Mastering Masonic Ritual
There are many guides to learning Masonic ritual, most of which look at it from the viewpoint of learning the words. This book takes a rather different view. Of course, we need to learn the words, we cannot deliver ritual without having done so. However just learning the words, leaves the candidate rather short. Just as important as the words, are the feeling and emotion that help to communicate the meaning of those words. It is the ability to bring these in that marks the difference between a good ritualist and a really great one. Who seems to be able to conjure up an electric atmosphere in the Lodge room, that holds the candidate and others listening, spellbound until the end. John E. Burnapp has written a book aimed not just at the novice but at all who deliver ritual. He analyses what great ritualists do and helps all emulate that, while at the same time developing their own personal style.
Ritual in Mind: A Memory System for Learning Masonic Ritual Tools
Ritual in Mind offers a visual memory system for learning Masonic ritual and is an ideal alternative to Masonic Mnemonics. It is intended both to nurture younger Masonic brethren into learning the ritual and to give a helping hand to the rest of us. The author has applied his research into memory retention in learning Masonic ritual and explores the theory behind visual memory retention techniques and applies this to the working tools of the first three degrees in the Craft. In addition, Ritual in Mind is an essential text to support the mentoring process for Provincial Mentoring schemes. A text like this is an ideal gift from the Province, lodge or proposer to their initiate, encouraging them to take an active role in lodge ceremonies and to prevent the natural wastage of brethren who become disenchanted with Freemasonry as they feel they cannot become fully engaged in the workings of their respective lodges. Paperback 80 Pages
The Fellow Crafts Friend
The Fellow Crafts Friend is an easy to read practical exploration of Freemasonry's Second Degree. With over 110 images and illustrations, it travels at pace through time from the construction of King Solomon's Temple, into medieval England and on to the dawning of Speculative Freemasonry. Is the Second Degree the most important Degree in Craft Freemasonry? The seven sections below will help you to formulate an answer: : Part 1 7 Questions about the Second Degree Expanding our Masonic knowledge Part 2 The Ceremony of Passing Explored Making sense of our Ceremony Part 3 King Solomons Temple Explored in Colour Freemasonrys central metaphor examined and fully illustrated Part 4 English Gilds/Guilds Rise and Decline Fast history: The origins of Brotherly Love, Relief and Truth Part 5 The Seven Liberal Arts and Sciences Higher education in the medieval period Part 6 First & Second Degree Glossary Cutting through all the archaic language Part 7 Mastering Masonic Ritual Easy to follow Ritual memorisation system Finished Size Size(210 x 148) Pages 180 Beautifully Colour Illustrated Throughout
The Freemason at Work: The Definitive Guide to Craft Freemasonry
This is one of the most successful Masonic publications in recent times due to the immense knowledge of the late Harry Carr and his entertaining writing style. This is a book to be treasured, one that will provide a wealth of knowledge in an easy-to-read style. A collection of more that 200 questions with comprehensive answers to all manner of masonic subjects.
The Freemason’s Bedside Book
Take your Masonry seriously but don't take it solemnly', has been one of the author's tenets throughout his many years as a Freemason. The Freemason's Bedside Book is an accessible collection of articles, poems, letters and other bite-sized material from a respected scholar of Freemasonry which will illuminate the subject for those who do not have the time to plough through more lengthy and learned articles or research original documents in which this material is buried. Readers will find the books shows how Freemasonry has developed in the way that it has, bringing to life what people were thinking, believing and wanting in the past, and showing the human face of many of the revered figures in the history of Freemasonry, often with humour. The content varies from poems, short stories and anecdotes to historical extracts and other documents - each chosen for the quality of their writing and the entertainment of the reader as well as their insight into Freemasonry.
The Hermetic Art of Memory
The New Mason’s Friend
The New Mason’s Friend provides Brethren in early stages of Masonic life with a friendly induction and for the more experienced, the lifelong companionship of a useful source of reference. Written in everyday conversational English, the words are brought to life with over 100 images, illustrations and Ritual memorisation aids. Split into six sections specifically crafted for ‘pick me up, put me down’ reading sessions: Part 1 25 Questions about Freemasonry Helping to lay solid foundations Part 2 Fast History Timeline A birds eye view, flying over 50 key events Part 3 Ceremony of Initiation Explored Making sense of our Ceremony Part 4 Medieval Apprentices and their Masters Connecting with our Operative past Part 5 First Degree Glossary Cutting through all the archaic language Part 6 Mastering Masonic Ritual Easy to follow, Ritual memorisation system
What Just Happened? The Entered Apprentice
An ordinary day at the office, that was not! You have just experienced the first of several stages in being a Freemason and becoming knowledgeable about Freemasonry, an enlightened view of the world about you in a fresh light and aspects of yourself which perhaps you wouldn't otherwise be fully aware. If you think that's a bit rich and that you haven't discovered anything at all, that's because it takes time to come to certain realisations and is why several steps are required. This booklet will attempt to describe in plain terms what was involved in conferring this first degree, a little of its historical and traditional basis, as well as the ideas presented to you for your contemplation now and in the future. In this small volume, you will not find anything fanciful but rather authoritative explanations backed by footnote references to highly respected sources allowing you to understand the historical context and original intended meaning of every aspect of the ritual. This short guide covers everything you experienced including the working tools tracing boards and different sections of the ritual. Pocket Paperback 60 Printed Pages
What Just Happened? The Fellow Craft
So you have just taken your second step in Freemasonry! The Second or Fellow Craft Degree is arguably, and certainly historically, the most interesting of all because it embraces in a symbolic way the active part of your adult life. In some ways it is similar to your First Degree but why is it so short? In the early days of speculative Freemasonry, in the seventeenth century, there was just one degree, that of making a mason. In the next, eighteenth, century as the order became more widespread, something was wanted to distinguish the very new member from the more experienced. So the Entered Apprentice Degree was created using parts of the making and the truncated remains becoming the Fellow Craft Degree (also called Masters and Fellow-Craft). Lodge records, however, often show both degrees were still conferred one after the other at the same meeting. In this small volume, you will not find anything fanciful but rather authoritative explanations backed by footnote references to highly respected sources allowing you to understand the historical context and original intended meaning of every aspect of the ritual. This short guide covers everything you experienced including the working tools tracing boards and different sections of the ritual. Pocket Paperback 36 Printed Pages
What Just Happened? The Master Mason
Congratulations! You have completed the final step in the three degrees of Craft Freemasonry – but, as you will soon realise, there is more, much more! In the second of these booklets we discovered that not only has the Entered Apprentice Degree borrowed from the Fellow Craft Degree but so also parts of the Third. Recent research strongly indicates the degree of the Master Mason being compiled by early grandees, and one in particular, during the early 1720s. In this booklet, what, how and why that happened will be revealed to you along with several other aspects. For now, it is sufficient to say that this separated ‘Hiramic’ degree came into being sometime before 1730, although there is evidence of aspects being known among speculative Freemasons long before. In this small volume, you will not find anything fanciful but rather authoritative explanations backed by footnote references to highly respected sources allowing you to understand the historical context and original intended meaning of every aspect of the ritual. This short guide covers everything you experienced including the working tools tracing boards and different sections of the ritual. Pocket Paperback 40 Printed Pages