November/December 2024

Sam Welty's Masonic Murals: The Masonic Traveler in Norfolk, pp. 6–9. Detail of panoramic Masonic mural (work-in-progress) by artist Sam Welty, Ocean View Masonic Temple, Norfolk.

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In this magazine:

Articles—

  • J. Welch, “Selfishness vs. Masonic Altruism”
  • P. Shortt, “Remember Scottish Rite Foundations in Our Gift-giving Season”
  • A. Castro, “The Royal Arch of Solomon and the Perfect Elu: The Divine Spark of the Scottish Rite”
  • M. Edwards, “A Legacy of Innovation”
  • P. Shortt, “House of the Temple Organ: Past, Present, and Future”
  • A. Buffington, “Drawing from Chalk, Charcoal, and Clay—Part 2: Charcoal”
  • A. Antonescu, C. E. A. Lincoln, and A. Uhlman, “Esoteric Masonic Wisdom and Sublime Allegory in Poe’s ‘The Pit and the Pendulum'”
  • M. Dreisonstok, “‘A Wonderful Sympathy and Freemasonry:’ New Masonic Insight on the Sherlock Holmes Tale ‘A Scandal in Bohemia'”

Features—

  • J. Cole, Grand Commander’s Message, “Black-and-White Television”
  • M. Blomberg, From the Pages of Amicus, “‘Santa Claus Not a Myth’: A Children’s Christmas Play from the Masonic ‘New Age'”—View PDF of “Santa Claus Not a Myth” Play.
  • M. Dreisonstok, The Masonic Traveler, “The Masonic Vistas of Norfolk, Virginia”
  • T. Simpkins, M. Dreisonstok, and C. Dreisonstok, Chips from the Quarry, “Masonry Goes to the Movies!”
  • Current Interest
  • J. Croteau, Notes from the Northern Light, “1974 Cornerstone Laying of the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library”
  • S. Klein, Cornerstones of the Craft, A “Jewel” of a Book: Collected Writings of Early 20th-century Texas Masonic Writer Jewel P. Lightfoot
  • J. BozemanBook Reviews, “Freemasonry and Civil Society”
  • C. Dreisonstok, Masonic Puzzle, The Painting Craft Word Search