AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: James Wasserman, The Secrets of Masonic Washington
Author James Wasserman presented a stirring lecture at the Livingston Masonic Library on May 29, with a standing room only audience. About 55 masons and friends sat on the edge of their seats as Wasserman discussed “Freemasonry and the Quest for Liberty.” He shared his thoughts on the crucial role that Freemasonry has played in the development of political liberty worldwide, with special emphasis on the founding of the new American Republic. Wasserman explored the idea that political theory is a spiritual value, tracing its value from biblical times.

Library Director Tom Savini echoed the comments of all present, praising Wasserman’s topic, insight and intellectual presentation. A lively Q&A followed.

Wasserman is the author of “The Secrets of Masonic Washington” which provides an exquisitely illustrated tour of the spiritual, esoteric, religious, and mythic symbols of our nation’s Capital. From the magnificent monument erected to Freemason and first President George Washington, to the classic pantheon built to honor Enlightenment philosopher and Declaration of Independence author Thomas Jefferson, Washington, D.C. is a hymnal in stone. “This book is an archaeological expedition to a ‘lost city’ whose mystical treasures and traditions are hidden in plain sight—a city designed and built as the beating heart of a spiritual entity that transcends all religions—whose very streets invoke the invisible energies that drive the evolution of human consciousness—a city inspired by a civic priesthood we know today as Freemasonry.” —Lon Milo DuQuette, 32°

Past Livingston Library Events

• Processus Contra Templarios Book Tour and Lecture
  Who: RW William J. Thomas, Library Trustee, and RW Thomas M. Savini, Library Director
  When: Sunday, October 19, 2008 through Friday, October 24, 2008
  Where: Selected locations around the state: Event Itinerary (PDF)
  More Information: Press Release (PDF)
  

Livingston Library News & Announcements

• Library Acquires Templar Trial Manuscripts - One of only eight hundred bilingual copies of Vatican's Processus Contra Templarios to be made available to scholars in America
• "Secret Society, Spilling a Few Secrets" - October 4, 2006 New York Times article by James Barron featuring Library Director RW Thomas Savini
• Light the Lamp of Knowledge Program - sponsor a book in the Library's collections
• Light the Lamp Program Donors
• Historic Painting Restored
• Kane Lodge Funds Microfilming

Library News Articles in The Empire State Mason magazine

• Spring 2007 - "Death of a Masonic Salesman"
• Spring 2007 - "Artifacts of the Corridor: Benedict Arnold and Solomon's Lodge No. 1"
• Winter 2006 - "Reference Section, The School of Instruction"
• Winter 2006 - "Artifacts of the Corridor: The Buffalo Bill Cane"
• Fall 2006 - "Widows and Orphans"
• Summer 2006 - "Sudden Impact"
• Spring 2006 - "The Joy of Research"
• Winter 2005 - "To Keep or Discard--That is the Question"
• Fall 2005 - "Laborare est Orare"
• Summer 2005 - "Flipping the Switch"
• Spring 2005 - "The Livingston Library, MUNY, and the Rebirth of Masonic Education"
• Winter 2004 - "Disaster Recovery Plans: Casting A Hollow Pillar"
• Fall 2004 - "Books And Artifacts And Computers - Oh My!"

Livingston Library Annual Report

• 2010 Annual Report

   

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