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Jason Mitchell: Which Rite Is… Right? Fire Side Chat Video Most Illustrious Companion Jason Mitchell, PMIGM During the October 24, 2021 Fire Side Chat, MIC Jason Mitchell spoke on \”Which Rite is… Right? How to Min/Max Your Masonic Experience\”.  The video for this presentation is now available on Youtube at the link below. Which Rite

Symbolism of the Stone of FoundationProvided by the Oklahoma Chapter and Council Education E-Newsletter (https://okyorkrite.com/)Extracted from the It\’s Monitorial Column in the November 2021 Issue Albert Mackey (Public Domain) The following monitorial instructions on the Select Master degree appear on pp. 62-70 of “Cryptic Masonry: A Manual of the Council” by Albert G. Mackey. The

LOOSE ENDS TO TIE UP BEFORE DECEMBER 31 for CMMRF!!!Submitted by Right Puissant Companion Bill Snyder, President, CMMRF 2020-2023 RPC Bill SnyderGeneral Grand Deputy Master As we approach the end of the calendar year of 2021, most of Freemasonry gathers in social events before the Holidays with good intentions of great deeds that will be

Symbolical Design of the Royal Master DegreeProvided by the Oklahoma Chapter and Council Education E-Newsletter (https://okyorkrite.com/)Extracted from the It\’s Monitorial Column in the September 2021 Issue Albert Mackey (Public Domain) The following monitorial instructions on the Royal Master degree appear on pp. 13-15 of “Cryptic Masonry: A Manual of the Council” by Albert G. Mackey.

A Just Scale By Most Illustrious Companion John D. Barnes Past Most Illustrious Grand Master and Grand Treasurer, Grand Council of New Jersey MIC John D. Barnes Past Most Illustrious Grand Master of New Jersey   \’\”Let me be weighed in an even balance,\” said Job, \”that God may know mine integrity\”; and Solomon says

Masonry Is Like a Garden By Most Illustrious Companion John D. Barnes Past Most Illustrious Grand Master and Grand Treasurer, Grand Council of New Jersey Snow (Public Domain) In the depth of winter I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer.  – Albert Camus, Lyrical and Critical Essays My Companion: In spite of

Regional Deputy Conference Call – October 25, 2021 Submitted by Stephen Balke, General Grand Recorder, Cryptic Masons International Cryptic Masons International Collar Photo Credit; MIC John Bridegroom   On October 25, 2021, a conference call was held with the Regional Deputies. A summary of the call is below. Africa Not present – report sent via

With Perseverance, Truth Will Be Found HereProvided by the Oklahoma Chapter and Council Education E-Newsletter (https://okyorkrite.com/)Extracted from the Articles & Papers Column in the September 2021 IssueMichael S. Wright Royal Master LogoPhoto Credit: MIC John Bridegroom This article originally appeared in the Fall 2017 issue of “The Cryptic Freemason” (Vol. 4, No. 1). The Royal

Historical Summary of the Royal Master DegreeProvided by the Oklahoma Chapter and Council Education E-Newsletter (https://okyorkrite.com/)Extracted from the According to Mackey Column in the September 2021 Issue Albert Mackey (Public Domain) The following entry appears on pp. 650-651 of the 1912 edition of “An Encyclopaedia of Freemasonry and Its Kindred Sciences” by Albert G. Mackey.

Freemasonry During the Civil War: Acts of Treason?  Part Nine Submitted by Illustrious Companion Kevin A. Wheeler, District Inspector 4th District, Grand Council of Illinois IC Kevin A. Wheeler   Conclusion My research paper dealt with a particularly sensitive topic, it dealt with events that occurred during the Civil War by Freemasons that were at