THE TENETS (Friendship, Morality, and Brotherly Love) My Friend:The principal, or chief, Tenets of Freemasonry are Friendship, Morality, and Brotherly Love. It is necessary not to overlook "principal", for it signifies that, while it [...]

TRUST Trust is such a simple word, but it has the strength to hold personal relationships together, or to command the loyalty of a nation's people. We learn to trust our lives to our [...]

The horn of plenty. The old pagan myth tells us that Zeus was nourished during his infancy in Crete by the daughters of Melissus, with the milk of the goat Amalthea. Zeus, when [...]

Alice, feeling lost, looks up at the cat and asks: I was just wondering if you could help me find my way. Cheshire Cat: Well that depends on where you want to get to. Alice: Oh, it [...]

Living Freemasonry This paper begins by defining Freemasonry in a manner which is easily understood by non-Masons. It describes my personal ‘Living Freemasonry’ journey, and then compares the strategies used by Freemasons to transmit [...]

What's a degree? A degree is a stage or level of membership. It's also the ceremony by which a man attains that level of membership. There are three degrees, called Entered Apprentice, Fellowcraft, and [...]