42-846: Carl Hansen may refer to: Carl William Hansen (1872–1936), Danish author Carl Hansen (footballer) (1898–1978), Danish footballer Carl Hansen Ostenfeld (1873–1931), Danish systematic botanist Carl Manicus-Hansen (1877–1960), Danish gymnast Carl Hansen (American football) (born 1976), American football player Carl Hansen (Wisconsin politician) (1866–1918), American politician Carl Hansen (wrestler) (1887–1953), Danish wrestler Carl G. O. Hansen (1871–1960), Norwegian-American journalist, musician and author Carl W. Hansen , Danish association football referee See also [ edit ] Karl Hansen (disambiguation) Carl Frølich Hanssen (1883–1960), Norwegian military officer and sports executive [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
84-498: A Grand Lodge. Three of the four original lodges still exist. Today they are UGLE lodges No 2, No 4, and No 12. Naturally, since they were founded even before the creation of the Grand Lodge of London, they function without the normal warrant, and also have some internal offices and regulations which differ from the standard UGLE constitutions. As they pre-date the foundation of the oldest grand lodge, and as their actual date of foundation
126-534: A Masonic jurisdiction is deemed regular. UGLE provides a list of recognised Grand Lodges on its website. The majority of Canadian Grand Lodges are in amity with UGLE . There is also a healthy presence of GOdF -affiliated Grand Lodges and Orients that follow Continental Freemasonry , particularly in the French-speaking province of Quebec . In the United States, each state has a Grand Lodge that supervises
168-694: A New Morning: The Return of the World's Master Builder") in 1906. Inspired by the French Gnostic movement and such writers as Carl Kohl, his major interests seems to have been alchemy and astrology . Until 1905 he was in communication with Swedish playwright and alchemist August Strindberg . Some of Hansen's occult ideas inspire the Neo-Luciferian Church today. In September 1921 Theodor Reuss issued fringe masonic charters to Hansen for Gnostic Primas, Memphis & Misraim, Ordo Templi Orientis and
210-740: A decision by the GOdF in 1877 to remove the requirement for Masons to have a belief in a Supreme Being. UGLE and most other Anglo-Saxon Grand Lodges suspended all relations with, and recognition of, the Grand Orient de France as a result. The Vereinigte Großlogen von Deutschland or United Grand Lodges of Germany (VGLvD) is the regular Grand Lodge in Germany, it comprises five united Grand Lodges of varying traditions: two traditional German Grand Lodges, one Prussian Swedish Rite Grand Lodge, one English tradition Grand Lodge and one North American tradition Grand Lodge ,
252-626: Is a topic of considerable controversy, primarily due to the prevalence of irregular lodges compared to regular ones. This discrepancy has sparked ongoing debates within the Masonic community in Mexico. Among the numerous Masonic bodies in the country, one notable exception stands out: The York Grand Lodge of Mexico . Established in 1865, it holds the distinction of being the sole Grand Lodge with federal character in Mexico. Since its inception, The York Grand Lodge of Mexico has maintained consistent recognition from
294-517: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Carl William Hansen Carl William Hansen (11 October 1872 – 3 August 1936) was a Danish dairy farmer, Luciferian , wandering bishop , and occultist . Born in Copenhagen and first initiated into Martinism in 1898 by Alphonse Wallen, Hansen used the pseudonym Ben Kadosh to publish Den ny morgens gry: verdensbygmesterens genkomst ("The Dawn of
336-555: Is no globally centralised Masonic organisational system, and therefore the criteria for regularity are not consistent across all Grand Lodges. The concept of Regularity first appears in Payne's regulations, and was printed in Anderson's Constitutions . In regulation VIII we find – The revisions published in the 1738 constitutions introduced the term Regular Lodge . Arguments regarding what ought to constitute proper Freemasonry appear in
378-544: Is predominantly African-American. For many years the mainstream Grand Lodges did not recognize Prince Hall Freemasonry and considered their Prince Hall Freemasonry irregular, despite the UGLE's approval of their regularity. In the 1980s, many mainstream Grand Lodges began to recognize Prince Hall Grand Lodges as Freemasons. Due to a 19th-century argument and a resulting schism, not all Prince Hall Grand Lodges recognize each other (see Prince Hall National Grand Lodge ), and generally
420-597: Is the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Bulgaria, established in 1917. Until it was banned in 1940 by a Nazi Law called "Law of the Homeland protection" this Grand Lodge was recognized by 47 regular and mainstream Grand Lodges worldwide. Most of the recognitions were never withdrawn and after Grand Lodge of Bulgaria (GLB) was reactivated it gained additional recognitions. Today GLB is recognized by 54 Grand Lodges from Europe, North and South America and Africa. It works in
462-473: Is the only French Grand Lodge to be recognised as regular by UGLE and its concordant jurisdictions. The Grand Orient de France (GOdF) was recognised by most Grand Lodges in the world until the middle of the 19th century, when the GOdF recognized the Supreme Council of Louisiana . This caused several US Grand Lodges to withdraw recognition from the GOdF. The final breaking point, however, came about due to
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#1732891445471504-547: Is unknown, these three lodges are referred to as being "time immemorial" lodges. Since 1717 other grand lodges have been founded, and many have sought recognition by UGLE, hence it has claimed the 'benchmark' of masonic regularity. The Continental style Grand Lodges and Grand Orients have created several organizations in order to organize their international relations, such as CLIPSAS , the International Masonic Union Catena , CIMAS, COMAM, TRACIA and, formerly,
546-503: The Grand Lodge of Vienna was founded on 8 December 1918. She was recognised by UGLE in 1930. Immediately after the annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany in 1938 Freemasonry was again forbidden. After the end of World War II the Grand Lodge of Vienna was formally re-established on 4 August 1945. In 1952 UGLE restored relations with her. 1955 after the end of the Allied occupation of Austria
588-585: The Grand Orient of Denmark and the North and formed The Grand Lodge of Denmark , an irregular Masonic body. Biographies of Hansen have been written by Peder Byberg Madsen and Bjarne Salling Pedersen and included in the 2006 reissue of Den Ny Morgens Gry, Lucifer-Hiram, Verdensbygmesterens Genkomst . Regular Masonic jurisdictions In Freemasonry , regularity is one of the factors by which individual Grand Lodges judge whether to recognise one another for
630-565: The Hermetic Brotherhood of Light . In 1923 he engaged in the founding of a Martinist lodge in Denmark, later dissolved and rebuilt as the lodge The Three Columns. This lodge formed part of The Danish Grand Orient , chartered by Joanny Bricaud in Lyon as Grand Orient de la vraie et haute Maçonnerie ésoterique et gnostique du Danemark. The Danish Grand Orient worked until 1929 where it merged with
672-618: The International Secretariat of the Masonic Adogmatic Powers before it was re-absorbed into CLIPSAS. Other bodies predicate their assessment of regularity on the 8th decree of Anderson's Constitution; a Lodge is regular if it works in conformity to the rules of its granted constitutional patent. Grand Lodges certify regularity to their recognized Member Lodges and Grand Lodges with patents. The first Grand Lodge in Austria,
714-768: The United Kingdom is governed by three bodies which are independent from each other. The United Grand Lodge of England has jurisdiction over Freemasonry in England , Wales , the Channel Islands , and the Isle of Man ("English Constitution" – "EC"), the Grand Lodge of Scotland over Freemasonry in Scotland ("Scottish Constitution" – "SC"), and the Grand Lodge of Ireland over Freemasonry in Ireland ("Irish Constitution" – "IC"). Because of
756-537: The "old Land-Marks" of the order, but it was much later that anybody attempted to define them. It was not until 1858 that Albert Mackey published a list of 25 landmarks, which while not universally accepted, formed the basis of some American jurisdictions. Attempts to formulate the basis of regularity came even later in England, and appear to have arisen from recognition of a new Grand Lodge in France, which had just split from
798-526: The 1720s, when some lodges of the Premier Grand Lodge of England began to replace the old method of drawing the lodge symbols on the floor in chalk and charcoal with tape, tacked to the floor, and portable metal letters. This earned the new Grand Lodge the nickname of the Moderns . In 1735, the same Grand Lodge refused admission to the master and wardens of an Irish lodge, who claimed to be a deputation from
840-533: The 1730s, which would not allow their members admission into any lodges outside their own jurisdiction. The process of uniting of these two Grand Lodges began in 1809, when the Moderns set up a travelling Lodge of Promulgation to return their ritual to its "Ancient" form. This made possible the creation, in 1813, of the United Grand Lodge of England . Payne's 1720 regulations mention the necessity of maintaining
882-783: The Antient & Accepted Scottish Rite, has 16 Constituent lodges including one English speaking Lodge "HIRAM". Regular Freemasonry in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland is controlled by the Grand Lodge of Ireland , which is based in Dublin . It has jurisdiction over 13 Provincial Grand Lodges covering all the Freemasons of the island of Ireland , and another 12 provinces worldwide. In 2021 they were 38 Grand Lodges operating in France including overseas territories . They range from 200 to 60,000 members. The Grande Loge Nationale Française (GLNF)
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#1732891445471924-621: The Grand Lodge is called Grande Loja Legal de Portugal (GLLP/GLRP) . The Grand Lodge of Portugal (GLLP / GLRP) is a regular Portuguese Masonic obedience. GLLP and the Regular Grand Lodge of Portugal vied for the leadership of regular Portuguese Masonry until their reconciliation in 2011, the second was officially recognized by the United Grand Lodge of England (UGLE). In Slovakia is a Grand Lodge that called Veľká lóža Slovenska (Great Lodge of Slovakia) [1] . Masonic activity in
966-562: The Grand Master of Ireland, unless they accepted the English constitution, which they refused. In 1751 the nucleus of a second Grand Lodge, which did not accept the innovations of the original, was formed. Their book of constitutions, the Ahiman Rezon of their Grand Secretary Laurence Dermott , suggests that the Moderns had now changed their passwords in alarm over masonic exposures printed in
1008-438: The Grand Orient de France and the United Grand Lodge of England (UGLE). Since the great schism of 1877 freemasonry is divided in two branches, Continental style Freemasonry and Anglo Freemasonry. These two branches are not in mutual regular amity, since most English style lodges consider Continental style lodges to be irregular. The Grand Orient de France (Grand Orients) and the United Grand Lodge of England (Grand Lodges) are
1050-547: The Grand Orient de France, already branded as irregular (see below). A letter of 1913 from the new Grand Master of the Independent and Regular National Grand Lodge of France and of the French Colonies stated the obligations of his lodges as his claim to regularity. These appear to have formed the basis for the 1929 Basic Principles for Grand Lodge Recognition , still used by the United Grand Lodge of England . In 1813, upon
1092-557: The Grandlodge changed its name into Grand Lodge of Austria. The Grand Lodge of Austria has currently 77 lodges with approx. 3500 brethren. Several Grand Lodges are active in Belgium . The Regular Grand Lodge of Belgium (R.G.L.B.) is currently the only Belgian Grand Lodge which is recognised as regular by UGLE and its concordant jurisdictions. The oldest Grand Lodge of Belgium, the Grand Orient of Belgium (G.O.B.) lost its recognition by
1134-677: The Große Landesloge von Österreich was founded in Vienna in 1784 but only ten years later in 1794 Freemasonry was forbidden by the then Holy Roman Emperor Franz II . After the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867 Freemasonry was re-established, but only in the Hungarian part of the Empire. After the end of World War I , only four weeks after the proclamation of the Republic of German-Austria
1176-571: The UGLE in the 19th century when it decided to remove the requirement for Masons to have a belief in a Supreme Being. In an attempt to regain recognition by the UGLE, five lodges from the GOB founded the Grand Lodge of Belgium (G.L.B.) in 1959. When in 1979 the G.L.B. also lost its recognition by UGLE, nine lodges founded the Regular Grand Loge of Belgium on 15 June 1979. The oldest obedience in Bulgaria
1218-567: The United Grand Lodge of England, a recognition that persists to the present day. This unique status underscores the significance of The York Grand Lodge of Mexico within the broader context of Mexican Freemasonry, serving as a beacon of regularity amid the complexities of the Masonic landscape in the country. The Only regular regular Masonic body in Chile is the Grand Lodge of Chile , founded on May 24, 1862 in Valparaíso. The earthquake of 1906 destroyed
1260-553: The basic models for each variety of freemasonry. The largest collection of mutually recognised Grand Lodges derives its regularity from one or more of the Home Grand Lodges ( United Grand Lodge of England (UGLE), Grand Lodge of Scotland (GLoS) and Grand Lodge of Ireland (GLoI)) based on criteria known as "Basic Principles for Grand Lodge Recognition" which together they codified and published on 4 September 1929 (although not new – they had been developed and refined over at least
1302-556: The basic principles. Dr. Albert Mackey built on this in 1856, when he identified 25 Landmarks or characteristics of Masonry which have been widely adopted in America. UGLE considers itself to be the most ancient Grand Lodge in continuous existence. Although it was founded in 1813 with its first Grand Master, it considers itself a continuation of the much older Grand Lodge of London, founded in 1717 by four pre-existent lodges. No record exists of any earlier Lodge organisation styling itself as
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1344-507: The convention of the GOdF, the members of the convention removed references to the Great Architect of the Universe (GAOTU) from their Constitution. They saw their decision as a way to return to the original Constitution of James Anderson of 1723. The first two sentences of the constitution of the GOdF (in English translation) had been: These became: This decision led to a schism between
1386-418: The historical role of the United Grand Lodge of England (UGLE) in the development of Freemasonry, the term "Regular Freemasonry", when it is not further defined, usually refers to the United Grand Lodge of England and its recognized jurisdictions. Since UGLE is considered to be not only the oldest, but also the largest grouping of lodges, UGLE recognition (or the lack thereof) is generally the barometer by which
1428-472: The latter two Grand Lodges having been formed by occupying forces. There are also irregular masonic Grand Lodges in Germany including Women Freemasons (FGLD) as well as Co-Freemasons . There are no fewer than three national Grand Lodges operating in Italy. The Grand Regular Italian Lodge and the Grand Orient of Italy are regular obediences recognized by United Grand Lodge of England. Portugal In Portugal
1470-449: The lodges within that state and is sovereign and independent within that jurisdiction. These are commonly referred to as the "regular" or "mainstream" Grand Lodges. There is no national Grand Lodge. All regular Grand Lodges in the US are in mutual amity with each other and with UGLE. Because of historical segregation, many states also have a sovereign and independent Prince Hall Grand Lodge that
1512-561: The mainstream Grand Lodges have followed the lead of their Prince Hall counterparts when it comes to recognizing Prince Hall Grand Lodges in other states. Throughout the US there are also numerous independent Masonic Lodges and Grand Lodges, which are not recognized as such by UGLE, the mainstream Grand Lodges, or their Prince Hall counterparts. Many of these are affiliated with international organizations of Continental Freemasonry . These are deemed to be irregular by UGLE - affiliated Masonic Obediences. The regularity of Masonic lodges in Mexico
1554-529: The original headquarters and the archives of the Grand Lodge, which determined its definitive transfer to Santiago, settling in the Club de la República, located in 659 Marcoleta street. In 1862, the Grand Lodge of Chile was recognized by the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, that is, the same year it was founded, and the following year it would obtain recognition from the Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia. In 1864, when
1596-467: The preceding 150 years): The first attempt to codify the governance of Freemasonry was The Constitution of the Freemasons of Strasbourg in 1459, which the Masonic Bodies of Continental Freemasonry hold as the essence of Freemasonry. However, the more popular codification in English - speaking nations was created by James Anderson in his Constitutions , published in 1723, which contain his idea of
1638-715: The problems caused by Napoleon III in French Freemasonry had already been overcome, official recognition was obtained by the Central Grand Orient de France. By 1862, the first Constitution was promulgated under the name of Statutes of the Masonic Order in Chile. The Grand Lodge of Chile has jurisdiction over the symbolic lodges (they work in the degrees of apprentice, fellow craft and Master Mason), these can work three different rites: Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, York Rite and Schröder Rite. His currently Grand Master
1680-453: The purposes of allowing formal interaction at the Grand Lodge level and visitation by members of other jurisdictions. Each individual Grand Lodge determines which other Grand Lodges it considers Regular (and the standards for determining this are not uniform between Grand Lodges). There are a number of groupings of Masonic jurisdictions which consider themselves regular, and recognise others as regular, yet consider others to be irregular. There
1722-405: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Carl_Hansen&oldid=1090270397 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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1764-581: The union of Antients and Moderns , the UGLE had created a new Constitution, based on the Constitutions of Anderson of the Moderns and the Ahiman Rezon of the Antients , which required acceptance of the Great Architect of the Universe . The Grand Orient de France (GOdF) initially adapted its Constitution in order to comply. In 1877, however, on a proposal of the Protestant priest Frédéric Desmons at
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