A Masonic Trip to 1774" by Wellington District 18th Century Degree Team

I had the pleasure of attending a reinactment of an 18th century degree (Entered Aprentice) put on by the Wellington District 18th Century Degree Team at the Annette St. Temple here in Toronto. This building is one of the nicest in the Toronto area. (I heard some nasty rumors of it being sold, way too much of this going on these days.)

The play itself was pretty interesting, and has some humorous parts. This was an open event so plenty of family, wives, girlfriends, and non masons were present. It was a full house. The script was based on the minutes from an actual 18th century lodge meeting.

It was interesting to see different, and at the same time, how similar it is to what we do today.

Scroll down for a few more pictures

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Here's some cieling details, inside the lodge room.

Here's the building's corner stone, 100 years old this coming week!

The symbols of the degree are drawn on the floor mat by the tyler. The newly made mason's first duty after being initiated will be to mop these symbols off the mat. The sooner he gets this done, the sooner he gets to join his new brothers for a drink, I mean some "fellowship"

The candidate (a volunteer from Prince of Wales lodge) takes his obligation.

Wallpaper

playing around in photoshop, makes an okay desktop/wallpaper

"Solomon's Builders"

Just finished Christopher Hodapp's book "Solomon's Builders". It makes me want to go back to DC again and take a second look. I also really like his jabs at the Masonic conspiracy/New World Order idiots.

http://www.amazon.com/Solomons-Builders-Freemasons-Founding-Washington/dp/1569755795/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1239551015&sr=8-1

(though, I could have done a bit better on the cover art Chris.... next time?)

A fun read.

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Has Been A While

Haven't posted anything here is a while, so I thought I'd put this up.

Photoshop Fun

Playing around with our lodge logo in photoshop. Makes an OK wallpaper as well.

Bro. Hiram Brother

This is just a bit of promotional art promoting a character "Bro. Hiram Brother", whom I've done illustrations of, for a series of stories in the Scottish Rite Journal. (written by Bro. Michael Halleran) I haven't posted here in a bit, so I thought I'd put it up.

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Some charitable masonic humor

More Masonic stuff from Indianapolis

Besides the big Scottish Rite Cathedral, there's also a Masonic temple in Indi, here's some pics from that..

Indianapolis

I took a short vaction in Indianapolis IN. While there, I toured their Scottish Rite temple, and their Masonic temple. To start, here's some pics of the Scottish Rite temple.

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Blue anarchy lodge...

not to be cofused with chapter...

Masonic anarchy?

some more photoshop fun

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Start Scottish Rite in May!

Alexandria/Inwood Lodge No. 158 - Oil Springs, Ontario

Just this last weekend I went to visit my parents in Oil Springs, Ontario. By chance I'd found a link on the Grand Lodge site, to the "Sarnia District" masons' site. There I found a small picture of their lodge building, and their regular meeting day. Since in coincided with my visit I thought I'd drop in for a visit. I lucked out, as they were initiating a new candidate, who happened to be the Master's younger brother.
It was strange just to be away from Toronto. Stopping and checking for cars at intersections, and there weren't any. Being able to see the stars. Being so dark I had to use the light of my cell phone to find my way from the lodge to my car....
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More Hermetic Photoshop fun

more photoshop square and compass fun

J.A.H. logo

doing a bit more photoshop art, this time our lodge logo...

makes good wallpaper