In this episode I talk about briefly about MasonicCon in South Pasadena Lodge No.290 on July 22 thru 24. More info to come.

I read an article I found on the internet. It’s something I already spoke about before which is a book called “The Early Masonic Catechism” by Douglas Knoop, G.P. Jones and Douglas Hamer. The book came out  in 1943 but was reprinted in 1963 with some very important updates added to help us understand the evolution of our ritual and three-degree system.

“The very existence of this book, ‘The Early Masonic Catechisms’, cuts through those misguided allusions by cutting the primary issues that challenges genuine Masonic research, by highlighting that not only did such diversity exist, but also that earliest records of Masonic ritual, which date from 1696, highlight this fact.

This is the purpose of the book, to present both the earliest examples of Masonic ritual, and presenting the source material in full, each with a presented review of the history of each document, giving the academic appraisal of the validity of each, offering a balanced assessment.”

The book was not widely printed and had limited runs, so they are very hard to find and expensive. A hard cover back copy runs for $300 and a soft bound will run you $247.50 or more.

So, the question is, why don't you or I have a copy of this book, does your lodge library have one and if so, are they sharing its contents with you? If not, why not? 

Always work at increasing your masonic knowledge base.

Prepare, prevail, and prosper.

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