Scottish Rite Freemasonry

12/05/2025

"It was at this yard sale that I bought my first 78 rpm record. As luck would have it, it is also where I found my very first Edmundo Ros album.... While I had never heard of Edmundo Ros, each song on the album was a gem among gems." —J. Enroughty

Learn about "Br. Edmundo Ros, (Worshipful) Master of Rhythm" in the November/December 2025 Scottish Rite Journal:

In the Online Edition—
📖 https://pubs.royle.com/publication/?i=854383&p=16&view=issueViewer

On the Podcast—
🔊 https://www.spreaker.com/episode/br-edmundo-ros-worshipful-master-of-rhythm--68819033

Illustration of Br. Edmundo Ros by Br. Ted Bastien, 32°, for "Chips from the Quarry," Scottish Rite Journal

11/27/2025

Carry an attitude of Thankfulness wherever you go!

11/20/2025

"An almost translucent window above the Holy Ark displays the Tablets of the Decalogue, resplendent in their full majesty by the light of the early morn." —J.R. Corbett

Step inside a historic synagogue in England with the Masonic Traveler in "Sir Moses Montefiore, Freemason: Visiting the Montefiore Synagogue, Ramsgate, England" in the November/December 2025 Scottish Rite Journal.

In the Online Edition—
📖 https://pubs.royle.com/publication/?i=854383&p=12&view=issueViewer

On the Podcast—
🔊 https://www.spreaker.com/episode/sir-moses-montefiore-freemason-visiting-the-montefiore-synagogue-ramsgate-england--68553788

Illustrations: (Left) Solomon Alexander Hart, Sir Moses Montefiore. 1868 or 1869. Source: Wikimedia Commons. (Right) Synagogue at Sir Moses Montefiore’s Ramsgate estate. Photography: J.R. Corbett

11/20/2025

Check out the holiday gifts for the Masons in your life! Find out the last day to order before Christmas!

Looking for the perfect gift for the Mason in your life this holiday season? In this video host Maynard Edwards, 33° and Scottish Rite Store manager Ana show...

11/11/2025

A special message for our Veteran's on this holiday. THANK YOU for all you have done for our great nation!

10/31/2025

Houdini in the Scottish Rite & Shrine! After decades, his missing records were found!

10/31/2025

Harry Houdini, Master Magicina and Master Mason!

10/15/2025

“In the 25th Degree, 'Knight of the Brazen Serpent,' we as Scottish Rite Masons are introduced to the Sufi tradition, which might be described, in a few words, as an Islamic esoteric tradition that is organized into various orders and brotherhoods.” — A. Hill

Learn more in "Sufism and Freemasonry" in the September/October 2025 Scottish Rite Journal:

In the Online Edition—
📖 https://pubs.royle.com/publication/?i=850793&p=8&view=issueViewer

On the Podcast—
🔊 https://www.spreaker.com/episode/sufism-and-freemasonry--68134779

Illustration: Detail of Preziosi's "Dancing Dervishes" (1857). Source: Wikimedia Commons

10/08/2025

"When Harvey inquires if Platt is a Freemason, the latter replies in the affirmative. [Rudyard] Kipling ends this scene (and the chapter) with the cryptic phrase: 'Harvey had another mystery of the deep sea to brood upon,' implying that Masonic bonding has left a lasting impact on him." —S. D. Klein

Learn more about Br. Rudyard Kipling's Masonic references in "Freemasonry on the High Seas: Kipling’s 'American Novel' Captains Courageous" in the September/October 2025 Scottish Rite Journal:

In the Online Edition—
📖 https://pubs.royle.com/publication/?i=850793&p=29&view=issueViewer

On the Podcast—
🔊 https://www.spreaker.com/episode/freemasonry-on-the-high-seas-kipling-s-american-novel-captains-courageous--68047404

Graphics—Left: "Captains Courageous." Cover to the first American edition (1897) Source: Wikimedia Commons. Right: Postcard of Rudyard Kipling arriving in Winnipeg, Manitoba, by train, ca. 1910. Source: Wikimedia Commons

09/24/2025

"The Masonic Decalogue is as much an identity marker as it is a charge to every Mason." —L. Walsh

Learn more in "A Scottish Rite Decalogue" in the September/October 2025 Scottish Rite Journal:

In the Digital Edition—
📖 https://pubs.royle.com/publication/?i=850793&p=13&view=issueViewer

On the Podcast—
🔊 https://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-scottish-rite-decalogue--67852692

Illustration: Detail of Aron de Chaves, "Moses and Aaron with the Ten Commandments." Painting from 1674 or 1675, Amsterdam. Source: Wikimedia Commons

09/18/2025

"I clutched the document box more tightly, knowing full-well that my usual nature as a bull in a China shop was incongruous with having a box of such importance in my hands. In this box was a 209-year-old lodge minutes book that could very well contain the answers to several key questions about the early history of the Supreme Council." —M. Edwards

Learn more about this book and the birthplace of the Scottish Rite—Charleston, South Carolina—in "Illuminating Our History—The La Candeur Lodge Minutes Book. Pt. 1: Finding the Eleven Gentlemen of Charleston" in the September/October 2025 Scottish Rite Journal.

In the Digital Edition—
📖 https://pubs.royle.com/publication/?i=850793&p=24&view=issueViewer

On the Podcast—
🔊 https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-la-candeur-lodge-minutes-book-pt-1-finding-the-eleven-gentlemen-of-charleston--67768369

Photo: Detail of a page from the La Candeur Lodge Minutes Book featuring various signatures

08/27/2025

"American visitors to the country town of Guildford—not least of all Masons—likely will want to spend some time at this most modern of English cathedrals." — J.R. Corbett

Learn more in "Eternal Dwelling Space: A Modern Example of Cathedral Building Tradition in Guildford" in the January/February 2024 Scottish Rite Journal

In the Digital Edition—
📖 https://pubs.royle.com/publication/?i=810065&p=16&view=issueViewer

On the Podcast—
🔊 https://www.spreaker.com/episode/eternal-dwelling-space-a-modern-example-of-cathedral-building-tradition-in-guildford--67508040

Photography: (Left) Guildford Cathedral, Surrey, England; (Right) The Freemasons of Surrey donated this screen for the entrance to the sanctuary.