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An Illustrated Guide to Masonic Symbolism An Illustrated Guide to Masonic Symbolism [Product Ref 950]

By Duncan Moore

Due October 2008

This new book sets out a clear and easy to understand explanation of Masonic symbols primarily for the new Mason and interested general readers, although long serving Masons will find much of interest in this new look at symbols and what they mean. The author looks in detail at the origins and derivations of the symbols used and shows how they got into operative and then speculative Masonry. While concentrating on Craft and Royal Arch symbols, the author also describes the three degrees of Craft Freemasonry and gives reference to the symbols in the Lodge, on the Tracing Board and the officers’ collar jewels.
Price: £24.99/€36.99/ US$48.88


Masonic Mnemonics Masonic Mnemonics [Product Ref 949]

By David Royal

Masonry is based around ritual at its most basic level and, in order to progress through from initiation onwards, the Freemason must be able to learn and use the ritual as appropriate. Recently, the committee turned down a cartoon book that sought to draw humour out of the way in which ritual was learnt. However, behind the humour was an undoubted truth - for many the learning of ritual can become a treadmill that can take the enjoyment out of being a mason. Just as actors, however, hone their skills via a variety of methods to memorise their scripts, so too is it possible to create memory aids for the freemason learning his ritual and this is what this proposal is designed to achieve. It is effectively a combination of Mnemonics and clever memory techniques to aid in the learning and retention of ritual information in all three degrees of Craft Freemasonry.

Takes the pain of of learning Masonic ritual

Fun and easy Rhymes, jokes and anachronism that help you remember the order of Masonic procedure

Compatible with all major forms of craft ritual

Binding Paperback Format 148 X 105 Extent 80 pages
Price: £4.99/€7.39/ US$9.76


The Knowledge Of The Heart: Gnostic Movements and Secret Traditition The Knowledge Of The Heart: Gnostic Movements and Secret Traditition [Product Ref 947]

By James Robinson, Colin Wilson, Tobias Churton

The Canonbury Papers Vol 5 The Knowledge Of The Heart: Gnostic Movements and Secret Traditions

This fifth volume of The Canonbury Papers contains the twelve papers delivered at the Eighth International Conference, held at the Canonbury Academy in November 2006, on Gnosticism and related movements

Gnosticism, in its essence, is a heterodox form of Christianity that developed in the Second Century out of dualist schools of thought within the Church. These schools drew upon older and parallel religions of their day, and relied on revealed knowledge (gnosis) rather than on grace as the means of salvation. Although they did not survive the collapse of the Roman Empire, the Gnostics and their teaching became an integral part of the Western Hermetic Tradition.

The Gnostic tradition has thus provided a continuing philosophical and religious influence on later spiritual and esoteric movements, including Freemasonry, and most notably during the last two centuries. In recognition of this influence the conference sought to bring together such distinguished speakers as Professor James Robinson – the world’s foremost authority on Gnosticism, Colin Wilson and Tobias Churton, together with prominent scholars from a variety of disciplines, creating a forum for new insights into the meaning and value of Gnosticism in both its classical and modern forms.
Price: £18.99/€28.11/ US$37.14


What Do You Know about Ritual? What Do You Know about Ritual? [Product Ref 948]

By Revd Neville Barker Cryer

Due August 2008

The Knights Templar and the Knights of Malta are two of the most popular of the higher degrees open to Christian Freemasons. Their rituals are said to have come from the original knights of old. But what are the inner meanings of the rituals and what lessons do they hold?

This book is developed from a series of lectures that Revd Neville Barker Cryer has been giving at Masonic lodges throughout the country over the years. There is a demand from lodge members for a straightforward yet learned book that will guide the candidate through the various aspects of Masonic Ritual, including its meaning and origins, during the presentation of the particular ceremonies. In this book Neville Barker Cryer gives the reader commentaries on the First, Second and Third Degrees as well as Royal Arch, elucidating for the candidate what can often be an obscure ceremony as well as putting it into a practical context. As always, these are written in the author’s inimitable style which has proved popular and which will encourage, inform and entertain the reader.

Binding Paperback Format 210 x 148 Extent 80 pages Illustrations c250 colour and mono
Price: £9.99/€14.79/ US$19.54


The Open Door The Open Door [Product Ref 945]

By Ann Pilcher-Dayton

Due May 2008

Few people realise that women can become Freemasons. Written not only for Masons but also the interested general reader, this book celebrates the Centenary of a hitherto almost unknown organisation – the Order of Women Freemasons. In the first available record of its history, and using previously unpublished records and photographs, the Order’s Librarian and Archivist traces the gradual expansion of the movement from its beginning in London in 1908 as an Order for both men and women to its current all-female membership of thousands over four continents. Well illustrated, with many pictures in colour, the book includes a Preface by the Grand Master of the Order, four appendices including a list of all Lodges and the further Degrees practised and a detailed Index.
Price: £12.00/€17.76/ US$23.47


The Masonic Magician The Masonic Magician [Product Ref 377]

By Philippa Faulks and Robert Cooper

To be published October 2008 - advance orders are being taken now.

Miracle-worker or man of straw? Count Alessandro Cagliostro was a cult figure of European society in the tumultuous years leading to the French Revolution. An alchemist, healer and Freemason, he inspired both wild devotion and savage ridicule – and novels by Alexander Dumas, a drama by Goethe and Mozart’s opera The Magic Flute.

Cagliostro’s sincere belief in the magical powers, including immortality, conferred by his Egyptian Rite of Freemasonry won him fame, but made him dangerous enemies, too. His celebrated travels through the Middle East and the capitals of Europe ended abruptly in Rome in 1789, where he was arrested by the Inquisition and condemned to death for heresy.

The Masonic Magician tells Cagliostro’s extraordinary story, complete with the first English translation of the Egyptian Rite ever published. The authors examine the case made against him, that he was an impostor as well as a heretic, and finds that the Roman Church, and history itself, have done him a terrible injustice.

This engaging account, drawing on remarkable new documentary evidence, shows that the man condemned was a genuine visionary and true champion of Freemasonry. His teachings have much to reveal to us today not just of the mysteries of Freemasonry, but of the mysterious hostility the movement continues to attract.
Price: £10.99/€16.27/ US$21.50


A Life Of Albert Pike A Life Of Albert Pike [Product Ref 695]

By Dr. Walter Lee Brown

A definitive modern biography of Pike Hardbound with dust jacket, (10 1/4" x 7 1/4") 24 photographs, 610 pages.
Price: £22.95/€33.97/ US$44.89


Pillars Of Wisdom :The Writings Of Albert Pike Pillars Of Wisdom :The Writings Of Albert Pike [Product Ref 933]

By Albert Pike

Dr. Rex R. Hutchens, 33°, G.C. A collection of concise, readable essays gathers Pike`s main themes. Softbound; illustrated; 368 pages
Price: £11.95/€17.69/ US$23.37


Is It True What They Say About Freemasonry? Is It True What They Say About Freemasonry? [Product Ref 932]

By Arturo de Hoyos and Brent Morris

Arturo de Hoyos, 33°, Grand Archivist and Grand Historian, and Dr. S. Brent Morris, 33°, G.C., editor of Heredom, with a Foreword and Appendix by Dr. James T. Tresner, 33°, G.C. This authoritative rebuttal to Freemasonry`s most outspoken critics exposes the deceptions, tricks and forgeries used to discredit the fraternity. Topics include Leo Taxil`s "Luciferian Masonry," Ron Carlson`s "sermon" on the evils of Freemasonry, John Ankerberg`s Secret Teachings of the Masonic Lodge, Anti-Masonry on the Internet, Jim Shaw`s Deadly Deception, and others. Softbound; 160 pages
Price: £5.95/€8.81/ US$11.64


Prince Hall Social Reformer Prince Hall Social Reformer [Product Ref 928]

By Arthur Diamond

A biography of Prince Hall, founder of African-American Freemasonry. Hardbound, illustrated, 104 pages
Price: £11.95/€17.69/ US$23.37


Scottish Rite Ritual : Monitor & Guide Scottish Rite Ritual : Monitor & Guide [Product Ref 930]

By Arturo de Hoyos

By Arturo de Hoyos, 33°, Grand Archivist and Grand Historian; Foreword by Ronald A. Seale, 33°, Sovereign Grand Commander. A comprehensive guidebook to the Revised Standard Pike Ritual, the official ritual of the Supreme Council, this work contains more material than Albert Pike`s several “Liturgies,” as well as the complete texts of his “Legendas” and “Readings”—in one handy volume. Subjects include: Introductory material for new members, Albert Pike`s views on the nature and purposes of Freemasonry and the Scottish Rite in particular. The Scottish Rite`s origins and its ritual development. The structure of the Scottish Rite, its officers and their duties, a description of the four Scottish Rite Bodies, the Degrees and Honours. Members` and officers` regalia, rings, jewels, caps, etc. Scottish Rite symbols, depicted and described Degree by Degree A chapter devoted to each of the rituals of all 29 Degrees (4°-32°), plus the KCCH. Includes large extracts from the rituals and ceremonies, as well as the lectures for the Degrees, and never-before-published material by Albert Pike. Masonic calendar systems; early Charleston documents (including ritual); foreign phrases in Freemasonry; Scottish Rite Alphabets and ciphers; suggested Masonic reading, and more. Hardbound with dust jacket (10 1/4" x 7 1/4"), profusely illustrated; 950 pages.
Price: £47.95/€70.97/ US$93.79


Committed to the Flames Committed to the Flames [Product Ref 927]

By S. Brent Morris and Arturo de Hoyos

The History and Rituals of a Secret Masonic Rite

In 1826, Robert Benjamin Folger, a recent graduate of medical school and a new Master Mason, filled a book with the enciphered Craft rituals of the Rectified Scottish Rite (Knights Beneficent of the Holy City or CBCS), a high-grade revision of the Rite of Strict Observance, well-known in Europe but unknown in the United States. His introduction directed that the rituals be “committed to the flames” upon his death. Fortunately for Masonic historians these instructions were not followed.

Folger went on to prepare at least two other books of rituals, including one of the earliest versions of the American Knight Templar rituals. A man of tremendous talents, strong passions, and curious contradictions, Folger was twice expelled from Masonry by the Grand Lodge of New York and participated in at least six clandestine Supreme Councils, but died a Master Mason in good standing.

This book gives full transcriptions of all of his rituals, an analysis of their place in Masonry, and biographies of Folger and his major contemporaries in his Masonic work.

Hardback Format 230 x 153 Extent 288 pages Illustrations c40 illustrations
Price: £19.99/€29.59/ US$39.10


Albert Pike's Lecture On Masonic Symbolism & A Second The Omkara Albert Pike's Lecture On Masonic Symbolism & A Second The Omkara [Product Ref 710]

By Albert Pike

Transcribed and Annotated by Rex R. Hutchens “The Superiority of Freemasonry to every other order and association, consists in its symbols, chiefly.” – Albert Pike, Lecture on Masonic Symbolism The current Grand Master of Arizona, Ill. Rex R. Hutchens, 33° G.C. has done it again, and his new study of Albert Pike`s rare Lectures is now available. Originally printed in a private edition of only 100 copies each in 1875, Pike`s two Lectures on Masonic Symbolism have been some of the most sought-after books by Masonic bibliophiles. In his Introduction Hutchens` explains how Pike believed that early Masons intentionally concealed the real lessons and true meanings of Freemasonry`s symbols. Pike also noted a continuing decline in the quality of the Masonic education and decried the perpetuation of ignorance – common in his time, and more common in ours – that led to a disrespect of the teachings of Freemasonry by the intelligent and educated Brethren. Hutchens asserts that the information contained in Lectures is, in some respect, timeless. Thus, it is as useful today as it was in Pike`s day. Topics include such varied topics as the symbolism of the Freemason`s apron, the triangle, the five and six-pointed stars, the greater and lesser tetractys, the square, sacred words, and much more. This work includes the full and complete texts of both Lectures, which are fully annotated by Dr. Hutchens, as well as high-quality reproductions of all illustrations from the original rare editions.
Price: £34.95/€51.73/ US$68.36


Masonic Lodge & Chapter Music Masonic Lodge & Chapter Music [Product Ref 914]

By Vincent Stevens P.F.

Full musical scores for keyboard for 21 pieces of ceremonial music associated with The Craft Degrees and 3 associated with the Royal Arch Degree.
Price: £15.00/€22.20/ US$29.34


The Secret History of The World The Secret History of The World [Product Ref 899]

By Jonathan Black

Here for the first time is a complete history of the world, from the beginning of time to the present day, based on the beliefs and writings of the secret societies.

There have been many books on the subject, but no one has really listened to what the secret societies themselves say. The author has been helped by his researches by his friendship with a man who is an initiate of more than one secret society, and in one case an initiate of the highest level.

By the end of the book the reader will see the world differently. It will be evident that a secret philosophy is encoded in the world around us.

Hardback 415 pages
Price: £25.00/€37.00/ US$48.90


Canonbury Papers Vol 4: Seeking the Light Canonbury Papers Vol 4: Seeking the Light [Product Ref 913]

Canonbury Papers Vol 4: Seeking the Light - Freemasonry and Initiation In this the fourth volume in the Canonbury Papers are eleven papers that were presented at the seventh conference held in November 2005. It is on a broad theme of "Seeking the Light : Freemasonry & Initiatic Traditions".

As with those in earlier volumes, these papers will provide a significant contribution to the development of masonic historiography.

Hardback 134 pages.


Price: £18.99/€28.11/ US$37.14


Emulation Working Today Emulation Working Today [Product Ref 912]

By Graham Redman

This volume is not only an invaluable guide to the performance of craft ritual as taught by the Emulation Lodge of Improvement but a guide to the learning and performance of Masonic Ritual as an art and a discipline. For this reason it will be of great value to any Freemason no matter what ritual his lodge works. The book contains an in depth and detailed guide to the procedures and of Craft ritual as practiced by the Emulation Lodge of Improvement and the roles and work of each officer in the lodge. It also provides an exhaustive guide to the path through the offices including both handy tips on problem areas in the ritual and how to correct common errors. Any Masonic ritualist will find great benefit in the guidance contained in this book. 176 Pages.
Price: £14.99/€22.19/ US$29.32


Freemasonry – The Reality Freemasonry – The Reality [Product Ref 882]

By Tobias Churton
Price: £19.99/€29.59/ US$39.10


Cracking The Freemason's Code Cracking The Freemason's Code [Product Ref 776]

The Author Robert Cooper reveals the truth about the brotherhood. Prompted by public interest and controversial stories about Freemasonry, Robert has chosen to reveal the secret history of the Masons for the first time.
Price: £9.99/€14.79/ US$19.54


Duncan's Ritual of Freemasonry Duncan's Ritual of Freemasonry [Product Ref 85]

By Malcolm A Duncan

This book reveals the spiritual paths taken by inductees as they move through each initiated degree of enlightment: Mark Master, Past Master, Most Excellent Master, and the Royal Arch.

The Freemasons' Rituals, arcane symbols and mystical doctrines are also probed, and accurate explanations of gestures, tools and terms are accompanied by more than 100 illustrations and original engravings.


Price: £7.95/€11.77/ US$15.55


A Bardon Companion A Bardon Companion [Product Ref 767]

By Rawn Clark

This book is a commentary on Franz Bardon's books

Initiation into Hermetics

Practice of Magical Evocation

The Key to the True Kabbalah

223 pages Softback
Price: £19.50/€28.86/ US$38.14


The Stairway Of Freemasonry The Stairway Of Freemasonry [Product Ref 766]

By Julian Rees

For any enquiring mind, whether Freemason or not, this little book sets out to help answer questions – not so much: ‘What does it mean?’ but rather: ‘What can it mean?’, since the journey is concerned not with learning other people’s answers, but in working out answers for yourself. This is a book about what it means to walk the path of a Freemason; to be inspired by its rituals, to live your life by its precepts and to cultivate virtue within yourself.

If you are not a Freemason, you may want answers to questions such as the following:

• Why can I not become a Freemason by reading about it in a book? • What would initiation do for me?

• What is the point of secrets in Freemasonry?

• Why are the square and compasses in Freemasonry such a universal symbol?

• What are Masonic symbols for? Do they mean anything?

• Can Freemasonry be as meaningful for me as my religion?

• By being a Freemason, can I be closer to God?


If you are already a Freemason, you may want answers to other, but similar questions:

• Why are we called Free Masons?

• If secrets in Freemasonry are not to hide something, what are they for?

• What does the ritual mean when it talks of avoiding fear and rashness?

• How can symbols best be used?

• Can working tools really be used to make me a better person? If so, how?

• Why is it said that lodges stand on holy ground?

• How am I to understand light in a symbolic sense?
Price: £9.99/€14.79/ US$19.54


Masonic Diary 2008 Masonic Diary 2008 [Product Ref 765]

Masonic Diary 2008. An every day diary conatining useful masonic information. Covers period from August 2007 to December 2008. Black faux leather cover with metal corners, week to view and ribbon marker. Comes complete with detachable address and telephone section and forward planner.

Size 7" x 3.5" (178mm x 89mm) approx.
Price: £6.50/€9.62/ US$12.71


Symbols and Mysteries - The Best of Ten Years of Freemasonry... Symbols and Mysteries - The Best of Ten Years of Freemasonry... [Product Ref 764]

By Freemasonry Today

In a bold initiative ten years ago, a quality masonic magazine was launched, to bring a wide range of articles to the masonic and non-masonic public. Over those years many talented authors have given their expertise and deep knowledge of all things to do with the many facets of Freemasonry, to make a publication that has become respected around the world and which has been imitated many times. This present publication brings together the best of those articles, highlighting aspects of masonic mysteries, of brotherhood in its many forms, of art, antiquities, history, charity and the core values of Freemasonry, namely the way in which the degrees can enrich and enhance the human condition. Hard back collectors edition.
Price: £14.99/€22.19/ US$29.32


101 Things You Didn't Know About The Freemasons 101 Things You Didn't Know About The Freemasons [Product Ref 763]

By Barb Karg, John K Young

This publication examines the Freemasonry movement and dispels the rumours, bringing to light such topics as: Masonic symbols, rites and rituals; famous Freemasons and their contributions to art, literature and science; alleged connections to Jack the Ripper, the KKK, and the Holy Grail; Freemasons vs. the Catholic Church; Freemasonry in today's society. 256 pages. Softback
Price: £7.99/€11.83/ US$15.63


Tell Me More About the Mark Degree Tell Me More About the Mark Degree [Product Ref 762]

By Neville Barker Cryer

Ten five-minute talks to be performed in a Mark Lodge or just to read at home. Including : About the Mark Man and Mark Master, About the Mark, The true meaning oft he Key Stone and the Cornerstone. Discover the symbolism behind The Mark Tracing Board and much much more!
Price: £9.99/€14.79/ US$19.54


Solomon's Power Brokers Solomon's Power Brokers [Product Ref 760]

By Christopher Knight and Alan Butler

Solomon's Power Brokers : The Secrets of Freemasonry, The Church and the Illuminati.

In this eye-opening account, two seasoned researchers show that today's Freemasons are the spiritual descendants of an ancient priesthood that was forced to act in secrecy.

It delves deep beneath Rosslyn's soil- repository of ancient manuscripts that hold the key to God's plan for the world, to trace the roots of an ancient priesthood that became a powerful secret society : The Freemasons.

296 pages, 8 pages colour pictures, Hardback
Price: £16.99/€25.15/ US$33.23


The Concise History Of Freemasonry The Concise History Of Freemasonry [Product Ref 758]

By Robert Freke Gould

First published in 1903 and revised in 1920, this is the 2007 edition. Written by an eminent Masonic historian, this authoritative survey is considered to be one of the most well-rounded accounts of Masonry. It chronicles the Craft's development and movement throughout Europe and to the Far East, Africa and the Americas. A monumental work culled from many years of research, its spans the vast range of Masonic history from ancient to modern times. 16 b/w illustrations. 432 pages. Softback
Price: £13.50/€19.98/ US$26.41


Masonic Calendar 2008 Masonic Calendar 2008 [Product Ref 730]
By The Library and Museum of Freemasonry

From the Library and Museum of Freemasonry come a selection of Masonic jewels, artefacts and portrayals of ritual in antiquity.

295 x 210

13 colour photographs
Price: £6.99/€10.35/ US$13.67


Dictionary of Masonic Terminology Dictionary of Masonic Terminology [Product Ref 729]
By W.Bro Ravinder Singh Channey

I was born in antiquity, in the ancient days when men first dreamed of God. I have been tried through the ages, and found true. The crossroads of the world bear the imprint of my feet, and the cathedrals of all nations mark the skill of my hands. I strive for beauty and for symmetry. In my heart is wisdom and strength and courage for those who ask. Upon my altars is the Book of Holy Writ, and my prayers are to the One Omnipotent God, my sons work and pray together, without rank or discord, in the public mart and in the inner chamber. By signs and symbols I teach the lessons of life and of death and the relationship of man with God and of man with man. My arms are widespread to receive those of lawful age and good report who seek me of their own free will. I accept them and teach them to use my tools in the building of men, and thereafter, find direction in their own quest for perfection so much desired and so difficult to attain. I lift up the fallen and shelter the sick. I hark to the orphans' cry, the widows tears, the pain of the old and destitute. I am not church, nor party, nor school, yet my sons bear a full share of responsibility to God, to country, to neighbor and themselves. They are freemen, tenacious of their liberties and alert to lurking danger. At the end I commit them as each one undertakes the journey beyond the vale into the glory of everlasting life. I ponder the sands within the glass and think how small is a single life in the eternal universe. Always have I taught immortality, and even as I raise men from darkness into light, I am a way of life.

I am Freemasonry

112 pages

Dimentions 24 x 15 x 1.8 cm
Price: £9.00/€13.32/ US$17.60


Tracing Boards, Their Development & Their Designers Tracing Boards, Their Development & Their Designers [Product Ref 728]
By T. O. Haunch

The tracing boards of the three degrees, although not used in some workings, are a significant survival from the masonic past. In this publication, the origins of this important part of masonic culture is explored. First published in 1962, this is a revised new edition. 30 colour and 12 b/w illustrations. 48 pages. Softback
Price: £9.99/€14.79/ US$19.54


A Commentary on the Rose Croix Ritual A Commentary on the Rose Croix Ritual [Product Ref 144]
By Brigadier A.C.F. Jackson

An explanation of the Rose Croix degree.
Price: £3.00/€4.44/ US$5.87


A Glossary of the Craft and Holy Royal Arch Rituals A Glossary of the Craft and Holy Royal Arch Rituals [Product Ref 145]
By A.C.F. Jackson

The meanings of the words used in Masonic ritual have changed over the last 200 years. This handy little books describes the origins and original meanings of the sometime obscure words used in our ritual. A must for any serious mason.
Price: £5.95/€8.81/ US$11.64


A Masonic Miscellany A Masonic Miscellany [Product Ref 146]

This title combines all the good qualities of a 'Coffee-table' book with the benefit of a well researched and in depth content. It has been filled with tit bits of Masonic trivia and moral and inspiring quotes and stories is a veritable visual feast for those who are, in any way, interested in Freemasonry. In fact you will read quotes from anyone from Napoleon, Cicero or even the ancient Chinese philosopher Lao Tse There is something for everyone in this book. The articles are small enough that you can just dip in when you have a spare moment and find yourself reading on any subject from the history of a Lodge consisting purely of stage magicians that use magic tricks and blasts of fire in there rituals to Buffalo Bills Masonic career and initiation. Or perhaps Do you know what a moon lodge is? Or the more in depth the origin of the word warden. A must for any Masonic enthusiast. of the craft. 26 b/w photos. 160 pages. Softback
Price: £9.99/€14.79/ US$19.54


A Modern Mason Examines his Craft: Fact Versus Fiction A Modern Mason Examines his Craft: Fact Versus Fiction [Product Ref 147]
By L.C. Helms

An illuminating exposition of the history behind certain practices used in Masonic lodges.
Price: £9.50/€14.06/ US$18.58


A Prince Hall Masonic Quiz Book A Prince Hall Masonic Quiz Book [Product Ref 148]
By Joseph A. Walkes

This book is intended to give Masons some insight into the way Freemasons view the Fraternity.
Price: £12.50/€18.50/ US$24.45


A Winter with Robbie Burns A Winter with Robbie Burns [Product Ref 149]
By Robert Burns

First published in 1846, this is primarily concerned with the famous painting by freemason W.S.Watson entitled 'The Inauguration of Robert Burns as poet laureate of Canongate Kilwining Lodge, 1st March 1787'. Includes a fold-out reproduction in colour of the painting and a list of all the members of the Lodge depicted on the canvas, with a background to each. 184 pages. Pocket sized hardback.
Price: £12.50/€18.50/ US$24.45


All Seeing Eye All Seeing Eye [Product Ref 150]
By Ian Allan Publishing

Selection of Masonic prayers and graces.

Awaiting Re-print
Price: £4.25/€6.29/ US$8.31

Behind the Wire Behind the Wire [Product Ref 151]
By Keith Flynn OBE

A factual account of Masonic activities in Prisoner-of-War camps from 1758 up to and including the Second World War. The background to this page shows the lych-gate to the cemetery at Changi Prison, Singapore. It was drawn by one of the prisoners in December 1942.
Price: £7.50/€11.10/ US$14.67


Beyond the Craft ( New Revised 5th Edition) Beyond the Craft ( New Revised 5th Edition) [Product Ref 152]
By Keith B. Jackson

New revised 5th edition with colour illustrations. A guide book that details Masonic Orders beyond the Craft that are still worked in England and Wales.

The Author - "My masonic readers have overheard those engrossing snippets of conversation that seem to occur so frequently at the festive board of a Craft lodge where reference is made to the ?Mariners?, ?the KT? or ?the Cryptic?. Enquiry is rewarded with the explanation that they are other degrees, but generally there is little further information forthcoming and one is left with a feeling of awakened, yet ungratified curiosity. This book attempts to produce a condensed, yet comprehensive text of information regarding the various masonic orders at work in England today."

Contains in-depth information on the History , Joining qualifications,hierarchy, rituals and teachings and regalia of the following Masonic orders.

Holy Royal Arch,Mark Masonry,Royal Ark Mariners,Order of the Secret Monitor,Royal and Select Masters,Order of the Secret Monitor,Royal and Select masters,Order of the Allied Masonic Degrees,The Ancient and Accepted Rite (Rose Croix),The Red Cross of Constantine,Knight Templar and Knight of Malta,Holy Royal Arch Knights Templar Priests,Royal Order of Scotland,Baldwyn Rite,The Operatives,Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia,Order of Light,Order of Eri,Knight Templar Beneficent of the Holy city.


Price: £12.00/€17.76/ US$23.47


Building Paradise:The Freemasonic and Rosicrucian Six Days Work Building Paradise:The Freemasonic and Rosicrucian Six Days Work [Product Ref 154]
By Peter Dawkins

Have you always had the feeling that Freemasonry has a great purpose beyond what is apparent? Are you ready to discover its true purpose? This book is about the work of one of the world's greatest geniuses Sir Francis Bacon great he was skilled in science, law and philosophy, but he was also one of the great Masters of Wisdom -- the Master who was the 'Elijah' or herald of the Aquarian Age that we are now entering in the 21st century. Bacon was the 'Apollo' of the Rosicrucians and the founder and first Grand Master of modern Freemasonry. As you will read in this book, Bacon's mission was to bring us a special Art of Discovery and to train us in this art, too. The idea is that we can also discover all things, all truth, in a beautiful, life-enhancing way -- the way of a true artist, to help manifest a paradise on earth for all people, all creatures, all nature, and all of life itself. It is extraordinary how Bacon left us -- centuries ago -- a particular method by which this may still be accomplished today.

This work reveals :

• What is Bacon's 'Art of Discovery'? And why is it still important today?

• Why did Bacon call his work The Six Days' Work?

• Are we now entering Bacon's long-awaited 'New Age'?

• Are there hidden Masonic themes and symbols hidden in works written over 100 years before the founding of the first Grand Lodge?


Price: £14.95/€22.13/ US$29.24


Candidates Companion to the Masonic Bible Candidates Companion to the Masonic Bible [Product Ref 155]
By Jack Bright

An explanation of some Masonic applications of the volume of the sacred law.
Price: £7.75/€11.47/ US$15.16


Canonbury Papers Vol 1 :The Social Impact of Freemasonry Canonbury Papers Vol 1 :The Social Impact of Freemasonry [Product Ref 156]
By Canonbury Masonic Research Centre

Volume 1 contains nine papers given at the second International Conference held in London on 4-5 November 2000. The papers in this volume embrace significant British and European political, social, and cultural, themes revealing the contribution and involvement of Freemasonry which has hitherto been omitted from modern scholarship. The papers offer a valuable contribution to a number of broader historical debates. In addition to these, the volume opens with a paper by Dr Jan Snoek, ‘The earliest development of masonic degrees and rituals: Hamill versus Stevenson’, given to the first International Conference in 1999.
Price: £17.50/€25.90/ US$34.23


Canonbury Papers Vol 2 :Freemasonry in Music and Literature Canonbury Papers Vol 2 :Freemasonry in Music and Literature [Product Ref 157]
By Canonbury Masonic Research Centre

Vol 2 contains western music and literature have had some strong and clearly delineated influences on freemasons and likewise the ideas underpinning the Craft have found fascinating expression in various artistic forms from the earliest decades of the the 18th century, that formative period when speculative Freemasonry really began to flourish in most of the Western European cultural centres. These papers reflect that amazing diversity and, like those in the previous volume, demonstrate the clear impact in both form and content which Freemasonry has had in Western European culture over the generations. These papers range, in their subject topics, from England, Germany, Russia, France, Holland, Austria, Scotland and Sweden; the time scale represented here runs from perhaps the mid-15th century to the present time.
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Canonbury Papers Vol 3 :Freemasonry and Religion Canonbury Papers Vol 3 :Freemasonry and Religion [Product Ref 158]
By Canonbury Masonic Research Centre

This issue of The Canonbury Papers is the third volume to be produced by the Canonbury Masonic Research Centre, containing the papers delivered at the annual international conferences held at the Canonbury Tower, Islington, London. This volume contains eleven papers that were given at the sixth conference held on 6-7 November 2004 on the general theme of ‘Freemasonry and Religion: Many Faiths, One Brotherhood’. In addition, it also includes a paper prepared by John Acaster on the same broad theme. These papers embrace significant new British and European research perspectives on the demonstrably close connections that have existed between various religious creeds and speculative Freemasonry from its earliest days in England to the present day. Once again, it is hoped that this volume will continue to make a valuable contribution to the further development of masonic historiography.
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Coil's Masonic Encyclopaedia Coil's Masonic Encyclopaedia [Product Ref 159]
By Henry Wilson Coil

There are 1750 articles discussed in A-Z form, plus a chronology covering the 10th-20th century, listing important Masonic events and facts in order of occurrence. A comprehensive work of reference.
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Comprehensive View of Freemasonry Comprehensive View of Freemasonry [Product Ref 160]
By Henry Wilson Coil

Masonic history by Henry Coil (USA): Coverage of the differences between freemasonry in the US and Europe.
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Darkness Visible Darkness Visible [Product Ref 161]
By Walton Hannah

A Christian appraisal of freemasonry. This well-known book was first published in 1952 and is now in its 17th impression. A classic Masonic title.
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Did You Know This, Too? Did You Know This, Too? [Product Ref 162]
By Revd Neville Barker Cryer

New from the Revd Neville Barker Cryer, the sequel to his ever popular "I Just Didn't Know That". This book contains a series of 14 exciting, entertaining and sometimes controversial talks for performance in Lodge or to read at home. Subjects include: - Women and Freemasonry - Surprises in Scottish Lodges - The Grand Lodge of All England at York and the York Rite - The Churches' involvement with Freemasonry and much much more..


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Turning the Hiram Key Turning the Hiram Key [Product Ref 1]
By Robert Lomas

The Real Secrets of Freemasonry? Robert Lomas (co-author of The Hiram Key) has finally tackled the big unanswered questions about The Brotherhood. What is the purpose of Freemasonry? What do Masons gain from working its Rituals? Can anybody benefit from the Spiritual Teachings of 'The Craft'. Are Masonic rituals simple moral plays designed to encourage people to behave well? Are they a secret tradition preserved from a long lost civilisation? Are they meaningless formalities? ...Or do they serve some deeper purpose? In this ground-breaking work Lomas describes his personal journey through the mystical rituals of Freemasonry.
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Esoterica Esoterica [Product Ref 170]
By Albert Pike

Symbolism of the Blue Degrees of Freemasonry, Albert Pike's ESOTERIKA Edited by Arturo de Hoyos, 33°, Grand Archivist and Grand Historian Forward by Ronald A. Seale, 33°, Sovereign Grand Commander Contains the complete text of Albert Pike's never-before-published esoteric study of the symbols of Blue Lodge Degrees. Subjects include The Compasses and the Square, The Weapons and Blows of the Assassins, The Three Grips, The Substitute for the Masters Word, The 47th Problem of Euclid, The Truth, Is the Cable-tow a Symbol?, Corner Stones, The Ladder of Jacob, Tubal Cain, Shibboleth, and Solomon and Hiram. In addition to the above, Ill. de Hoyos added five appendices: Parallels to the Symbolism of the Blue Degrees, A Letter Touching Masonic Symbolism, Pike's Dependence on Other Sources, The Faith of Albert Pike, and Four Valuable Exposés.