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The Three Epochs of FreemasonryProvided by the Oklahoma Chapter and Council Education E-Newsletter (https://okyorkrite.com/)Extracted from the Articles and Papers Column in the April 2022 Issue The following is a version of the “Historical Lecture” traditionally given during the conferral of the Royal Arch degree in many jurisdictions. There are three epochs in Freemasonry which particularly

Cryptic Cosmology –Video – GGC Presents August 8, 2021 Jeff Bennett   In this presentation titled “Zabud: Friend of the King – A deeper look into the Select Masters Degree”, we will explore the back story, biblical history, and cultural undertones running below the level of the dramatic events occurring in the Cryptic Degree of

Symbolical Design and Historical Summary of the Select Master DegreeProvided by the Oklahoma Chapter and Council Education E-Newsletter (https://okyorkrite.com/)Extracted from the It\’s Monitorial Column in the May 2022 Issue Albert Mackey (Public Domain) The following monitorial instructions on the Select Master degree appear on pp. 35-39 of “Cryptic Masonry: A Manual of the Council” by

Cryptic MasonryProvided by the Oklahoma Chapter and Council Education E-Newsletter (https://okyorkrite.com/)Extracted from the Articles and Papers in the May 2021 Issue The Cryptic Vault by Hugh McCurdy This article originally appeared in “The Voice of Masonry” in 1880 and was most recently reprinted in the Fall 2019 issue of “The Cryptic Freemason” (Vol. 4, No.

CMMRF: Leading the Way in Funding the Use of Stem Cells CMMRF Logo The Cryptic Masons Medical Research Foundation (CMMRF) has for many years funded research being done at the Indiana Center for Vascular and Biologic Medicine (ICVBM) at the University of Indiana. However, some our Companions have shown a hesitancy to support this based

Cryptic Cosmology –Video – GGC Presents August 8, 2021 Robert G. Davis   The General Grand Council hosted a presentation by Robert G. Davis entitled The Journey of a Man Living in the Image of God. The journey a man takes in Capitular and Cryptic Masonry is both an ascent and a descent–an ascent in

Albert G. Mackey on the Select Master DegreeProvided by the Oklahoma Chapter and Council Education E-Newsletter (https://okyorkrite.com/)Extracted from the According to Mackey Column in the May 2022 Issue Albert Mackey (Public Domain) The following entry appears on pp. 678-679 of the 1912 edition of “An Encyclopaedia of Freemasonry and Its Kindred Sciences” by Albert G.

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