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| Grand Lodge of Scotland |
You have until May 31 to submit your work for consideration in the 2025 Arcana Veritas Distinction Awards. The Grand Lodge of Scotland’s exaltation of scholarship will culminate at the November 26 award ceremony at Freemasons’ Hall in Edinburgh.
Work is solicited for the three categories: Masonic History Book, Masonic Philosophy and Symbolism Book, and Masonic White Papers.
The Grand Lodge willed AVDA into existence at its Annual Communication in November 2023, so don’t feel inadequate if you hadn’t heard of this previously. The first honorees, from last November, are obscure scribes David Harrison (History Book), Antony Richard Baker (Philosophy and Symbolism Book), and Stewart Clelland (White Papers).
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| Grand Lodge of Scotland |
No, I’m not going to try for this! I’m a few deep levels south of this caliber. Brethren who didn’t win last year include Ric Berman (his Prestonian Lecture!), Christopher Earnshaw, and Julian Rees. Don’t let that deter you though. Contest judges are yet to be named, but I’m confident they’ll be noble and petrifying.
Read all about it here.
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Freemasons are of course men of integrity and profane claims of mutual backscratching are usually overblown. Without making undue claims or allegations, it is at least worth noting that the 2024 “honorees “ all write for, and are published by Lewis Masonic, and whilst I have no personal insight into his two compatriots on the judging panel; one of the three was the Managing Editor of Lewis Masonic. Add to the mix the fact that one of the successful triumvirate is close to one of the progenitors of this competition, one could be forgiven for harbouring a degree of cynicism in thinking this is just another vehicle for Masonic sycophancy and nepotism. Despite the poor optics (if anyone else is actually looking) I’m sure this is probably just one of those happy coincidences. Damn those conspiracy theorists!
The Grand Lodge of Scotland is a much diminished institution. For at least the past 5 years it has been in the grip of a junta of self-serving narcissists, primarily interested in globetrotting, and being wined, dined, and feted wherever they go. Apart from a few minor cosmetic changes, they have done little to progress the Craft, and have done more to advance their air miles, waistlines, and liver cirrhosis than anything else (not to mention the increase in capitation fees). They have left a trail of devastation in the form of ousted Grand officer-bearers, and numerous other disillusioned members. Indeed, any organisation which feels the need to use the strap line: “putting the brethren first,” probably isn’t.
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