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So, I finally got accepted and I am to wait now for the initiation, I am being initiated in a lodge that follows the York Rite with GLB (Great Lodge of Bolivia) that answers to the United Grand Lodge of England (UGLE) making it "Ancient" Freemasonry.

I will not ask what to expect, but I am very excited to be part of the order, I do wonder what advice you can give a coming guy to the order. As a bit of a extra information, I am also a senior Demolay.

I do have a goal to reach by joining the York Rite, but It might be too ambitious to say right now given that the apron has not yet been put on me.

Been waiting for quite a long while for this.

After a year, two months of waiting. I finally passed! It took me so long because I just got hired at a new job which took up most of my time but recently I got into a car accident. Which it put me out of work for a few months and ironically, I was able to catch a opening before the summertime😎

P.m. me anything I should give read to develop and fully become complete where I am. I would also like recommendations for books, podcast, and any other useful information to study; not even just in regard to freemasonry , but the 7.

Edit: (lol I used The voice feature to type out the post)

Brothers. I have been considering converting to Catholicism for quite some time but learned that the church considers being a freemason a grave sin and will not let a mason join. I do not want to leave the masons but feel stuck. I know there are masons who are also catholics and was wondering if I could get their opinions on the matter. And if there was a path to convert. Thank you for your time and I know it is a divisive subject but it has been bothering me for a while.

Does anyone have a good recommendation on a way to store and carry your various rituals with you. I’m looking for an easy “grab and go” bag/case that I can just keep all of them in. Any recommendations will be appreciated!

Just got my KT about a week ago (yay, me!). I enjoyed the ride, it was a great time. I'm big on philosophy, symbolism, and the esoterics. I know George Steinmetz wrote a really great book on the Royal Arch. Is there anything akin to it?

Anyway, new to KT, recommend me a book, si vous plait.

Спасибо мой другой!

Following a brief exchange in another thread I am genuinely interested in a debate and whilst it will be very hard to change my mind I am open to proper evidence that there is theurgy in Craft Freemasonry.

My position -

Theurgy derives from Platonism and in particular from Iamblichus who expanded theurgy considerably from Plato's initial views.

Early Christianity and in particular the patristic fathers adopted quite a bit of Platonism, or indeed, took large amounts of Platonism and adopted it into Christianity.

The platonic/Euclidian concept of necessity is an important concept in Christian Mysticism for example and one reason why I believe that Anderson/Preston expanded on the philosophical elements of Freemasonry in the 1700's.

However there is little evidence to suggest that theurgy was adopted by Christianity in the Platonic sense. Pseudo-Dionysius took the phrase but inverted it completely. He took a person working in order to influence the divine (the platonic and modern meanings of theurgy) and gave it the meaning of god acting on mankind via the liturgy - that is grace. Even here, its usage is essentially limited to Pseudo-Dionysius and it isn't something you see crop up with other patristic fathers or anywhere else in a Christianity. Grace existed as a concept but only Pseudo-Dionysius seems to have called it Theurgy.

Theurgy as used today is largely of the Golden Dawn descended Magic using a Platonic name to try and give it some prestige.

Therefore, except as a limited, technical term, restricted to Pseudo-Dionysius and referring to Grace there is no Theurgy (that is operative magic) in Christianity or Freemasonry.

If a Brother wants to explore Golden Dawn style theurgy then obviously they can do whatever side quest they want - but it isn't part of Craft Freemasonry.

I am attempting to create a list of modern, contemporary, still-alive Brothers who are in the public eye, focused on persons in the United States. Maybe celebrities, or maybe just publicly visible. Please add your suggestions.

Hi, I'm a 3D games art student, based in London, and have recently become infatuated with architecture rooted in masonic culture. I think this is mostly in part because it has such dense symbolism and codes that are borrowed from one building to the next, which makes for really fun outings when I'm able to spot which buildings are hinting towards its historic background. I was wondering if there's any notable buildings I should check out, particularly around the City of London or if there's any tour guides that can offer more information on the different architectural codes to look out for?

Going to be initiated into the SR this upcoming weekend at a reunion, it’s been described as getting a fire hose to the face, and ya boy is lowkey scared and excited.

I know this different than the blue lodge and I’m trying to understand how it can be so overwhelming while the style is so different in how the degrees are conferred.

How crazy is this experience? And how fun is it at the same time? bro to bro.

I appreciate you as anything you can share is important to something this special and big!

Much love and respect, always /G\ 💙

I’ve been looking at different websites on Masonic rings and I just wanna know where did you guys get your ring from. Any websites that are good?

Hey GLoS brothers and PHA brothers. I'm down here in Tampa for the 133re AEAONMS Imperial Session. We outside !!!!!

Hello guys,

so I am attending guest evenings since November 2025. Two months ago i "knocked" on the door.

Now I am waiting for my "interview". What do you think the talk / chat will be about? I am really curious and excited. Do I have to study things or will it be something like a deep philosophical chat about life?

Sorry for my english!

Supposed to be a photo of my grandfather that was posted on ancestry dot com. photo is thought to have been taken in Russia late 1800's

https://preview.redd.it/krmm6xfwrtjh1.jpg?width=606&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ebe63aabc02f08fdc20279a4838948a9e6da26f5

Brethren,

I am an Entered Apprentice from Lodge Tradicao e Igualdade No. 2186, Orient of Ubatuba, on the coast of Sao Paulo, Brazil, under the Grand Orient of Brazil (GOB-SP). We work the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite.

Something I have been thinking about since my initiation: I only know one way of doing this, and I would like to understand how differently it is done elsewhere. Not the parts we do not speak of - I mean everything around them.

A few things I am curious about:

• What rite does your Lodge work, and how did it come to be the one used in your country?
• How often do you meet, and how is a regular meeting usually arranged?
• For those who have visited a Lodge abroad: what surprised you most? What felt entirely familiar?
• How are Apprentices instructed where you are? Here we have a good deal of study and written work.

I read English well enough, though I write it with help. Any brother who would like to correspond is very welcome.

Fraternally, Fabio

Hi all,

I have noticed that the metropolitan and some provincial stewards aprons are now more of a pink colour than the older crimson ones. Does anyone know the reason for this change?

Brothers, I'm currently studying for my EA and I'm struggling with memorizing it all.

I'm currently trying to apply the 'memory palace' strategy, but it's hard going.

I'm curious to learn what worked and continues to work as a learning strategy for you?

Thank you.