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The CherubimProvided by the Oklahoma Chapter and Council Education E-Newsletter (https://okyorkrite.com/)Extracted from the According to Mackey Column in the January 2022 Issue Ark of the Covenant (Public Domain) The following entry appears on pp. 145-147 of the 1912 edition of “An Encyclopaedia of Freemasonry and Its Kindred Sciences” by Albert G. Mackey. The second order

The Ark of the Covenant Discovered in the TalmudBy Companion Matthew R. StolzDecatur Council No. 16, Decatur, IllinoisOriginally printed in \”The Cryptic Freemason\”, Spring 2011 Issue Mercy SeatPhoto Credit: Clipart Panda The overwhelming majority of Christians get their understanding of Judaism from the Old Testament alone. The academic world, by the way, currently prefers to

Albert G. Mackey on The Destruction of the TempleProvided by the Oklahoma Chapter and Council Education E-Newsletter (https://okyorkrite.com/)Extracted from the It\’s Monitorial Column in the March 2022 Issue Albert Mackey (Public Domain) The following monitorial instructions on the Super Excellent Master degree appear on pp. 84-89 of “Cryptic Masonry: A Manual of the Council” by

Daniel HanttulaPast Most Illustrious Past Grand Master of Oklahoma During the August 22, 2021 Fire-Side Chat, Most Illustrious Companion Daniel Hanttula spoke on the \”The Amazing Accomplishments of Cryptic Masonry\”.  The Cryptic Rite has achieved numerous unbelievable accomplishments, many of which have been lost in our extensive history. This brief talk covers the astounding successes

GGC Logo by Richard A. Eppler Provided by the Oklahoma Chapter and Council Education E-Newsletter (https://okyorkrite.com/)Extracted from the Articles & Papers Column in the March 2022 Issue This article originally appeared in the Winter 2020 issue of “The Cryptic Freemason” (Vol. 4, No. 10). The allegory of the degree of Super Excellent Master is a

CMMRF Update March 1, 2022 By Right Puissant Companion G. Thomas Taylor General Grand Principal Conductor of the Work CMMRF Logo I have taken a break from writing articles about CMMRF for the last few weeks. Do not mistake this for a waning interest in CMMRF; quite the opposite. We have set a goal of

Albert G. Mackey on the Super Excellent Master DegreeProvided by the Oklahoma Chapter and Council Education E-Newsletter (https://okyorkrite.com/)Extracted from the According to Mackey Column in the March 2022 Issue Albert Mackey (Public Domain) The following entry appears on pp. 737-738 of the 1912 edition of “An Encyclopaedia of Freemasonry and Its Kindred Sciences” by Albert

CMMRF Day: March 6, 2022 By Right Puissant Companion G. Thomas Taylor General Grand Principal Conductor of the Work CMMRF Day Information March 6, 2021 will mark the sixth, (6th), celebration of CMMRF Day. CMMRF Day celebrates the chartering of Cryptic Masons Medical Research Foundation, Inc., (CMMRF),on March 6, 1986. CMMRF is the youngest of

Martin Faulks   On January 9, 2022, Martin Faulks presented a presentation entitled \”Remembering the Royal Secret\”. The video for this presentation is now available at the link below. In 1977 Renaissance scholar and memory expert Dame Frances Yates was viewing a collection of Masonic prints. She paused on a symbolic woodcut and her heart skipped

Albert G. Mackey on the Rite of DiscalceationProvided by the Oklahoma Chapter and Council Education E-Newsletter (https://okyorkrite.com/)Extracted from the According to Mackey Column in the December 2021 Issue Albert Mackey (Public Domain) The following entry appears on pp. 125-129 of the 1912 edition of “An Encyclopaedia of Freemasonry and Its Kindred Sciences” by Albert G.