Bio: Austin R. Shifrin has been a member of craft Freemasonry under the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania since 2006; he is a Past Master of Tyrian Lodge No. 644 (Lower Burrell PA), and former Secretary of Lodge Ad Lucem No. 812 (Pittsburgh PA). He is a member and Past Sovereign […]
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Bio: Adam Kendall is a California-based historian and Freemason. A past master of San Francisco’s Phoenix Lodge No. 144, he is also a full member of Quatuor Coronati Lodge No. 2076 (EC), the world’s oldest research lodge. He is the editor of the Scottish Rite Research Society’s annual journal, Heredom, and […]
Bio: Focus of Work: Companion Bennett has a zeal for Masonic Symbolism and its interpretation. His fascination on creating excitement for all things esoteric and ritualistic manifests in his fervor to provide education and engaging discussions about the symbols, degrees, and lessons that begin in the quarries of Ancient Craft Freemasonry […]
Bio: Shamus Driver, MBA, Ph.D. is a scientist by trade and a masonic educator by passion. Since being raised, he has given Masonic Education presentations around Indiana and in other states. Shamus has a background in scientific and active teaching, and his presentations tend towards being conversational, humorous, and engaging. He […]
Bio: Michael Samu was born and raised in Joshua Tree, California, and has been a Master Mason since 2018. He works in healthcare as a phlebotomist but also provides tarot readings, writes articles on the occult and esoteric for PRS Journal (publication of the Philosophical Research Society created by Manly […]
Bio: James A. Buckhorn is a very active Freemason located on the northern side of Indianapolis, Indiana. He is a member and Past Master of Pentalpha No. 564, an observant lodge in Indianapolis, IN. He is also a founding member and the Junior Warden of Lodge of St. Andrew #775, […]
Bio: Chris Ruli is a Washington, DC-based writer and researcher on American Freemasonry. His work focuses on the early development of Freemasonry in Washington, D.C. and the fraternity\’s interactions with the Presidents of the United States. He is a former Grand Historian and Librarian of the Grand Lodge of the […]
Bio: 33° IGH Orient of Japan and Korea. Past Grand Historian, Grand Lodge of Japan. Past Master of the Research Lodge GLJ., Past Chairman of Education Committee, Scottish Rite, Masonic author. Personal: Lecturer at the School of Social Sciences, Waseda University, Tokyo, previously professor of Asian Studies, Daito Bunka University, […]
Bio: Mark Pearrow has been a research engineer at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts since 1996, although, before that, he was a professional musician and toured nationally with his ill-monikered band, Techno-Squid Eats Parliament. Since his teen years, he has been a student of the Mysteries, having started and led a […]
Bio: Daniel Molina is a Past Master of Hibiscus No. 275, having served in 2020 and 2021. He is a Masonic lecturer who has presented nationally and internationally on Freemasonry and related topics. He is also a published writer on Masonic subjects, contributing to the Southern California Research Lodge’s Fraternal […]