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In my lodge, flaming swords are used by both wardens, but they are not mendatory. Our ritual only speaks of swords with a straight handguard, so it forms a cross. In Swedish Rite every brother wears a sword from the EA degree on. The swords are used during initiation. When the new brother stands...

As it is said in our ritual, the EA degree contains all others, like a bud contains the whole flower. The MM is impressive in its own way, but it is somewhat specialized. The EA contains the beauty and wisdom of freemasonry in general.

Well, I hope I won't offend anyone with my posting. It is not my intent, please put it on my lack of finesse in language skill if it does. This may add some additional thoughts, as what is completely normal for you, is somewhat strange for me. I want to tell you my experiences and thoughts with...

Sorry for the dual thread. I thought it would be appropriate to post them in the forum of the different degree systems. Theoretically they go go up to 33, we have an honorary XIth degree but they don't have degree meetings. 33° AASR can visit consecrations of Knight Commanders of the Red Cross...

.... be aware that you can visit the St. Andrews Lodge and Chapters of the Swedish Rite Grand Lodges in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Germany, Finland and Iceland. The visitation rights depend on your degree in SR and are as follows: Up to 17th° AASR can visit up to VI° SwR Up to 29th° AASR can...

... be aware that you may be able to visit the St. Andrews Lodges and Chapters of the Swedish Rite grand lodges in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Germany, Finland and Iceland. There exist visitation rights for the Royal Arch Masons up to the VI°, for Select Masters up to VII° and for Knight...

Here in Germany, the ritual is read from the book in the temple, except for those lodges working in UK or US style. But the original continental european style is to read the ritual. The ritual books are not being sold on the open market of course, but you can find them from time to time on eBay...

Actually, wearing such a piece of cloth suspended on a stretch band around the waist over a business suit or similar should look silly on skinny guys as well as on round types. But it doesn't. For us it doesn't. Why? A good question. Maybe because we know its background, its sincereness to us...

In my jurisdiction it is stated in the by-laws that the apron is to be worn over the jacket and under a cut. No variations allowed.

Just turned 40 a few days ago.

I once chatted with a brother from the US, I don't know any more from which jurisdiction. He told me that he just arrived home from a wonderful and amlost perfect evening in the lodge. I have my own opinions about how a wonderful lodge meeting has to be, so I asked him, what he took home...

Just to add my few Cents from over the pond. In most continental european traditions, the ritual is not memorized but read from the book. That has several advantages and disadvantages. A bad reader can spoil the ritual just like a bad learner, but the amount of prompting (espeacially loud and...

Greetings, brothers. My name is Thomas Titz and I'm a member of two lodges in Germany. I was initiated 1997 into lodge "Fünf Punkte" #268 in Bonn. The lodge got renamed in 2007 and adopted its original name that had to be dropped after WWII "Friedrich Wilhelm zum eisernen Kreuz". This lodge is...