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From apprentice apothecary in his young manhood to the Supreme Magus of the Societies Rosicruciana in Anglia, Levi D. Martin tells us that Westcott lived by the Rosicrucian ideal of healing the sick, and came to his own beliefs about health.
Runes were used for writing and magic. Find out why stonemasons used them for their trade marks, how the runes might have shaped the Mysteries of stonemasonry centuries before the earliest-known of the Old Charges, and how early English stonemasons might have shaped the Anglo-Saxon runic Mysteries themselves.
The initiatory process within Freemasonry is a journey of self-discovery marked by distinct stages that challenge and enlighten the candidate.
Black American Hero’s 4 Gold Medals at Berlin Games disproves Nazi claims of white racial superiority. Prince Hall Mason uber alles!
Bro. Ian Evenstar Laurelin explores references to Freemasonry and esoteric symbolism by such artists as Kanye West and Jay-Z.
Bro. William S. Burkle tells us that, far from being a pseudo-science, alchemy holds an “animist view” of existence and aims to elevate all living things. We also learn of the historical stages of the Royal Art.
If ever there was a man who represented the core tenets of Freemasonry—Brotherly Love, Relief, and Truth—it was Thurgood Marshall. Marshall is famous for being the first African American justice of the Supreme Court, but his legacy and influence on our culture are so much greater than that. Brother Marshall had an astute legal mind and ardently voiced his support for civil rights and the policies needed to achieve them.
In a time of controversy and division in the USA, Bro. John F. Lowe reminds us that through proper application of the working tools we can “return civility to its rightful place” in our lives and society.
Richard Kaczynski reveals Crowley’s journey through fringe Masonry to the Ordo Templi Orientis—-and how he nearly made the latter into an Order of higher degrees for regular Freemasons.
Bro. John W. Bizzack writes about the “obsession” with making Freemasonry a multi-million member organization and reaffirms the importance of quality rather than quantity.
Jaime Paul Lamb dives deep into the ritual structure of the Golden Dawn, what influenced it, and its similarities to Freemasonry today
Exploring texts from the 12th to the late 20th century, in this article, we get practical and explore three techniques of persuasion used by master rhetoricians.
Lovecraft held his ancestors in high regard. But he seemed to gravitate toward one in particular. He refers to his famous relative as: “Capt. Abraham Whipple, a privateersman of phenomenal boldness and energy who could be counted on to lead in any active measures needed.”
We have seen that there are only two organizations that have found their principal identifications in the Temple of Solomon: Freemasonry and the Crusading Order of the Temple. The great mass of circumstantial evidence has clearly indicated that the common identification was no mere coincidence, but rather that the secret organization was born in the ashes of the public organization that had been condemned by both the church and state in an era of the most brutal bodily punishments.
Antonios Chrysovergis introduces the Orphic tradition (rooted in middle bronze age Greece) and discusses its similarities to Freemasonry.
In the March episode of The Fraternal Review podcast, editor-in-chief Bro. Angel Millar, discusses the 2023 editorial calendar, as well as what makes the magazine so unique and what to look forward to in the year ahead.
For centuries, Freemasonry has endured because of the core principle to evolve with the needs of any given generation. When we explore areas of decline, like now, we find failure to innovate and change at the needed pace is one of the prime issues. As leaders and stewards of our generation’s Freemasonry, we are obligated to encourage innovation and strategic thinking in the next generation of Freemasonry, regardless of our personal opinions.
Published in 1908, The Kybalion: A Study of the Hermetic Philosophy of Ancient Egypt and Greece is a book that aims to “place in the hands of the initiate a master key with which he may open the many inner doors in the Temple of Mystery.”
Bro. Jaime Paul Lamb explores the principle of “correspondence” and the Hermetic axiom “that which is above is like that which is below” in relation to Freemasonry.