Masonic Nuggets

We hear in our ritual of “the hidden mysteries of nature and science.” The phrase is familiar. Too familiar. We often let it pass without a second thought. But pause for a moment. What does it mean? In the 17th century, Sir Isaac Newton suggested that the universe was like a great book. Written in the language of mathematics. The problem was …

One of the most fascinating and unusual facts about Freemasonry involves outer space. Brother Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin, the second man to walk on the Moon during the Apollo 11 mission in 1969, carried with him a special deputation from the Grand Lodge of Texas. This authorised him to claim Tranquility Base the site of the lunar landing as being under the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge …

Examining Anderson Constitutions, the word ‘secret’ is found only a few times, once with a biblical connection to Samson, he told his wife and she told the authorities, hence Anderson wrote: ,,,after he [Samson] had revealed his secrets to his wife, that betrayed him into their hands [the lords of the Philistines]; for which Weakness he never had the honour …

Masons shall not confederate themselves in Chapters and Congregations. Masons were accused of keeping secrets as long ago as the 15th century. In 1425, in the reign of King Henry VI, there was as Act of Parliament entitled ‘Masons shall not confederate themselves in Chapters and Congregations.’‘Confederate themselves’ here means meeting in secret, and Henry VI outlawed such meetings. Well, …