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The Master Mason's Friend

By Kim March

SKU: 9780853186694
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  • DESCRIPTION

    If you want to acquire a high volume of Masonic know-how in quick time order, then this is the book for you.

    The Master Mason's Friend is the most comprehensive and insightful handbook produced for all Master Masons and makes the perfect gift for recently Raised Brethren.

    It shares a lifetimes worth of Masonic knowledge demystifying the Ceremony of Raising; providing practical working tools for the modern, speculative Master Mason and maps out the many and varied Masonic journey pathway opportunities available both near and far.

    It also provides the lifelong companionship of a fully indexed useful source of reference. 

    Written in everyday conversational English, the words are brought to life with over 240 images, illustrations and memory aids.

    The Master Masons Friend Key Features: 

    • The author's fast moving, reader friendly writing style is further enhanced with over 240 images of which 80 are in full colour.

    • Takes the reader on a step-by-step, 32 page demystification tour through the Ceremony of Raising. (Illustrated)

    • Answers questions about the Hiramic legend; explains why our Aprons are blue; explores medieval Mason murder stories; explains the Masonic significance of numbers 1, 3 7 and 15 and much, much, more. 

    • Fast History sections provide a birds-eye view of important Masonic, scientific and geo-political events. Maximum information - minimum reading time!

    • Examines the memory and cognitive health benefits of memorising ritual text.

    • Uses a genuine medieval apprentice's oath to demonstrate the virtues of the 5-Minute Ritualist ritual memorisation system.

    • 190 archaic ritual words and phrases defined, explained and, where helpful, illustrated.

    • Your Future Opportunities: A dedicated, seven section, book within a book, maps out the diverse Masonic development pathways open to Master Masons. A useful navigational tool to help plan your continuing Masonic journey.

    • Crucially, both Lewis Masonic and the author have agreed to keep the cover price as low as is commercially possible to maximise access.


      The Master Mason's Friend comprising 364 pages is a lot of book for just £15.00 

      Every Master Mason should have a copy!

      FULL CONTENTS 

      Introduction 

      Part 1 15 Questions related to the Third Degree: Expanding our Masonic knowledge 

      Part 2 The Ceremony of Raising Explored: Making sense of our Ceremony

      Part 3 Fast History: 1642 to 1751: A birds-eye view of key historical events

      Part 4 Three Degrees Emulation Ritual Glossary: 200+ definitions, explanations and illustrations


      Part 5 The Memory Boosting and Cognitive Benefits of Memorising Ritual 


      Part 6 5-MR Ritual Memory System Demonstration: Using a genuine 14th Century Medieval Apprentices Oath

      Part 7 Your Future Opportunities

      Masonic Journey Pathways:

      Element 1: Royal Arch Masonry       

      Element 2: The Office of Worshipful Master         

      Element 3: The Progressive Lodge Offices         

      Element 4: Other Craft Lodge Offices       

      Element 5: Other Service Opportunities         

      Element 6: The Grand Lodges       

      Element 7: Other Masonic Orders 

      Final Words 

      Credits 

      Glossary Index 

      Main Index

      Paperback, 364 pages, Dimensions 148 x 210 x 33 mm
  • THE AUTHOR
    Kim March

    Kim March was born in Hastings, East Sussex in 1955 and was brought up in the hurly-burly of a large, cusp of town and countryside, council estate. He attended Hastings Grammar School for Boys leaving at the age of 16 to join the Metropolitan Police Cadets. Shortly before his 22nd birthday he left the police service to take his first print media job. This change revealed an innate entrepreneurial drive, providing the impetus for a successful career in educational consumer publishing and allied marketing services. Largely through hands on experience, he rapidly acquired all the essential skills to create a media company employing his own concepts. 

    He married wife Sue, in 1979 who continues to listen to his ideas and generally put up with him! 

    He is a self-confessed creative thinker and has been blessed to bring several of his educational publishing concepts into fruitful, award winning reality. He has worked with a wide range of domestic and international clients and has spoken at major marketing conferences. Having sold his business interests in 1999, he and Sue relocated from Oxfordshire to the Shropshire Hills. As a keen hill walker, he gave 7 years service to a struggling childrens outdoors adventure charity. In 2012 both he and the charity won two social entrepreneur awards for the creation and successful delivery of a recovery business plan. He has also worked as a local business consultant. 

    Kim was Initiated into The Longmynd Lodge No 4877 in 2001; joining the Salopian Lodge of Charity No 117, in 2006 serving as Master in 2013. Challenging health circumstances resulted in a complete break from Freemasonry in 2016 with the ensuing recuperation period affording him the opportunity of refining, writing and designing the 5-Minute Ritualist. He is presently a member of Powis Lodge No 7355, a Lodge he has visited on numerous occasions on foot, walking the 23 miles from home - often in the good company of Shropshire Masons on a fundraising mission. He plans to continue doing so! 

    Now retired, he and Sue have taken to also exploring the great outdoors further afield, including recent trips to the Ecuadorian Andes, Galapagos Islands, Costa Rica and Namibia. He is currently working on other publishing projects. 


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