EDUCATION
Freemasonry's primary focus should be Education. Lodges around the world have moved away from this. Spes Novum seeks to rekindle that original fire of educating good men, to make them better.
2026
Qabalah
Qabalah - A Western esoteric adaptation of Kabbalistic ideas, especially from the Renaissance onward, used in Hermeticism, Rosicrucianism, ceremonial magic, and occult philosophy. In short: Qabalah is a symbolic system for contemplation, initiation, and inner transformation.
Past Education Themes
Each year, Spes Novum Masonic Lodge has an Education theme that is explored. Through various books, activities, films, and more, our members contemplate the various elements, comparing and contrasting with what they already know, and what these things can teach them in their life today, aiding in their spiritual development. Below is a listing of themes that have been covered in prior years.
Creativity
WM:. Spencer A. Hamann - 2025
The 12 Labors of Hercules
WM:. Robert H. Johnson - 2024
The Tao of Freemasonry
WM:. Adam Hassel - 2023
The Laws of Light
WM:. Robert L. Wingader - 2022
Science & Symbols
WM:. Spencer A. Hamann - 2021
Foundations
WM:. Scott S. Dueball - 2020
The Master’s Lectures
WM:. Scott S. Dueball - 2019
Suggested Reading
W.L Wilmshurst - The Meaning of Masonry
George W. Plummer - The Word
Robert Herd - Initiatic Experience
Tim Hogan - Entering the Chain of Union
Manly P. Hall - The Occult Anatomy of Man
Manly P. Hall - Occult Masonry
Freke & Gandy - The Hermetica
W.Kirk McNulty - Signs, Symbols, Significance
Paul Nettl - Mozart and Masonry
Alexander Roob- Alchemy & Mysticism
Milton A. Pottenger - Symbolism​​
Our Educators
Chris Hodapp, 33Ëš
Indiana
Bull Garlington
Illinois
Scott Dueball
Illinois
R. H. Johnson
Massachusetts
Spencer Hamann
Illinois
Kevin Townley
Colorado
Alex P. Herbert
Ohio
James E. Frey
Illinois
James Buckhorn
Indiana
Greg Kaminsky
Michigan
Jon Ruark
Virginia
Jaime P. Lamb
Arizona
