Presentations
The following presentations were made at symposiums of the Academy of Masonic Knowledge. For information on upcoming meetings and presentations, please visit the symposiums page.
October 2024 Presentations
Bro. Michael S. Neuberger
Faith or Reason – Maimonides and Spinoza
Bro. T.S. Akers
Are You Doing Fine Oklahoma?: Oil, Indians, and Freemasons in the Sooner State
March 2024 Presentations
Bro. Brett A. Gordon
Heraldry in Masonry: A Story in Symbols
Bro. Ralph C. Shelton, II
Magic – and Affinity – in Masonry
October 2023 Presentations
Bro. Tyler Dow Whittaker
Operative Masonry in a Speculative World
Bro. Chris Ruli
Freemasonry and the American Presidency
March 2023 Presentations
The March 2023 event was held in conjunction with the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Masonic Temple in Philadelphia. As such, this was an exclusive event and the recordings are not planned to be posted at this time.
October 2022 Presentations
Bro. David J. Hosler
Building Servant Leaders
Bro. Thomas A. Worrel
An Early Unknown Esoteric Order of Freemasonry
March 2022 Presentations
Bro. Mohamad A. Yatim
Freemasonry and the Mystic Schools of the East
Bro. Adam Goldman
The Feasts of the Holy Saints John and Freemasonry’s Dark North
October 2021 Presentations
Bro. Chic Cicero
Light in Extension: The Masonic Roots of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn
W. Bro. Piers A. Vaughan
An Introduction to Martinism and Its Spiritual Relationship to Freemasonry
Ms. Tabatha Cicero
The Tarot: An Esoteric Review
October 2019 Presentations
R.W. Bro. David Tucker
The Cardinal Virtues of Freemasonry
Ms. Geraldine Beskin
John Yarker: Victorian Freemason
March 2019 Presentations
Bro. Alan Casalou
Freemasonry Through Three Centuries: How do the first three centuries of Masonry inform the modern Mason on the current and future state of the fraternity?
Mr. John Goldsmith
Makers of Lodge Paraphernalia: The DeMoulin Bros. Story
October 2018 Presentations
Bro. Tyler Anderson
Uninvited Guests: How the Klan Tried to Usurp American Fraternal Culture (and What Freemasonry Did About It)
Bro. John Michael Greer
Freemasonry and the Secret Societies
March 2018 Presentations
Bro. Ric Berman
Foundations: New Light on the Formation and Early Years of the Grand Lodge of England
The 2016 Prestonian Lecture
Bro. Adam Kendall
The Geometry of Mystery: Ancient Egypt, Freemasonry, and Secret Societies
October 2017 Presentations
Bro. Michael Poll
The Enlightenment of Freemasonry
Bro. John Bridegroom
Freemasonry as a Hermetic Philosophy
March 2017 Presentations
Bro. Ben Williams
The Sun at High Meridian: On the History of the Discovery of the Longitude
Bro. E. Oscar Alleyne
Exploring the relationship between French Companionship and Freemasonry
October 2016 Presentations
Dr. Heather Calloway
Forgotten Treasures: Freemasonry’s Collections and Material Culture
Bro. John Hairston
Landmarks of our Fathers: A Critical Analysis of the Start and Origin of African Lodge No. 1
Bro. Christopher Murphy
The Tavern Myth: Reassessing Early Lodge Culture
