Is our ritual emphasis on the 7 liberal arts and sciences obsolete?
By Paul R. Swanson, MSM, 32° KCCH The purpose of this paper is to use evidence and data to refute the multi-decade long push by …
Masonic Education
Florida Masonic District 7 Survey 2024
By Paul R. Swanson, 32° KCCH Note, This article was published in The Florida Mason, Above and Beyond, Fall 2024 Vol 3, Issue 2 page …
On operative and speculative; effective and virtual initiations
By Luis Balicas, PhD In Memory of René Jean-Marie Joseph Guénon, the master of Blois, also known as Abd-al-Wahid Yahia, influential figure in the domain …
Two Mason’s political paths during the Anti-Masonic Party’s rise to power
By Paul R Swanson, 32° KCCH July 18, 2024 Freemasonry grew in America’s early years, staying mostly for the educated and elite until the Civil …
Society expects us to be better than the average
By Paul R. Swanson, MSM June 29, 2024 The surveys are not yet done. With just over 100 surveys from District 7, mainly from 3 …
The survey is finished. Now what?
By Paul R. Swanson, MSM, 32° KCCH I am writing this before the actual finish line of the various lodge surveys in Florida Masonic District …
Everything is coming up three?
By Paul R. Swanson, 32° KCCH Threes seem to make up the world. What about the Scottish Rite? In children’s stories, many things are seen …
What would a Masonic Lodge “Making Good Men Better” group look like?
By Paul R. Swanson, 32° KCCH In the latest issue of The Florida Mason, Above and Beyond Volume 2, issue 1 on page 28 titled …
What is a “perfect” mason?
By Paul R. Swanson, 32° John S. Nagy, 32°, author & consultant Oct 18, 2023 In 2023 the core message from our Grand Master of …
What does a Coach Nagy seminar include?
By Paul R. Swanson, 32° KCCH On April 6, 2024, we invited John S. Nagy, Masonic Coach, and member of our valley to head our …