Instead of commonplace designs like flowers or snowflakes, seamstress Celestia A. Milliken decorated her colorful quilt in 1908 with the square and compass and 70 other secret symbols of Freemasonry.

In 1854, US Commodore Matthew Perry landed at Hakodate, Hokkaidō, in the northern part of Japan. Two members of his crew who had died from disease were buried on the slopes of Mount Hakodate—the ...

Obelisks, with their towering, tapered shape and historical roots in ancient Egypt, have held a significant place in Masonic symbology. In Masonic lore, obelisks are often associated with the concept ...

Several Masonic signs have been found 'hidden' in paintings of Scotland's bard Robert Burns. Tiny letters and symbols have been painted in minute detail in a paintings by Alexander Nasmyth, a ...

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Cloaked in intrigue, Freemasonry is best known perhaps for its secret handshakes and initiation rituals. The fraternal organisation traces its origins to medieval stonemason guilds, so it's no ...

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