Lewis Masonic

09/01/2026

***NEW*** The Master Mason's Friend

If you want to acquire a high volume of Masonic know-how in quick time order then this is the book for you.

The Master Masons Friend is the most comprehensive and insightful handbook produced for all Master Masons and makes the perfect gift recently Raised Brethren.

It shares a lifetimes worth of Masonic knowledge demystifying the Ceremony of Raising; providing practical working tools for the modern, speculative Master Mason and maps out the many and varied Masonic journey pathway opportunities available both near and far.

It also provides the lifelong companionship of a fully indexed useful source of reference.

Written in everyday conversational English, the words are brought to life with over 240 images, illustrations and memory aids.

The Master Masons Friend Key Features:

- The author's fast moving, reader friendly writing style is further enhanced with over 240 images, of which 80 are in full colour.

- Takes the reader on a step-by-step, 32 page demystification tour through the Ceremony of Raising. (Illustrated)

- Answers questions about the Hiramic legend; explains why our Aprons are blue; explores medieval Mason murder stories; explains the Masonic significance of numbers 1, 3, 7 and 15 and much, much more.

- The Fast History sections provide a birds-eye view of important Masonic, scientific and geo-political events.

Maximum information - minimum reading time!

- Examines the memory and cognitive health benefits of memorising ritual text.

- Uses a genuine medieval apprentices oath to demonstrate the virtues of the 5-Minute Ritualist ritual memorisation system.

- 190 archaic ritual words and phrases defined, explained and, where helpful, illustrated.

- Your Future Opportunities: A dedicated, seven section, book within a book, maps out the diverse Masonic development pathways open to Master Masons. A useful navigational tool to help plan your continuing Masonic journey.

The Master Mason's Friend comprising 364 pages is a lot of book for just £15.00

Every Master Mason should have a copy!

https://www.lewismasonic.co.uk/latest-titles/master-mason-friend.htm

08/01/2026

Great to see "The Life and Death of John Yarker" by Dr. David Harrison reviewed in Fortean Times.

02/01/2026

Interesting Insights into The History and Meaning of the Tracing Boards

Although most Freemasons will be familiar with the Tracing Boards painted or engraved illustrations developed in the early years of Freemasonry which are use...

01/01/2026

Happy New Year!

31/12/2025

29/12/2025

Studies on Traditional Freemasonry
By Fabio Venzi

£14.99

https://www.lewismasonic.co.uk/general/studies-on-traditional-freemasonry_1.htm

Contents

Chapter One

The Origins

Theory of the Origins

The Great Deceit of an Enlightened Freemasonry

The Schaw Statutes and the “Art of Memory” of Ramon Llull

Chapter Two

The Principles and the Inspiring Traditions

Association or Initiatic Society?

Mystery Societies

Hermeticism

Chapter Three

The Neoplatonist Roots

Neoplatonism versus Illuminism

Masonic Symbology and Neoplatonist Allegories

Renaissance Neoplatonism

The Cambridge Platonists

Chapter Four

Transmission Through Use of Symbols

The Task of Symbols

Symbolism in an Initiatic Order and in a Political Context

Chapter Five

For an Initiatic Coalescence

The Integralist Esotericists

Against Esotericism

The Sacred Space in Ancient Societies

Towards Coalescence and Tolerance: Interpretation of the Ritual in an Allegorical-Moralistic or Anagogic Direction

Chapter Six

Freemasonry and Alchemy

Freemasonry and Science: The Illuministic Mystification

Freemasonry and Alchemy

The Modern Science

The New Science

Chapter Seven

A Glance at the Jungian Psychoanalytic Approach: Self

Myth

The Archetype of Self

Genuine Myth and Technicalised Myth

Chapter Eight

The Tradition 207

Freemasonry as a “Form” of Tradition

The Concept of Hierarchy

The Inclusion Theory

Appendix I

Freemasonry and the Catholic Church

Appendix II

The Five Signs of Decay of an Angel

Appendix III

Freemasonry and Mass Media 2

29/12/2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DG5FFTfBJws

Author Billy Hamilton joins Pen & Compass Podcast for a deep dive into his latest work, A Stranger in the Elemental Temple: The Rituals of the Ancient Order ...

16/12/2025

Discover our range of carefully selected gift items sure to delight Masons and non-Masons alike, from joke books and journals to starry bookmarks and mugs containing a capybara surprise!

https://www.lewismasonic.co.uk/gifts/

Last Posting Dates for Christmas:

UK Standard - Friday 19th December 12pm

UK Courier/Express - Monday 22nd December 2pm

Europe Courier - Thursday 18th December 2pm

USA & Rest of World Courier - Wednesday 17th December 2pm

13/12/2025

Attention: Hermetic and Alchemical Book Collectors!

We have a complete range of the Magnum Opus Series available.

Beautifully hand-bound, numbered and signed by the translator.

https://www.lewismasonic.co.uk/rare-collectable/

08/12/2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zD3YvrMMrHM

In S7E6 I sit down with author, international masonic speaker and educator, and Past Master of Texas Lodge of Research, Brother Billy Hamilton to discuss his...

05/12/2025

Martin Faulks is giving a talk at a Masonic Hall tonight, so I (Kitty) took the opportunity to have a quick look around - anyone able to work out where we are?

05/09/2025

Announcing Our First Masonic Audio Book

For the first time ever, Lewis Masonic has published an audiobook, but what title did we choose to kick things off?

https://www.lewismasonic.co.uk/blog/announcing-our-first-masonic-audio-book.htm