The orders and degrees of the masonic family - BC&Y
The structure of Freemasonry can often appear confusing to the non-mason for many reasons, not the least of which is the fact that Freemasonry has evolved from a two-degree system to a three-degree system and then, as it spread from England into Europe and North America, it either evolved into various multi-grade systems or else recognized other organizations conferring degrees and imparting ...
Fictional fraternities: Water Buffalo - BC&Y
Created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, The Flintstones ran for six seasons from 1960 to 1966. Fred Flintstone and his friend Barney Rubble were members of the Loyal Order of Water Buffalo Lodge No. 26.
S.W.: (Calls up lodge) (* * *) Brethren, in consideration of the hour, a Lodge of Entered Apprentices and of table instruction is open and we are about to begin our works in the usual manner. J.W.: Brethren, in consideration of the hour, a Lodge of Entered Apprentices and of table instruction is open and we are
The significance of numbers in Freemasonry - BC&Y
The five-pointed star, which is not to be confounded with the blazing star, is not found among the old symbols of Freemasonry; indeed, some writers have denied that it is a Masonic emblem at all.It is undoubtedly of recent origin, and was probably introduced by Jeremy Cross, who placed it among the plates in the emblems of the Third Degree prefixed to his Hieroglyphic Chart.
Becoming a Freemason - BC&Y
The Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon Ancient Free and Accepted Masons website contains philosophy, symbolism and history textfiles, print-quality graphics, biographies, international links and local information.
History of the Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion - BC&Y
The conceptual inspiration for the Protocols can be traced back to the French Revolution period when the Abbé Augustin Barruel (1741/10/02 - 1820/10/05) published four books in 1797, the last two blaming the revolution on a conspiracy operating through the freemasons and Illuminati.Barruel’s ideas were unsupportable. Before the revolution the lodges had been made up mostly of the nobility ...
Index to Anderson’s Constitutions of 1723 - BC&Y
"Yet it would be difficult to estimate its influence on the history of the Craft. Notwithstanding the way in which Grand Lodge received the work after its publication, it took its place as the official manual, so that the fact that it was not official but essentially …
Shooting of Dan McGrew, by Robert W. Service - BC&Y
The Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon Ancient Free and Accepted Masons website contains philosophy, symbolism and history textfiles, print-quality graphics, biographies, international links and local information.
A Bavarian Illuminati primer - BC&Y
This webpage summarizes what was known about the Bavarian Illuminati to the English-speaking world, up until the mid-twentieth century. Serious students should consult Amelia Gill's 2008 translation of Weishaupt's Die Lampe von Diogenese, Peggy Pawlowski’s 2004 doctoral thesis, ‘Der Beitrag Johann Adam Weishaupts zur Pädagogik des Illuminatismus’, and the works of such German historians ...
Chinese Freemasons - BC&Y
Chinese name characters contain multiple levels of significance. The attempted assassination of Liu Bang, at the Hongmen Banquet (211 BCE), was immortalized in Romance of Three Kingdoms, an inspiration for early sworn brotherhoods.In this instance Hong signifies swan, goose or grand. The assassination attempt was disguised as a sword dance, swordplay being one of the "three uniques" of the ...