Beloved by many contemporaries as a man “too good for this world” who would give the clothes off his back to anyone in need, the Freemason “Gene” Debs went on to organize and found the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) in 1905

Through the music of bands such as Ghost, Manowar, and Iron Maiden, Heavy Metal reimagines primordial brotherhood. We delve into Metal’s links to Masonry.

Melville’s interest in Freemasonry was likely stirred by his involvement with another society: the Young Americans Club, which has an interest in metaphysics.

Albert Mackey explores the cult of Dionysus in Greece, Rome, Syria, and Asia Minor, as well as the “mystic architects” that connect the “Dionysiacs with the Freemasons.”

The Devil’s Weed and The Luciferian Freemasonry Hoax of Leo Taxil

From the Holy of Holies to secret chambers below Solomon’s Temple, Bro. Aaron Byrd explores these from Christian, Jewish, and Muslim perspectives.

From very early times, the festivals of St. John the Baptist (June 24) and St. John the Evangelist (December 27) were observed in the lodges. The custom seems to have derived from the practice of all guilds in medieval times to select some saint or saints as their patrons.

As Freemasonry spread across western Europe during the 18th century, numerous new high “Masonic” degrees and Rites were created, especially in France and the territories of Germany. These often used, and not infrequently blended together, the symbols and teachings of alchemy, hermeticism, Rosicrucianism, Christian esotericism, chivalry, and Kabbalah (originally a Jewish mystical tradition which, by then, had also been adopted and reinterpreted by Christian thinkers).

Escaping the Matrix is much like escaping the womb of a mother. Similarly, it is every Masons decision when to leave behind the womb of the world to enter the womb of the Lodge.

M.W. Bro. Robert G. Davis, PGM, sees truth as putting our principles ahead of our self.

The ideals of Liberty, Equality and Justice encourage positive transformation into that of the greater good - for the self and the world at large.

Benjamin Franklin’s practice of virtues emulates the symbolism and virtuous path of Freemasonry.

Central to the idea of the Middle Chamber is the notion of middle-ness itself, which in anthropology is known as liminality.

The Kabbalah is a system of Jewish mysticism, likely developed during the Second Temple era and based on the vision of Ezekiel. The word comes from Hebrew meaning “to receive.”

Three brothers share their experiences and lessons from the Masonic Legacy Society.

Focusing our attention and intention inward strengthens our brains to become far more capable at visualization, recollection, and focus.