Bøger af Julian Rees

I denne bog skriver Julian Rees om de forskellige forhold inden for broderskabet, kraften i allegorierne, frimureriets iboende spiritualitet, frimureriets virkelighed renset for uvedkommende aspekter og sandhedens betydning inden for alle områder af frimureriet. Han skriver også om måden, hvorpå vi kan få mening ud af kaos og omgive os med harmoni, orden og fred. Og om betydningen af de værktøjer, som frimureren benytter i sit arbejde på sin vej frem. De 47 essays giver os indsigter, nye som gamle, arrangeret i temaer, som illustrerer frimureriets righoldige billedtæppe.Julian Rees har skrevet flere bøger om frimureri, som er blevet en hjørnesten inden for frimurerisk uddannelse og oplysning.

Although most Freemasons will be familiar with the Tracing Boards - painted or engraved illustrations developed in the early years of Freemasonry which are used in Lodges to illustrate Masonic symbols and allegories during degree ceremonies and lectures - little has been published on them. The Tracing Boards are an essential part of the three Craft Degrees, assisting the Freemason in his quest to decode and interpret those allegories. There is no publication which adequately explains the Tracing Boards, their use and meaning of their symbolism, and Tracing Boards of the Three Degrees in Craft Freemasonry Explained fills that gap. The first three chapters give a detailed method of understanding and revealing the import of the three craft boards, based on those used in the three degrees by the Emulation Lodge of Improvement, known as the Harris Boards, which contain the elements of most of the Tracing Boards used in Lodges throughout England. The fourth chapter gives a brief overview of the history and the development of Tracing Boards in England, with some fascinating illustrations of long-forgotten boards. In the fifth chapter the author draws in many Tracing Boards and Lodge Cloths from other countries, particularly from the USA, and from other Masonic jurisdictions, bringing the art-form right up to the 21st century. This book is richly illustrated and features boards never before seen outside museums.Julian Rees was for some years on the Precepting Committee of the Emulation Lodge of Improvement in London. He has been a regular contributor to the quarterly magazine Freemasonry Today since its founding in 1997. In 2003, he joined the editorial team as deputy and news editor, and in the same year delivered the prestigious Wendel K. Walker Memorial Lecture in New York entitled Through Ritual to Enlightenment. He was one of the founding members of The Cornerstone Society, serving as Secretary for a number of years, and has lectured extensively to lodges in this country and abroad. Rees has been honoured by the Institut Maçonnique de France with the Ordre Maçonnique de Lafayette. He is now a member of the International Order of Freemasonry Le Droit Humain in England. He is the author of Making Light - A Handbook for Freemasons, The Stairway of Freemasonry, Ornaments Furniture and Jewels and So You Want To Be A Freemason?

ARBEJDSTAVLERNE er vigtige dele af frimureriets tre første grader og hjælper frimureren i hans søgen efter at tyde og tolke disse symboler og allegorier. Der findes ingen udgivelser, som i tilstrækkeligt omfang forklarer arbejdstavlerne, deres brug eller betydningen af deres symboler. Denne bog af Julian Rees er med til at dække denne mangel. De første tre kapitler tilbyder en detaljeret metode til at forstå og afdække betydningen af de første tre grader i frimureriet baseret på det, der praktiseres og foreskrives inden for disse grader af Instruktionslogerne. Der benyttes elementer fra de fleste arbejdstavler, som praktiseres af loger overalt i England. Det fjerde kapitel giver en kort historisk oversigt over udviklingen af arbejdstavler i England med visse fascinerende illustrationer fra gamle og for længst glemte arbejdstavler. I det femte kapitel omtaler forfatteren mange arbejdstavler og logetæpper fra andre lande samt fra andre frimureriske jurisdiktioner, hvormed kunstformen føres helt frem til det 21. århundrede. Denne bog er rigt illustreret og dekoreret med arbejdstavler, der aldrig tidligere er set uden for diverse museer.