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Macoy's Masonic Monitor - 175th Anniversary - 1867 Edition.
Macoy Publishing & Masonic Supply is celebrating 175 years of serving The Craft this year. We are beginning by publishing a collector’s limited edition of one of Robert Macoy’s first books – Macoy’s Masonic Monitor. Our team has gone to great lengths to honor this book, and Macoy, by meticulously retyping each word and restoring the 300 plus images to their original beauty. This is not just a photocopied reproduction found on the internet. On top of that, we have had a special die made so each copy of this book we will hand gold stamped by Macoy craftspeople.
According to Coil’s Encyclopedia, “A monitor is a book of
esoteric ritualistic matter. Virtually
all…of the moral and ethical instructions of Freemasonry is contained in the
published…monitors and manuals issued by various Masonic authorities. Such publications (are not) the secret parts
of the ritual. The most prominent of the
Monitors were Preston’s 1772; Webb’s of 1797: Cross’ of 1819: Tannehill’s of
1824; Mackey’s of 1852; and Macoy’s of 1867.”
Brent Morris wrote, “So what’s
the difference between a monitor and a ritual book? It might help to start with
an analogy. One can think of Masonic
degree ritual as a sort of morality play, in which the candidate is the main
protagonist and other members of the lodge take on other dramatic roles in the
cast. Ritual books contain the scripts to these "plays," and contain
material that is considered either secret or not intended for non-members.
Monitors, on the other hand, contain the non-secret excerpts of rituals,
lectures, and other ceremonies. In other words, monitors include extracts of
parts of Masonic ritual that, when read, may give the reader a general sense of
the ritual while including neither the text of the ritual itself, nor the
passwords, signs, grips, etc. that are a part of what Masons pledge not to
reveal to non-Masons.
Monitors exist for the Craft
degrees (i.e. the first three degrees), Scottish Rite, York Rite, and various
other degrees. Monitors…often include descriptions of how the lodge room or
stage is decorated and often contain an outline of the narrative story of the
degree. Monitors of the Craft degrees usually contain excerpts from the various
"lectures" in which the metaphorical meaning of various Masonic
symbols is explained.”
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