2012 Dickens' Year
2012 is the bicentenary of the birth of the novelist Charles Dickens, an event that is being marked with new biographies and exhibitions. Dickens was not a Freemason but was great friends with many Freemasons and occasionally refers to Freemasonry in his novels.
Freemasonry in Kandahar
As part of his job with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Bro Damien Donavan was posted to Afghanistan from August 2010 until July 2011.
For the first two months, he was located in TarinKowt (TK), a small backwater
The Duke
In the dimmed light of the movie theatre, patrons have sat entranced for over half a century watching a modern knight give battle in more than 150 Good versus Evil situations.
FAMOUS MASON: André-Gustave Citroën
Considered to be the Henry Ford of France, André-Gustav Citroën revolutionised the French motor vehicle industry in the early years of the 20th century.
Wu-JiChuan & Freemasonry
Since my initiation into Freemasonry and as I gain experience within the Craft the more parallels and similarities I find with one of my other interests in life and that is my interest in Wu-JiChuan.
The Ashlars
Do you know what ashlars are? Look at the photos of ashlars from lodge rooms 2, 3, 4 & 5 at the Sydney Masonic Centre. They are not all cubes, although most, if not all, ashlars outside Grand Lodge are. The question is, should they be cubes?
That Second Set of Tools
It is intended to provide for the new Craftsman an infallible charter for the development of a moral, useful and fulfilling life.
The wider objectives of the Degree are beautifully expressed by the masonic writer, Rev Joseph Newton in the following passage:
The Apprentice's Tools
The symbolism of these tools has evolved in ages past when, in the absence of written language, lessons were taught and transferred by relating important messages to the elementary tools used in everyday life.