The Unfinished Story of Freemasonry

The excerpt from the book ROYAL ART of Freemasonry by Stevan V. Nikolic read by the author.

ROYAL ART of Freemasonry

The second edition of the "Royal Art: Three Centuries of Freemasonry" has just been released.

When few years ago I mentioned to a friend of mine about my intention to write a book on Freemasonry, he was very skeptical about the need for yet another book, on the subject so thoroughly researched, and written about, by many. Of course, question regarding my motives for such an endeavor, followed.
I knew then, as I know now, that the book I wanted to write is the one I would like to read. Masonic scholarship was, for a larger part of its history, victim of the circumstances and conditions that existed in the Masonic community worldwide. At the very beginning, three hundred years ago, scholars were struggling with the few available medieval Manuscripts, in order to come to the valid conclusions. Today, authors are drowning in the volumes of accumulated material, trying to separate facts from fiction.
Additionally, division between Anglo- American and French Freemasons, one hundred and thirty years ago, caused by different understandings of Masonic principles, resulted in development of two parallel schools of Masonic thought. Each school was concerned with the study of their own strain of Freemasonry, completely ignorant of the existence and equally valid experiences of the other group.
In this book, I tried to make an overview, as impartially as possible, of many different interpretations of the concept of Freemasonry, its symbolism, teachings, rituals, and history. Nonetheless, I could not escape the temptation of adding my own understandings, particularly in the chapters regarding different traditions and concepts (Three Tradition and two Concepts), and the future of Freemasonry (Dawn of the Third Millennium). After all, the purpose of any scholarship is to add another spark to ever burning flame of human desire of knowledge.
Not claiming to be an authority on the subject, but just a passionate seeker after Truth, I humbly offer my thoughts to curious readers, with intention to provoke their further inquiry on this valuable topic. Some may be impressed and enriched or enlightened, others angered and disturbed, but I hope to leave none indifferent.

The Spring Issue of Freemasons Press

The Spring Issue of Freemasons Press has been released and is available for purchase on www.amazon.com and www.luxmundipress.info . It has several very good papers. The cover story is "The Purpose of Freemasonry in the modern society" by Stevan V. Nikolic. Richard Martin Young wrote about "The Masonic Lodge and Roman Confraternity", while Dr. Susan Gonzalez is taking us to ancient Egypt in her paper "The Coffin". Other papers are by Peter Clatworthy ( Elias Ashmole and the Warrington Lodge), MIchael Nicholas ( From the West Traveling East), Milica Krkovic ( Prophecy of Master Peter Deunov), and Miguel H. Bronchud ( The Convent of Teruel, the Castle of Mora, and strange Franciscan connection).

This is the third issue of Freemasons Press and it seems that this new periodical is slowly taking its form and its position among publications on Freemasonry.

There were some problems with the distribution of the Winter Issue due to the bad choice of distributor, but we are now back on track and things are running smoothly.

Winter Issue of Freemasons Press has been released

The Winter Issue of Freemasons' Press has been just released, and it will go to the subscribers by November 29th. In there, readers will find several very interesting papers by prominent masonic scholars from around the world: "Spiritual Alchemy and the Lodge" by Piers Vaughan, "The Way of Transmutation" by Francesco Brunelli, "The Masters Mark" by Miguel H. Bronchud, "Anthropology of God" by Milivoj Gavrilov, "Christianity, Rosicrucians, and Freemasonry" by Milica Krkovic, "Oaths, Oath Taking, and Mental Reservation" by Richard M. Young, and many more.

Stevan V. Nikolic is the author of the Winter issue's cover story: "Women in Freemasonry", as well as of the Editorial: "Masonic Dogmatism".

Single copies of Freemasons Press are available for purchase through http://www.amazon.com/ as well as http://www.freemasonspress.info/

Press Conference at the International Book Fair in Belgrade

At the Press Conference held on October 23rd at the International Book Fair in Belgrade (Serbia), Stevan Nikolic's new book "The Purpose of Freemasonry" has been presented to the representatives of the Press and to the general public. The Press Conference was organized by the publishers Ellecta International from Belgrade and The Library "Svetozar Markovic" from Zajecar.

Na Pres Konferenciji održanoj 23. oktobra na Sajmu Knjiga u Beogradu, prisutnim novinarima i publici je predstavljena nova knjiga Stevana Nikolića “Smisao slobodnog zidarstva”. Konferencija je organizovana od strane izdavača Ellecte International iz Beograda i Matične biblioteke “Svetozar Marković” iz Zaječara u Klubu Svetskog trgovačkog centra u Beogradu.

Stevan Nikolic's book "The Purpose of Freemasonry" has been published in Serbia

Stevan Nikolic's new book "The Purpose of Freemasonry" has been translated and published in Serbia by Ellecta International Publishing Company from Belgrade. The Serbian edition has been released on September 11, 2008.

Nova knjiga Stevana Nikolica "Smisao slobodnog zidarstva" je prevedena na srpski jezik i objavljena u Beogradu 11. septembra. Izdavac je "Ellecta International". Knjiga se moze kupiti u knjizari Medijskog centra "Krug" u Trznom centru na Trgu republike (Makedonska 5/II) u Beogradu.

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