the regius poem

When thou meetest a worthy man,
Cap and hood thou hold not on;
In church, in market, or in the gate,
Do him reverance after his state.
If thou goest with a worthier man
Then thyself thou art one,
Let thy foremost shoulder follow his back,
For that is nurture without lack;

A portion of the Regius Poem, circa 1390. First published in the U.S. in 1840.

It is far more ancient than that of the other manuscripts, showing that it was written in an earlier stage of the English tongue. It belongs to Early English which succeeded the Anglo-Saxon.

what is a mason?

A Mason brings to mind a certain kind of man, who's thoughtful, caring, considerate, and all too uncommon these days. But that's exactly what Masons are.................................

a rare and special man who deserves the best our lives can bring.

freemasonry molds the form

True Freemasonry is esoteric. All that we have is a link, a doorway, to a place not of this world. Freemasonry has nothing to do with form, but realizes that form is molded by and manifests the life it contains. The esoteric student may pass into the unknown, but he is seeking to mold his life that the form will glorify the God whose temple he is slowly building as he awakens the workmen within himself and directs them to carry out the instructions which have been given to him by the God that he finds within himself.