WEOFM Updates: Julian Rees and Mark Koltko-Rivera

I've been remiss in updating the WEOFM programming information for the last couple of weeks, and I've missed two especially interesting ones by two brethren I admire greatly.

The 27th video presentation from the Worldwide Exemplification of Freemasonry is "The Way To The Centre" by Julian Rees of England. .

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The previous week's program was "Of Mormons and Masons: The Relationship Between Freemasonry's Rituals of Initiation and the Latter-Day Saints Temple Ceremonies" by my friend Mark Koltko-Rivera, PhD

The Worldwide Exemplification of Freemasonry 2011 Lecture Series is a free presentation of Masonic education endorsed by the Grand Lodge of Indiana F&AM, beginning January 1, 2011 and running through December 31, 2011.

WEOFM: "The Lausanne Congress" by William Almeida DeCarvalho

The 24th video presentation from the Worldwide Exemplification of Freemasonry is now available. This week's program is "The Lausanne Congress" by William Almeida DeCarvalho of Brazil. .

William Almeida DeCarvalho is the former Grand Secretary of Education and Culture for the Grand Orient of Brazil.

The Worldwide Exemplification of Freemasonry 2011 Lecture Series is a free presentation of Masonic education endorsed by the Grand Lodge of Indiana F&AM, beginning January 1, 2011 and running through December 31, 2011.

WEOFM: The Catholic Church & Freemasonry by Michel L. Brodsky

The 23rd video presentation from the Worldwide Exemplification of Freemasonry is now available. This week's program is "The Catholic Church and Freemasonry" by Michel L. Brodsky, PM.

Michel L. Brodsky was originally born in Belgium, fled the Nazis during WWII, went to England, and joined the Royal Navy. After the war, he returned to Belgium where he joined a lodge. He is a Past Master of London's Quatuor Coronati Lodge, No. 2076 and the Prestonian Lecturer for 1994. He is 86 years old and still very active in the fraternity. He previously presented a paper on WEOFM about the Grand Orient of France.

The Worldwide Exemplification of Freemasonry 2011 Lecture Series is a free presentation of Masonic education endorsed by the Grand Lodge of Indiana F&AM, beginning January 1, 2011 and running through December 31, 2011.

WEOFM: "Journeying Eastward" by Ravi S. Kudesia

The 22nd video presentation from the Worldwide Exemplification of Freemasonry is now available. This week's program is "Journeying Eastward" by Ravi S. Kudesia.

Brother Kadesia's paper highlights the relationship between Freemasonry and ancient Indian Vedanta philosophy. Ravi S. Kudesia is the founder / CEO of The Leadership Yoga. He is a nationally published thought leader who integrates yoga with organizational behavior and personal transformation. His work has appeared on CNN.com, Peter Drucker’s Leader to Leader Journal, Integral Yoga Magazine, and others. Ravi developed the Transformational Mindfulness mind-body exercise. He has researched with Harvard neurologists and the Institute for Extraordinary Living and developed business at top advertising firms including Modernista! and Campbell Ewald. Ravi is a graduate of Boston University’s School of Management,, and he is currently a doctoral student at Washington University in St. Louis’ Olin Business School.

The Worldwide Exemplification of Freemasonry 2011 Lecture Series is a free presentation of Masonic education endorsed by the Grand Lodge of Indiana F&AM, beginning January 1, 2011 and running through December 31, 2011.

WEOFM: "A Visit With Albert Pike" by James T. Tresner II

The 21st video presentation from the Worldwide Exemplification of Freemasonry is now available. This week's program is "A Visit with General Albert Pike" by James T. Tresner, PM.

Dr. James T. Tresner II is a Past Master of Albert Pike Masonic Lodge No. 162 in Oklahoma, Artistic Director for Guthrie Scottish Rite Temple, Editor of The Oklahoma Mason. He is the author of “Albert Pike, The Man Beyond the Monument” and "Vested In Glory." He is also the book reviewer of the Scottish Rite journal.

The Worldwide Exemplification of Freemasonry 2011 Lecture Series is a free presentation of Masonic education endorsed by the Grand Lodge of Indiana F&AM, beginning January 1, 2011 and running through December 31, 2011.

WEOFM: "Albert Pike and the Five Civilized Tribes" by Robert G. Davis

The 20th video presentation from the Worldwide Exemplification of Freemasonry is now available. This week's program is "Albert Pike and the Five Civilized Tribes" by Robert G. Davis, PM.

Robert G. Davis has distinguished himself with an impressive record of service to the Craft. He is Executive Secretary of the Guthrie Scottish Rite Bodies in Oklahoma. He is a Past Master of three Masonic Lodges, and served as the charter Master of Guildhall No. 553, a Traditional Observance Lodge in Oklahoma. He is a KYCH, a 33° Mason and recipient of the Grand Cross. He is currently the Vice President of the Scottish Rite Research Society and serves as editor of Heredom. He is also the editor of the High Council publications of the Masonic Rosicrucians. Before moving to Guthrie, Bro∴Davis served 14 years in the city management and city planning professions. He is currently the President of the Masonic Restoration Foundation.

The Worldwide Exemplification of Freemasonry 2011 Lecture Series is a free presentation of Masonic education endorsed by the Grand Lodge of Indiana F&AM, beginning January 1, 2011 and running through December 31, 2011.

WEOFM: "Critical Reading of Masonic Literature" by Yoshio Washizu, PGM

The 19th video presentation from the Worldwide Exemplification of Freemasonry is now available. This week's program is "Critical Reading of Masonic Literature" by Yoshio Washizu, PGM.

R:.W:.B:. Yoshio Washizu is a Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Japan.

The Worldwide Exemplification of Freemasonry 2011 Lecture Series is a free presentation of Masonic education endorsed by the Grand Lodge of Indiana F&AM, beginning January 1, 2011 and running through December 31, 2011.

WEOFM: "Why Ancients & Moderns" by Aubrey Newman, PM

The 18th video presentation from the Worldwide Exemplification of Freemasonry is now available. This week's program is "Why Ancients & Moderns" by Aubrey Newman, PM.

W:.B:. Aubrey Newman served as Master of Quatuor Coronati Lodge, No. 2076 in 1999. He was educated in London, Glasgow and Oxford, with an MA from Glasgow, a BA, MA and PhD from Oxford. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and a Past President of the Jewish Historical Society of England.

The Worldwide Exemplification of Freemasonry 2011 Lecture Series is a free presentation of Masonic education endorsed by the Grand Lodge of Indiana F&AM, beginning January 1, 2011 and running through December 31, 2011. So far this year, programs on WEOFM have been viewed more than 250,000 times.

WEOFM: "Veiled in Allegory & Illustrated in Symbols" by Chris McClintock

The 16th video presentation from the Worldwide Exemplification of Freemasonry is now available. This week's program is "Veiled in Allegory & Illustrated in Symbols" by Chris McClintock, PM. .

From Brother McClintock's website:

Chris McClintock is an author specialising in ancient symbolism. He became an Irish Freemason in 1991, joining Lodge No 754 Coleraine. He became Master of the lodge in 2005. Intrigued by the curious symbolism and gestures used within the workings of the lodge he set about investigating those rituals to try to discover their underlying meanings.

In 2001 he joined Lodge 200 the Irish Lodge of Research to further his studies and to seek assistance to ground his work within a framework that was ritualistically and historically accurate. His eight year quest has culminated in the book The Craft and the Cross.

He has also been a stained glass artist for 20 years carrying out many commissions to design and build windows in civic buildings, churches and private dwellings. He was interviewed for a TV documentary by RTE in Dublin and by BBC Radio Ulster following his commission for a commemorative window for the Queen’s Golden Jubilee.

The Worldwide Exemplification of Freemasonry 2011 Lecture Series is a free presentation of Masonic education endorsed by the Grand Lodge of Indiana F&AM, beginning January 1, 2011 and running through December 31, 2011. So far this year, programs on WEOFM have been viewed more than 250,000 times.

WEOFM: "Freemasons & The Greek War of Independence" by Andreas C. Rizopoulos

The 15th video presentation from the Worldwide Exemplification of Freemasonry is now available. This week's program is "Freemasons & The Greek War of Independence" by Andreas C. Rizopoulos, PM. .

Andreas C. Rizopoulos, is a retired journalist and communications consultant. He is Full Member of Quatuor Coronati No. 2076, the Premier Lodge of Research under the United Grand Lodge of England and Fellow of the Scottish Rite Research Society. He belongs to Panathenean No. 146 Lodge in Greece (founder and Past Master) and was Founder-Steward of Internet Lodge No. 9659 in England. He also belongs to the Scottish Rite in Greece and to the Holy Royal Arch, Mark (Past Provincial Grand Standard Bearer), and Royal Ark Mariner (Provincial Royal Ark Mariner Grand Rank) in England. For the past twenty years he has been Grand Representative of two USA Grand Lodges at the Grand Lodge of Greece.

He has authored three books on Freemasonry: Philhellenes and Greek Freemasons in 1821, Greek Masonic Handbook and Freemasonry in the Ionians; plus many historical articles published in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, Heredom, the Greek Masonic magazine Pythagoras, the Turkish Masonic magazine Mimar Sinan. He has delivered more than a hundred papers in Lodges and general Masonic meetings. He has published novels, poetry, books on literary and medical history, communication, and aviation, and has translated many books into Greek.

The Worldwide Exemplification of Freemasonry 2011 Lecture Series is a free presentation of Masonic education endorsed by the Grand Lodge of Indiana F&AM, beginning January 1, 2011 and running through December 31, 2011.

WEOFM: "The Grand Orient of France" by Michel L. Brodsky

The 14th video presentation from the Worldwide Exemplification of Freemasonry is now available. This week's program is "The Grand Orient of France" by Michel L. Brodsky, PM. .

Michel L. Brodsky is Past Master of London's Quatuor Coronati Lodge, No. 2076 and the Prestonian Lecturer for 1994. He is 86 years old and still very active in the fraternity.

The Worldwide Exemplification of Freemasonry 2011 Lecture Series is a free presentation of Masonic education endorsed by the Grand Lodge of Indiana F&AM, beginning January 1, 2011 and running through December 31, 2011.

WEOFM.ORG: "The Evolution of Scandinavian Freemasonry" by Dr. Andreas Önnerfors

The eleventh video presentation from the Worldwide Exemplification of Freemasonry is now available on Vimeo in Flash format.

This week's program is "The Evolution of Scandinavian Freemasonry" by Dr. Andreas Önnerfors.

Andreas Önnerfors was the director of the Centre for Research Into Freemasonry and Fraternalism at the University of Sheffield from 2007 until it was closed last year.

The Worldwide Exemplification of Freemasonry 2011 Lecture Series is a free presentation of Masonic education endorsed by the Grand Lodge of Indiana F&AM, beginning January 1, 2011 and running through December 31, 2011.

WEOFM.ORG: "The Old Charges Revisited" by Prof. Andrew Prescott

The fifth video presentation from the Worldwide Exemplification of Freemasonry is up and running, presented on Vimeo in Flash format.

This week's presentation is "The Old Charges Revisited" by Prof. Andrew Prescott. Prescott has served as a curator in the Department of Manuscripts at the British Library. From 2000 to 2007, he was the founding Director of the Centre for Research into Freemasonry at the University of Sheffield. Andrew currently is a professor and Director of Research for the Humanities Advanced Technology and Information Institute at the University of
Glasgow.

Last week's presentation was "The Foundation of the Premier Grand Lodge in 1717" by WBro. Christopher Powell.

The Worldwide Exemplification of Freemasonry 2011 Lecture Series is a free presentation by the Grand Lodge of Indiana F&AM, beginning January 1, 2011 and running through December 31, 2011. At the conclusion of each presentation you will usually have an opportunity to join with the speakers in a live conversation on Facebook at the "Worldwide Exemplification of Freemasonry 2011 Lecture Series" page.

No presentation is scheduled for next Saturday, but on February 12th Brother Yasha Beresiner will present "Origins and Development of Royal Arch Masonry in England."

I have been asked to present on March 26th on the subject of "The Evolution of the Ritual."