In Part 1 of our series on Freemasonry, we discuss the structure of Freemasonry in the US, and how it evolved out of English Freemasonry, as well as its historical roots in Scotland. In our investigative trajectory from the historical evidence of its origins to the present day, we touch upon the foundations of its rituals, the formation of its appendant bodies; discuss the anti-masonic sentiment spurred by controversies throughout the last few centuries, and finally discuss the influence of spiritualism, and the post-world war II period on the fraternity. In Part 2, we’ll cover its ancient forebears, and uncover some of its deepest esoteric symbols.
Relevant Episodes:
Links:
The Collected Prestonian Lectures:
http://www.phoenixmasonry.org/prestonian_lectures_volume_1.htm
http://www.phoenixmasonry.org/prestonian_lectures_volume_2.htm
http://www.phoenixmasonry.org/prestonian_lectures_volume_3.htm
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:30 Title
01:08 Defining Freemasonry: What and What Not
03:07 A Threefold Fraternity
03:28 Masonic Research
04:09 Global Freemasonry: Recognition, Amity, Landmarks & Jurisdiction
05:11 Global Freemasonry: Regular & Continental
09:11 Freemasonic “Bodies”
11:38 Historical Theories in Masonry
13:30 Operatives & Speculatives; Ancients & Moderns: Origins of the Grand Lodge System
19:46 The Old Charges
24:22 October 16th, 1646
24:58 Scotch Masonry
28:05 Origins of Modern Masonic Ritual: Preston-Webb
33:24 The York Rite
34:50 Prince Hall Masonry
35:08 The Morgan Affair, Illuminati & Anti-Masonic Furor
39:39 The Scottish Rite: Two Alberts & A Fallen Angel
47:22 Spiritualism, Theosophy & Esoteric Masonry
50:37 Post-War “Joiner” Period & Exoterification
51:19 Modern Masonry
52:27 To Be Continued…
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8 Comments
Thanks again for your time and dedication my brother.
20 yrs in and i'm still asking myself the same question
I could listen all day!
Great job as usual! ❤
Interesting how women are not recognized formally. Still very arcane and not equal. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freemasonry_and_women
Thoroughly enjoyed this presentation!
I cannot wait to watch this tomorrow! Thank you for the great content!
Yes the Freemasons and other orders and branches of are the most misunderstood and it's largely because their secret and nobody knows what's above them, the people at a lower level aren't going to know what's above them and a lot of people who think they know don't know because they are at a lower level of initiation and people think at the highest initiation are powerful leaders and there has been leaders in our Society and they think they are great architects of creating a new world in their image and nobody who is at a lower level can say otherwise because they cannot know, but every magickal order has their secrets kept in order and have fees and their initiates have rules and if you don't like it don't join or pay but every Church requires payment and every magickal order wouldn't stand without it, you have to make sure that people are loyal ,even the real witches were like that because if you were known practicing magick back in the days you could be killed or at best put in jail.✌