’ The Grand Lodge of the Republic of Colombia was established in Bogotá on 19 February 1922. Eleven years later its Grand Master Tulio Rubiano signed a document that attested that the Grand Lodge of the Republic … Continue reading History of the Grand Lodge of Antioquia – First Part
The following is a combination of theories as to the design of the Apron used in English Craft Freemasonry, and therefore does not take into account the many variants found in other countries and side orders. It is also important to note that the shapes and symbols are used in many esoteric arenas, and not … Continue reading The Apron – its symbolism and mysticism
Throughout the second half of the XVIII century a number of Masonic Congresses were held in Germany and France – including the two that the Philalethes[1] organised – which greatly influenced the process of assessment of Freemasonry. The more notable of those meetings was the Convent or Congress of Wilhelmsbad [2] started in 1782, which … Continue reading The Order of the Philalethes
In the London of the XVIII century, Freemasonry was a predominant and mysterious movement present in society. Freemasonry was officially born in London in 1717, when the first United Grand Lodge of England was established there. By the year 1735 there were well over one hundred lodges in the Capital, many of them characterised by … Continue reading Handel’s character of Zoroastro in the Opera “Orlando”
Why behind the appearances ? Because we must ask ourselves whether the events of yesterday in Russia, were part of a perfectly performed play or a sequence of ruinous actions spoilt by unforseen circumstances. What we saw in the west yesterday was Putin‘s tense face on TV in the morning, denouncing the betrayal of Motherland … Continue reading BEHIND THE APPEARANCES – THE STRANGE GOLPE ON ST JOHN’S DAY
Comte de Cagliostro, an enigmatic figure of the Age of Enlightenment, whose identity and motives are still up for deliberation, inspired both Alexander Dumas to write the novel The Memoirs of a Physician and Goethe’s five-act play Deer Gros-Cophta. The world is divided over whether he was an adventurer, a compassionate individual who used his … Continue reading CAGLIOSTRO’S EGYPTIAN RITE
Among the most celebrated visitors to Italy of the 18th c. was the German poet, playwright, novelist, scientist, statesman and theatre director, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe who dedicated a significant part of his work Italienische Reise (The Italian Trip) to his journey to Sicily, and left us a vivid impression of its inhabitants’ way of … Continue reading GOETHE’S JOURNEY TO SICILY
During the reign of terror, in the early stage of the French revolution, many women’s passion reached the height of fanaticism; and fanaticism prevailed, either real or simulated, among all who were not impatient to flee the scene of such dreadful passion. It did not shock, therefore, that the mischief had spread even to female … Continue reading THE INITIATION OF A FRENCH LADY
