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The bloody origins of the scarlet and brimless hat, the Hirom, lie in the idea of popular revolution. Now, in Libya, like the Cardinals in ancient days, the Dictator Gaddafi wears the scarlet hat, when actually it belongs to Mohamed Bouazizi, and educated man in TUNISIA who set himself on fire...

As a practical matter of lodge work, it is typical to have the Holy Bible upon the altar, open to the proper page for the degree. It is explained to the candidate that the Bible is A Sacred Volume of Law, and that other sacred books are acceptable. On the altar at the Scottish Rite building in...

With permission The Beehive is proud to reprint Brother Steven Adkins essay on Freemasonry and Black Nationalism. This essay comes from Brother Adkins thought provoking website – Laws of Silence. Brother Adkins hails from Florida but now is residing in France. Adkins has opened my eyes to the...

Opening track: "Flying Over Water" by Jason Isbell Bro. Jack joins us after being gone for a while We have a critter in the ceiling tiles Harlan learns to play cricket . . . smugly The crew spends the holidays in county jail Jack quits the show What did the hosts get for Christmas? Harlan...

You might remember Greg Stewart’s interview of me where I said: There must be SOMETHING to hold American Grand Masters responsible and accountable to acceptable Masonic practices. Otherwise Freemasonry in the United States is whatever a Grand Master and a Grand Lodge says it is, and you end up...

Bruce is away being Santa - so Ass. Producer Marshall fills in The After Lodge Lodge Installation of Officers Harlan wears the famous cufflinks Disrespectful flatulation during closing ritual Amy sends a Christmas gift for the After Lodge Crew A widow prepares Harlan's special dinner Cutters in...

My friend and brother, WB James Dillman served ten years on the board of Indiana Freemasons Hall in Indianapolis, and eight of them as president. During his tenure, he oversaw an incredible array of improvements to the building. Last night was his final meeting, as a new president was elected...

Vandalism of Masonic lodges is not isolated to the US. The lodge in Queensland, Australia was hit yesterday by vandals who painted slogans and words on the bricks. In this article by Amy Remelkis she describes the damage, and I didn't appreciate the fact that she went into what one of the words...

Speaking of the foreign press in the previous post, England's The Guardian has published a completely unfounded rumor about a notorious event in 1989--the Hillsborough disaster. I was immediately suspicious when the cop making the allegation of a "Masonic conspiracy" to cover up police inaction...

R.W.Bro Hugh Goldie, DDGM, Frontenac District, Grand Lodge of Canada in the Province of Ontario, Speaking at his Official Visit to Prince of Wales Lodge No. 157, Napanee, Ontario, 07 November 2012 MEMBERSHIP At your meeting back in September … Continue reading → Continue reading...

Show notes this week courtesy of Brother Son Matt is Back! Grand Censor Bob tries water boarding Jason wants to start surveillance around the lodge, but will he catch a predator? Can Harlan teach me how to Dougie? Harlan, not just a Jew, but a terrible son too Lizard aliens at the center of the...

‘Twas the Night before Christmas, and down at the lodge not a gavel was stirring, and in the hodge-podge. Of aprons and jewels and chairs East and West You could savour the silence, most gladly divest All metal and mineral, … Continue reading → Continue reading...

Six Million dollars appears to be the answer, or best offer. It was sad to see this story in my inbox – St. Louis City Masonic Temple being sold. Image from PRlog.org Press Release Here we have yet another Masonic lodge being sold off to make way for luxury condos or a shopping mall. Only...

The Masons in St. Louis are offering their magnificent downtown temple, known as the New Masonic temple, for sale for a paltry $6 million.Very sad to lose this incredible place. We just keep selling off our own heritage. From KSDK.com: ST. LOUIS - The historic Masonic Temple on Lindell...

A crew is at work in Boston unearthing a time capsule believed buried by patriots Samuel Adams and Paul Revere. CNN affiliate WBZ reports, the 18th-century capsule was left in a cornerstone of the Massachusetts State House. The capsule is believed to date from 1795, when construction started on...

Following on the heels of its Prince Hall brethren, the Grand Lodge of Texas A.F. & A.M. has formally approved inver-visitation privileges to the MW Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Texas F & A.M. Continue reading...

I was reading the Q4 Communications Report of the Board of General Purposes and was struck by this passage: RESIGNATIONS FROM PRIVATE LODGES UNDER RULE 183 "[...]London and many Provinces now operate a system of ‘exit interviews’ with the aim of ascertaining whether a resignation is owing to a...

Opening track: Beat the Devil's Tattoo by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Harlan and Compases and his wrongness (ALH: I would note here that /u/afterlodgejason can't even spell the word he insists is correct, left as-is to prove a point) Our new friend Matt joins us from Michigan Harlan demits from...

As I have in the past, I have taken to task certain thoughts expressed in the Knight Templar Magazine. The Knight Templar Magazine is the official monthly publication for the Grand Encampment of the United States of America, the national body for the Masonic Knight Templars in the US. Sadly, so...

Grand Lodge of Texas AF & AM Grand Session 2005 Intervisitation with The Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Texas has just been approved by the Grand Lodge of Texas on Saturday December 6, 2014 at 12 Noon. The Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Texas approved the same in its...