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Volume 1 Issue 2
Welcome
Introduction from President and Creator of the MAE
Content.
Here we are already at issue two of our newsletter, Page 1: Introduction and contents.
as I have been working and communicating with
many people over the last month I have forged new Page 2: Skulls & Gold: Creating Knight Templars Aprons.
friendships and strengthened existing ones. A brief outline of the story behind The Knight
Templar Apron and the beautiful creations of Ginger
When I started this group on Facebook only two months ago I Wood Smyrl
never expected it to take off so fast and grow so rapidly, it is now
the evening of Saturday 1st August as I type this introduction and Page 3/4: “Et in Arcadia Ego”
the group stands at a massive 1,099 members and I would not be Bro. Nathan M. Glover shares with us the symbolism
surprised if it hadn’t grown by the time you are reading this. found in the ‘Et in Arcadia Ego’ paintings
My first duty is to thank Martyn for all his continued assistance Page 5/6: Famous Freemasons in Art Part 1.
with this project and I am delighted to introduce to you (many will Brother George Washington.
know him already) our new Articles Editor Bro. Kevin Noel Olson.
Page 7: ‘Travelling Man Of The Old West’
I won’t go into his background and credentials but you will get a
A wonderful poem by Bro Kevin Noel Olson
‘taste’ of him later in the newsletter as he presents some of his work
and that of one of the brethren in his Lodge. Page 8/9: ‘A Hobo Freemason’
Off a Westbound train alighted,
We have articles from many people from different walks of life but A man in a worn, threadbare coat.
whom all have one thing in common, a love for this Craft. In a cafe he spent his last dime,
For cup of Joe and piece of toast.
The theme as you know for our group is Masonic Art and I hope
you will enjoy this small sample presented to you today, I would Page 10/13: Picture This:
absolutely love to get your feedback on this and upcoming issues, The art of the Lodge room.
just to keep you informed as the new ‘Masonic Season’ approaches
the newsletter (after September) will become bi-monthly until next Page 14: ‘Synthetica’:
June when it will go monthly again over the summer. The work of Brother Shawn Crowe.
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http://www.phoenixmasonry.org/masonicmuseum/romantic_masonic_postcards.htm
SKULLS AND GOLD
Sources:
(1) "The Freemason's Monitor; or
Illustrations of Masonry in two parts",
Thomas Smith Webb, Cushing and
Appleton Publishers, Salem, Mass., 1821,
p236.
(2) "Proceedings of the General Grand
Encampment Knights Templar of the
United States 1816 to 1856", New
Orleans, 1860, p309.
(3) "The Scull and Cross Bones", William
Brown, Past Grand High Priest ‐ Virginia,
Curator, George Washington Masonic
Memorial
his great seductive virility and his prowess with the pan flute.
Bro. Nathan M. Glover, KT; has been The God Apollo who defeated Pan in a contest of musical ability is also
interested in Philosophy and History from a connected with Arcadia as a protector of herds and flocks. Apollo could
very young age. He is currently a Master also inflict plague and pestilence on his enemies.
Mason belonging to Lexington Lodge #1 in
Lexington, Kentucky and also Macmillan Lodge
141 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He is also a Companion
and Sir Knight in the Lexington York Rite
bodies. He's 28 years old and has a beautiful
wife and two children. He's originally from
Cincinnati, Ohio.
This article first appeared as a thread on ‘The Masonic Society’ forum on Saturday June 20th 2009. It is by
kind permission of Bro. Nathan M. Glover that I reprint it here for you all to read, if you have any comments
about Bro. Nathan’s article please contact me at info@masonic‐ae.com
“They lived like gods without sorrow of heart, remote and free
from toil and grief, miserable age rested not on them; but
with arms and legs never failing they made merry with
feasting beyond the reach of all evils.
When they died, it was as though they were overcome with
sleep, and they had all the good things; for the fruitful earth
unforced bore them fruit abundantly and without stint.
They dwelt in ease and peace upon their lands with many
good things, rich in flocks and loved by the blessed Gods”.
In Greek mythology Arcadia is the realm of Pan the Greek horned God
with the hindquarters of a goat. In the actual region of Arcadia in the
Peloponnese of Greece, Pan was worshipped by the rural shepherds
and farmers. He was the God of the fertile earth but also renowned for
Et in Arcadia Ego – Nicolas Poussin
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“Et in Arcadia Ego”
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Shepherds of Arcadia paintings by Nicolas Poussin 1630
The two Shepherds of Arcadia paintings by Nicolas Poussin both
portray Arcadian shepherds pointing towards the inscription Et
in Arcadia Ego engraved upon a tomb. The elder painting (1630)
depicts 3 men and a woman. Two of the men and the woman
are intensely occupied with the apparent discovery of the tomb,
it seems the inscription has an unsettling effect. . The other man
seems unconcerned and is” flowing '' water from a amphora
onto the ground next to where he is sitting. It is possible that he
is the river God Alpheus symbolizing the underground stream
what flowed from Arcadia and surfaced at the fountain of
Arethusa in Sicily. (Legend). Another explanation could be that
he represents Aquarius. His depiction could symbolize the
precession from the age of Pisces to the Age of Aquarius.
Nicolas Poussin and Jacopo Sannazaro.
The second and younger painting (1637) depicts 3 shepherds and
a shepherdess reading the inscription; Et in Arcadia Ego this time Et in Arcadia Ego – Nicolas Poussin
the atmosphere is serene and 'pastoral '.
Barcinio recites from memory a verse :
The poet Jacopo Sannazaro born 1458 in Naples and author of the “ I will make thy tomb famous and renowned among rustic folk.
pastoral work “Arcadia “ is considered by many art critics to be the Shepherds shall come from the hills of Tuscany and Liguria to worship this
source where Nicolas Poussin found his inspiration for his 2 paintings corner of the world solely because thou hast dwelt here once.
of the Shepherds of Arcadia. And they shall read on the beautiful square monument the inscription that
In his epic poem “Arcadia “he writes of a tomb built by Meliseo for his chills my heart at all hours, that makes me strangle so much sorrow in my
beloved Filla; this section of the poem is reminiscent to the lament of breast “
Phyllis who had married Demophon on his return from the war with “She who always showed herself so haughty and rigid to Meliseo now lies
Troy. When he left Phyllis to help his father she gave him a coffin entombed, meek and humble, in this cold stone”.
containing the sacrament of Rhea. The tomb was only to be opened if
he was unable to return. The poems persona, Sincero, had left Naples to nurse in Arcadia his intense
Rhea is the mother of the Gods and was later strongly associated with hurt of a disappointed love, only to be haunted by the sad melancholic
Cybele (mother goddess) and Gaia (earth Goddess) her main centres tales of the shepherds.
of worship were in Arcadia and Crete. Her name means flow and ease; After experiencing a bad nightmare he returned by way of a tunnel to
she represents the eternal flow of time and (re)generation (Time was Naples (tomb of Virgil)? to find that his beloved had died.
measured in ages, the eternal cycle when every 2150 years the sun In real life this had happened to Sannazaro when he returned to Naples to
would “die” and then rise once more in a new constellation.) mend a rift with his beloved, only to discover that during his absence she
In Arcadia she is connected to several rivers, where she bathed after had died.
giving birth to Zeus.
Ascribed to Guercino, this sketch incorporates the compasses as
well as themes in Masonic ritual. Italian painter and draughtsmen,
Barbieri Giovanni Fransesco (called Il Guercino), was born in Cento
on February 2, 1591(?), and died in Bologna on December 2,
1666(?). Earlier use of compasses as a symbol for the act of
creation can be found in medieval manuscripts and early Bibles.
Also note Albrecht Dürer’s Melencolia, and Astronomer. Further
information regarding Guercino and this sketch can be found in
Ars Quatuor Coronatorum vol. 103 (1990). The drawing, in the
possession of the Supreme Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Scotland,
Edinburgh, is available for viewing.
ref: The Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon.
Ref: " ET IN ARCADIA EGO" http://www.et‐in‐arcadia‐ego.com/html/Arcadia0C.php
Et in Arcadia ego – Guercino Also see http://freemasonry.bcy.ca/art/guercino.html
Near to the source of the Alpheios river is a temple of Rhea.
In the 12th shepherds song of Sannazaros Arcadia a tale unfolds of
two shepherds, Barcinio and Summonzio, who lament the tragic tale
of their friend Meliseo, who mourns the loss of his beloved Filli who
had died nearby. Summonzio tells that Meliseo had engraved her
name on countless stones in the woods and finally builds a tomb for
his beloved.
Famous Freemasons in Art Part 1
Timeline of George
Washington's Masonic
Activities
Brother
1752
November 4
Fredericksburg Lodge No. 4
George Washington
Initiated as Entered Apprentice
1753 his will not be an in depth history of the Masonic career of Bro. George Washington but just a brief outline
March 3
Fredericksburg Lodge No. 4 of some of the many paintings of arguably our most famous brother in which we see him attired in several forms of
Passed to Fellow Craft Masonic regalia.
August 4
Fredericksburg Lodge No. 4 Without doubt George Washington is and probably always will be the most famous Freemason in the world, the first
Raised to Master Mason President of the United States of America joined the Masonic Lodge in Fredericksburg, Virginia at the age of 20 in
1778
1752. At his first inauguration in 1791, President Washington took his oath of office on a Bible from St. John's Lodge
December 28 in New York and presided over the cornerstone ceremony for the U.S. Capitol in 1793.
St. John the Evangelist Day ‐ Marched in
Masonic procession
In retirement, Washington became charter Master of the newly chartered Alexandria Lodge No. 22, sat for a portrait
1779 in his Masonic regalia, and in death, was buried with Masonic honours.
June 24
St. John the Baptist celebration ‐ Marked There are far too many paintings of George Washington to include them all but what I have tried to is show a varied
with American Union Military Lodge at collection of images of the 1st President of the US and have limited myself to paintings depicting Bro. George
West Point, NY
Washington in a Masonic setting.
December 27
St. John the Evangelist Day ‐ Celebrated
with American Union Military Lodge at
Morristown, NJ
1781
October
Reportedly visited Lodge No. 9 at
Yorktown, VA with General Lafayette
after defeat of British General Cornwallis
1782
Brothers Watson and Cassoul of Nantes,
France present Washington with
exquisite silk Masonic apron,
acknowledged by letter dated August 10
June 24
St. John the Baptist celebration ‐ Marked
with American Union Military Lodge at
West Point, NY.
December 27
St. John the Evangelist Day ‐ Celebrated
with Solomon's Lodge No. 1,
Poughkeepsie, NY
1784
June 24
St. John the Baptist celebration ‐ Marked
with Alexandria Lodge, Alexandria, VA
June 24
Made an honorary member of Alexandria
Lodge No. 39 (Now Alexandria‐
Washington Lodge No. 22) Alexandria,
VA
August
Presented a Masonic apron made by
Madame de Lafayette to General and
Bro. de Lafayette
1785
February 12
Walked in Masonic funeral procession
for Bro. William Ramsay at Alexandria,
VA
I am sure there are many more images of George Washington I have not included which any of you will think I should have so please feel free to
contact me with your comments. Where I have been able I have credited the artist but if I have missed one you know please drop me a line.
1788
April 28
Named charter Worshipful Master of
Alexandria Lodge No. 22 when a new
charter from the Grand Lodge of Virginia
was issued. Unanimously re‐elected
Master December 20, 1788 for one year
1789
Elected honorary member of Holland
Lodge No. 8, New York, NY
April 30
Inaugurated President of the United
States using Bible from St. John's Lodge
No. 1, New York, NY
1791
April 15
Welcomed by members of St. John's
Lodge No. 2, New Bern, NC
May
Received the greetings of the Grand
Lodge of South Carolina by General
Mordecai Gist, Grand Master,
Charleston, SC
This portrait of George Washington by William Joseph
1793
Williams of Philadelphia was made near the close of Painted by lauded German American artist Emanuel September 18
Washington’s career. It was painted for the Alexandria Leutze (1816‐1868), ‘George Washington as a Master Acting Grand Master ‐ Laid the
Washington Masonic Lodge No. 22, where it now hangs, Mason’ portrays America’s first president as if he is cornerstone for the United States
and shows Washington wearing a past master’s Masonic presiding over a lodge meeting. Capitol, Washington, D.C.
regalia.
1794
Sat for William Williams, portraitist, in
Masonic regalia at the request of
Alexandria Lodge
1797
March 28
Received a Masonic delegation from
Alexandria Lodge
1798
April 1
Attended Alexandria Lodge No. 22
Proposed a toast at the banquet that
followed
1799
December 18
Buried at Mount Vernon with Masonic
rites as well as those of the church,
conducted by Alexandria Lodge.
Source: www.gwmemorial.org
This painting from 1921 by Peter Plotkin and called “George This painting depicting Washington once again attired as a
Washington the Mason” was acquired by masons in 1927 past master of a Lodge with the maul of office firmly
and has hung in Faith Masonic Lodge No. 1158 Wichita gripped in his hand and shows an austere man
Falls, Texas since 1955. This image is much like the
comfortable in his setting. I have unable to find the artist
earlier painting by Emanuel Leutze of this painting but would love to hear more of its history.
Travelling Man
Of The Old West
The sun glinted off,
The pistols at their sides.
Fine horses frothed,
As to the East they ride.
Off a Westbound train alighted,
A man in a worn, threadbare coat.
In a cafe he spent his last dime,
For cup of joe and piece of toast.
His shoes had holes as did his soul.
A laborer with no place to work.
He took his hat, a hole too in that,
“On the fourth floor of our lodge,
And stepped in the cold mountain dirt.
[Butte Lodge #22 A.F. & A.M. –
Montana]the paintings were
The mining town bustled with workers,
Weary and dirty from hours and depths. done by a brother travelling the
He walked up the hill and took a right, trains during the great
Entering the Temple with no option left. depression, and the story, as I
was told, is like the one in the
"I'm a Mason from Tennessee," said he. poem offered here‐with
He showed his card to the brethren. extrapolations added for effect.”
"I can work, and I can paint art.
Where you can use me I will fit in." Kevin Noel Olson
"In the second lodge room,
"We have use for your skills,"
A kindly Master said to help,
Paint the Holy Land with its hills."
The wages, meager food and coin. More images on the next page
He slept and worked the night away.
A humble and talented brother left,
A gift enjoyed this very day.
‘Synthetica’
Brother Shawn Crowe is a Master Mason in Butte Lodge #22 in Butte, Montana
and Education Director of the Butte Silver‐Bow Art Foundation. He started
creating artwork as a child. His interests as a youth travelled toward history
and include the tales of the Vikings and Medieval Knights. He also carried an
interest in mythology from his childhood, a fact intrinsic to his recent art series
entitled ‘Modern Myth.’ The series presents engaging representations of
Greek myths, which he believes represents the apex of humanity through its
stories.
Brother Shawn is very aware of education implicit in his artwork, which
suggests a path toward interest in mythology through its abstract designs and
bright colors. “Mythology represents truth in human condition,” Shawn says.
The pieces represent various levels beneath the paint, and can be appreciated
on the simplest level to the more sublime and personal.
’Synthetica’, another art series created by Shawn, is about creation and
creativity. (See the included piece, Voices of Forever as an example of this
series.) Shawn muses how, though created before becoming a Freemason, the
series ‘sythesizes’ with Masonic ideals taught in the Fellow Craft Degree such
as the tessellated pavement. One of the Masonic lectures Shawn takes to heart
is the 24‐inch gage. Its lessons concerning how to use our time effectively in
life is something Shawn works to apply to daily life.
Freemasonry offers a set of tools, and Brother Crowe likens this to the tools of
art. “A brush can be used in many different ways,” Shawn said. The message of
Masonry partially attracted him a way to continue his spiritual journey. “The
spiritual has a lot to do with a long search for understanding and my place with
God.” This led Shawn to research other religions and paths.
Brother Crowe’s artwork has many different levels, much like Masonry. “In
both Freemasonry and art there is much more beneath the surface.” Our
Masonic journey is symbolically much like a painting. It can be appreciated for
its surface representation and colors, but beneath lies a world of meaning.
Interviewer
W. Bro. Kevin Noel
is an accomplished
Olson
author with many books
available from
cornerstonepublishers.com
one title is Entopia with
illustrations by Jamison
Challeen.
ENTOPIA
ItWilliam
started out simply enough. A young bee named
wanted to pollinate some flowers. The
flowers were in the office of a candy factory, and
when the factory's janitor sucks William into his shop
vacuum, the bee begins an incredible adventure.
Inside the vacuum he discovers a town of insects
living together peacefully. Soon the insects will be
forced to give up their wonderful town. William's
beehive is in danger, and they must help it survive a
sugar-ant invasion. Their adventures take them on
an incredible journey, and will bring them new hope
for their community of misfits. An adventure tale with
friendship and family, Entopia is sure to entertain
and delight readers of all ages and sizes!
Long distance information
give me......
......Memphis Tennessee.
When most people hear of this city and state they first
think of several things, first and foremost is the title
“King”. We have more kings in this city than around the
world. Memphis is home to Kings such as Elvis the King of
Rock n’ Roll, Jerry “The King” Lawyer (king of wrestling
Bro. Kendall Jewell hails
WWE) B. B. King (king of the blues). Memphis is also home
from Batlett, TN and is a
to the World Championship BBQ contest every year during member of DeMolay 2nd
“Memphis in May”. And Memphis almost every other year degree (senior), and a
(the same team can’t win two years in a row) wins the Master Mason in Bartlett
competition and it is either: Corky’s, Neeli’s or the Lodge #211 ( Grand Lodge
Rendezvous. Memphis is home of BBQ and King of it too. of Tennessee F&AM).and
also a 32* A.&.A.S.R Valley
of Memphis Orient of
And if any Texans or someone from Chicago wants
Tennessee. His interests
proof just come on down for some pork that just falls
include philosophy,
off the bone. And yes brethren I even have my own religion, astronomy,
secret sauce. But if you want Ribs (pork ribs the only history, and exploring the
way to go) then order them Memphis Dry Rub style and unknown.
you are guaranteed to get a taste of the south in your
mouth. This is a picture[left] of Graceland that
appeared in Business Week magazine. For those that
don’t know Graceland was the Home of Elvis Presley.
Memphis is also home to the Stax Museum where artist
like Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and other Rock n’ Roll
greats got their start. Speaking of Johnny Cash the very
place they filmed the movie about him called “Walk The
Line” was filmed in the Memphis Valley of the Scottish
(“Accepted” to you European brethren) Rite Temple.
This is a Picture of me standing in the very place that
they filmed the movie. By the way this is a picture of me
[left] after being dubbed a 32nd degree Master of the
Royal Secret. And to my British brethren yes at the time
of this occurrence I was 21 years of age. But just
th nd
because I went from 4 to 32 in 2 days does not mean
I will neglect the fact I have a lifetime of study ahead of
me. Anyways brethren 2 weeks after this picture was
taken, I was at home unloading a handgun (S&W Model
60 .38Spcl snub nose) when I accidentally shot myself in
the thigh and pretty much blew my leg off. I am
recovering well thanks to the Doctors at the Elvis
Presley Memorial Regional Medical Center in Memphis
(also known as The Med) who managed to save my leg
and my life several times. I am walking on a walker and
my wounds have healed but I am going to have a lot of
physical therapy for years to come. Prayers are more
than welcomed and are the only thing that have gotten
me this far.
A picture [left] of me and my walker sitting next to my
rd
Maternal Grandmother, a 3 cousin and my Mother at
the church and cemetery where most of the people
buried there are related to me and yes are in fact
masons. (By the way it was my right leg that sustained
all the damage, didn’t want anybody seeing all that
mess ☺).
Inside of Raleigh lodge #770 in Memphis
This is a Picture [right] of me the afternoon I was Raised at Bartlett
Lodge #211 F&AM in Bartlett Tennessee. That’s me on the left.
To my left is the MWGM of Tennessee Jerry Hanson who is now
PGM. To his left is one of my best friends Bro. Bryan Price PM of
Eastern Star lodge #151 F&AM in Winnfield Louisiana and owner
of www.fraternalunion.com. And my friend Bro. Rev. John
Wright of Right Angle lodge #233 F&AM, Winchester, Kentucky.
The two visiting brethren said that my degree was the best
Master Mason degree they had ever seen. And if you really want
to know why they say this then you come see my lodge put on
the second section. ROTFL.
Now European Brethren please take notice of the Rainbow to
the right of the “G”. That is the emblem of one of the Masonic
Youth Groups for girls ages 10‐20 known as the International
Order of Rainbow for Girls. Other Masonic Youth orders of which
include the Order of DeMolay for Boys for boys 12‐21 (of which I
spent 9 years as an active member in). These first 2 Masonic
Youth groups require a belief in a Supreme Being but have no
requirements of relation to a Master Mason unlike the third
Masonic Youth order known as Job’s Daughters which requires
the girl between 10‐20 and to be related to a Master Mason.
There are other smaller Masonic Youth orders but these are the
big three. I do not have any idea why there are not to my
knowledge any DeMolay chapters or Rainbow assemblies in
Britain or other European countries…?
Every city here in the U.S. has some landmark that sticks out and
this is ours. Here in our city we have the Pyramid arena sitting
on the Mighty Mississippi River (the longest river in North
America and the 2nd longest river in the world) and the
Memphis Bridge linking the Eastern U.S. to the West, via this
bridge between Tennessee and Arkansas over the river.
So brethren I leave you with this great scenery. If you’re ever in
the Memphis area give me a shout at
kendallinbartlett@yahoo.com and I’ll show you around and
maybe even let you witness some Masonic Youth order ritual Normal “University” lodge #722, Memphis
work (as long as you are a Master Mason that in good standing
that is).
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With the forthcoming publication of its
5 Journal The Masonic Society has
entered it’s second year. For more
information on this great publication
see their website:
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In this second issue we have a lot of new
images to choose from in the Facebook
group and I have decided to limit it Masonic
posters.
To the left are some of those images and
below are the rules just for your own
information particularly if you have been
forwarded this from a friend in the group
and haven’t popped in yourself. If you have
not and you’re not a ‘facebooker’ there is
the option of joining the forum that can be
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