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MASONIC EDUCATION
Our Education Officer for April 2015 - April 2016 is R.W.B. Dick Nesbitt, who has a series of Masonic educational presentations planned for the upcoming year.
Our 12 May 2015 Regular Meeting featured a presentation by Bro. Paul Philcox on United Nations Military Observers. You can find this presentation here.
To start with, here are some links to some educational resources on our site:
- Suggested Readings And Research On Freemasonry
- Temple Lodge, No.33 - History
- Anti-Masonry - Sites Refuting The Many Common Criticisms of Freemasonry
- Becoming A Freemason
- Buildings Associated With Temple Lodge, No.33 members
Here are some other recommended websites on Masonic Education:
- The Educator (written by V.W.B. Norm McEvoy of Victoria, B.C.)
- Masonic World
- Pietre Stones Review of Freemasonry
- Grand Lodge of B.C. & Yukon - History Index Page - Websites of Masonic Interest;
- FreemasonInformation.com;
- Masonic Dictionary.com;
- Masonic World.com;
- United Grand Lodge of England;
Here are some links to topics of interest we have found on the Net:
First, information about some commonly asked topics:
- Aprons: (1);
- Brotherly Love: (1)(2)(3) ;
- Cable Tow: (1) ;
- Cardinal Virtues: (1);
- Catholicism & Freemasonry (changing attitudes?): (1)(2)(3)
- Charity: (1)(2)(3) ;
- Checkered Flooring: (1);
- Compasses: (1);
- Corn, Wine & Oil: (1)(2) ;
- Cowan: (1) ;
- Deacons: (1);
- Entered Apprentice Degree: (1)(2) ;
- Euclid's 47th Proposition: (1) ;
- Fellow Craft Degree (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7) ;
- Five: (1)
- Four Cardinal Virtues: (1);
- Four Tassels: (1)(2);
- G, Letter "G": (1);
- Geometry: (1)(2);
- Hiram Abif (1) (2) (3) (4 .pdf) (5) (6)(7)(8)(9)(10) ;
- Holy Saints John: (1)(2)(3)(4);
- King Solomon: (1) ;
- Knights Templar: (1)(2) ;
- Liberal Arts: (1) ;
- Lodge Furniture (1) ;
- Lost Word of a Master Mason: (1)(2) ;
- Master Mason Degree (1)(2)(3)(4) ;
- Music In Masonic Lodges: (1)(2)
- North East Corner: (1);
- Pillars: (1);
- Plumb, Plumb Line: (1)(2);
- Pythagorus: (1) ;
- Royal Arch: (1) ;
- St. John the Baptist & Freemasonry: (1)(2)(3) ;
- St. John of Jerusalem: (1);
- St. John the Evangelist & Freemasonry: (1)(2)(3);
- Secrets of Freemasonry: (1) ;
- Seven: (1)(2) ;
- Seven Liberal Arts & Sciences: (1)(2) ;
- Square: (1) ;
- Symbolism (see "Masonic Symbolism" below;
- Temple of King Solomon: (1) ;
- Tyler: (1) ;
- U.S. Founding Fathers - Freemasons: (1);
- Volume of the Sacred Law: (1);
- Wages of a Fellow Craft: (1)(2);
- Winding Stairs: (1)(2) ;
- Working Tools - (1) (2) (3) (4)
Anti-Masonry - Responding To Our Critics:
- Burning Taper;
- bessel.org;
- Grand Lodge of B.C. & Yukon;
- Anti-Masonry FAQs;
- mastermason.com;
- Trestle Board Forum;
- Pietre-Stone;
Architecture:
- Ashlars: (1) ;
- Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York City: (1);
- Doric, Corinthian & Ionic: (1) (2);
- Geometry: (1) ;
- Manitoba's Legislature building and its Masonic Influence: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5 note: poor audio) (6);
- Pillars: (1);
- U.S. Capitol Building - George Washington (a Freemason) laid the cornerstone with Masonic ceremonies on 18 September 1793.;
- Washington Cathedral: (1) ;
History of Freemasonry:
- Christianity and Freemasonry: (1)(2)(3)(4)(5) ;
- Bible and Freemasonry: (1);
- Catholicism and Freemasonry: (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10 - there are a lot of incorrect statements and many errors in the historical interpretations presented in this one, but we've included it as an example of what many Catholics are saying about Freemasonry) (11)(12)(13):
- Catholicism & Freemasonry (changing attitudes?): (1)(2)
- Cowan: (1) ;
- Famous Freemasons: (1) ;
- Freemasonry In Pennsylvania;
- Sermons To Freemasons By Anglican (Episcopalian) Clergy In The 18th, 19th and Early 20th Centuries: (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9) ;
- Holy Bible in Freemasonry: (1);
- Origins of Freemasonry: (1)(2)(3) ;
- Papal Pronouncements on Freemasonry: (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8) ;
- Royal Arch Masonry: (1)(2) ;
- Tyler: (1) ;
- U.S. Founding Fathers - Freemasons: (1)
Symbolism (Masonic Symbolism):
- Acacia: (1)(2)(3) ;
- Aprons: (1);
- Ashlars: (1) ;
- Cable Tow: (1) ;
- Cardinal Virtues: (1);
- Checkered Flooring: (1);
- Compasses: (1)(2)(3) ;
- Corn, Wine and Oil: (1)(2);
- Entered Apprentice Degree: (1);
- Euclid's 47th Proposition: (1) ;
- Eye In The Pyramid: (1) ;
- Four Cardinal Virtues: (1)(2);
- Four Tassels: (1)(2);
- G, Letter "G": (1);
- Gavel: (1)(2) ;
- Geometry: (1) ;
- Holy Saints John: (1)(2)(3)(4);
- Jacob's Ladder: (1)(2);
- Level: (1) ;
- Lost Word of a Master Mason: (1)(2) ;
- Mozart and his Music in Masonic Symbolism: (1)(2)(3)(4)
- North East Corner: (1);
- Pillars: (1);
- Plumb, Plumb Line: (1)(2)(3) ;
- Point With A Circle: (1);
- Pythagorus: (1)(2)(3) ;
- Ruffians: (1) ;
- Seven: (1)(2) ;
- Square: (1) ;
- Stone: (1) ;
- Volume of the Sacred Law: (1);
- White Gloves and Aprons: (1);
- Winding Stairs: (1)(2) ;
- Working Tools: (1)(2)(3) ;
Some Miscellaneous Online Material From Around The Net:
- A Philadephia, PA. TV station's news coverage of a Masonic ceremony (installation of a D.D.G.M.): (1);
- The Lost Symbol (Dan Brown novel in which Freemasonry is central to the plot): (1) (2) ;
- Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown novel which alludes to Freemasonry): (1)
- Knights Templar (some theorize that Freemasonry evolved from the Knights Templar): (1)
- Rudyard Kipling: (1) ;
- Shaquille O'Neal discusses his "profession", (1) (2);
- A rap song about Shaquille O'Neal and Freemasonry:
- Frequently Asked Questions: (1)
Anti-Masonry -Some Examples::
Grand Lodge Proceedings:
Each June, the Grand Lodge of B.C. & Yukon features Educational Papers presented at the Annual Communication of Grand Lodge. Here are few we have taken from back issues of the Grand Lodge Proceesdings. We will add more over time.
- The North East Corner .pdf
- Key Words .pdf
- Mental Preparation of Candidates .pdf
- Early Freemasonry In Nanaimo .pdf ;
- Quadra Lodge, No.8, E.R., Victoria, B.C. .pdf
- Vancouver Lodge, No.421, G.R. of Scotland,Victoria, B.C. 1864-1868 .pdf
- What Is Freemasonry? .pdf
