Scottish Rite Best Practices
By Paul R. Swanson, 32° Scottish Rite Best Practices gathered in 2022 from visits to Jacksonville Scottish Rite during their reunion and the Des Moines …
Masonic Education for Scottish Rite Presentations # 3
By Paul R. Swanson, 32° Robert Morris, Past Grand Master of Kentucky formed the “conservators” to standardize Masonic ritual throughout the United States. This attempt …
Free Gardeners Similarities to Masonry
Scottish Rite Masonic Education for December 2022 By Paul R. Swanson, 32° Have you heard of the Oddfellows? They still exist in the USA. How …
Ruffians in the Masonic Lodge Call Traitor and Demand a Trial
By Paul R. Swanson, 32° Brother Benton, fresh back from nearly having his leg amputated due to injuries at Gettysburg, painfully dragged his leg as …
We Work
By Paul R. Swanson, 32° Our history predicts our future if we are willing to put in the “We work”. In the Scottish Rite Journal …
Freemasonry Moves West with America
British military lodges brought formal Freemasonry to America with the arrival of Lord Jeffrey Amherst in 1758. He engaged the French in Montreal and won. …
Voice of the Valley – Vol I, No.1, December 2022
Voice of the Valley in Tally Newsletter Vol I, No.1, December 2022 Happy Holidays to Everyone! Managing Editor: Paul R. Swanson 32˚Executive Editor: Douglas G. …