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Home > Philalethes Journal
Philalethes: The Journal
of Masonic Research & Letters
Since 1946, Philalethes has provided Masonic light to generations of Freemasons. That tradition continues today. Now expanded to 44 pages per issue, Philalethes presents thought-provoking articles on Masonic symbolism, ritual, history, art and philosophy, as well as careful book reviews and insightful editorial content. Many consider Philalethes to be the finest Masonic magazine available today. Learn how to subscribe.
Current Issue
Vol. 65, №3 · Summer 2012
Erik L. Arneson
The Fantastical Worlds
of Carl H. Claudy:
A Masonic Leader’s Adventures in Speculative Fiction
Shawn Eyer
Numberless Worlds,
Infinite Beings
[view sample article]
Aimee E. Newell
Developing a Symbol:
The Square and Compasses with the Letter G in American Freemasonry
Lenny Lubitz
The Edges of Freemasonry:
A Conference Report
Shawn Eyer
A Square, Compasses
and Letter G in 1525?
Voices of the Fellows
Carl H. Claudy
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Vol. 65, №2 · Spring 2012
Christopher Murphy
“Here lys the tongue that
never did reveal . . . ”
The Development & Usage
of the Cable Tow
Gary Leazer
Surviving the Storm: The Southern Baptist Convention,
Freemasonry & the Bible
Richard Gan
Aspects of Masonic
Publishing & the Jigsaw
of Freemasonry
Angel Millar
Death, Beauty & Manhood
Erik L. Arneson
review: Operative Masonry: A Manual for Restoring Light and Vitality to the Fraternity by Kirk C. White
Shawn Eyer
review: The new Ouroboros Press edition of Theatrum Chemicum Brittanicum by Elias Ashmole
Voices of the Fellows
George S. Draffen
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Vol. 65, №1 · Winter 2012
Douglas Wood
The Art of Memory
and the Masonic Craft
Ed Halpaus
A Sacred Gift: The Volume
of the Sacred Law
Owen Shieh
Lessons from the
Checkered Pavement
Shawn Eyer
Wise and Serious Truths:
Engaging the Symbolism
of the Craft, Part One
Peter Paul Fuchs
Maimonides and Masonry
Erik L. Arneson
review: Albert Pike's Morals and Dogma, edited by Arturo de Hoyos
Shawn Eyer
review: Journey on the Level by Owen Shieh
Voices of the Fellows
Hirsch Geffen
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Vol. 64, №4 · Fall 2011
John B. Williams
Initiation in Masonic Life
Allan Casalou
The Resurgence of Interest
in the Initiatic Experience
in California
Arthur Porter
Auld Lang Syne
Shawn Eyer
Set Your Face to the East:
The Initiatic Quest of
the Apprentice Mason
Beat Schwendimann
Between Heaven & Earth
Erik L. Arneson
review: A Guide to Masonic Symbolism by Duncan Moore
Shawn Eyer
review: Man and Mason—Rudyard Kipling by Richard Jaffa
Voices of the Fellows
Charles G. Reigner
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Vol. 64, №3 · Summer 2011
Andrew Hammer
Restoring Our Lodges, Observing Our Craft
Shai Afsai
The Sage, the Prince & the Rabbi
Ron Watkins
Freemasonry and Initiation
Paul Adams
The Affirmation of the Supreme Being (free sample article)
Maxim D. Hammer
The Square & the Four Cardinal Virtues
Bryan D. Dietrich
The Lost Word
Adam G. Kendall
review: Hibiscus Masonic Review vol. 3, edited by Peter J. Millheiser
Voices of the Fellows
Reynold E. Blight
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Vol. 64, №2 · Spring 2011
Michael Halleran
“Hold On, Boys…” Freemasonry in the Border War, 1854–1865
Kenneth C. Jack
Sauchie Tower & Old Sauchie House
Steven B. VanSlyck
What a Lodge Can Truly Be
Leon Zeldis
Illustrated by Symbols (free sample article)
Shawn Eyer
The Elements of Consecration, Part Two
William Peake
The Passages of a Mason: Master Mason
Shawn Eyer
review: Freemasonry: An Introduction by Mark E. Koltko-Rivera
Erik L. Arneson
review: Here's Looking at Euclid by Alex Bellos
Adam G. Kendall
review: Museum and Memorial by Mark A. Tabbert
Voices of the Fellows
Louis Block
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Vol. 64, №1 · Winter 2011
Robert G. Davis
The New American Mason: Generations Together in Private Conclaves of Manhood (free sample article)
Daniel D. Hrinko
The Formation of a Craft Driven Lodge
David Harrison
From Elias Ashmole to Arthur Edward Waite
Helmuth Svoboda
Wanted: Ashlarists
Beat Schwendimann
The First Stone
William Peake
The Passages of a Mason: Fellow Craft
Shawn Eyer
The Anchor and the Ark: Symbols of Faith, Hope and the Persistence of Tradition
Shawn Eyer
review: Observing the Craft by Andrew Hammer
Erik L. Arneson
review: The Royal Arch Journey by Neville Barker Cryer
Voices of the Fellows
Robert I. Clegg
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Vol. 63, №4 · Fall 2010
Paul Rich
Robert Burns and the Mystery of ‘The Master‘s Apron’
Shai Afsai
Thomas Paine’s Masonic Essay
(free sample article)
Online Bonus Supplement
Thomas Paine
The Origin of Free-Masonry
Ravi S. Kudesia
Journeying Eastward: Freemasonry in Light of the Vedanta
William Peake
The Passages of a Mason: The Apprentice
Ed Halpaus
The Senses: Hearing
Shawn Eyer
review: The Mystic Tie by Billy Kay
Erik L. Arneson
review: A Radical in the East by S. Brent Morris
Voices of the Fellows
Henry F. Evans
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Vol. 63, №3 · Summer 2010
C.F. William Maurer
Elkanah Watson: A Tale of Freemasonry and Revolution
Jeremy Gross
Benjamin Franklin and Jewish Ethics (free sample article)
Benjamin Franklin
On the Symbolism of Early American Currency
sidebar: What About the Great Seal?
Shawn Eyer
The Transvaluation of Status in the First Degree
Thomas J. Monteforte
William Preston‘s Charge to the Fellow Craft
Leon Zeldis
Philosophize to Live
Erik L. Arneson
review: The Better Angels of Our Nature
Voices of the Fellows
Harry L. Haywood
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Vol. 63, №2 · Spring 2010
John Wade
English Masonic Processions
Michael Pearce
The Function of Secrecy in the Work of Freemasonry
Eric C. Friedman
A Reflection upon the Greater & Lesser Lights
Shawn Eyer
The Elements of Consecration, Part One (free sample article)
Ed Halpaus
"All the Implements of Masonry, Indiscriminately, but More Especially…
Mounir Hanafi
poem: Wages from Heaven
Shawn Eyer
review: The Beauty and Glory of the Day
review: Into Masonic Light
Voices of the Fellows
Silas H. Shepherd
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Vol. 63, №1 · Winter 2010
Julian Rees
Light from the Tracing Boards
Thomas D. Worrel
The Art of Memory and the Spiritual Practice of the Liberal Arts
Shawn Eyer
Writing a Masonic Paper (free sample article)
The Beehive and the Stock of Knowledge
David Sudia
Trust, the Thread of the Mystic Tie
Ed Halpaus
Masonic Communication
Adam G. Kendall
review: Fraternal Regalia I
Voices of the Fellows: C. C. Hunt
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Vol. 62, №4 · Fall 2009
Robert G. Davis
William Preston: Architect of the American Craft Ritual
Shawn Eyer
The Mystery of the Mosaic Pavement
Ed Halpaus
Truth: A Masonic Meditation
Erastus Allen
Knowing, and Still More to Know (free sample article)
Shawn Eyer
review: The Masonic Myth by Jay Kinney
review: The Medals and Jewels of British Freemasonry by Trevor I. Harris
Voices of the Fellows: Rudyard Kipling
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