BROJ 1 GODINA 1 ZAGREB 19. OŽUJKA 6018.

GODINE ISTINSKE SVJETLOSTI

SLUŽBENO
GLASILO
VELIKOG
O R I J E N TA
H R VAT S K E
 “Jer neprikosnoveno svi Masoni
su kao Braća na istom Nivou,
još Masonerija ne oduzima Čast
koju je čovjek imao ranije; ne, ona
dodaje njegovoj Časti, posebno ako
je zaslužio zahvalnost Bratstva,
koje mora ukazati Čast onome
kome pripada, i izbjegavati loše
Ponašanje”

James Anderson, Konstitucija

Slobodnih zidara, 1723

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Sadržaj
2-3 Uvodna riječ
4-5 Iz Konstitucije
8-13 Povijest VOH-a - Renesansa hrvatskog slobodnog zidarstva
14-15 Veliki rascjep hrvatskih slobodnih zidara 1919 g.
16-21 Povijesni rad 20. listopada 2017
22-23 Spoznaj samoga sebe
24-25 Hram - Mjesto razvijanja naših mogućnosti
26-31 Što je cilj škotskog reda?
32-34 Kako je nastala “slobodnozidarska obitelj”
35 Ferko u svijetu tajni
36-37 Tri velika stupa slobodnog zidarstva
38-43 Veliki Majstor Nikica Gabric, 33°: Jesmo li sami u Svemiru?
44-47 Prva obljetnica VOH-a
48-49 Struktura Velikog Orijenta Hrvatske

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 U:.S:.V:.A:.S:.S:.
Uvodna riječ Utemeljitelja
i Prvog Velikog Majstora
Velikog Orijenta Hrvatske
Uvažena i mila braćo, slobodni zidari!
Ponosno i ustrajno pišemo povijest
hrvatskog slobodnog zidarstva.
Nije lako biti slobodni zidar. Najveće
su prepreke u nama samima. Ali s
ustrajnošću smo na ovaj put krenuli 28.
siječnja 6017. godine istinske svjetlosti i
gradimo dalje. U toj gradnji kamen su
naša braća, a vezivo bratska ljubav.
Uspješno premošćujemo sve prepreke
koje nam se na putu nađu, a pri tome
nas vodi Veliki Arhitekta Svih Svjetova.
Veliki Arhitektu Svih Svjetova, učini
da nas tvoj duh, koji za nas predstavlja
svjetlost i izvor života, prosvijetli.
Molimo se da nam ta svjetlost bude
vodič u svakodnevnom životu i
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budućem radu. Blagoslovi naš prvi
broj službenog glasila „LOŽA“, sve
sudionike u izradi istog, kao i svu milu
braću Velikog Orijenta Hrvatske. Učini
da nas međusobna ljubav i harmonija
vežu u neraskidiv bratski lanac i
neka naš zajednički rad na izgradnji
čovjeka, do čovječnosti bude obasjan
svjetlostima mudrosti, snage i ljepote.
Amen.
Zoran Vojnić Tunić, 33°
Utemeljitelj i Prvi Veliki Majstor
Velikog Orijenta Hrvatske
Or. Zagreb, 19 ožujak 6018. godine
istinske svjetlosti
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 TEMELJNA NAČELA SLOBODNOG ZIDARSTVA
IZ KONSTITUCIJE
VELIKOG ORIJENTA
HRVATSKE
Starih, slobodnih i
prihvaćenih zidara
PRVI DIO
Slobodno zidarstvo je Bratstvo čiji su tra-
dicionalni temelji vjera u Boga, koga Slo-
bodni zidari nazivaju Velikim Arhitektom
Svih Svjetova, kao i ljubav prema čovjeku i
čovječanstvu. Bratstvo prihvaća Temeljna
načela i Drevne dužnosti Konstitucije slo-
bodnih zidara iz 1723. godine.
Bratstvo Slobodnih zidara u svoje re-
dove prima muškarce, slobodne ljude na
dobrom glasu, ponesene željom da nje-
guju vrline i moral u društvu i one koji
teže ljudskom savršenstvu. Oni prihva-
ćaju svoje slobodnozidarske obveze pri-
segom nad otvorenom knjigom Svetog
Zakona (Biblija, Tora, Kuran, Veda).
Slobodni zidari, bez obzira na zvanje i
4 profesiju, na materijalni status i položaj,
na vjersku, nacionalnu ili političku pri-
padnost, susreću se i uvažavaju kao Bra-
ća, a Bratstvo smatraju savezom u kome
streme prosvijetljenom stanju duha. Nje-
govanjem etike i morala svojih članova,
Slobodno zidarstvo je usmjereno ka usa-
vršavanju i uvećanju sreće cijelog Čovje-
čanstva.
Slobodno zidarstvo je djelatno. U Brat-
stvu je rad zasnovan na ljubavi, istini,
pravičnosti, čovječnosti i poštenju. Ove
vrline Bratstvo prenosi i u profano druš-
tvo individualnim radom na svemu što je
dobro, lijepo i korisno, kako za pojedince
tako i za cjelinu, uzornim njegovanjem
plemenitih osjećanja prema bližnjima i
primjernim osobnim i obiteljskim živo-
tom.
Bratstvo se beskompromisno zalaže za
čistoću savjesti, slobodu misli i nepore-
civost prava na život. Slobodni zidari
njeguju toleranciju, razumijevanje i hu-
manost, kako bi se svijet približio mjeri
čovjeka i bio sa što manje fanatizma i
progona.
Slobodni zidari su dužni da, s časnim
namjerama, pruže jedni drugima po-
moć i bratsku zaštitu. Oni u svim pri-
likama teže očuvanju mira i ravnoteže
koji su neophodni za savršeno vladanje
sobom.
Slobodni zidari se, osim u profanom
svijetu, okupljaju i u Ložama u kojima
su uvijek prisutne Tri Velike Svijetlosti:
Knjiga Svetog Zakona, Kutnik i Šestar,
da u njima rade prema ritualima, a su-
kladno s Konstitucijom i ostalim odred-
bama Slobodnog zidarstva.
Bratstvo tolerira različita vjerska i po-
litička uvjerenja, ali ne stvara niti vjer-
ske, niti političke zajednice i ne obavlja
ni vjerski, ni crkveni obred. Bratstvo,
kao organizacija, ne raspravlja i ne
izjašnjava se o vjerskim i političkim
pitanjima, niti sudjeluje u političkom
životu, ali mu je dužnost, ujedno i čast,
da razumom i istinom brani narod
od tiranije. Osobno opredjeljenje van
Lože je slobodno.
Slobodni zidari njeguju ljubav prema
svojoj domovini – vjerni su joj i odani.
Svojom dužnošću smatraju obranu nje-
ne slobode, integriteta i samostalnosti i
zalažu se za rad i mir, poštujući demo-
kratske institucije države. Sudjelujući u
javnim poslovima Slobodni zidari dužni
su se rukovoditi etičkim principima Slo-
bodnog zidarstva. Radeći na ovaj način,
Bratstvo Slobodnih zidara u svoje redove prima
muškarce, slobodne ljude na dobrom glasu, ponesene
željom da njeguju vrline i moral u društvu i one koji
teže ljudskom savršenstvu. Oni prihvaćaju svoje
slobodnozidarske obveze prisegom nad otvorenom
knjigom Svetog Zakona (Biblija, Tora, Kuran, Veda)
oni doprinose sreći i blagostanju cijelog
čovječanstva.
Načela, ciljevi i povijest Slobodnog zi-
darstva nisu tajna, ali postojeći rituali,
utvrđeni znakovi za raspoznavanje, kao
i pripadnost bratstvu, to jesu.
Obveza je svakog Slobodnog zidara
da je odan svojoj Loži, da čuva njezinu
nepovredivost od svakog tko ne pripada 5
bratstvu, da brani interese Slobodnog zi-
darstva i da u profanim krugovima ne
raspravlja o unutarnjim pitanjima Slo-
bodnog zidarstva.
Svaki Slobodni zidar može istupiti iz
bratstva svojom voljom, kao što je u nje-
ga i pristupio.
 Načela, ciljevi i
povijest Slobodnog
zidarstva nisu tajna,
6 ali postojeći rituali,
utvrđeni znakovi
za raspoznavanje,
kao i pripadnost
bratstvu, to jesu
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 2017. g. (6017. g.) -
RENESANSA HRVATSKOG
SLOBODNOG ZIDARSTVA
Veliki Orijent Hrvatske
Koncem prosinca 6016. godine i po- Piše: Utemeljitelj vrijeme Revolucije u Mađarskoj 1848.
četkom siječanja 6017. godine u Zagre- i Prvi Veliki godine. U Hrvatskoj se slavi kao nacio-
bu, intenzivno započinjem razgovore te Majstor Velikog nalni junak.
okupljam prvu Braću s idejom osnivanja Orijenta Hrvatske Hrvatski sabor sastao se 5. lipnja 1848.
Zoran Vojnić
prve Lože „Ban Josip Jelačić“ – Orijent Tunić, 33°
godine, a Ban Josip Jelačić je svoj po-
Zagreb, s ciljem da se u konačnici osnuje zdravni govor započeo riječima: “Gos-
Veliki Orijent Hrvatske (VOH). podo zastupnici naroda, mila braćo!“
Osnovna zadaća, koju sam si zadao, U njegovu čast i na sjećanje, izmijenio
bila je okupiti prvih dvadeset slobodnih sam i unio u Rituale VOH-a pozdrav:
ljudi na dobrom glasu do konca siječnja i „MILA BRAĆO!“ te mu na ovoj način
krenuti na put osnutka VOH-a i povrata dao zasluženo mjesto u Velikom Orijen-
„Svjetlosti“ u Orijent Zagreb. tu Hrvatske.
Vratiti Svjetlost u Orijent Zagreb, zna- Također, kod izbora imena ostalih
čilo je krenuti put Beograda. Loža koje su se osnivale u VOH-u, povo-
dili smo se istim načelima da izbor ime-
28.01.6017. - Osnivanje prve Lože
„Ban Josip Jelačić“ – Orijent
Zagreb
Dostojanstveno i hrabro, ponosno i s ja-
snim ciljem, krenuli smo nas dvadeseto-
rica na povijesni put i u Beogradu osno-
vali prvu Ložu, koju sam nazvao Loža
„Ban Josip Jelačić“, te postao Starješina
iste.
Josip grof Jelačić Bužimski (Petrovara-
din 16.10.1801. – Zagreb, 20.05.1859.),

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bio je general i ban hrvatski, dalmatin-
ski i slavonski od 1848. do 1859. godine,
član plemićke obitelji Jelačić, te jedan
od najznačajnijih hrvatskih političara,
kako u 19. stoljeću, tako i u cijeloj povije-
sti Hrvata. Ukinuo je kmetstvo i sazvao
prve izbore za Hrvatski sabor. Kao voj-
skovođa je pobijedio u nizu bitaka protiv 28.01.6018 - U Beogradu, osnivanje prve lože Velikog Orijenta Hrvatske
ustanika u Habsburškoj Monarhiji za “Ban Josip Jelacic,” Or. Zagreb
na Lože bude vezan za povijesne osobe
od značaja za hrvatski narod ili hrvatsku
kulturu.
Prvi Rad, kao i svi ostali Radovi VOH-
a do izgradnje vlastitog Hrama su odr-
žavani u dvorcu Antuna Mihanovića u
Tuheljskim Toplicama. Izbor lokacije
i mjesto održavanja Rada smo pomno
odabrali. Također, dosljedan ideji oču-
vanja hrvatske povijesti, a samim time
i očuvanja hrvatskog identiteta, idealan
izbor je bio Dvorac Mihanović. Antun
Mihanović je autor pjesme Horvatska
domovina koja je dala riječi za  hrvat-
sku državnu himnu «Lijepa naša domo-
vino». Za himnu su uzeta prva i druga,
te posljednja i pretposljednja kitica. Pje-
sma je prvi put objavljena u “Danici”
br. 10, 14. ožujka 1835. godine. Prvi put
javno je izvedena 1861. godine, a kao na-
cionalna himna prihvaćena je 1891. go-
dine.
Zahvaljujući velikom trudu i zalaganju
sve Braće, 24. ožujka 6017. godine or-
ganizirali smo Rad na kojem je unijeto
Svjetlo u drugu, pa i u treću Ložu pod
zaštitom Velikog Orijenta Hrvatske.
Druga osnovana Loža bila je Loža Stje-
pan Radić – Orijent Sisak (kasnije pre-
nijeta u Orijent Zagreb), a treća Loža
pod zaštitom Velikog Orijenta Hrvatske,
je bila Loža Vatroslav Lisinski – Orijent
Zagreb. U Ovom trenutku Veliki Ori-
jent Hrvatske broji preko stotinu Braće,
te je paralelno započeta izgradnja i dru-
gih Loža koje će vrlo brzo postati puno-
pravne Lože ujedinjene i pod zaštitom
Velikog Orijenta Hrvatske.
25.03.6017. – Utemeljenje Velikog
Orijenta Hrvatske
Kako je ostvaren uvjet s formiranjem
tri punopravne slobodno zidarske Lože,
pristupio sam 25. ožujka 6017. godine
istinske svjetlosti Utemeljenju Velikog
Orijenta Hrvatske. Prvi puta u povijesti
Prvi hram VOH-a, Hrvata i prvi puta u povijesti hrvatskog
dvorac Antuna slobodnog zidarstva je Utemeljen Veliki
Mihanovića, Orijent. Ponosno i s radošću u srcu želim
Tuheljske toplice
istaći da je ovaj dan 25.03.6017. godine,
dan koji je okončao višestoljetni san, vi-
šestoljetnu težnju, te višestoljetnu borbu
naših predaka slobodnih zidara, koji je
započeo još davne 1759. godine.
Sam čin Utemeljenja VOH-a bio je
izvediv samo na jedan jedini mogući na-
čin, na način da se hrvatskim slobodnim
zidarima vrati dostojanstvo, isprave uči-
njene povijesne nepravde, te u konačnici
da se vrati Svjetlost s mjesta na koje je
odnijeto 1919. godine. To je na ovaj dan
i učinjeno. Svijetlo je unio Veliki majstor
Velikog Orijenta Srbije (VOS) – Orijent
Beograd, mr. Dušan Vukić.
Po izvršenom instaliranju i unosu Svje-
tlosti u Veliki Orijent Hrvatske, pristu-
pilo se i instaliranju mene kao Uteme-
ljitelja i prvog Velikog majstora Velikog
Orijenta Hrvatske na mandat od godinu
dana, kao i Predsjednika Velikog Senata
Velikog Orijenta Hrvatske, Uvaženog i
milog Brata Vladimira Šalića.
Povijest ostavljam povjesničarima, ali
budućnost mila Braćo sada držimo čvr-
sto u svojim rukama! To je naša obveza,
to je naša zadaća, to su naša slobodno-
zidarska načela i nadalje više nikoga ne
možemo kriviti za uspjehe ili neuspjehe, 9
osim sami sebe. Bitno je dodatno istaći,
da je VOH prvenstveno nacionalan, pa
tek onda internacionalan. To znači da
smo u potpunosti samostalni i neovisni,
da nismo ničija filijala ili ispostava, te da
po pitanja ili odluke ne idemo izvan gra-
nica Hrvatske. Sve odluke donosimo i

donosit ćemo isključivo samostalno. Na-
dalje, priznajemo i priznavat ćemo samo
one Velike Orijente i Velike Lože koje
priznaju nas, na način potpuno ravno-
pravnog i obostranog uvažavanja i pri-
znavanja na istoj razini i razini potpune
autonomije.
Sagledavajući činjenice da pored
VOH-a u Hrvatskoj od prije djeluju i
rade dvije Velike Lože: Velika Loža Hr-
vatske (VLH) i Velika Nacionalna Loža
Hrvatske (VNLH), imao sam potrebu i
osjećao obvezu kao najmlađi član hrvat-
ske slobodnozidarske „obitelji“, prvi pri-
stupiti i obratiti se istima.
Odlučio sam stupiti u kontakt s oba Ve-
lika majstora, s dva osnovna razloga.
Prvi razlog je što sam ih htio informi-
rati i upoznati s činjenicom o nastanku i
postojanju VOH-a, a drugi razlog je taj
što sam predložio konkretan prijedlog o
suradnji i zajedničkom djelovanju kroz
osnivanje Unije Velikih Loža Hrvatske
(UVLH).
Susret sam obavio pojedinačno sa sva-
kim od Velikih majstora, a koji su protekli
u ugodnom i bratskom razgovoru. Obojici
10 sam ujedno iznio ideju i prijedlog o mogu-
ćem zajedničkom djelovanju kroz Uniju
Velikih Loža Hrvatske, koja bi imala za
cilj rad na zajedničkim projektima od op-
ćeg interesa za slobodno zidarstvo u Re-
publici Hrvatskoj, kao što je npr. izgradnja
prvog u povijesti slobodnozidarskog muze-
ja u Zagrebu, uz napomenu da cilj UVLH
nije sjedinjenje triju članica, te da svaka
25.03.6017 -
Instaliravanje
Utemeljitelja i Prvog
Velikog Majstora
Velikog Orijenta
Hrvatske Zorana
Vojnića Tunića, 33°
zadržava potpunu autonomiju i neovisnost
u svom radu.
Uz razgovor i usmeni prijedlog, prilo-
žio sam i pismeni prijedlog u obliku Sta-
tuta UVLH, na daljnje razmatranje i na
daljnju raspravu o istom. Nažalost, ide-
ja o osnivanju UVLH je za sada ostala
samo prijedlog na „papiru“, dok sam u
osobnom uvjerenju da skorija budućnost
„nalaže“ i da je „neizbježan“ slijed u ra-
zvoju suvremenog slobodnog zidarstva,
kako kod nas tako i u svijetu, u pravcu
stvaranja Unija, pa na koncu i stvaranja
„Globalne Unije“.
30.06.6017. – Izgradnja Hrama
„Svjetlost“
Veliki Orijent Hrvatske napreduje, jača
i širi se po svim horizontalnim i vertikal-
nim ravninama hrvatskog društva. I de-
sno i lijevo i prema gore i dolje, i sada
broji preko dvije stotine Braće. Hram u
dvorcu Antuna Mihanovića imao je ka-
pacitet do maksimalno 120 ljudi te nam
je postao premalen za Radove VOH-a.
Sukladno tome novi izazov i novi ispit
stavljen je pred nas. Potreban nam je bio
Hram koji može primiti svu našu Braću,
a njih će biti još i više.
Novi Hram kao centralno mjesto okup-
ljanja, učenja i rada mora zadovoljiti
potrebe VOH-a na duži vremenski pe-
riod, što je dodatno otežalo izbor lokaci-
je i samog prostora. Od više ponuđenih
prijedloga, izabran je prostor na adresi
Heinzelova ulica 44. u Zagrebu. Pristu-
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- Prvi rad u
Hramu Svjetlost
pilo se uređenju prostora i doprinosom
Braće Hram je izgrađen u vrlo kratkom
vremenskom roku. Kako je VOH vratio
Svjetlost u Orijent Zagreb, te izgradio
prvi vlastiti Hram, donjeta je odluka
da se Hram Velikog Orijenta Hrvatske
nazove „Svjetlost“. Prvi Rad u Hramu
Svjetlost održan je 30.06.6017. godine
istinske svjetlosti.
Veliki Orijent Hrvatske po Konstituciji
radi i djeluje na teritoriju Republike Hr-
vatske. Po strukturi i unutarnjem uređe-
nju, VOH u svom sastavu i pod svojom
zaštitom ima četiri Velike Lože.
20.10.6017. g. Osnivaju se i instaliraju
tri Velike Lože pod zaštitom Velikog Ori-
jenta Hrvatske. Kako je Veliki Orijent Hr-
vatske vratio Svjetlost u Orijent Zagreb,
kako Hram VOH-a nosi ime Svjetlost,
tako je bilo logično nazvati tri Velike Lože
po tri mala Svjetla, po plamenovima Mu-
drosti, Snage i Ljepote. Neka gore vječno!
Povijesni Rad VOH-a je održan
20.10.6017. g. u Hramu Svjetlost, Ori-
jent Zagreb, na kojem je instalirano i
unijeto Svjetlo u slijedeće Velike Lože
pod zaštitom Velikog Orijenta Hrvatske:
Velika Loža Stup Mudrosti
Od osnutka dužnost Velikog majstora
Velike Lože Stup Mudrosti obnaša uva-
ženi i mili brat, Veliki majstor Nikica
Gabrić, koji od 25.03.6018. godine, na
moj prijedlog, a jednoglasnom odlukom
Vijeća Velikih majstora VOH-a, posta-
je i preuzima dužnost Velikog majstora
VOH-a. Na mjesto Velikog majstora
Velike Lože Stupa Mudrosti instalira se
uvaženi i mili brat, Veliki majstor Rajko
Vučković.
Lože koje pripadaju pod Veliku Ložu
Stup Mudrosti su:
Loža 03. Penta – Or. Zagreb
Loža 11. Ivan Merz – Or. Zagreb
Loža 12. Marko Marulić – Or. Split
Loža 13. Jože Plečnik – Or. Ljubljana
Loža 16. Vladimir Prelog – Or. Zagreb
Velika Loža Stup Snage
Od osnutka dužnost Velikog majstora
Velike Lože Stup Snage obnaša uvaženi i
mili brat, Veliki majstor Damir Jandrašek.
Lože koje pripadaju pod Veliku Ložu
Stup Snage su:
Loža 02. Stjepan Radić – Or. Zagreb
Loža 05. Ljudevit Gaj – Or. Zagreb
Loža 06. Grof Janko Drašković – Or.
Zagreb
Loža 08. Sirius – Or. Rijeka
Velika Loža Stup Ljepote
Dužnost Velikog majstora Velike Lože
Stup Ljepote od 15.02.6018. godine ob-
naša uvaženi i mili brat, Veliki majstor
Hrvoje Kolarić. 11
Lože koje pripadaju pod Veliku Ložu
Stup Ljepote su:
Loža 09. Ambroz Haračić – Or. Mali
Lošinj
Loža 14. Kralj Petar Krešimir IV – Or.
Zagreb
Loža 15. Conte Gondola – Or. Zagreb
 22.12.6017. g. Obnavlja se uspavana, 14.10.6017. g. u Rimu, Loža 07. Ruđer Bošković – Or. Zagreb
stara hrvatska slobodnozidarska Velika uz bratski poziv, Veliki Loža 10. Oroboros – Or. Zagreb
Loža “Libertas”. Tako uz postojeće tri Orijent Hrvatske
Velike Lože: Stup Mudrosti, Stup Snage potpisuje Ugovor o Potpisivanje Ugovora o
uzajamnom priznanju
i Stup Ljepote, Velika Loža “Libertas» međusobnom priznanju i
i bratskom savezu s
postaje četvrta Velika Loža pod zaštitom „Gran Loggia Egizia D bratskom savezu
Velikog Orijenta Hrvatske. ‘Italia“ 14.10.6017. g. u Rimu, uz bratski
Značajna je to vijest za sve slobodne poziv, Veliki Orijent Hrvatske potpi-
zidare u Hrvatskoj, jer tradicija koju nje- suje Ugovor o uzajamnom priznanju i
gujemo i kojoj posvećujemo tako veliku bratskom savezu s „Gran Loggia Egizia
pažnju nije odraz našeg konzervativiz- D´Italia“.
ma, nego izraz našeg poštovanja prema
naporima i djelovanju naših prethod- Službeni posjet Velikog Orijenta
nika slobodnih zidara koji su razvijali Francuske
slobodnozidarsku misao u prethodnim 23.11.6017. g. u Zagrebu, uz bratski
desetljećima i nadasve burnim minulim poziv, Veliki Orijent Francuske došao
stoljećima. je u službeni posjet Velikom Orijentu

12
Hrvatske. Dvočlana delegacija je prisu-
Velika Loža Libertas stvovala na Radu i na unosu Svjetlosti
Od osnutka dužnost Velikog majstora u Ložu „Ivo Andrić“ – Orijent Zagreb.
Velike Lože Libertas obnaša uvaženi i
mili brat, Veliki majstor Mirko Kostelac. Nova Konstitucija VOH-a
Lože koje pripadaju pod Veliku Ložu 25.01.6018. g. usvojena je nova Kon-
Libertas su: stitucija VOH-a, koji je najviši unutarnji
Loža 01. Ban Josip Jelačić – Or. Zagreb pravni akt kojim se regulira i razrađuje
Loža 04. Ivo Andrić – Or. Zagreb organizacija i odnosi u VOH-u, a naro-

čito: organizacija i pravila rada tijela i
organa VOH-a, organizacija i rad Slo-
bodnozidarskih radionica pod zaštitom
VOH-a, te ostali opći akti koji bliže ure-
đuju rad Slobodnih zidara prema po-
dručjima definiranim u Konstituciji.
Slobodnozidarsko glasilo
„LOŽA“
19.03.6018. g. Veliki Orijent Hrvat-
ske izdaje svoje prvo slobodnozidarsko
glasilo „LOŽA“. Sam naziv glasila pro-
istekao je iz ideje da je Loža neodvojivi
dio slobodnog zidarstva i njezina osnov-
na organizacijska jedinica. Kako je Loža
mjesto okupljanja svih slobodnih zidara,
tako je slobodnozidarsko glasilo LOŽA,
centralno mjesto okupljanja pisane rije-
či, razmišljanja i informiranja sve Braće.
Uredništvo glasila LOŽA čine Braća,
eminentni novinari, grafički dizajneri,
lektori, prevoditelji te Braća koja žele
podijeliti svoja promišljanja.
Najviše priznanje
VOH-a - Hrvatski vitez
25.11.6017. g. u Zahvala
Parizu, uz bratski Imam potrebu na samom kraju ovog
poziv, Veliki Orijent teksta, zahvaliti se svoj Braći Velikog
Hrvatske potpisuje Orijenta Hrvatske, kao i „Braći bez pre-
Ugovor o uzajamnom
gača“ koja su podupirala i dalje podupi-
priznanju i bratskom
savezu s „Grande Loge ru naš rad i djelovanje. U ovom trenutku
Francaise de Misraim“ u VOH-u aktivno radi i djeluje 16 loža.
Uz bratsku ljubav, toleranciju i ustrajnost
sve gore navedeno je zajednički rezultat
i uspjeh svih nas. Kao sam zaključak
na kraju, citirao bih Uvaženog i milog
Brata, Velikog časnika Velikog Orijenta
Francuske, koji je tijekom svoje posjete
VOH-u 23.11.6017. godine istinske svje-
tlosti izjavio slijedeće: „Ono što sam danas
čuo i vidio kod Vas, to je renesansa hrvatskog 13
slobodnog zidarstva“.
Zoran Vojnić Tunić, 33°
Utemeljitelj i prvi Veliki Majstor
Velikog Orijenta Hrvatske
Orijent Zagreb, 19. ožujka 6018.
godine istinske svjetlosti
 1919 g. (5019 g.)
Veliki rascjep hrvatskih
slobodnih zidara
Slobodni zidari su, kao što znamo, u
povijesti optuživani za sve moguće gri-
jehe ovoga svijeta. U Hrvatskoj i bivšoj
Jugoslaviji bili su krivi za Sarajevski
atentat, optuživani, ali i hvaljeni za svoj
trud oko stvaranja prve Kraljevine Ju-
goslavije, za izlazak Hrvatske iz Austro-
Ugarske Monarhije...
Doista, u to vrijeme, na početku dva-
desetog stoljeća i na kraju Velikog rata,
slobodni zidari cijele Europe bili su
uključeni u sve tadašnje povijesne mije-
ne. Pored ostaloga, bili su najzaslužniji
za stvaranje prve svjetske organizacije
Vijeće naroda.
Slobodni zidari su bili uključeni u sve
događaje koji su tada iz temelja mijenjali
svijet. Bilo ih je među hrvatskim proju-
goslavenskim političarima, ali i među
onima koji su Hrvate upozoravali da u
novu državnu zajednicu „ne srljaju kao
guske u magli”. Bilo ih je među srbijan-
skim intelektualcima i političarima koji
su vodili svoju državnu politiku, među
boljševičkim revolucionarima koji su
srušili veliko Rusko carstvo, među fran-
cuskim republikancima koji su oblikova-
14 li novu Europu.
Krajem Prvog svjetskog rata u Hrvat-
skoj je djelovalo nekoliko slobodnozi-
darskih loža pod zaštitom Ugarske sim-
boličke velike lože. Legalistički principi
vodili su slobodne zidare u organizacije
koje su slijedile aktualne državno-pravne
zajednice. Stvari su se mijenjale kako su
se mijenjale i povijesne okolnosti. Lože
Piše: Veliki „Ljubav bližnjeg“ i „Maksimilijan Vrho-
majstor Velike vec“ postojale su i radile sa sjedištem u
lože Libertas Zagrebu, a loža „Budnost“ imala je sje-
Mirko Kostelac,
33°
dište u Osijeku.
Među braćom slobodnim zidarima
nije postojalo jedinstvo oko budućeg dr-
žavno-pravnog uređenja u kojem će biti
Hrvatska. Ipak, prevladavala je tada
iznimno popularna jugoslavenska ideja
o stvaranju zajedničke države Hrvata,
Srba i Slovenaca koja bi, osim zema-
lja iz sastava propalog austro-ugarskog
carstva, uključivala i Kraljevinu Srbiju.
Panslavizam koji su tada poticali ponaj-
prije češki politički lideri Tomaš Masa-
rik i Euduard Beneš neupitno je vodio
raspadu Austro-Ugarske Monarhije i
velikom prekrajanju europskih granica.
Pismom Velikog majstora Ugarske sim-
boličke Velike lože 1919. godine dozvo-
ljeno je hrvatskim slobodnim zidarima
da osnuju svoju samostalnu „provincij-
sku“ Veliku ložu s pravom formiranja
novih loža pod njezinom zaštitom. Tako
je osnovana Matica Velike lože „Lju-
bav bližnjem“. Rasprave, pa i podijele
među hrvatskim slobodnim zidarima
Krajem Prvog
svjetskog rata
time nisu prestale. Iste te 1919. godine
je osnovana Velika loža Srba, Hrvata
u Hrvatskoj je i Slovenaca „Jugoslavija“ sa sjedištem
djelovalo neko- u Beogradu pod čije su pokroviteljstvo
liko slobodnozi- i „vlast“ ušle gotovo sve hrvatske lože.
darskih loža pod Ipak, dio slobodnih zidara u Hrvatskoj,
zaštitom Ugar- potpuno u skladu s tada prevladavaju-
ske simboličke ćim dilemama u društvu, nije se slagao
velike lože s tim. Velika Loža „Jugoslavija“ imala je

tada, baš kao i novonastala Kraljevina
SHS, veliku podršku pobjedničkih sila u
Europi nakon Prvog svjetskog rata i ve-
ćina slobodnih zidara nastavila je djelo-
vati u novonastalim okolnostima. Dobra
suradnja, ponajprije hrvatskih i srpskih
slobodnih zidara, bila je preduvjet za
stvaranje jedinstvene slobodnozidarske
organizacije. Nova Velika loža „Jugosla-
vija“ prihvatila je Ivanovski obred koji je
otprije korišten u hrvatskim ložama, ali
nije napustila niti Škotski obred koji su
koristile srbijanske lože.
Međutim, rascjep među hrvatskim slo-
bodnim zidarima nije jenjavao, baš kao
što su se povećavale političke podjele
u novonastaloj državi. Nezadovoljstvo
Hrvata nakon atentata u Skupštini Ju-
goslavije na Stjepana Radića i nekoliko
drugih hrvatskih zastupnika, protivlje-
nje kraljevskoj diktaturi i sve veći sukobi
između Hrvata i Srba nisu mogli ostati
bez traga među slobodnim zidarima. U
hrvatskim ložama koje su djelovale pod
pokroviteljstvom Velike Lože Srba, Hr-
vata i Slovenaca „Jugoslavija“ podjele
su dovele do izbacivanja dijela hrvatskih
slobodnih zidara. Istjerani nisu željeli
odustati od svojih slobodnozidarskih na-
zora i djelovanja i tako je stvoren temelj
za osnivanje novih slobodnozidarskih
loža koje nisu bile u sastavu Velike lože
„Jugoslavija“.
Uz nekoliko neovisnih loža koje su već
postojale, u Zagrebu, u Osijeku, u Subo-
tici je još 1927. stvorena Simbolička Ve-
lika loža „Libertas“. Činili su je „otpad-
nici“ iz loža „Ljubav bližnjeg“ i nekoliko
drugih. U političkom smislu Velika loža
„Libertas“ nije bila „projugoslavenska“
jer se zalagala za ravnopravniji položaj
Hrvata u tadašnjoj Kraljevini Jugoslavi-
ji. Kako nije imala međunarodnu potpo-
ru slobodnozidarskih organizacija, Ložu 15
„Libertas“ tada su nazivali „zakutnom“
ili čak „divljom ložom“. Zato je bilo pre-
sudno dobiti legitimitet od velikih europ-
skih slobodnozidarskih loža.
Preokret se odigrao 1937. godine kada
je Velika loža „Libertas“ priznata od Ve-
likog Orijenta Francuske!
 Povijesni rad 20. listopada 6017.,
dana kada su utemeljene tri
Velike lože pod zaštitom VOH-a
VOH se toliko razvio i narastao da je bila nužna reorganizacija, zato su
instalirane tri Velike lože pod zaštitom VOH-a

Povijesni Rad Velikog Orijenta Hrvat- utemeljitelja i Velikog Majstora VOH-

ske 20. listopada 6017. godine u kojem
je sudjelovalo više od dvjesto članova
16
našega Bratstva ostat će upisan zlatnim
slovima. Nikada do sada nije postojao
Veliki Orijent Hrvatske kao krovna slo-
bodnozidarska institucija. U povijest će
biti upisana činjenica da se u manje od
godinu dana, od inicijalne lože Ban Jo-
sip Jelačić, VOH toliko razvio i narastao
da je bila nužna reorganizacija. Ukazom
a instalirane su tri Velike lože Orijenta
Zagreb pod zaštitom Velikog Orijenta
Hrvatske i instalirani Veliki Majstori
novih Velikih Loža na mandat od tri go-
dine.
Na čelo Velike Lože Stup Mudrosti
Orijent Zagreb instaliran je Veliki Maj-
stor prof. dr. Nikica Gabrić. Ova velika
Loža u svom sastavu ima pet loža: Vatro-
slav Lisinski Orijent Zagreb, Loža Penta
Orijent Zagreb, Ivan Merz Orijent Za-
greb, Marko Marulić Orijent Split i Ivo
Andrić Orijent Zagreb.
Novi Veliki Majstor Damir Jandrašek
instaliran je na čelo Velike Lože Stup
Snage Orijent Zagreb. Ona u svom
sastavu ima šest loža: Stjepan Radić
Orijent Zagreb, Ljudevit Gaj Orijent
Zagreb, Ivan Mažuranić Orijent Za-
greb, Stjepan Lacković Orijent Kri-
ževci, Loža Ivan plemeniti Zajc Orijent
Rijeka i Ambroz Haračić Orijent Mali
Lošinj.
Veliku Ložu Stup Ljepote Orijent Za-
greb vodi Veliki Majstor Damir Poku-
pec. I ova Velika loža u svom sastavu
ima šest loža: Ban Josip Jelačić Orijent
Zagreb, Ivan Kukuljević Sakcinski Ori-
jent Varaždin, Studentska loža Nikola
Tesla Orijent Koprivnica, Loža Josip
Juraj Strossmayer Orijent Zagreb, Josip
Plečnik Orijent Ljubljana i Loža Franjo
Šeper Orijent Osijek.
Na temelju Konstitucije Velikog Ori-
jenta Hrvatske i statuta tri Velike lože
Orijenta Zagreb imenovani su i časnici
loža.
Posebno svečan čin bila je dodjela Or-
dena hrvatskog viteza, najvišeg odličja
Velikog Orijenta Hrvatske dvadesetorici
braće osnivača prve lože VOH-a Ban Jo-
sip Jelačić – Orijent Zagreb.
U sve tri nove Velike lože pod zaštitom
Velikog Orijenta Hrvatske Svjetlost je
unio Utemeljitelj i Prvi Veliki majstor
Zoran Vojnić Tunić.
Braći su se obratili sva trojica novih Ve-
likih Majstora.
Veliki Majstor Velike Lože Sup Mu- 17
drosti, prof. dr. Nikica Gabrić je rekao:
„Najuvaženiji, Najmoćniji, Utemeljitelju
i Prvi Veliki Majstore Velikog Orijenta
Hrvatske, dozvoli da ti u svoje ime i u
ime moje braće zahvalim na počasti koju
si nam ukazao imenujući nas za Velike
Majstore, unapređujući našu braću u
 Velike časnike i uspostavom tri Velike
Lože, Mudrosti, Snage i Ljepote.
Nije lako biti slobodni zidar. Još teže
je biti Veliki Majstor nakon standarda
kojeg si ti ovdje postavio i uspostavio.
Ja, kao Veliki Majstor Velike Lože Stup
Mudrosti, truditi ću se da budem po-
18 šten i pravedan. Da vodim svoju Ložu
s mudrošću uz pomoć Snage i Ljepote i
uz pomoć svih vas. Kao i svaki čovjek
imam i mane i vrline. Najveća mana
mi je nestrpljivost samo zbog toga što
mislim da nemam dovoljno vremena
u životu da postignem sve ciljeve. Ta
mana prouzrokuje moj kratak fitilj. Ovo
je najbolja pozicija da provjerim mogu
li sam to promijeniti. Ali imam i jednu
vrlinu; znam tablicu dijeljenja, to je naj-
važnija operacija u životu. Većina ljudi
zna zbrajati i množiti, a ja znam i dije-
liti. Nakon dijeljenja uvijek imam više
nego kada drugi množe i zbrajaju. Pre-
ma tome, u svome radu ću se truditi da
uvećam vrijednost ljudi koje ću voditi i
vrijednost organizacije, a ne vlastitu vri-
jednost. U tome ćete mi vi pomoći. Sebe
ću upravljati glavom, a vas ću upravljati
svojim srcem. Kada sam nekad strog to
nije zato što sam loš, nego zato što iz vas
želim izvući maksimum.
U siječnju 2018. izaći će jedna knjiga
Neila Fergusona „Od FM-a do FB-a“ od
FreeMasonsa do Facebooka. Ta knjiga
kaže da su društvene mreže i kontakti
stvarali snagu i moć. Ja više vjerujem u
snagu riječi i osobnog kontakta nego u
snagu medija koji je apersonalan i ameo-
cionalan. Kada me ljudi pitaju zašto mi
posao dobro ide i je li to posljedica mar-
ketinga, ja im uvijek odgovorim; kako
mravi znaju da se na petom katu u nekoj
zgradi nalazi šećer pa dođu. To je moć
slobodnih zidara. Vi morate biti ljudi
koji ste u stanju mobilizirati druge ljude,
bez velike pompe i reklame. U svom ži-
votu i praksi pokušavam, a to ću činiti i
u svojoj loži i ne podleći modernističkim
trendovima, jer mene još uvijek motivi-
raju normalne i tradicionalne vrijedno-
sti.
Želim puno uspjeha svim starješinama
i mojoj braći Velikim Majstorima i svojoj
imenovanoj braći. Još jednom zahvalju-
jem Velikom Majstoru i želim uspiešan
rad jer s današnjim danom je završen
važan povijesni čin uspostave slobodnog
zidarstva u Hrvatskoj”, rekao je Veliki 19
Majstor Velike Lože Stup Mudrosti -
Orijent Zagreb.
Novi Veliki Majstor Velike lože Stup
Snage – Orijent Zagreb, brat Damir
Jandrašek u svom obraćanju je rekao:
„Izrazito sam ponosan što sam ovdje sa
svima vama i što zajedno gradimo nešto
 veliko. Možda još ni sami nismo svje-
sni što gradimo, ali budimo svjesni da
je ono na čemu smo zasnovani, a to su
Mudrost, Snaga i Ljepota, mora uroditi
ostvarenjem naših ciljeva. Ono što želim
s vama podijeliti je da se slobodno zidar-
stvo i organizacija Velikog Orijenta Hr-
vatske temelji na građenju, na harmoniji
i na doprinosu svih nas. Bez svih nas ov-
dje ne možemo. Pojedinci ne mogu sami
voditi VOH i zato smo svi ovdje i dajemo
svoj maksimum”, rekao je Veliki Majstor
Damir Jandrašek.
„Mila braćo, Utemeljitelju i prvi Veli-
ki Majstore Velikog Orijenta Hrvatske,
prije svega zahvaljujem tebi što si mi
ukazao čast da postanem Veliki Majstor
Velike Lože Stupa Ljepote”, kazao je u
svom govoru Veliki Majstor Damir Po-
kupec.
„Danas je veliki dan za sve slobodne
zidare u Republici Hrvatskoj i danas
je velik dan za sve one koji istinski žele
razviti slobodno zidarstvo i ono što je
slobodno zidarstvo u svojoj biti. Želim
zahvaliti svoj braći, svojoj dvadesetori-
ci braće, Hrvatskim vitezovima koji su
donijeli svjetlost i vratili svjetlost i vratili
dostojanstvo slobodnom zidarstvu u Re-
publici Hrvatskoj. Učinili su veliku stvar
svi koji su u tome sudjelovali, možda ne-
svjesni trenutka, no već sada svjesni po-
sljedica. Posljedice su vidljive, rezultat je
ovdje, ali to je tek početak.
Ono što mogu obećati braći koja će ra-
diti u Velikoj Loži Stup Ljepote je rad,
rad i opet rad, uz, vjerojatno, krv, znoj
20 i suze. Ali tražeći rezultate prije svega
od sebe samog, a nakon toga i od svih
mojih visokih časnika, ali i braće u ko-
lonama, ono što očekujem je da svojim
radom unutar našeg bratstva pokažu i
dokažu da su prije svega dobri ljudi na
dobrom glasu i da su u stanju sukladno
odredbama Andersenove konstituci-
je doprinijeti boljitku društva u kojem
živimo i to u najširem smislu te riječi.
A osobito u boljitku društva Republike
Hrvatske, ovog bratstva, ali i svih ljudi
koji žive oko nas.
Mi smo vratili ponos slobodnom zidar-
stvu Republike Hrvatske, ali očekujem
da upravo to Slobodno Zidarstvo Re-
publike Hrvatske vrati određene vrijed-
nosti i kvalitete društvu uopće. To oče-
kujem od braće koja će raditi u Velikoj
Loži Stup Ljepote, a siguran sam da će
nam se u tom radu pridružiti i sva osta-
la braća pod zaštitom Velikog Orijenta
Hrvatske. Pod time podrazumijevam da
će braća složno raditi i donositi odluke,
provoditi mjere i planove na način da će
prvo pomagati sebi i između sebe unutar
bratskog lanaca, a nakon toga napraviti
strategiju i plan mjera koje će biti na do-
brobit društva u kojem živimo.
To je osnovni zadatak Velike Lože Stup
Ljepote. Držati ćemo se svih odredbi
Andersenove konstitucije, provodit ćemo
zadatke slobodnog zidarstva, uspostav-
ljati ćemo veze s braćom iz inozemstva
i stranih loža i raditi ćemo na izgradnji
čovjeka do čovječnosti i to do kraja”, re-
kao je Veliki Majstor Damir Pokupec.
Iznimno emotivno bilo je obraćanje
počasnog Velikog majstora Velikog Ori-
jenta Hrvatske i zamjenika Velikog maj-
stora Velikog Orijenta Srbije brata Deja-
na Pudara koji je rekao:
„Najuvaženiji i najmoćniji utemeljitelju
i Prvi Veliki majstore VOH-a, najuva-
ženiji i najmoćniji Veliki majstori Veli-
kih loža, uvaženi predsjedniče Senata
VOH-a, uvaženi starješino, braćo visoki
časnici, braćo u kolonama, ja ću biti vrlo
kratak, a oni koji me poznaju i znaju da
sam vrlo emotivan, znaju da mi je jako
teško sada govoriti, pogotovo poslije
ovih izvanrednih govora braće velikih
majstora. 
Iskoristio bih ovu priliku da prije svega
čestitam novopridošloj braći i izrazim
jedno veliko nadanje da će shvatiti u
kakvu su organizaciju danas primljeni,
shvatiti kako je ovaj dan jedan od najve-
ličanstvenijih dana u njihovim životima
i nadam se kako vide veličinu ove orga-
nizacije. Želio bih čestitati uvaženoj bra-
ći, mojim prijateljima, velikim majstori-
ma koji su danas proglašeni. Ovo je velik
dan za vas, a vi ste ga zaslužili svojim
radom i svojim bratskim odnosom.  bratska ljubav, o tome bih mogao mno-
I sada ono što mi je onako najteže i naj-
emotivnije pričati, a to su ova naša braća
hrvatski vitezovi. Ne bih rekao da su oni
samo vitezovi Hrvatske, slobodno bih
dao sebi za pravo reći kako su ova bra-
ća koju ste maloprije vidjeli pred sobom,
vitezovi masonerije uopće. Pored toga
što su vitezovi Hrvatske, oni su i vitezo-
vi bratske ljubavi. Svi koji sjedite ovdje
vrlo dobro znate što znači danas poslije
svega što se, nažalost, događalo u našoj
skorijoj povijesti, sjesti u autobus i doći u
Beograd. Na nepoznato mjesto, kod ne-
poznatih ljudi, staviti povez na oči i ući
u prostoriju u kojoj ne znate što vas čeka.
To je meni pokazalo da je put sada ve-
likog majstora i utemeljitelja i sve braće
koja su bila tamo veoma jasan, odlučan
i smjeo. Isto tako moram priznati, meni
je 5. siječnja 6017. bilo veoma teško i ne-
izvjesno, s puno predrasuda, kada sam
prvi put u svom životu došao u Zagreb.
Da, ljudski je plašiti se, ja sam se plašio,
imao sam predrasudu, ali vidite, od tog
dana prošlo je jako malo vremena i ja
sam sad zahvaljujući ovim divnim ljudi-
ma ovdje dio jedne krasne priče i mogu
reći da sad ovdje imam prijatelje za cijeli
život, da se osjećam predivno u Zagrebu
i da je to ono što je meni osobno, mila
braćo, najznačajnije. Cilj masonerije je
go pričati. Mi smo na jako dobrom putu
da povezivanjem, reći ću, običnih ljudi,
kroz bratstvo, a ponajviše kroz ljubav i
iskreno prijateljstvo, ugasimo ono što je
predugo gorjelo na ovim prostorima. Ne
bih dužio, iako bih sada mogao pričati
dugo, jer sam svjestan trenutka, ovo je
povijesni događaj za masoneriju u Re-
publici Hrvatskoj, ali i u cijelom svijetu.
Više ne želim pričati o regiji, to stalno
ponavljam, novopridošla braća to mo-
raju znati, da braća koja sjede ovdje na
istoku imaju više iskustva i više saznanja
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jer su bili u ložama po cijelom svijetu.
Mogu samo reći da je razina organiza-
cije VOH-a, razina vaše ozbiljnosti, ra-
zina samog ovog velebnog objekta koji
imate, više nije ni na regionalnoj razini
nego na svjetskoj. I da mi je izuzetna čast
i zadovoljstvo što imam čast i što sudje-
lujem u ovom i svim ostalim radovima
zajedno s vama.“
 Gnothi seauton,
spoznaj samoga sebe
Slušajući ljude oko sebe čini mi se kako
ih većina vjeruje da im se milijardu stva-
ri treba poklopiti kako bi oni bili sretni.
Upravo suprotno takvom promišljanju,
sretni ljudi žive u okolnostima u kojima
se trenutno nalaze i tome prilagođavaju
svoj stav. Svaki dan ima iskru radosti i
mali paketić sreće, samo ako se dovolj-
no zagledamo u njega. Jer, draga braćo,
kada se sve zbroji i oduzme ravnoteža je
jedini zalog harmoničnog življenja. Teš-
ko ju je dostići, jer prečesto stremimo ek-
stremnim emocijama. Ili smo odlično ili
smo jako loše. Rijetko smo dobro.
Da bismo mogli prepoznati taj trenu-
tak, trebamo upoznati sebe i spoznati
svoje mjesto u Univerzumu.
Da bismo kao slobodni ljudi na do-
brom glasu djelovali prosvjetiteljski
trebamo stalno propitkivati svoja mo-
ralna, filozofska, etička promišljanja i
to s onime što svakodnevno primjenju-
jemo u životu.
Danas, kad filozofija vrlo oprezno pri-
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stupa metafizičkim pitanjima, između
ostaloga zbog ne prihvaćanja metafizike
kao znanosti, postoji bojazan od otvore-
nih razgovora o duši, smrti i svim stvari-
ma koje se nalaze van granica osjetilnog
svijeta i njegove istine.
Antički su Grci, i kasnije filozofi rene-
sanse, smatrali da je za evoluciju čovjeka
potrebno uspostaviti odnos između po-
Piše: Veliki jedinca (mikrokozmosa) i Univerzuma
majstor Velike (makrokozmosa), i to preko polisa ili me-
lože Stup ljepote zokozmosa.
Hrvoje Kolarić,
33°
Makrokozmos je univerzalna priroda
iz koje izvire sve pravedno, dobro i lije-
po, što je neposredno nedostupno pro-
sječnom čovjeku. Makrokozmos može
spoznati samo mudrac. Mikrokozmos je
područje individualne, unutarnje priro-
de. To je umanjena slika Univerzuma.
Mezokozmos je grad-država, područje
društvenog života i ljudske organizacije.
Idealan grad-država (polis), preko koje
su povezani makrokozmos i mikrokoz-
mos, za Platona je temeljen na skupu
svih načela kojima polis treba težiti pre-
ma zakonima prirode i koji se odnose na
ljudsku zajednicu.
Filozofija za njega nije bijeg od života,
Sretni ljudi žive napuštanje problema u društvu, odla-
u okolnostima zak u svijet misli, već želja i težnja da se
u kojima se preobrazi kako pojedinac tako i društvo.
trenutno Platon kaže da se filozofija ne može na-
nalaze i tome učiti, već se mora doživjeti, pa je zbog
prilagođavaju
toga filozofija istovremeno i umjetnost i
svoj stav. Svaki znanost. Da bismo nešto dobili moramo
dan ima iskru doći do vlastitih spoznaja.
radosti i mali Nadalje po Platonu svaki pojedinac
paketić sreće, ima svoju osobitu izvrsnost, a izvrsnost
samo ako ljudskog bića živi u duši. Mane kao ne-
se dovoljno znanje, malodušnost, neumjerenost i
zagledamo u nepravednost nanose štetu duši i čine
njega ju zatočenikom tijela, dok prekomjerno

Mane kao neznanje,
malodušnost, neumjerenost
i nepravednost nanose štetu
duši i čine ju zatočenikom tijela,
dok prekomjerno samoljublje
zasljepljuje dušu čovjeka i tada
loše prosuđuje pravednost, ljepotu
i dobrotu
samoljublje zasljepljuje dušu čovjeka i
tada loše prosuđuje pravednost, ljepotu
i dobrotu. Kada je prisutno prekomjerno
samoljublje čovjek smatra da mora više
cijeniti ono što je njegovo negoli istinu.
Iako se i danas uredno uči o Platonu
kao jednom od najvećih filozofa čovje-
čanstva i spominje ga se kao izvor inspi-
racije, ako ćemo suditi po današnjoj slici
svijeta, čini mi se da ga nitko nije previše
slušao i razumio.
Pred nama je, mila braćo, veliki posao,
ali kažu da budućnost pripada onima
koji vjeruju u ljepotu svojih snova.
Pogled na moju malu mapu bogatstva
dolazi iz iskustva da ništa ne može za-
mijeniti upornost. Niti talent, niti ge-
nijalnost, niti obrazovanje. Upornost i
odlučnost donose sretan i ispunjen život,
donose uspjeh.
Jer, priroda je u naše okružje stavila sve
što nam je potrebno. I ne samo da je to
učinila već je i savršeno uskladila ritmo-
ve i upozorila koje nas to stvari moraju
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držati u harmoniji.
Za naš zajednički uspjeh imajmo
na umu misao Antoinea de Sainta-
Exuperyja iz „Malog princa“, koji kaže
da ako hoćeš sagraditi brod, nemoj tje-
rati ljude u šumu da sasijeku stabla i pile
grede. Umjesto toga nauči ih da vole
more.
Oči su slijepe - treba tražiti srcem.
 Hram Slobodnih zidara, mjesto na kojem
razvijamo bezgranične mogućnosti
Hram nije samo prostorija u kojoj se slobodni zidari okupljaju i vrše svoje
rituale, Hram ima puno bitnije simboličko, značenje
Ukoliko netko Slobodnog zidara upita
za oblik Hrama, slobodni zidar se lako
može zbuniti, ne znajući kakav odgovor
se od njega očekuje. Odgovor na ovo pi-
tanje zavisi u mnogome i od onoga tko
ga je postavio, jer za Slobodne zidare, za
razliku od profanih, Hram ne predstav-
lja samo prostoriju u kojoj vrši ritualne
radove, već ima mnogo šire, simboličko
značenje. Ako izuzmemo shvaćanje pro-
fanih o Hramu kao prostoriji, fizičkom
dijelu zgrade, u kojoj se slobodni zidari
okupljaju i obavljaju svoje rituale, Hram
ima simboličko značenje i samo učenje o
obliku Hrama daje Slobodnim zidarima
mnoge pouke.
Pravilan odgovor Slobodnog zidara na
pitanje o obliku Hrama bio bi da je on
dugačak od Istoka do Zapada, širok od
Sjevera do Juga, dubok od površine do
središta Zemlje i visok sve do neba. Če-
tiri strane svijeta ukazuju nam na četiri
različita oblika svijesti. Sjever simbolizi-
ra mrak i neznanje, osjetilne utiske, stra-
nu svijeta s koje nikada ne dopire sunče-
va svjetlost. Učenici iz tog razloga sjede
24 na Sjevernoj – tamnoj strani Hrama, ali
i između Zapada i Istoka, kao podsjet-
nik na ono odakle su došli i na ono čemu
streme. Na jednoj strani je staza koja
vodi do vječne svjetlosti Istoka i na koji
put ga Braća podstiču, a s druge strane je
staza neznanja na koju se lako može za-
lutati. Južna strana Hrama simbolizira
intelektualnu stranu čovjeka. Zapad lože
simbolizira sklonost ljudskog razuma
materijalnim dobrima, oblik svijesti koji
čovjek koristi u obavljanju svojih svakod-
nevnih poslova. Iz ovog pravca kandidat
za prijem ulazi u Hram. Kroz moralne
pouke i usavršavanje prvo kandidat, a
kasnije Učenik, polako napušta svoje
težnje ka materijalnim dobrima i sve
više teži duhovnim vrijednostima. Ove
duhovne vrijednosti simboliziraju Istok,
mjesto s kojeg dopire svjetlost i osvjetlja-
va Hram. On predstavlja čovjekovu du-
hovnost, najviši oblik svijesti koji je kod
većine ljudi i nije razvijen. Tek Slobodni
zidar, koji je u potpunosti ovladao svo-
jom duhovnom snagom, koji je u pravom
smislu riječi Majstor, može naći svoje
mjesto na Istoku. Dubina Hrama pred-
stavlja razliku između između površine
naše svijesti i najvišeg stupnja svijesti čo-
vjeka koja se nalazi u njegovom središtu.
Visina Hrama simbolizira da, ukoliko u
potpunosti razvijemo svoje sposobnosti,
možemo ovladati sa sva četiri oblika svi-
jesti pa su nam tada mogućnosti bezgra-
nične.
Svaki Slobodni
Svaki Slobodni zidar je starješina svog
Hrama, Hrama koji se nalazi u njemu i zidar je
odgovoran je za njegovu gradnju. Uko- starješina
liko Slobodni zidar ne radi vrijedno na svog Hrama,
svom usavršavanju, tada zapostavlja iz- Hrama koji se
gradnju vlastitog Hrama, pa čak i nosio nalazi u njemu
majstorsku pregaču, ne može se nazvati i odgovoran
istinskim Majstorom Masonom. Iako se je za njegovu
Hram nalazi unutar svakog Slobodnog gradnju.
Tek Slobodni zidar, koji je u potpunosti ovladao svojom
duhovnom snagom, koji je u pravom smislu riječi Majstor,
može naći svoje mjesto na Istoku
zidara, on je istovremeno i neograničen,
prostire se preko cijele kugle zemaljske.
Zbog toga se smatra da su sva Braća pri-
padnici jedne Lože te da u svom svakod-
nevnom životu moraju djelovati u skladu
s poukama koje nas uči Slobodno zidar-
stvo, jer nikada i ne napuštaju Hram.
Hram leži na tri mala svjetla Slobod-
nog zidarstva, koja simboliziraju Sunce,
Mjesec i Starješinu lože. Slobodni zida-
ri kažu da je Hram otvoren sve dok ga
obasjavaju ova tri svjetla. Sve dok sun-
ce rukovodi danom, a mjesec noći, tako
starješina ima pravo da rukovodi Lo-
žom. Pored tri mala svjetla Slobodnog
zidarstva, u Hramu se nalaze i tri velika
svjetla – uglomjer, šestar i Knjiga svetog
zakona. U svakoj Loži dok radi, nalaze
se tri velika svjetla. Knjiga svetog zako-
na razlikuje se od tradicije do tradicije
određene masonske Lože, najčešće je Bi-
blija, ali može biti i neka druga priznata
duhovna vrijednost. Slobodnim zidari-
ma se preporučuje da čitaju i proučavaju
Svete spise, jer će u njima naći temelje
moralnih načela na kojima se samo Slo-
bodno zidarstvo zasniva. Šestar i kuto-
mjer, koji uz knjigu svetog zakona pred-
stavljaju tri Velike Svjetlosti, se nalaze
na oltaru. Kutomjer je simbol materije,
časti, postojanosti karaktera, moralnog
zakona. On nas, kao spoj vertikalnog i
horizontalnog podsjeća na značaj rav-
noteže i pomaže u donošenju ispravnih
odluka. Šestar simbolizira duh, ali i upo-
zorava na granice saznanja, te se u ma-
sonskim ritualima nikad ne širi na kut
veći od 90 stupnjeva. Šestarom okružu-
jemo naša stremljenja kako bi ih uz po-
moć stečene samokontrole usuglasili sa
svojim mogućnostima. Odgovor na
pitanje je li neka loža regularna ili nije,
daje nam to koristi li u svojim rituali-
ma tri Velike Svjetlosti ili ne. Samo ona
Loža koja koristi ove tri Svjetlosti, može
se nazvati regularnom.
Pod lože je mozaična šahovska ploča, s
crnim i bijelim slovima i ona predstavlja
dvostruko svojstvo svega što je vezano sa
zemaljskim životom i što nas okružuje.
Mason u svom svakodnevnom životu
hoda po podu na kome je izmiješano do-
bro i zlo, svjetlo i tama, sreća i tuga, dan
i noć, te prelazeći ove prepreke on po-
staje sposoban da se izdigne iznad svojih
materijalističkih potreba i razvije svoje
unutrašnje duhovne sposobnosti.
Kako je svako od Slobodnih zidara
starješina svog unutrašnjeg Hrama, od
njega samog zavisi kako će njegov du-
hovni razvitak teći. Riječi koje nam
mogu pomoći da dođemo do središta
Hrama su „Spoznaj samoga sebe“. Tek
onaj tko je spoznao samoga sebe, tko je
potpuno prihvatio svoju prirodu, svoju
osjetilnu, intelektualnu i svjesnu stranu,
može kroz Slobodno zidarstvo otkriti
i usavršiti svoju duhovnu stranu svije-
sti. Tek onaj tko spozna i nauči koristiti
sve četiri strane svijesti može se nazvati
istinskim Majstorom. Na ovaj put, me- 25
đutim, ne možemo poći sami. Iz tog ra-
zloga se Braća i okupljaju u Hramu, jer
tek u zajedništvu s Braćom na ritualnim
radovima, zajedničkom meditacijom i
ponavljanjem određenih okolnosti, po-
ruka i radnji, možemo se osjećati osna-
ženim i na putu da postanemo Majstori.
 ŠTO JE CILJ ŠKOTSKOG REDA?
Mali uvod u put prema savršenom
Jedna od najčešćih zabluda o Škotskom redu je da on potječe iz Škotske
te da se 33° može dobiti samo odlaskom u Škotsku. Prvi spomeni
Škotskog reda zapravo se nalaze u dokumentima u Francuskoj
DEUS MEUMQUE JUS God and my
right.
U srcima ljudi graditi osobnu moral-
nost i promovirati toleranciju i bratstvo,
slobodu misli, slobodu svijesti i jamstvo
sloboda svih ljudi, postavljanje temelja
pravednosti i milosrđa, zaštitu slabijeg i
borbu protiv svih dogmi i doktrina koje
žele ograničiti ljudski duh - to je temelja
misija Škotskog reda u Slobodnom zi-
darstvu.
Škotski red (obred) jedan je od nekoliko
organizacijskih struktura koje nastavlja-
ju put braće Slobodnih zidara nakon što
dosegnu stupanj majstora (3°). Taj put
počinje sa 4° i završava sa 32°, uz posto-
janje 33° kao posebnog stupnja za izvan-
redna dostignuća i služenje bratstvu.
Jedna od najčešćih zabluda o Škotskom
redu je da on potječe iz Škotske te da se
33° može dobiti samo odlaskom u Škot-
sku. Prvi spomeni Škotskog reda zapravo
se nalaze u dokumentima u Francuskoj
gdje je krajem 17. Stoljeća, zbog već
tada teških odnosa Engleske i Škotske,
na Britanskim otocima velik broj ljudi iz
Škotske našao utočište. Među njima bilo
26 je i braće Slobodnih zidara koji su or-
ganizirali svoju prvu ložu 1732. godine
koja se zvala „Ecossais” tj. Škotska loža u
Bordeauxu koji je već tada bio jedan od
najutjecajnijih središta Slobodnog zidar-
stva u Francuskoj. Između 1738. i 1740.
formirali su se prvi „Hauts Grades” tj.
viši stupnjevi, a 1761. slobodnozidarski
autoriteti u Francuskoj dali su Stephe-
nu Morinu iz Bordeauxa pravo da svoje Piše: I.G.
više stupnjeve prenese preko Atlantika u
nove teritorije kao Zapadne Indije gdje
je nastao sustav od 25 viših stupnjeva
koji su se zvali „Red Savršenstva”. Kroz
godine dodani su rituali i struktura do
danas poznatih 33°. Jedan od najvažni-
jih ljudi u povijesti Škotskog reda bio je
Albert Pike koji je sredinom 19. stoljeća
unio, ali i definirao moderna pravila koji
obliku ovaj red.
Bitno je razumjeti da se organizacija
Škotskog reda nastavlja na takozvane
Simbolične lože. Iako su stupnjevi u tim
ložama numerički iznad stupnjeva u
„plavim ložama”, tj. takozvanim zanat-
skim ložama u kojima se prakticiraju ri-
tuali od 1° do 3°, koje zovemo i plavima Bitno je razumjeti
zbog tradicionalno plavih regalija koje da se organizacija
su se koristile u Engleskoj i Irskoj. Škotskog reda
Cijeli Škotski red prihvaća i priznaje nastavlja na
da je osnovni 3° majstora jednako vrije- takozvane
dan svim višim stupnjevima u Škotskom Simbolične lože.
redu. Škotski red i njegovi stupnjevi su Cijeli Škotski red
dodatak majstorskom stupnju, a ne iznad prihvaća i priznaje
njega. da je osnovni 3°
Što je stvarni cilj Škotskog reda? majstora jednako
vrijedan svim
Škotski red je postavljen kako bi braća
Slobodni zidari spoznali da nisu savrše- višim stupnjevima
ni, ali da postoji put prema savršenom. u Škotskom redu.
Taj put kreće od 4 do 14 stupnja u Sim- Škotski red i
boličkoj loži koja se zove Loža savršen- njegovi stupnjevi
stva, to se naslanja na Biblijsku priču o su dodatak
gradnji prvog hrama Kralja Solomona i majstorskom
služi za utvrđivanje temelja koji se uče u stupnju, a ne
prva 3 stupnja Slobodnog zidarstva. iznad njega.
 Imena tih stupnjeva na neki način
određuju prava i obveze braće na tom
stupnju.
4. stupanj - Tajni Majstor
Četvrti stupanj naglašava obvezu, vjer-
nost, integritet i neophodnost tajnosti u
svim povjerljivim vezama.
5. stupanj - Savršeni Majstor
Ovaj stupanj uči da je povjerenje zna-
čajnije od samog života i da se nalazi u
osnovi slobodnozidarskih počasti. Kao
dodatak, moramo poštivati sjećanje na
preminulu, vrijednu braću.
6. stupanj - Intimni Tajnik
Ovaj stupanj uči da su posvećenost prija-
teljima i odsustvo ljubomore u provođenju
dužnosti vrline koje bivaju nagrađivane.
7. stupanj - Predsjednik i Sudac
Ovaj stupanj uči pravednom suđenju,
gdje su zakon i običaji primjenljivi na
sve. Dozvoliti pravdi da bude nepristra-
na i usklađena sa zasluženom milošću.
8. stupanj - Intendant gradnje
Ovaj stupanj uči da bi svako novo od-
ličje trebalo biti korak ka usavršavanju
moralnog koda.
9. stupanj - Izabranik devetorice
Lekcije na ovom stupnju uče da treba
biti oprezan, da ne budemo tašti u pro-
vođenju pravde, čak ni u pravične svrhe,
i da treba izbjegavati povrede ličnosti is-
hitrenim i neodgovornim djelima.
10. stupanj – Slavni Izabranik petnae-
storice
Učenje ovog stupnja je da ambicija i ta-
ština vode osobu ka lošim djelima, da će
pravičnost na kraju pobijediti nad zlom i
da će oni koji čine zlo biti kažnjeni.
11. stupanj - Uzvišeni Izabrani Vitez
Ovaj stupanj se odnosi na dobrog gra-
đanina. Zlodjela treba kazniti. Poštenje i
poštivanje prema drugima bit će nagra-
đeno. Biti otvoren, pošten i iskren.
12. stupanj - Veliki Majstor Arhitekt
Ovaj stupanj uči kako da Slobodni zi-
dar koristi oruđa i instrumente svog za-
nata i vještine, također uči da razmatra
mnoge aspekte života i da se s njima nosi
kao Božje dijete, uporno napredujući do
onih visina iskustva koje mi nazivamo
savršenstvom.
13. stupanj – Kraljevski svod Salomona
Ovaj stupanj uči da teškoće i opasnosti,
bez obzira koje veličine, ne smiju zatrti
istinu i vjernost brata u napredovanju
prema savršenstvu. Uči velikoj istini, da
najfinije stvari u životu dolaze samo kao
rezultat upornog i često bolnog napora.
14. stupanj - Veliki Izabranik, Potpuni
i svijetli zidar
Ovaj stupanj je okupljanje stare slobod-
nozidarske vještine. Kao okrunjeni stu-
panj Lože Savršenstva, njegova suština
je svetost Boga i činjenje u Njegovo sveto
ime. Bog ga neće smatrati grešnim, ako
ne uzima njegovo ime uzalud.
Stupnjevi Rose Croix
Stupnjevi 15. i 16. odnose se na grad-
nju drugog hrama Zerubbabela, koji je
izgrađen kao zamjena za Solomonov
hram nakon što je on uništen od strane
Babilonaca 586. godine p.n.e.
Taj hram izgrađen je 516. godine p.n.e.
i stajao je do 70. godine nove ere kada je
srušen od strane Rimskog carstva.
17. stupanj je približavanje, a 18. stu-
panj je prepoznavanje Kršćanske etike
kao podloge za univerzalnu etiku koja
gradi naša srca, ali i Treći hram, hram
koji se ne gradi rukama već srcima.
15. stupanj - Vitez Istoka ili Mača
Ovaj stupanj uči važnu lekciju o lojal-
nosti, uvjerenju i predanosti ispravnosti.
16. stupanj - Princ Jeruzalema
Ovaj stupanj uči lojalnosti istini i vjer- 27
nosti dužnosti.
17. stupanj - Vitez Istoka i Zapada
Lekcije ovog stupnja uče da je lojalnost
Bogu čovjekov primarni zadatak i da
privremeni nadzor koji nije osnovan od
strane Boga i Njegovih prava će se ne-
minovno urušiti.
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4. stupanj - Tajni Majstor 5. stupanj - Savršeni Majstor 6. stupanj - Intimni Tajnik 7. stupanj - Predsjednik i
Sudac

8. stupanj - Intendant gradnje 9. stupanj - Izabranik 10. stupanj – Slavni Izabranik 11. stupanj - Uzvišeni
devetorice petnaestorice Izabrani Vitez

12. stupanj - Veliki Majstor 13. stupanj – Kraljevski svod 14. stupanj - Veliki Izabranik, 15. stupanj - Vitez Istoka ili
Arhitekt Salomona Potpuni i svijetli zidar Mača

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16. stupanj - Princ 17. stupanj - Vitez Istoka i 18. stupanj - Vitez ružinog 19. stupanj – Veliki svećenik
Jeruzalema Zapada križa
20. stupanj - Majstor svih 21. stupanj - Patrijarh 22. stupanj – Vitez kraljevske 23. stupanj – Poglavar
simboličkih loža Nojevog reda, Pruski vitez sjekire, Princ Libana Tabernakla

24. stupanj – Princ 25. stupanj – Vitez 26. stupanj - Princ milosrđa 27. stupanj – Vitez upravnik
Tabernakla mesingane zmije škotske zahvalnosti Hrama

28. stupanj – Vitez Sunca, 29. stupanj – Škotski vitez 30. stupanj - Vitez Kadoš, 31. stupanj - Veliki inspektor
Prosvijećeni princ Svetog Andrije, Veliki Škot, Vitez bijelog i crnog orla inkvizitor komandor
Patrijarh križonoša

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32. stupanj - Princ kraljevske 33. stupanj – Suvereni Veliki 33. stupanj – Suvereni Veliki
tajne Generalni Inspektor Generalni Inspektor
 18. stupanj - Vitez ružinog križa
Lekcije naučene ovim stupnjem su da
čovjek mora posjedovati novi hram u
svom srcu gdje je Bog obožavan u duhu
i istini i da mora posjedovati novi za-
kon ljubavi koji svi ljudi bilo gdje mogu
razumjeti i upražnjavati. Ovaj stupanj
promiče široke principe univerzalnosti i
tolerancije.
Konstitorij
Stupnjevi od 19. do 32. odnose se na
elaboratne i visoko mistične pristupe
masonskim učenjima, neki od njih kori-
ste križarske ratove kao pozadinu.
30., 31. i 32. stupanj su kulminacija
učenja škotskog reda, a 31. stupanj sma-
tra se „sudskom granom” Škotskog reda.
19. stupanj – Veliki svećenik
Ovaj stupanj promiče duhovnu zajed-
nicu svih koji vjeruju u Boga i gaje nadu
o besmrtnosti, bez obzira koje religijske
vođe slijede ili koju konfesiju ispovije-
daju. Primarno je bavljenje konfliktom
između svjetlosti i mraka, dobra i zla,
Boga i Sotone.
20. stupanj - Majstor svih simboličkih
loža
Ovaj stupanj se suprotstavlja izazovima
nelojalnosti i izdaje. Slobodnozidarski
principi i liderstvo su na krucijalnom
testu. Ovaj stupanj pokazuje slobodno-
zidarski prezir prema svemu što je uro-
ta, protiv sigurnosti nacije i sreće našeg
naroda.
21. stupanj - Patrijarh Nojevog reda,
Pruski vitez
Ovaj stupanj uči da slobodno zidarstvo
30 nije štit od zla i da je pravda jedan od
temelja našeg bratstva.
22. stupanj – Vitez kraljevske sjekire,
Princ Libana
Na ovom stupnju se pokazuje vrijednost
rada. To nije prokletstvo, već privilegija
za čovjeka da mu je dozvoljeno zarađi-
vati kroz osobni rad. Lijenost je nečasna,
a ne rad.
23. stupanj – Poglavar Tabernakla
Ovaj stupanj uči da nečiste i sebične
misli, nedostojna ambicija kvare i da su
destruktivne. Čovjek koji zaboravlja svo-
je dužnosti prema obitelji, zemlji i Bogu
će biti moralno i duhovno uništen.
24. stupanj – Princ Tabernakla
Ovaj stupanj uči da je obostrano vje-
rovanje ujedno istinski, živi Bog koji uči
čovjeka da služi čovječanstvu i svjetskom
bratstvu.
25. stupanj – Vitez mesingane zmije
Ovaj stupanj uči da postoji pustinja
koja se rasteže u svakom posebnom živo-
tu, u povijesti svake nacije i da to rezul-
tira slomom discipline i gubitkom vjere.
Ovaj stupanj je svjetionik koji poziva na
vjeru u nas same, jedne u druge i u Boga.
26. stupanj - Princ milosrđa škotske za-
hvalnosti
Ovaj stupanj uči kvaliteti milosti. To je
duh suosjećanja i nježnosti srca koji nam
omogućuje da prebrodimo povrede i da
se ophodimo prema onome tko nas vrije-
đa bolje nego što zaslužuje.
27. stupanj – Vitez upravnik Hrama
Ovaj stupanj uči da Škotski slobodnozi-
darski obred vjeruje u koncept slobodne
crkve u slobodnoj državi, svaka supe-
riorna u svojoj oblasti, ne težeći da do-
minira nad drugim, već surađuje u cilju
zajedničkog dobra.
28. stupanj – Vitez Sunca, Prosvijećeni
princ
Ovaj stupanj simbolizira oruđa i im-
plementira arhitekturu. Također, uči
da izgradnjom visokih moralnih karak-
teristika među sljedbenicima Slobodni
zidari mogu unaprijediti odlučni ljudski
zahtjev za dostignućem jedinstva i dobre
volje širom svijeta.
29. stupanj – Škotski vitez Svetog An-
drije, Veliki Škot, Patrijarh križonoša
Ovaj stupanj naglašava Slobodno zi-
darsko učenje o jednakosti i toleranciji.
Time se podsjećamo da niti jedan čo-
 Alber Pike
Alber Pike živio je od 1809. do 1891. godine, bio je odvjetnik, vojnik, pisac i Slobodni
zidar, rođen je u saveznoj državi Massachusetts gdje je proveo djetinjstvo, primljen
je na već tada prestižno sveučilište Harvard no zbog cijene školarine za prve dvije
godine nije ga pohađao, te se samoobrazovao i kasnije postao učitelj. 30-tih
godina 19. stoljeća krenuo je iz Massachusettsa prema zapadu te se nastanio u
Arkansasu gdje je bio novinar, a kasnije je postao i odvjetnik, ali i general u vojsci
Konfederacije. Njegov najveći doprinos je kada je sredinom 19. stoljeća postao
slobodni zidar te je izabran za Suvernog Komandera Južne Jurisdikcije Škotskog
reda 1859. godine. Bio je suvereni komander do kraja života te je objavio 1871.
godine kardinalno djelo Morali i dogma starog i priznatog Škotskog reda Slobodnog
zidarstva. Najzaslužniji je za modernu verziju stupnjeva Škotskog reda, donošenja
rituala za pojedine stupnjeve te povezivanje stupnjeva s legendama o hramu i
biblijskim vrijednostima.

vjek, niti jedna crkva, niti jedna religija
nema monopol nad istinom, da moramo
biti odani osobnim uvjerenjima i mora-
mo poštovati tuđa.
30. stupanj - Vitez Kadoš, Vitez bijelog
i crnog orla
Ovaj stupanj postavlja testove i ceremo-
nije koje simboliziraju da moramo kre-
nuti u izgradnju izuzetnosti karaktera.
31. stupanj - Veliki inspektor inkvizitor
komandor
Ovaj stupanj nas uči da treba svakom
čovjeku dati šansu da pokaže svoju ne-
vinost i čistoću namjera. Onaj tko sudi
drugima, mora prvo sebi suditi.
32. stupanj - Princ kraljevske tajne
Ovaj stupanj opisuje pobjedu duhov-
nog nad ljudskim u čovjeku i osvajanje
apetita i strasti putem morala i razuma.
Primjer predstavlja svaki Slobodni zidar
koji je željan služiti čovječanstvu, ali je
uhvaćen između osobnih interesa i duž-
nosti. Dužnost često zahtijeva žrtvu, po-
nekad i onu vrhunsku.
33. stupanj – Suvereni Veliki Generalni
Inspektor
Neke od čestih zabluda o Škotskom
redu
Uz već spomenute zablude da je red
potekao iz Škotske i da su stupnjevi Škot-
skog reda iznad stupnjeva Slobodnog
zidarstva u plavim loža, postoji još neko-
liko velikih zabluda.
Jedna od čestih zabluda, čak i braće
Slobodnih zidara, je da je Kraljevski luk
stariji red od Škotskog reda; to jedno-
stavno nema povijesnu utemeljenost. Već
spomenuta godina 1732. za prve zapise o
škotskom redu predatira povijesne zapi-
se o Kraljevskom luku koji nastaju 1744.
godine u Dublinskom glasilu, a prvi ritu-
ali Kraljevskog luka datiraju iz današnje
savezne države Virginije iz 1753. godine.
Također, često se krivo misli kako su
Yorški i Škotski red i njihovi stupnjevi jako
drugačiji; to je samo djelomično točno jer
oba reda koriste istu podlogu i teme u for-
miraju svojih stupnjeva. Radi se isključivo
o organizacijskim razlikama, no u suštini
radi se o istim principima i temeljima.
Albert Pike nikada nije tvrdio da su
stupnjevi Škotskog reda, njegove obveze
i prava iznad ostalih stupnjeva u Plavim
ložama. Dapače, Alber Pike rekao je da
je svaki legitimni simbol 31
Plavih loža, kao i svatko tko pripada
Plavoj loži simbol religijskog značaja,
velike povijesne važnosti koji vuku svoje
korijene iz poganskih običaja koji su obi-
lježili početak Slobodnog zidarstva.
LUX E TENEBRIS - Light out of dar-
kness.
 Kako je obitelj Sruk postala
„slobodnozidarska obitelj“
Nevjerojatna priča o Borisu Sruku koji je dosegao vrhunac
iskrenosti u odnosu sa svojim pravim bratom Bojanom i ocem
Brankom kada ih je uveo u VOH
Piše: Boris Sruk, Kao što ste i sami nekada doživjeli u
pomoćnik Velikog životu da vam se otvore, niotkud, neke
majstora Velike mogućnosti ili prilike – to jednostavno
Lože Stup Snage,
Majstor 11.
znate i prihvatite bez razmišljanja. Te
stupnja veljače 6017., na poziv visokog časnika
i uvaženog brata, odlučio sam se, bez
razmišljanja, pristupiti bratstvu slobod-
nih zidara u Velikom orijentu Hrvatske.
Veliki orijent Hrvatske (VOH) je tada
bio još u nastajanju, rastu, razvoju i želio
sam sudjelovati u nečem povijesnom za
pojedinca, društvo i državu u kojoj živi-
mo; izgradnji čovjeka, čovječanstva do
čovječnosti, kako bi rekli slobodni zida-
ri. Rekao bih humanost. Jedan od postu-
lata masonerije i nalaže da, ukoliko želiš
mijenjati društvo na bolje, prvo promi-
jeni sebe. Moram priznati da, u ovih 10
mjeseci, koliko sam aktivan u bratstvu,
osjećam da sam djelomično promijenio
svoje poglede na svijet, društvo i pojedin-
ce (a to je dugotrajan i zahtjevan posao).
Biti slobodni zidar ne znači samo pa-
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sivno sudjelovati na Radu u Hramu jed-
nom mjesečno ili jednom godišnje. To je
set svakodnevnih aktivnosti koje se pro-
vode kako bi cijeli sustav, organizacija,
ljudi mogli stići tamo gdje je i zacrtano;
izgradnja nečeg većeg, boljeg, snažnijeg.
U lipnju sam dobio priliku preuzeti
upravljanje Ložom Stjepan Radić (ina-
če drugoosnovanom ložom u VOH-u)
i tada, s trinaestero braće, od kojih ne-
kolicinu nikada ranije nisam vidio, po-
čeo sam upravljati Ložom. Meni je bilo
ključno u tom poslu savjetovati se i sluša-
ti iskusnije od sebe.
Tada me je moj novi brat Mirsad za-
molio za dozvolu da razgovara s novim
moliteljem. Na moje potpuno iznenađe-
nje, želio je razgovarati s mojim pravim
bratom Bojanom! Naravno, odbio sam,
čak štoviše, rekao sam da Bojan još nije
spreman, da ću uložiti veto te da ću ga
balotirati crnom kuglicom. Zapravo, ni-
sam želio nikakve razgovore o tome jer
sam već razrađivao cijeli plan – „Obitelj
masona“. Želio sam da i brat i otac budu
članovi VOH-a i moja „masonska bra-
ća“, koliko god to čudno zvučalo.
Prolazilo je vrijeme, Loža Stjepan Ra-
dić je provodila sve zacrtane aktivnosti.
Educirali smo braću o pojmu i životu
slobodnih zidara, svaki od braće imao je
određene zadatke u pripremi edukacij-
skih materijala u vezi npr. povijesti ma-
sonerije, jedan od braće imao je zadatak
prezentirati Simbole u Slobodnom zi-
darstvu. Svi su sudjelovali. I dalje mi je,
potajno, ideja bila dozvoliti bratu Mir-
sadu da pozove mog „rođenog“ brata u
Bratstvo. Čekao sam pravi trenutak.
Cijelo to vrijeme Bojan je zapitkivao,
raspitivao se i razgovarao s različitim
ljudima. U rujnu je čak rekao, doslovno,
da bi trebalo ući u masone jer oni vla-
daju svijetom! Klasični profani stereotip.
Obuzeo me je smijeh, ali ostao sam hla-
dan kao pravi mason. Ipak, priznajem,
trebala je velika samokontrola da s rođe-
nom bratom ne podijelim jednu tako ve-
liku tajnu. Gotovo da sam ga ignorirao,
ispitujući ga, usput, što je čuo o masoni-
ma, zašto misli da su vladari svijeta, da
su utjecajni…
U to vrijeme donesena je odluka o for-
miranju Tri Velike Lože u Velikom Ori-
jentu Hrvatske – Velika Loža Stup Mu-
drosti, Velika Loža Stup Snage i Velika
Loža Stup Ljepote. Ceremonija za taj
veliki povijesni čin planirana je za 20. li-
stopada 6017. Tako su se planovi VOH-a U trenutku skidanja poveza s očiju, kada mu se
točno poklopili s mojim planovima uvo- ukazala Svjetlost u Hramu, brat Bojan me nije
đenja brata Bojana u slobodne zidare. prepoznao, iako sam ga vodio za ruku. Tek po izlasku
Na redovnom sastanku Lože Stjepan iz lože se šokirao: „Što ti radiš tu?“
Radić otvorio sam novu točku dnevnog
reda – pitanje novih Molitelja. Svima
sam dao priliku da predlože imena mo- mogao spavati nekoliko dana. Što od
litelja pa je tako došao i trenutak da brat straha, što od uzbuđenja. Pozvao je oca
Mirsad nominira mojeg brata Bojana. i mene na kavu da nam „priopći veliku
Dogodilo se točno ono što sam očekivao stvar“, da je pozvan u masone i da ga
i što mi je bio plan. Razgovor s Bojanom „prate“ i „analiziraju“ već pola godine.
je odobren. Uključio sam i određene po- Najsmješnije i najzabavnije je to što je
znanike i poslovne partnere u cijelu „ak- govorio potpuno iskreno, samo što nije
tivnost“ dovođenja brata Bojana. imao ni primisli da ga prati i analizira
Inače, za našeg oca znao sam i znam vlastiti brat.
da cijeli život živi po postulatima slobod- Otac je pokazao visoku razinu svijesti
nog zidarstva u cjelini, premda toga nije i znanja o tome što su slobodni zidari,
ni svjestan. Već tada se drugi dio mojeg što rade i za što se zalažu. Tada je moj
plana sastojao od ideje da i oca uvedem u „Plan broj 2“ ušao u završnu fazu i dobio
Bratstvo. Ali, u tom trenutku ni brat, ali novu dimenziju: nakon brata u slijede-
niti otac, nisu znali da sam ja slobodni
zidar. Tako je i ostalo sve do same prise-
ćem mjesecu mora ući otac. Tako se i do-
godilo. Naravno, majka još ništa ne zna 33
ge koju je brat Bojan položio, na sveča- jer sve mora biti obavijeno velom „velike
nom Radu 20. listopada 6017., na kolje- tajne“.
nima u Hramu na 5. katu. Uključio sam desetero braće u aktivno-
Tih desetak dana, otkad je pozvan da sti oko dolaska brata Bojana koji je slao
kao molitelj pristupi slobodnim zida- slike kako se oblači, javljao gdje je kupio
rima, vrijeme je koje će se dugo pamti- crno odijelo, koju je leptir mašnu oda-
ti. Bojan je bio toliko nervozan da nije brao... Uzbuđenju nije bilo kraja. Naj-
 Tada je moj jedini upit bio – hoćeš li zaokružiti svoju karijeru i način
života ulaskom u slobodne zidare? Odgovor je bio trenutni, bez imalo
razmišljanja. Otac je postao slobodni zidar 9. studenoga 6017., kao
treći član obitelji.
simpatičnije se dogodilo kad mi je pred
ocem rekao: Ne brini, Boris, kad ja malo
vidim što se tamo događa, predložit ću
i tebe.
Moj brat Bojan ušao je u prostorije
VOH-a 20. listopada 6017. sav izbe-
zumljen i nervozan. S predsjednikom
Velikog senata dogovorili smo da mu
ja budem pratitelj prilikom ulaska u
Hram, ali da ne smije znati tko ga vodi.
U trenutku skidanja poveza s očiju – kad
mu se ukazala Svjetlost u Hramu, mene
nije ni primijetio ni prepoznao, ostao je
ukočen i stisnut. Mogao sam mu osjetiti
ubrzani rad srca, jer sam mu stajao tik u
tijelo. Tek po „okretu“ i izlasku iz Lože,
34 nastupio je veliki šok i nevjerica – reakci-
ja ukočenog brata i lice koje govori: Što ti
radiš tu, jesi li ti normalan, što si napra-
vio?! Par sekundi nakon toga, u očima
sam mu ipak vidio ponos i zadovoljstvo.
Akcija dovođenja novog molitelja, bra-
ta Branka, mojeg oca, započela je slje-
deći dan kad smo u jednom malom lo-
kalu, na istočnom dijelu Zagreba, otac i
ja razgovarali o Bojanu i njegovim im-
presijama oko ulaska. To jutro je brat
Bojan maltretirao sve redom i iznosio
svoje dojmove. Čak je bio simpatično
naporan. Odlučio sam se (sve planski
odabrani trenuci) otvoriti ocu i reći mu
da sam i ja slobodan zidar, rekavši mu
da sam dio Visokog časničkog tima. Tu
razinu uzbuđenja, radosti i veselja (čak
me od uzbuđenja udario po glavi) nisam
dugo vidio kod svoga oca. Tada je moj
jedini upit bio – hoćeš li zaokružiti svoju
karijeru i način života ulaskom u slobod-
ne zidare? Odgovor je bio trenutni, bez
imalo razmišljanja. Otac je postao slo-
bodni zidar 9. studenoga 6017., kao treći
član obitelji.
Razinu oduševljenja koje smo postigli
sva trojica jedni drugima, razinu pošto-
vanja koju smo postigli, razinu razumi-
jevanja u vezi slobodnog zidarstva koju
smo postigli, smatram krunom svoje
osviještenosti, mudrosti, humanosti, sta-
bilnosti, ali i iskrenosti prema bratu Bo-
janu i bratu Branku.
Akademski slikar
i slobodni zidar Jadranko
Ferko u svijetu tajni
Ferko je svojim četrdesetogodišnjim slikarskim
iskustvom pristupio je masoneriji na potpuno drugačiji
način - nadrealnim novim ciklusu slika
Jadranko Ferko rođen je u Zagrebu
14.veljače 1962. godine. Tijekom osnov-
nog i srednjoškolskog obrazovanja ističe
se crtanjem karikaturnih portreta i stri-
pova, kao i slikanjem u tehnici ulja na
platnu. Pohađao je srednju školu primi-
jenjene umjetnosti u Zagrebu gdje objav-
ljuje stripove u „Poletu” i „Studentskom
listu”. Likovnu akademiju završio je u
Ljubljani. Put prema profesionalnom
slikarstvu započinje 1982. godine pr-
vom samostalnom izložbom u Vrbovcu,
a nastavlja ga u renomiranim prostori-
ma diljem Hrvatske. Ostvarenja koja su dosadašnji slikarski simboli poput ruže,
izuzetno zapažena su slike Križni put u knjige, svijeće postaju središtem umjet-
Sesvetskom Kraljevcu, o kojem je objav- ničkog stvaralaštva.
ljena i knjiga pod istim nazivom, te oltari Prepoznatljiv je po opusu sjetnih mr-
Sv. Rok i Sv. Katarina u Petrinji, a pod- tvih priroda gdje je čest motiv violina.
sjetimo se i ciklusa slika „Klauni i prija- Muzički instrumenti, vrčevi, voće, po-
telji” te ciklusa „Bikers”. neki fazan, predmeti su koji dominira-
Jadranko Ferko iniciran je u slobodno ju na slikama. U različitosti tema svog
zidarstvo 2017. godine. Potaknut ide- likovnog interesa mrtvoj prirodi davao
jama, tajnama i simbolima slobodnog je vidnu pažnju, stoga joj je u potpuno-
zidarstva započinje novi ciklus slika „U sti posvetio i nekoliko slikarskih ciklusa.
svijetu tajni”. Slikarstvo kao jedan od Nesporna vještina i sigurnost gradnje
najstarijih zanata čovječanstva ima broj- omogućavaju spoj igre i dorađenosti te
ne majstorske tajne što ga je približilo taj- osjećaj lakoće u punini slikarskog polja.

nom svijetu masonerije i implementiralo
u ideju razvoja čovjeka do čovječnosti.
Svojim četrdesetogodišnjim slikarskim
iskustvom pristupio je masoneriji na pot-
puno drugačiji način. U nadrealnom
pristupu novom ciklusu slika, na platno
prenosi majstorskim sfumato prijelazima
vječiti sukob svjetla i tame kao i mističnu
simboliku slobodnog zidarstva. Njegovi
35
U Ferkovim slikama svjetlo je poveznica
svih dragih predmeta i nositelj blage me-
lankolije kojom odišu slike.
Do sada je priredio 22 samostalne i oko
180 kolektivnih izložbi. Sudjelovao je na
stotinjak humanitarnih likovnih koloni-
ja. Član je Hrvatskog društva likovnih
umjetnika i LIKUM-a. Uvršten je u edi-
ciju 50 hrvatskih slikara i kipara.
 Tri velika stupa
slobodnog zidarstva
Svi su slobodni zidari vođeni trima vo-
diljama: mudrošću, snagom i ljepotom.
Riječi „Jer bi trebalo biti mudrosti da
otkriju, snage za podršku i ljepotu da ih
krasi” su starije od naših Rituala.
Veliki Orijent Hrvatske svojim pristu-
pom masonskom učenju i posebice svo-
jom organizacijom rada prenosi obrise
slobodnozidarske mudrosti u tri stupnja.
Na njima počiva organizacija Velikog
Orijenta Hrvatske koji bdije nad Veli-
kim Ložama stupa Mudrosti, Snage i
Ljepote, koje počivaju na povijesnim te-
meljima i vrijednostima starih učenja.
Za slobodne zidare, vjerojatno najzani-
mljivija referenca u vezi s mudrošću po-
tječe iz I. knjige o kraljevima:
„Jahve je dao Salomonu mudrost i izu-
zetnu razboritost i srce široko kao pijesak
na obali morskoj. Mudrost je Salomonova
bila veća od mudrosti svih sinova Istoka i
od sve mudrosti Egipta. Bio je mudriji od
svih ljudi, od Etana Ezrahanina, od He-
mana, Kalkola i Darde, sinova Maholo-
vih; njegovo se ime pronosilo među svim
narodima unaokolo. Izrekao je tri tisuće
mudrih izreka, a njegovih je pjesama bilo
tisuću i pet. Zborio je o drveću: od cedra
što je na Libanonu pa do izopa što klija na
zidu; raspravljao je o životinjama, o ptica-
ma, o gmazovima i o ribama. Dolazili su
36 od sviju naroda da čuju mudrost Salomo-
novu, od svih zemaljskih kraljeva koji su
čuli glas o njegovoj mudrosti.“
Salomon je uvelike cijenio mudrost:
„Ulijte uho mudrosti i primjenjujte svoje
srce razumijevanju. Blago čovjeku koji
nađe mudrost i čovjeka koji razumije.“
Lako je, masonski, pomiješati mudrost
sa znanjem.
Snaga kojom „Malo znanja je opasna stvar, treba ra-
uspostavlja zlikovati od znanje od mudrosti. Znanje
svoje bratstvo je spoznaja činjenica. Mudrost je snaga
nije snaga uma da primjenjuje svoje znanje. Slo-
građe nego bodni zidar može znati svaku riječ naših
snaga volje; rituala od prve do posljednje riječi, ali
stupovi Snage još uvijek nema mudrosti, slobodnozi-
ne podupiru zid darske ili bilo koje druge.“
kako bi zadržali Znanje dolazi iz knjiga, mudrost iz
lopove, već iskustva.
Prvi od tri Velika stupa koji podržava
predstavljaju
naše Bratstvo svaki Brat treba shvati-
simbol
ti kao simbol stvarne potrebe Brata da
otpornosti
postane mudar u skladu s vrijednostima
prema krivim
Slobodnog zidarstva,
životnim
Ako Brat nešto nije znao, ili je pitao;
vrijednostima i
„Kako mogu dobiti slobodnozidarsku
površnosti.
mudrost?“ neka pronađe odgovor koji
nije u ritualu, nego kod drugog Brata.
Snaga, drugi je od naših Velikih stupo-
va, bez koje ništa može biti stabilno, čak
ni kad se podržava mudrošću i ukrašava
ljepotom. Srećemo je u dva oblika u na-
šem svakodnevnom životu.
Prvo, snaga koja leži u akciji, moć; sna-
ga ruku, motora, vojske.
Drugo, druga, suptilnija snaga koja nije
manje snažna jer je pasivna; snaga stu-
pa koji podupire, snaga temelja bratstva
koja traje; snaga načela po kojima živi-
mo, pojedinačno, kolektivno, nacional-
no - masonski.
To je drugi oblik snage s kojom se bavi
slobodni zidar.
Slobodni zidari ne grade nikakvu ze-
maljsku zgradu ili objekt .
Piše Damir
Istina, postavljamo kamen temeljac jav-
Jandrašek,
Veliki majstor ne zgrade u sjeveroistočnom kutu pored
Velike lože Stup radnog tepiha, ali zgrada je simbolična,
snage a ne praktična.

lako je, masonski, Naša građevina i gradnja ima snagu
pomiješati mudrost koja traje u srcima i umovima, a ne na
sa znanjem. „Malo ono što se gradi suhim materijalima.
Naša zgrada sastoji se od bratske vo-
znanja je opasna
lje i posvećenosti. Slobodni zidar kon-
stvar, treba razlikovati
struira samo duhovnu zgradu; njegov
od znanje od kamen je njegov um; duhovan, a ne
mudrosti. Znanje je materijalan.
spoznaja činjenica. Snaga kojom uspostavlja svoje brat-
Mudrost je snaga stvo nije snaga građe nego snaga volje;
uma da primjenjuje stupovi Snage ne podupiru zid kako bi
svoje znanje. zadržali lopove, već predstavljaju simbol
Slobodni zidar može otpornosti prema krivim životnim vri-
znati svaku riječ naših
rituala od prve do
jednostima i površnosti.
Ako slijedimo slobodnozidarska učenja
i vjerujemo da je „neprocjenjiv dar Božji
posljednje riječi, ali još
čovjeku za vladavinu, vodstvo njegove
uvijek nema mudrosti, vjere“, tumačenje slobodnozidarske kon-
slobodnozidarske cepcije života i življenja tj. „snage“ kojoj
ili bilo koje druge.“ bi slobodni zidari trebali težiti je stjeca-
Znanje dolazi iz knjiga, nje snage koja će uspostaviti našu suvere-
mudrost iz iskustva. nost nad samim sobom.
Ljepota je zastupljena u slobodnozidar-
skom hramu korintskim stupom, najljep-
šim u svim drevnim redovima arhitekture.
Hiram Abif, vođen njome je „uljepšavao
i ukrašavao Hram.“
Potrebno je da ljepota krasi sve velike
graditelje kao što ih mudrost potiče i
snaga ih podupire.
U priči o Solomonovom hramu nalazimo
detaljan opis onoga što je bilo očito onima
koji su ušli u detalje njegove konstrukcije;
najljepšu građevinu koja je bila moguća za
inženjersku vještinu, bogatstvo i vrijedno-
sti izraelskog naroda u to doba.
Svatko od nas ima svoja shvaćanja o
tome što ljepotu čini i svako je tumači na
svoj način, ali ne i unutar Bratstva.
Ljepota koju su slobodni zidari poduča-
vaju jest ona vrsta „u kojoj se sva braća
slažu i vide je na isti način“.
Slobodnozidarsko shvaćanje ljepote ne
može biti materijalna ljepota.
Zidarski stup ljepote mora biti simbol
unutarnje ljubavi; ljepota uma, srca; lje-
pota ideje i ideala; ljepota duha.
Naš korintski stup nam nije samo podrš-
ka Hrama, već ono što održava naš lik.
Takva ljepota gotovo je u potpunosti
sastavljena od nesebičnosti.
Tko hoda u ljepoti misli o drugima
pred sobom, pruža ruku, ne za osobnu
korist, nego da pomaže.
Takva uloga trećeg Velikog stupa pred-
stavlja jednu od naših najvećih vrijedno-
sti; ljubav - milosrđe razmišljanja, djelo-
vanja, razumijevanja i darivanja.
Slobodnozidarska se ljepota mora sma-
trati samo ljepotom duha.
Jer izrazito je bitno uvidjeti razliku do- 37
brog čovjeka i onoga koji se samo izvana
prilagođava zakonima i običajima druš-
tva, ali i Bratstva.
Sigurno je jedino: uloga i poslanje VOH-
a je slijediti unutarnje i duhovno značenje
triju Velikih stupova Mudrosti, Ljepote i
Snage koji nose i čuvaju naše Bratstvo.
 JESMO LI SAMI U
Sukob znanosti i religije kroz povijest na
Tijekom povijesti do 19. stoljeća baza
znanja je bila u rukama vjerskih službe-
nika, crkava i religija koje su tumačile
vjeru i znanost. Sukob između znanosti
i religije nastao je jer se u religiji i pro-
učavanju religijskih knjiga davao veći
naglasak etičkom kodeksu i ponašanju
ljudi na ovom svijetu, dok je objašnjava-
nje prirodnih zakona bilo insuficijentno
s obzirom na današnju bazu znanja o
prirodnim pojavnostima. U 19. stoljeću
razvojem znanosti i širenjem obrazov-
nog sustava, baza znanja se eksponen-
cijalno širi te sve veći broj znanstvenika
propituju prirodne zakone. Tada dolazi
do povremenih konflikata između vjere
i znanosti, no polako i religijski službeni-
ci uviđaju ispravnost nekih znanstvenih
spoznaja.
Jedan od najčešćih konflikata, koji su se
javljali između religijskih i znanstvenih
tumačenja, bio je na području astrono-
mije. S obzirom na to da neke velike re-
ligije tumače postojanje Boga na nebu,
a nebo je nepregledno, prostrano, puno
zvijezda i djeluje mistično i u njega se
gleda s poštovanjem, svako propitivanje
38 znanstvenika astronoma o strukturi sve-
mira i Zemlje nailazilo je na otpore reli-
gije jer se u to vrijeme smatralo da nebo
pripada Bogu.
Nakon srednjeg vijeka, tijekom kojega
su sve dotadašnje znanstvene spoznaje
iz područja astronomije otišle u zabo-
rav, razvitkom pokreta humanizma i
renesanse javili su se znanstvenici koji su
Piše: Veliki proučavali astronomiju. Tako je jedan o
majstor Velikog pionira bio poljski astronom iz redova
Orijenta Hrvatske Isusovaca, Nikola Kopernik. Njegova
Nikica Gabrić, 33°
najveća spoznaja 1543. godine sastoji
se u izgradnji heliocentričnoga sustava,
što je bio revolucionaran i dalekosežan
prekid sa starim shvaćanjima. Nasuprot
dotadašnjemu shvaćanju da je Zemlja
središte svemira, Kopernik ističe da je
Zemlja samo jedan od planeta koji kruže
oko Sunca. Kopernik se ipak nije mogao
potpuno osloboditi ukorijenjenih nazora
pa je vjerovao da se nebeska tijela mora-
ju jednoliko gibati po kružnicama. Taj je
problem poslije riješio Johannes Kepler,
koji je otkrio nejednoliko gibanje planeta
po elipsama, kojima se u jednom žarištu
nalazi Sunce. Svojim djelom Kopernik je
utemeljio modernu astronomiju i stvorio
preduvjete za Keplerova otkrića (Keple-
rovi zakoni) i Newtonovo određivanje
Poanta zakonitosti koja upravlja gibanjima nebe-
shvaćanja i skih tijela (Newtonov zakon gravitacije).
prihvaćanja Kopernikovo je naučavanje imalo
vlastite sljedbenike i nastavljače, ali i protivnike.
malenkosti u Njegov glavni sljedbenik, dominikanac
dimenzijama Giordano Bruno, bio je zbog grešnih mi-
svemira nije
relativiziranje
sli o heliocentrizmu, beskraju svemira i
strukturi atoma, podvrgnut 1566. inkvi-
vlastitog ziciji Katoličke crkve. Unatoč tome pre-
postojanja, davao je u Veneciji, Ženevi, Toulouseu,
nego širenje Parizu, Londonu, Oxfordu, Frankfur-
horizonata uma tu, Pragu i drugim gradovima. Po do-
iznad učenja lasku u Veneciju biva uhićen od strane
religijskih i Papinske inkvizicije te osuđen na smrt
sekularnih škola nakon sedam godina istrage i javno spa-
I U SVEMIRU?
temi astronomije

Veličanstvenost puno shvatiti osim u dva vida: kao dušu

Božjeg dijela svijeta i materiju, koje se međusobno do-
nije Zemlja i punjuju. Duša svijeta prožima sve stva-
čovjek nego ri sačinjene od materije, tako da se one
svemir, jer očituju povezano kao uzrok i princip.
znamo da Boga ili prirodu, kao aktivni stvaralački
postoje stotine princip Bruno naziva natura naturans,
milijarde planeta a kao ostvareni svijet natura naturata.
i čini se gotovo Ali to su samo dvije jedinstvene cjeline,
nevjerojatnim gdje se sve nalazi u svemu; pojedinačno
da je jedina u univerzalnom, a univerzalno u pojedi-
načnom .
mogućnost
Galileo Galilei bio je talijanski ma-
života statistički
tematičar, fizičar, astronom i filozof.
samo na zemlji
Nakon završenih medicinskih studija
posvetio se proučavanju geometrije i
Arhimedovih djela te postao jedan od
najvećih fizičara i astronoma. Njegova
značajna astronomska otkrića uključuju
otkrivanje Mliječne staze kao golemog
skupa zvijezda, otkriće Jupiterovih mje-
seca te otkriće Sunčevih pjega. Zala-
ganje za Kopernikov sustav, kao jedini
točan i istinit, dovelo je Galilea u sukob
ljen kao heretik 1600. g. Bruno je imao s crkvenim tumačenjem pa mu je odlu-
slobodarski duh te je poricao kršćanske kom Inkvizicije 1616. bilo zabranjeno
dogme smatrajući da su filozofija i teo- tumačenje da se Zemlja giba oko Sunca i
logija nespojive. Suprotstavljao se kr-
šćanskom shvaćanju Boga kao ličnosti i
da je ono središte svijeta. Iako je obećao
da će odustati od svojeg uvjerenja, pota- 39
nečeg transcendentnog te je stvarao pan- knut otkrićima do kojih je došao nije mo-
teističku doktrinu po kojoj se sve sastoji gao odustati od znanstvene istine pa je
od vječne i beskrajne supstance. Bog je, u svojem djelu Dijalog o dvama glavnim
prema tome, istovjetan s prirodom. Za svjetskim sustavima izložio heliocentrič-
njega je jedini cilj filozofije saznati tu ni sustav. To je djelo Crkva odmah oci-
nestvorenu i oduhovljenu supstancu, ali jenila kao heretičko. Dosljednost Galilea
osjetila i ljudski razum ne mogu je pot- da iznosi i brani znanstvenu istinu iza-
 zvala je oštru reakciju. U Rimu, u pro-
storijama Inkvizicije, održan je proces
protiv Galilea (1633.), koji je tada bio u
sedamdesetoj godini života. U progon-
stvu, lišen slobode i odvojen od svijeta,
pod stalnim nadzorom Inkvizicije, do-
vršio je svoje najveće djelo o mehanici
obrazlažući zakone slobodnoga pada,
uveo pojam ubrzanja, obradio gibanje
niz kosinu, vodoravni hitac i tako dalje.
Tim djelom uveo je Galileo eksperimen-
talnu metodu istraživanja i matematičko
formuliranje eksperimentom utvrđenih
zakonitosti te time položio temelje mo-
dernoj fizici.
Crkva je 1616. zabranila sva djela koja
su za osnovu imala Kopernikovo nauča-
vanje. Zabrana je 1757. skinuta s Koper-
nikovih, a 1835. s ostalih djela. Godine
1992. Papa Ivan Pavao II. službeno je
ustanovio pogrešku Rimske inkvizicije,
zatražio oprost i tom prilikom pozvao
druge na dijalog znanosti i vjere po uzo-
ru na Galilea.
Zanimljivo je napomenuti da su i prije
pojave kršćanstva, islama i budizma u
staroj Grčkoj ljudi bili sposobni prouča-
vati svemir. Tako su još starogrčki misli-
oci Aristotel i Platon 400. - 300. godine
prije Krista utvrdili da je Zemlja okrugla
te se kreće oko sunca. Grčki je mudrac
Eratosten izračunao opseg zemlje 200
godine prije Krista. Odredio je udalje-
nost od Aleksandrije do Asuana kao pe-
deseti dio Zemlje, što je ukupno 40.000
kilometara.
Andromeda
Također, dok je Europa bila u tami
40 srednjeg vijeka, muslimanski znanstve-
nici halife el-Me’muna došli su do vrlo
naprednih spoznaja o Zemlji. Znan-
stvena otkrića o obliku i veličini Zemlje
počela su tijekom muslimanskih zlatnih
era (750. - 1100. god.). Među musliman-
skim krugovima rasprava je bila zapravo
o tome koliko je Zemlja zaista velika, a
ne je li okrugla ili ne. U ranim 800-tim,
Abbasijski halifa El-Me’mun je okupio
najbistrije umove tog vremena u Bag-
dadu, koji su izračunali obujam Zemlje
te odstupili samo 4% od njene stvarne
veličine. Prema tome, ideja o Zemlji kao
ravnoj ploči pada u vodu, a pobili su je
i muslimanski znanstvenici 600 godina
prije nego je ona dokazana od strane Za-
pada.
Antropocentrični i egocentrič-
ni religijski pristup nasuprot
znanstvenim spoznajama u
astronomiji
Premda je vjerovanje o Zemlji kao sre-
dišnjem planetu u svemiru napušteno
od gotovo svih religija, razmišljanje o
Bogu kao svemogućem biću i ljudima
kao njegovim stvorenjima njeguje i dalje
antropocentrični i egocentrični pristup.
Do prije 90 godina mislili smo da po-
Slika 1.
Galaksija
stoji samo jedna galaksija Mliječni put
s nekoliko stotina milijuna planeta, dok
1922. godine američki astronom Edwin
Hubble nije dokazao da je naša galaksi-
ja tek jedna od mnogih otkrivši zvijezdu
koja je suviše udaljena da bi bila dijelom
Mliječne staze. Ovu novootkrivenu ga-
laksiju nazvao je Andromedina maglina.
Tako danas već znamo da naša galaksija
ima između 100 i 400 milijardi planeta,
a osim naše galaksije ima 220 milijardi
galaksija, svaka s po nekoliko milijardi
planeta. S obzirom na to da je svemir
homogen i izotropan, uz pomoć Hubble-
ovog teleskopa znanstveno je potkrije-
pljena teorija o broju galaksija i zvijezda
u svemiru.
I danas ljudi koji vjeru u Boga slažu se
da je svemir nastao prije 13,7 milijardi
godina velikim praskom s tim da nevjer-
nici misle da iza praska stoji priroda ili
neka prapočetna neobjašnjiva sila, dok
ljudi religije smatraju da je božje posto-
janje induciralo veliki prasak.
Veličanstvenost Božjeg dijela nije Ze-
mlja i čovjek nego svemir, jer znamo da
postoji 220 milijardi galaksija sa stotina-
ma milijardi planeta u svakoj galaksiji i
čini se gotovo nevjerojatnim da je jedina
mogućnost života statistički samo na ze-
mlji.
I nedavna NASA-ina otkrića novih
planeta samo potvrđuju ovu statističku
vjerojatnost. Radi se o sustavu sedam
egzoplaneta oko zvijezde TRAPPIST
1. Otkriveni planetarni sustav ne nalazi
se u nekoj dalekoj galaksiji već u našem s manjim planetima
svemirskom susjedstvu na udaljenosti od
40-tak svjetlosnih godina. Tri od sedam
novootkrivenih planeta nalaze se u po-
tencijalno naseljivoj zoni i mogli bi na
svojoj površini imati oceane s vodom što
povećava mogućnost nastanka života u
tom zvjezdanom sustavu. Planeti su svo-
jom veličinom slični Zemlji. Prošle godi-
ne je također otkriven potencijalno na-
seljivi planet Proxima b, a 2015. godine
planet Kepler 452. Razlog zašto se po-
sljednjih godina otkriva sve više Zemlji
sličnih planeta leži u razvoju tehnologi-
je. Moćni teleskopi na zemlji, te teleskopi
sateliti u Zemljinoj orbiti, omogućavaju zemlje uspoređena s
mnogo preciznija mjerenja i bolju razlu-
čivost. Analiza dobivenih podataka na
iznimno moćnim računalima također
je znatno poboljšana. 2009. NASA je
lansirala 600 milijuna dolara vrijedan
teleskop Kepler; taj je teleskop do sada
otkrio preko 2000 egzoplaneta od čega
21 nalik našoj Zemlji.
Nije potrebno čak ići niti toliko daleko.
Naime Jupiterov mjesec Europa pokazu-
je izboje koji bi mogli odgovarati tekućoj
vodi što naravno predstavlja mogućnost
za održivi život možda i u našem plane-
tarnom sustavu.
Ljubav, tolerancija i suradnja
znanosti i religija na Zemlji kao
preduvjet za susrete s novim
vanzemaljskim civilizacijama
Zapravo postoji ozbiljna vjerojatnost da
osim ljudske civilizacije u svemiru posto-
je i druge civilizacije. Religije na Zemlji
su antropocentrične i nisu bile u stanju
Slika 2. Veličina
Zemlje u usporedbi
našeg Sunčevog
sustava
Slika 3. Veličina
Zemlje uspoređena
s većim planetima
našeg Sunčevog
sustava
41
Slika 4. Veličina
našim Suncem koje
se smatra malom
zvijezdom

Slika 5. Sunce se
smatra malom
zvijezdom u Svemiru
Slika 6. Naša galaksija
Mliječna staza (bijela
točka dolje desno)
smatra se malom
galaksijom u Svemiru
Slika 7. Spiralna
galaksija je jedna od
najvećih galaksija u
Svemiru
prihvaćati druge religije. Mi ljudi na
ovoj Zemlji moramo shvatiti da u okviru
svog domaćeg zadatka moramo tolerira-
ti druge ljude i druge vjere jer postoji oz-
biljna mogućnost da postoji negdje druga
civilizacija koja ima drugačije poimanje
Boga. Poanta shvaćanja i prihvaćanja
vlastite malenkosti u dimenzijama sve-
mira nije relativiziranje vlastitog posto-
janja, nego širenje horizonata vlastitog
42 uma iznad učenja današnjih religijskih i
sekularnih škola. Slike 2-7.
Stoga ne treba dovoditi u pitanje je li
znanost oprečna religiji i je li crkva za-
tire znanost, već jesu li se ljudi spremni
odreći kratkoročnog osjećaja sigurnosti
u zamjenu za širenje granica vlastitog
uma do neslućenih ljepota i spoznaja
nekih drugih bića u susjednim galaksi-
jama. Postavlja se pitanje dozvoljavaju li
religije unutar svojih učenja mogućnost
da je Bog osim ljudske, stvorio i neke
druge civilizacije koje možda imaju dru-
gačije poimanje Boga od ovozemaljskih
religioznih učenja. Kolektivni antropo-
centrizam i egocentrizam ljudske rase je
u svojoj biti netolerantan prema svakoj
različitosti, a time i vjeri, te bi kao ta-
kav mogao biti poguban ukoliko za 150 -
200 godina otkrijemo postojanje drugih,
možda i razvijenijih civilizacija u susjed-
nim galaksijama.
U današnjem svijetu na planetu Zemlji
postoji mnogo netolerancije, diskrimi-
nacije i sukoba na osnovi rasne, vjerske,
narodnosne, spolne, kulturološke i civili-
zacijske nesnošljivosti. Upravo je nevje-
rojatno kada promatramo svemir kao
veličanstvenu kreaciju koja se sastoji od
milijardi galaksija i zvijezda istog mate-
rijalnog sastava, a udaljenih toliko mili-
juna svjetlosnih godina, kako je moguće
da na jednom malenom planetu Zemlji
postoji toliko diversifikacijske nesnošlji-
vosti. Zemlja kao planet u samoj našoj
galaksiji predstavlja manje od zrnca pije-
ska u Sahari ili kapi vode u Tihom ocea-
nu, a čovjek pojedinac tek je atom u tom
zrncu pijeska. Upravo ljudska potreba da
svoju malenkost prikaže važnijom nego
što jest, dovela je do umjetnih podjela u
ljudskoj rasi. Ta potreba pojedinca da
sebi i drugima dokaže svoju važnost te
nekritički osvrt na vlastiti značaj i vri-
jednost, pogonila je mnoge pojedince da
umjesto sličnosti s drugim ljudima baš
suprotno - ističu razlike. Tako su mno-
gi „vođe“ kroz ljudsku povijest umjesto
integrativnih osobina i univerzalnih vri-
jednosti upravo inzistirali na razlikama
te su sofisticiranim manipulacijama,
posebice u vremenima tame i neznanja
te egzistencijalne ugroženosti naroda,
populističkim pristupom isticali krivnju
drugih religija, naroda i kultura kao
odgovornu za tegobe vlastitog naroda.
Kako je u ljudskoj prirodi da uvijek lakše
prihvati krivnju nekog drugog za vlastite
neuspjehe i poteškoće, zbog nemogućno-
sti suočavanja s vlastitom neadekvatno-
šću, takvi takozvani vođe poveli su cije-
le narode i religije u sukobe sa svojom
ljudskom braćom, iako smo svi Božja
djeca. Zapravo je zapanjujuće kako se
civilizirano ljudsko biće može pretvoriti
u neempatičnu zvijer i postati neprijatelj
svome bratu po Bogu. Najbolji primjer
za takvo ponašanje je najveće zlo čovje-
čanstva Holokaust tijekom Drugog svjet-
skog rata.
Upravo suradnja znanosti i religije u
sinergiji njihove prosvjetiteljske uloge
mora djelovati na sve ljude planeta Ze-
mlje da spoznaju koliko je ljudsko biće
sitno u usporedbi s beskrajem svemira
i koliko su umjetno izazvane podjele
među narodima i religijama zapravo
potpuno oprečne svrsi našega postoja-
nja. Vrhonaravna je zadaća znanosti
i religija upravo da svojom suradnjom
amplificiraju prosvjećivanje svih ljud-
skih bića da smo na planetu Zemlji svi
Božja djeca bez obzira na razlike među
Ljubav i nama i da su te razlike upravo bogatstvo
tolerancija koje nam je Bog podario, kao što razlike
među među cvijećem doprinose ljepoti cijeloga
ovozemaljskim vrta, tako i razlike među ljudima dopri-
vjerama, nose ljepoti i bogatstvu našeg zajednič-
religijama, kog zemaljskog vrta.
rasama i ljudima Ljubav i tolerancija među ovozemalj-
su conditio sine skim vjerama, religijama, rasama i lju-
qua non želimo dima su conditio sine qua non želimo li
li spremni spremni dočekati susret s nekim novim
civilizacijama u budućnosti. Ne bi bilo
dočekati susret
dobro da nas tek možebitni susret s ne-
s nekim novim
kom novom civilizacijom uvjeri koliko su
civilizacijama u
razlike među nama Zemljanima male i
budućnosti
umjetno inducirane. Tek zajedno može-
mo spremni dočekati i moguće izazove
koje bi susret s novim vanzemaljskim
civilizacijama mogao izazvati. Ukoliko
se nećemo tolerirati međusobno na Ze-
mlji, nećemo moći imati razumijevanje
za te možebitne nove civilizacije, niti
se znati odnositi i koegzistirati s novim
svjetovima koje vjerojatno u beskrajnom
svemiru negdje postoje, a i te druge ci-
vilizacije također su Božje djelo, a Bog
promiče ljubav među svojom djecom ma
gdje se ona nalazila u beskrajima našeg
svemira.

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 Obilježavanje prve obljetnice
i instalacija Velikog majstora VOH-a
Brata Nikice Gabrića 33°
Točno je godina dana prošla od tog po-
44 vijesnog dana 25.03.6017 godine istin-
ske svjetlosti. Tog povijesnog dana u
Tuheljskim Toplicama u dvorcu Antun
Mihanović, utemeljen je Veliki Orijent
Hrvatske, a Veliki majstor velikog Ori-
jenta Srbije (VOS) – Orijent Beograd,
mr. Dušan Vukić unio je svijetlo. Prvi
puta u povijesti Hrvata i prvi puta u po-
vijesti hrvatskog slobodnog zidarstva je
Utemeljen Veliki Orijent. Sam čin Ute-
meljenja VOH-a bio je izvediv samo na
jedan jedini mogući način, na način da
se hrvatskim slobodnim zidarima vrati
dostojanstvo, isprave učinjene povijesne
nepravde, te u konačnici da se vrati Svje-
tlost s mjesta na koje je odnijeto 1919.
godine.
Po izvršenom instaliranju i unosu Svje-
tlosti u Veliki Orijent Hrvatske, pristupi-
lo se i instaliranju Zorana Vojnića Tuni-
ća, 33°, kao Utemeljitelja i prvog Velikog
majstora Velikog Orijenta Hrvatske na
mandat od godinu dana, kao i Predsjed-
nika Velikog Senata Velikog Orijenta
Hrvatske, Uvaženog i milog Brata Vla-
dimira Šalića.
Idućih godinu dana braća Slobodni zi-
dari marljivo rade na unaprjeđenju sebe
samih, društva oko sebe i cijelog VOH-
a, unosom svjetlosti u nove Velike Lože
te okupljajući oko sebe novu braću, a u
tih godinu dana broj braće koji u VOH-
u aktivno djeluju i rade popeo se na pre-
ko 300.
Zato je Rad 25.03.6018. godine istinske
svjetlosti, u hramu „Svjetlost“ – Or. Za-
Više od 200 greb, posvećen obilježavanju Prve obljet-
braće i gosti nice Velikog Orijenta Hrvatske te je na
iz drugih istom Radu za Velikog Majstora Velikog
Objedijencija Orijenta Hrvatske instaliran Najuvaže-
nazočili su niji i Najmoćniji Veliki Majstor, brat Ni-
radu točno kica Gabrić, 33°.
godinu dana Tom Radu, još jednom od iznimnog
od povijesnog značaja u relativno kratkoj povijesti
VOH-a, prisustvovalo je više od 200 Bra-
25.03.6017
godine istinske će koji su došli obilježiti svečani trenutak 45
svjetlosti proslave prve godine postojanja VOH-a
te svjedočiti instalaciji jednoglasnom od-
lukom Vijeća Velikih majstora VOH-a,
Najuvaženijeg i Najmoćnijeg Velikog
Majstora, brata Nikica Gabrića, 33°, za
Velikog Majstora Velikog Orijenta Hr-
vatske. Rad je vodio po Ritualu 1. stup-
 nja Uvaženi i Moćni Veliki Majstor Velike Lože
Stup Snage, brat Damir Jandrašek, 33°.
Osim više od 200 Braće iz VOH-a koji su
prisustvovali ovom Radu i 28 gostiju, na obi-
lježavanju Prve obljetnice Velikog Orijenta
Hrvatske i Instalaciji Velikog Majstora Velikog
Orijenta Hrvatske, brata Nikice Gabrića, 33°,
bili su nazočni gosti iz drugih Objedijencija.
Tako su tu bili Veliki majstor Zdenko Šantić,
33°, iz Velike nacionalne Lože Hrvatske, Veliki
majstor dr. Čedomir Vukić, 33°, iz Regularne
Velike lože Srbije, Veliki majstor Aristid Havli-
ček, 33°, iz Velikog Orijenta Slovenije, Suve-
reni vrhovni zapovjednik Otmar Zorn, 33°, iz
Velike Regularne lože Slovenija te Veliki maj-
stor Gechevski Lazar, 33°, iz Velike nacionalne
lože Makedonija.
Ceremoniju Instalacije brata Nikice Gabrića,
33°, Velikog Majstora Velikog Orijenta Hrvat-
ske vodili su Utemeljitelj i Prvi Veliki Majstor
Velikog Orijenta Hrvatske, brat Zoran Vojnić
Tunić, 33°, i Predsjednik Velikog Senata Veli-
kog Orijenta Hrvatske brat Vladimir Šalić, 33°.
Povodom obilježavanja Prve obljetnice Ve-
likog Orijenta Hrvatske, Prvi Veliki Majstor
Velikog Orijenta Hrvatske i Suvereni Vrhov-
ni Zapovjednik 33 stupnja brat Zoran Vojnić
Tunić izdao je 25.03.6018. godine istinske svje-
tlosti prvi zlatnik i srebrnjak Velikog Orijenta
Hrvatske.
Na Radu je održana i aukcija slika, koju je
vodio Uvaženi i Moćni Veliki Majstor Velike
Lože Stup Ljepota, brat Hrvoje Kolarić 33°.
Uvaženi brat i akademski slikar Jadranko Fer-
ko donirao je 9 svojih slika u tehnici ulje na
platnu opremljenih širokim zlatnim baroknim
okvirima Velikom Orijentu Hrvatske za po-

46 trebe aukcije te je prikupljeno više od 30.000

kuna. Kako je jedan od ciljeva Velikog Orijenta
Hrvatske osnivanje Muzeja „U svijetu tajni,“ a
za koji je potreban angažman sve braće i za koji
su potrebna sredstva, brat Jadranko Ferko svoj
je doprinos dao donacijom slika. Prikupljena
sredstva sa aukcije namijenjena su za osnivanje
ne samo Muzeja „U svijetu tajni,“ koji će svje-
dočiti kako sadašnjim tako i budućim genera-
cijama o slobodnozidarskom postojanju
i djelovanju kroz povijest na ovom po-
dručju, već i za osnivanje Men›s Cluba u
prostorima VOH-a.
Pod zaštitom Velikog Orijenta Hr-
vatske danas djeluju 4 Velike Lože i 16
Loža, a to su:
VELIKA LOŽA STUP MUDROSTI
Veliki Majstor Rajko Vučković 33°
Loža 03. Penta, Or. Zagreb
Loža 11. Ivan Merz, Or. Zagreb
Loža 12. Marko Marulić, Or. Split
Loža 13. Jože Plečnik, Or. Ljubljana
Loža 16. Vladimir Prelog, Or. Zagreb
VELIKA LOŽA STUP SNAGE
Veliki Majstor Damir Jandrašek
33°
Loža 02. Stjepan Radić, Or. Zagreb
Loža 05. Ljudevit Gaj, Or. Zagreb
Loža 06. Grof Janko Drašković, Or.
Zagreb
Loža 08. Sirius, Or. Rijeka
VELIKA LOŽA STUP LJEPOTE
Veliki Majstor Hrvoje Kolarić 33°
Loža 09. Ambroz Haračić, Or. Mali
Lošinj
Loža 14. Kralj Petar Krešimir IV, Or.
Zagreb
Loža 15. Conte Gondola, Or. Zagreb
VELIKA LOŽA LIBERTAS
Veliki Majstor Mirko Kostelac 33°
Loža 01. Ban Josip Jelačić, Or. Zagreb
Loža 04. Ivo Andrić, Or. Zagreb
Loža 07. Ruđer Bošković, Or. Zagreb
Loža 10. Oroboros, Or. Zagreb
IN MEMORIAM
Marijan Hanžeković, dipl. iur. 33°
18.1.1952 – 28.1.2018.
Veliki majstor Velike lože Hrvatske
Nakon duge i teške bolesti dana 28. siječnja
2018 u 67. godini života na Vječni je istok otišao
Veliki majstor Velike lože Hrvatske, Marijan
Hanžeković, član lože Tri svjetla #3 or. Zagreb.
Hanžeković je primljen u bratstvo u Beču 23.
ožujka 2002. u Ložu Tri svjetla #3 u kojoj je
unaprijeđen u pomoćnika 12. travnja 2003. i
podignut u majstora 30. ožujka 2004.
Godine 2008., 2009. i 2010. biran je za starješinu
Lože Tri svjetla #3, 2012. i 2014. za velikog
rizničara, a 20015. izabran je za velikog majstora
Velike kože Hrvatske.
Bio je dugogodišnji član i obavljao visoke
dužnosti u Škotskom i Jorkškom obredu, Redu
crvenog križa cara Konstantina te Shrineu
Hrvatske. U profanom životu bio je istaknuti
pravnik, uspješan poduzetnik, sportski djelatnik i
ljubitelj umjetnosti.
IN MEMORIAM
Davor Borisavljević
11.9.1962-18.3.2018
47
Brat Davor Borisavljević, majstor 3° u loži Ivan
Merz, Or. Zagreb, napustio nas je u 55. godini
života nakon kratke bolesti i na Vječni je istok
otišao 18. ožujka 2018. godine. U profanom
životu bio je uspješni poslovni i obiteljski čovjek
te je iza sebe ostavio ožalošćenu suprugu Vesnu,
kćerke Petru i Luciju te sestru Marinu i brata
Dražena.
 Veliki Orijent Hrvatske
Veliki Majstor Velikog Orijenta Hrvatske, Brat Nikica Gabrić 33°

Grand Orient of Croatia

Grand Master of the Grand Orient of Croatia Brother Nikica Gabrić, 33°

VELIKA LOŽA VELIKA LOŽA VELIKA LOŽA VELIKA LOŽA

STUP MUDROSTI STUP SNAGE STUP LJEPOTE LIBERTAS
GRAND LODGE GRAND LODGE GRAND LODGE GRAND LODGE
PILLAR OF WISDOM PILLAR OF PILLAR OF BEAUTY LIBERTAS
STRENGTH
 Veliki Majstor Veliki Majstor Veliki Majstor Veliki Majstor
Rajko Vučković Damir Jandrašek Hrvoje Kolarić Mirko Kostelac
33° 33° 33° 33°

Loža 03. Loža 02. Loža 09. Loža 01.

Penta, Or. Zagreb Stjepan Radić, Or. Zagreb Ambroz Haračić, Or. Mali Lošinj Ban Josip Jelačić, Or. Zagreb
St. Ante Lučić St. Mile Grubišić St. Marko Krstačić Galić St. Tihomir Kovač

Loža 11. Loža 05. Loža 14. Loža 04.

Ivan Merz, Or. Zagreb Ljudevit Gaj, Or. Zagreb Kralj Petar Krešimir IV, Or. Zagreb Ivo Andrić, Or. Zagreb
St. Marijo Ermakora St. Slaven Vrhovski St. Bojan Sruk St. Željko Šimek

Loža 12. Loža 06. Loža 15. Loža 07.

Marko Marulić, Or. Split Grof Janko Drašković, Or. Zagreb Conte Gondola, Or. Zagreb Ruđer Bošković, Or. Zagreb
St. Goran Morović St. Krešimir Jelić St. Neven Kolarić St. Ratko Matijević

Loža 13. Loža 08. Loža 10.

Jože Plečnik, Or. Ljubljana Sirius, Or. Rijeka Oroboros, Or. Zagreb
St. Andrej Jakšić St. Željko Miljanić St. Vladimir Par

Loža 16.
Vladimir Prelog, Or. Zagreb
St. Zlatko Giljević
 Currently 4 Grand Lodges and 16 Lodg-
es operate under the protection of the
Grand Orient of Croatia, and these are:
GRAND LODGE PILLAR OF
WISDOM
Grand Master Rajko Vuckovic 33°
Lodge 03 Penta, Or. Zagreb
Loža 11. Ivan Merz, Or. Zagreb
Loža 12. Marko Marulić, Or. Split
Loža 13. Jože Plečnik, Or. Ljubljana
Loža 16. Vladimir Prelog, Or. Zagreb
GRAND LODGE PILLAR OF
STRENGHT
Grand Master Damir Jandrassek
33°
Lodge 02. Stjepan Radić, Or. Zagreb
Lodge 05. Ljudevit Gaj, Or. Zagreb
Lodge 06. Grof Janko Drašković, Or.
Zagreb
Lodge 08. Sirius, Or. Rijeka
GRAND LODGE PILLAR OF
BEAUTY
Grand Master Hrvoje Kolaric 33°
Lodge 09. Ambroz Haračić, Or. Mali
Lošinj
Lodge 14. Kralj Petar Krešimir IV, Or.
Zagreb
Lodge 15. Conte Gondola, Or. Zagreb
GRAND LODGE LIBERTAS
Grand Master Mirko Kostelac 33°
Lodge 01. Ban Josip Jelačić, Or. Zagreb
Lodge 04. Ivo Andrić, Or. Zagreb
Lodge 07. Ruđer Bošković, Or. Zagreb
Lodge 10. Oroboros, Or. Zagreb
IN MEMORIAM
Marijan Hanžeković, dipl. iur. 33°
18.1.1952 – 28.1.2018.
Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Croatia
After a long and difficult illness, on 28. January
2018, in his 67th year of life, the Grand Master of
the Grand Lodge of Croatia Marijan Hanzekovic,
a member of the Lodge Three Lights #3 or
Zagreb, departed for the Great east. Hanzekovic
was admitted into the fraternity in Vienna on 23.
October 2002 into the Lodge Three Lights #3 in
which he was advanced to fellow on 12. April
2003 and to master on 30. March 2004.
In 2008, 2009 and 2010 he was elected Master
of the Lodge Three Lights #3, in 2012 and 2014
he was elected Grand Treasury and in 2015 he
was elected as Grand Master of the Grand Lodge
of Croatia.
He was a long-term member and high ranking
officer in the Scottish and York Rites, the order of
the Red Cross and Shrien Croatia. In the profane
life he was a distinguished lawyer, successful
entrepreneur, sports official and art lover.
IN MEMORIAM
Davor Borisavljević
11.9.1962-18.3.2018
47
Brother Davor Borisavljevic, Master 3° in the
Lodge Ivan Merz, Or. Zagreb, left us in his 55th
year of life after a short illness and departed
for the Eternal east on 18. March 2018. In his
profane life he was a successful entrepreneur
and family man, leaving behind him his saddened
wife Vesna, daughters Petra and Lucia, sister
Marina and brother Drazen.
 pated in this work, a number of esteemed guests
from other lodges came to witness the one-year
anniversary of the Grand Orient of Croatia
and the installation of Grand Master Nikica
Gabric, 33°, as Grand Master of the Grand
Orient of Croatia. Present were Grand Master
Zdenko Santic 33°, from the Grand National
Lodge of Croatia, Grand Master Cedomir Vu-
kic, 33°, from the Regular Grand Lodge of Ser-
bia, Grand Master Astrid Havlicek, 33°, from
the Grand Orient of Slovenia, the Sovereign
supreme commander Otmar Zorn, 33°, From
the Grand Regular Lodge of Slovenia and
Grand Master Gachevski Lazar, 33°, from the
Grand National Lodge of Macedonia.
The installation ceremony of brother Nikica
Gabric, 33°, Grand Master of the Grand Ori-
ent of Croatia was led by the Founder and the
first Grand Master of the Grand Orient of Cro-
atia, Zoran Vojnic Tunic, 33°, and President of
the Grand Senate of the Grand Orient of Croa-
tia brother Vladimir Salic, 33°.
Marking the first anniversary of the Grand
Orient of Croatia, the first Grand Master of
the Grand Orient of Croatia and Severing Su-
preme Commander of the 33 degree brother
Zoran Vojnic Tunic issued on 25.03.6018. year
of true light the first gold and silver coins of the
Grand Orient of Croatia.
An auction of painting was also held at the
work and it was led by the Esteemed and Pow-
erful Grand Master of the Grand Lodge Pillar
of Beauty, brother Hrvoje Kolaric, 33°. The es-
teemed brother and academic painter Jadranko
Ferko donated 9 of his oil on canvas paintings
decorated with wide ornate golden frames to the
Grand Orient of Croatia to be auctioned off and
more than HRK 30.000 was collected. As it is
one of the goals of the Grand Orient of Croatia
to establish the “In the world of secrets” Museum,
46 for which the engagement of all brothers and sig-
nificant funds will be needed, brother Jadranko
Ferko made his contribution by donating his
paintings. The collected funds will be used for the
“In the world of secrets” Museum which will tes-
tify to the current and future generations about
the existence and actions of freemasonry in this
area, but also for the establishing of a Men’s club
in the GOC building.
one-year term and Esteemed and Dear
Brother Vladimir Salic was installed as
the President of the Grand Senate of the
Grand Orient of Croatia.
Over the next year, freemasons have been
working on improving themselves, the so-
ciety around them and the entire GOC by
introducing Lights into new Grand Lodg-
es and gathering around them new broth-
ers, and in the one year since the founding
the number of brothers who actively par-
ticipate in the GOC has risen to over 300.
This is why the Work on 25.03.6018
year of true light, in the Temple “Light”
– Or. Zagreb, was dedicated to the
marking of the one-year anniversary of
the Grand Orient of Croatia and at the
same Work the Most esteemed and Most
powerful Grand Master Nikica Gabric,
More than 200 33°, was installed as Grand Master of
brothers and the Grand Orient of Croatia.
guests from More than 200 brothers participated in
other Lodges this Work, another of great significance
attended the in the relatively short history of the
GOC, and they gathered to mark the
Work exactly
moment of celebration of the one year
one year after anniversary of the existence of the GOC
the historic and to witness the installation, by virtue
25.03.6017 of a unanimous decision of the Coun-
year of true cil of the Grand Masters of the GOC, 45
light of Grand Master Nikica Gabric, 33°, as
Grand Master of the Grand Orient of
Croatia. The Work was conducted ac-
cording to the Ritual of the 1st degree by
the Esteemed and Powerful Grand Mas-
ter of the Grand Lodge Pillar of Strenght
Damir Jandrasek, 33°. Apart from the
200 brothers and 28 guests who partici-
 The marking of the first anniversary
and the installation of the GOC
Grand Master Nikica Gabric, 33°
Exactly a year has passed since the his-
toric day 25.03.6017 year of true light. On
44 that historic day in Tuheljske Toplice in
Castle Mihanovic, the Grand Orient of
Croatia was formed and the Grand Mas-
ter of the Grand Orient of Serbia (VOS)
– Orient Belgrade, mr. Dusan Vukic
brought the Light. For the first time in the
history of Croats and for the first time in
the history of freemasonry in Croatia, a
Grand Orient has been formed. The very
act of forming the GOC was only possi-
ble in one way – to restore the dignity of
Croatian freemasons, rectify the historical
injustices that they suffered and ultimately
bring the Light back to where it was taken
away from in 1919.
After the Light was installed and
brought into the Grand orient of Croatia,
Zoran Vojnic Tunic, 33°, was installed
as Founder and the first Grand Master
of the Grand Orient of Croatia for a
and the existential threat to a people, and Love and we are on God’s planet and all of God’s
populist approach to point out the blame tolerance children, regardless of the differences
of other religions, peoples and cultures as among earthly between us and that these differences
responsible for the troubles of their own faiths, religions, are the very richness God has given us,
people. As it is in human nature to more races and just like the differences among the flow-
easily blame someone else for one’s own people are a ers contribute to the beauty of the whole
failures and troubles, due to the inability condito sine garden, and the differences in people
to face their own inadequacies, these lead- qua non if we contribute to the beauty and richness of
ers led whole peoples and religions into want to be our common Earth’s garden.
conflicts with their human brothers, even prepared to Love and tolerance among earthly
though we are all God’s children. It is as- faiths, religions, races and people are
meet a new
tounding how a civilized being can turn a condito sine qua non if we want to
civilization in
into an unemphatic beast and become an be prepared to meet a new civilization
the future
enemy to his brother under God. The best in the future. Would it not be good if a
example of such behavior is the greatest possible meeting with a new civilization
evil of mankind – the Holocaust during convinces us that the differences among
the Second World War. us on Earth are small and artificially
It is the cooperation between science created. Only together can we be pre-
and religion in the synergy of their en- pared for the possible challenges that
lightenment role that must act on all a meeting with new civilizations could
people of planet Earth to understand cause. If we do not tolerate each other
how a human being is tiny in compari- on Earth, we will not have tolerance for
son with the infinite universe and how new civilizations, nor we will know how
artificially the divisions between peoples to co-exist with new worlds that likely
and religions are in fact completely con- exist in the endless universe and that
trary to the purpose of our existence. It these other civilizations are also God’s
is the natural task of science and religion work and God promotes love among all
that they cooperate and amplify the en- of his children, regardless of where they
lightenment of all human beings that are in our universe.
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 whether the Church ignores science, but
rather whether people are prepared to
give up on the short-term feeling of se-
curity in order to broaden the borders
PICTURE 4 of their own mind to reach the beauty
Size of Earth compared and understanding of some other beings
to the Sun, considered in neighboring galaxies. The question is
a smaller star
whether religions allow within their own
teachings the possibility that God cre-
ated, apart from the human one, other
civilizations that may have a different
understanding of God than what the
human religions teach. Collective an-
thropocentrism and egocentrism of the
human race is in its essence intolerant to
PICTURE 5 any difference, including religion, and as
The Sun is a smaller such could be detrimental if we discover
star in the universe
in the next 100 or 200 years the exist-
ence of other, perhaps more advanced,
civilizations in neighboring galaxies.
In today’s world, there is a lot of intoler-
PICTURE 6
Our galaxy, the ance, discrimination and conflict based on
Milky Way (white race, religion, nationality, gender, cultural
dot bottom right) is and civilizational intolerance. It is impos-
considered a small sible to observe the universe as a majestic
galaxy in the universe creation consisting of billions of galaxies
and stars made up of the same materials,
separated by millions of light years, and to
then see that there is so much diversifying
intolerance on the small planet Earth. The
Earth as a planet in our galaxy can be rep-
PICTURE 7 resented as a grain of sand in the Sahara
The spiral galaxy is Desert of a drop of water in the Pacific.
one of the largest in The very human need to show its size as
the universe more important than it is, led to artificial
high possibility that there is another civi- divisions in the human race. The need of
lization that has a different understand- an individual to prove his importance to
ing of God. The basis of understanding himself and to others as well as the un-
42 and accepting our own small size in the critical thought of his own importance
dimensions of the universe is not relativ- and value has haunted many individuals
izing our own existence, but rather the to point out differences instead of similari-
broadening of the horizon of our own ties. Many “leaders” throughout human
mind above the teaching of today’s reli- history insisted on differences instead of
gious and secular schools. integrating traits and universal values,
The question, therefore, is not wheth- and used sophisticated manipulations, es-
er science is opposed to religion and pecially in the time of lack of knowledge
by discovering a star that is too far to be
part of the Milky Way, that our galaxy
is just one of many. He called this new
galaxy Andromeda. We know today that
our galaxy has between 100 and 400 bil-
lion planets, and there are 220 billion
galaxies, each with several billion plan-
ets. Considering the fact that the uni-
verse is homogenous and isotropic, using
the Hubble telescope the theory of the
number of galaxies and stars was scien-
tifically proven.
Today people who believe in God agree
that the universe was created 13.7 bil-
lion years ago from a Big Bang. Non-
believers also think that this bang was
caused by nature or some inexplicable
power, while people of religion believe
that God’s existence has caused the Big
Bang. The majesty of God’s work is not
Earth and man, but the universe, since
we know that there are 200 billion gal-
axies with hundreds of billions of planets
in each galaxy and it seems almost unbe-
lievable that the only possibility of life is
statistically only on earth.
The recent NASA discovery of new
planets only confirms this statistical
probability. This is the system of seven
exoplanets around the start TAPPIST 1.
The detected planetary system is not in
a distant galaxy, but rather in our space
neighborhood at a distance of 40 light
years. Three of the seven newly discov-
ered planets are located in a potentially
inhabitable zone and could have ocean
water on their surface, which increases
the likelihood of life in that star system.
The planets are similar in size to Earth.
Last year, the potentially settling planet
Proxima b was also discovered, and in
2015 the planet Kepler 452. Technology
development has led to a spike in discov-
ery of Earth-like planets in recent years.
Powerful telescopes on the ground, and
satellite telescopes in Earth’s orbit, pro-
vide much more accurate measurements
and better resolution, just like analysis of
the data obtained on extremely power-
ful computers. In 2009 NASA launched
the 600 million dollar worth Kepler tel-
escope and since then it has discovered
over 2000 exoplanets of which 21 are
similar to Earth. We do not even have
to go that far. Jupiter’s moon Europa
shows bursts that could be liquid water
which of course represents a possibility
for sustainable life perhaps even in our
own solar system.
Love, tolerance and
cooperation between science
and religion on Earth as a
precondition for meetings
with new extraterrestrial
civilizations.
There is a very high probability that
there are other civilizations in space
apart from the human civilization. Reli-
gions on Earth are anthropocentric and
were not able to accept other religions.
We, people of Earth, need to understand
that it is part of our homework to tolerate
other people and religions since there is a
PICTURE 2
Size of Earth
compared to smaller
planets in the Solar
system
41
PICTURE 3
Size of Earth
compared to larger
planets in the Solar
system
 Two Chief World Systems he explained
the heliocentric system. The work was
immediately deemed to be heretical by
the Church. Galileo’s consistency to
defend the scientific truth caused harsh
reactions. A process against Galileo was
held in 1633, when he was in his sev-
enties, in the Inquisition chambers in
Rome. In exile, deprived of liberty and
isolated from the world, under constant
control of the Inquisition, he completed
his greatest work on mechanics by ex-
plaining the laws of free fall, introduc-
ing acceleration, explained movement
down a slope, a horizontal shot and so
on. With this work Galileo introduced
the experimental method of research
and mathematical formulation of laws
proven by experiments, thus laying the
foundations for modern physics.
In 1616 the Church banned all works
that were based on Copernicus’ teach-
ings. The ban was lifted in 1757 from
Copernicus’ work and in 1835 from oth-
er works. In 1992, Pope John Paul II offi-
cially stated that the Roman Inquisition
made a mistake, asked for forgiveness
and asked for dialogue between science
and religion just like Galileo did.
It is interesting to note that before the
emergence of Christianity, Islam and
Buddhism, people in ancient Greece
were able to study the universe. Old
thinkers like Aristotle and Plato in 400
and 300 BC claimed that the Earth is
round and moving around the sun. The
Greek thinker Eratostanes calculated
the circumference of the Earth 200
40 years BC. He determined the distance
between Alexandria and Aswan as the
fiftieth part of the Earth, which had the
total of 40.000 kilometers.
Similarily, while Europe was in the
darkness of the Middle Ages, Muslim
scientists working for Caliph el-Me’mun
came to some very advanced knowledge
of the Earth. Scientific discoveries of the
shape and the size of the Earth began
during the Muslim Golden Age (750
to 1100 AD). In the Muslim circles the
discussion was focused on how large the
Earth was, not whether it was round
or not. In the early 800s, the Abbasic
Caliph El-Me’mun gathered the most
brilliant minds of the time in Baghdad,
where they calculated the circumference
of the Earth, missing by only 4% of its
actual size. The idea of an Earth as a flat
surface was dismissed by Muslim scien-
tists 600 years before it was proven by
Western scientists.
Anthropocentric and
egocentric religious approach
opposed to scientific
knowledge in astronomy
Even though the belief of Earth as the
central planet in the universe has been
abandoned by virtually all religions,
seeing God as an all-powerful being
and people as his creatures continues
to foster the anthropocentric and ego-
centric approach. Up until 90 years ago
we believed that only one galaxy – the
Milky Way – exists with several hundred
million planets, until in 1922 the US as-
tronomer Edwin Hubble did not prove,
PICTURE 1
Andromeda
Galaxy
THE UNIVERSE?
history on the topic of astronomy
The majesty of the only goal of philosophy was to find
God’s work is out this substance, but senses and human
not Earth and reason cannot completely grasp it expect
man, but the for in two aspects – as a soul of the world
universe, since and mater, both of which complement
we know that each other. The soul of the world per-
there billions of meates all things made up of matter so
planets and it that they are manifested as related to
seems almost cause and principle. God or nature, as
unbelievable an active creative principle, Bruno calls
that the only natura naturans, and as a realized word
natura naturata. But these are only two
possibility of life
unique wholes, where everything is in
is statistically
everything; individually in the universal
only on earth
and the universal in the individual.
Galileo Galilei was an Italian mathe-
matician, physicist, astronomer and phi-
losopher. After completely his medical
studies he devoted himself to studying
geometry and Archimedes’ works and
became one of the greatest physicists and
astronomers. His significant astronomi-
cal discoveries include the detection of
the Milky Way as a massive collection
was arrested by the Papal inquisition, of stars, the discovery of Jupiter’s moons
sentenced to death after a seven-year and the discovery of Sun spots. Galilee’s
long investigation and burned as a her- commitment to the Copernicus system
etic in 1600. Bruno had a free spirit and as the only true and correct one led Gali-
denied Christian dogmas, believing that leo to clash with the Church’s interpre-
philosophy and theology did not go hand tation so the inquisition decided in 1616
39
in hand together. He opposed the Chris- to ban him from interpreting that the
tian understanding of God as a person- Earth moves around the Sun and that it
ality and something transcendent and is the center of the world. Although he
created a pan-theistic doctrine accord- promised to give up on his believes, in-
ing to which everything is made up of spired by the discoveries he came to, he
eternal and limitless substance. Accord- could not give up the scientific truth so
ingly, God is one with nature. For him, in his work the Dialogue Concerning the
 ARE WE ALONE IN
Conflict of science and religion throughout
Throughout history up until the 19th
century the basis of knowledge was in
the hands of religious officials, churches
and religions which interpreted religion
and science. The conflict between sci-
ence and religion started because re-
ligion and the study of religious books
put more emphasis on the ethical code
and the conduct of people in this world,
while the explanation of natural laws
was insufficient considering todays’ basis
of knowledge of natural occurrences. In
the 19th century, with the development
of science and the expansion of the edu-
cational system, the basis of knowledge
exponentially broadened and a larger
number of scientists started questioning
natural laws. This is when occasional
conflicts between religion and science
started happening, but slowly religious
officials saw the correctness of some sci-
entific knowledge.
One of the most common conflicts,
which occurred between the religious
and scientific interpretations, was in the
area of astronomy. Since some large re-
ligions interpret the existence of God
in the sky, and the sky is vast, with lots
of stars, seems mystical and is regarded
38 with respect, any questioning from scien-
tists astronomers on the structure of the
universe and Earth was met with resist-
ance from religion since it was believed
at the time that the sky belongs to God.
After the Middle ages, during which all
known scientific facts from the area of as-
tronomy were forgotten, with the devel-
Grand Master opment of the humanist and renaissance
of the Grand movements, scientists started studying
Orient of astronomy. One of the pioneers was the
Croatia Nikica
Gabrić, 33°
polish astronomer and Jesuit Nicolaus
Copernicus. His greatest discovery in
1543 was the development of the helio-
centric system, which was a revolution-
ary and wide-ranging disconnect with
old understandings. Opposing the then
prevalent understanding that the Earth
is the center of the universe, Copernicus
points out that Earth is just one of the
planets that circle the Sun. However,
Copernicus could not completely free
himself from the rooted world view so he
believed that the bodies in the sky were
moving in perfect circles. This problem
was ratel resolved by Johannes Kepler
who discovered the uneven movement
of planets on ellipses, with the Sun in
the middle. With his work, Copernicus
founded modern astronomy and created
The point of
the conditions for Kepler’s discoveries
understanding
(Kepler’s laws) and Newton’s definition
and accepting
of the laws that direct the movement of
our own bodies in the sky (Newton’s laws).
smallness in the Copernicus’ teaching had its followers,
dimension of but also its opposition. His main follower
the universe is was the Dominican priest Giordano Bru-
not diminishing no, who was subjected to the inquisition
our existence, of the Catholic Church in 1566 because
it is broadening of his sinful thoughts on heliocentrism,
the horizons of the endless universe and the structure of
the mind above the atom. Despite this he was a profes-
the teachings sor in Venice, Geneva, Toulouse, Paris,
of religious and London, Oxford, Frankfurt, Prague and
secular schools other cities. Upon arriving in Venice, he

It is easy to Our building consists of brotherly will
confuse wisdom and dedication.
The Freemason constructs only the
and knowledge. “A
spiritual building; his stone is his mind;
little knowledge is spiritual, not material.
a dangerous thing. The strength by which he establishes
We must know the his brotherhood is not a strength of build
difference between but a strength of will; the Columns of
knowledge and Strength do not support a wall to keep
wisdom. Knowledge the thieves out, but represent a symbol
of resistance against the wrong values in
is the cognizance of
life and superficiality.
facts. Wisdom is the If we follow Freemason teachings and
strength of mind to believe that “the inestimable gift of God
apply its knowledge. to man for the rule and guide of his
A Freemason may faith” holds a true interpretation of the
know every word Mason’s concept of life and living, the
of our ritual from “strength” which Masons should strive
to acquire is that which will establish our
the first to the last
sovereignty over ourselves.
and still have no Beauty is represented in a Masonic tem-
wisdom.” Knowledge ple by the Corinthian Column, most beau-
comes from books, tiful of the ancient orders of architecture.
Wisdom comes from Hiram Abif was guided by it when he
experience “beautified and adorned the Temple”.
Beauty must adorn all great and impor-
tant builders as much as wisdom drives
them and strength supports them.
The story of Solomon’s Temple con-
tains a detailed description of what
was evident to those who went into
details of its construction; the most
beautiful building possible for the en-
gineering skill, the wealth and the val-
ues of the people of Israel of that day.
All of us have our own understandings
of what constitutes Beauty and our own
interpretations of Beauty, but not within
the Brotherhood.
The Beauty that the Freemasons are
taught is the beauty “in which all Broth-
ers agree and see it in the same way”.
The Masonic conception of beauty can-
not be of a material beauty.
The Masonic Pillar of Beauty must be
the symbol of an internal love; a beauty
of the mind, of the heart; a beauty of
idea and ideal; a beauty of the spirit.
Our Corinthian Column is to us not
merely the support of the building,
but that which upholds a character.
Such Beauty is almost entirely made up
of selflessness.
Whoever walks in beauty thinks of the
others before them, extends their hand,
not for their own personal benefit, but to
help others.
Such a role of the Third Grand Col-
umn represents one of our greatest val-
ues: love - the clemency of thinking, act-
ing, understanding and giving.
Masonic Beauty must be understood
as the beauty of the spirit, because it is
of utmost importance to see the differ-
ence between a good man and a man
who only outwardly adjusts to the laws 37
and customs of the society, but also of the
Brotherhood.
Only one thing is certain: the role and
the mission of the Grand Orient of Croa-
tia is to follow the internal and the spiritual
meaning of the three Grand Columns of
Wisdom, Beauty and Strength that sup-
port and protect our Brotherhood.
 Three great pillars of freemasonry
All Freemasons are guided by three
lights: Wisdom, Strength and Beauty.
The words “For there should be Wis-
dom to contrive, Strength to support
and Beauty to adorn” are older than our
Rituals. The Grand Orient of Croatia
conveys the outlines of the Freemason
wisdom in three stages into its approach
to the Freemason teachings and espe-
cially into its work organisation.
The organisation of the Grand Orient
of Croatia, which watches over the three
Grand Lodges representing the Col-
umns of Wisdom, Strength and Beauty,
is based on the Columns, which are in
turn based on historical foundations and
values of the old teachings.
For the Freemasons, perhaps the most
interesting reference regarding wisdom
is from I Kings: “God gave Solomon
wisdom and very great insight, and a
breadth of understanding as measureless
as the sand on the seashore. Solomon’s
wisdom exceeded the wisdom of all chil-
dren of the east country and all the wis-
dom of Egypt. For he was wiser than all
men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and He-
man and Chalcol and Darda, the sons of
Mahol; and his fame was in all the na-
tions round about. He spoke three thou-
sand proverbs and his songs numbered a
thousand and five. He spoke about plant
life, from the cedar of Lebanon to the
hyssop that grows out of walls. He also
spoke about animals and birds, reptiles
and fish. From all nations people came
to listen to Solomon’s wisdom, sent by all
36 the kings of the world, who had heard of
his wisdom.”
Salomon esteemed Wisdom greatly:
“Incline thine ear unto wisdom and ap-
ply thy heart to understanding. Happy
is the man that findeth wisdom and the
man that getteth understanding.
For Freemasons, it is easy to confuse
wisdom and knowledge.
The strength “A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
by which he We must know the difference between
establishes his knowledge and wisdom. Knowledge is
brotherhood is the cognizance of facts. Wisdom is the
strength of mind to apply its knowledge. A
not a strength
Freemason may know every word of our
of build but a ritual from the first to the last and still have
strength of will; no wisdom, Masonic or otherwise.”
the Columns Knowledge comes from books, Wis-
of Strength do dom comes from experience.
not support a Every Brother must understand the first
wall to keep of the three Grand Columns supporting
the thieves out, our Brotherhood as the symbol of actual
but represent need to become wise in accordance with
a symbol of Masonic values.
resistance If a Brother did not know something,
or wondered “How can I get Masonic
against the
Wisdom?”, he should seek the reply not
wrong values in the Ritual, but from another Brother.
in life and Strength is the second of our Grand
superficiality Columns without which nothing can be
stable, not even if it is supported by Wis-
dom and adorned by Beauty.
In everyday life, we encounter it in two
forms.
First, the strength which lies in action,
power, might - the strength of the arm,
the engine, the army.
Second, that other, subtler strength
which is not less strong for being pas-
sive; the strength of the column which
supports, the strength of the founda-
tion which endures; the strength of the
principles by which we live, individually,
collectively, nationally - Masonically.
It is the second form of strength with
which the Freemason is concerned.
Freemasons build no earthly building
or structure.
True, we lay the cornerstone of the
Written by: public building in the northeast corner,
Grand Master next to the work carpet, but the building
of the Grand is symbolic, not practical.
Lodge Pillar of Our building has the strength that en-
Strength Damir dures in hearts and minds rather than
Jandrasek, 33° that which is built with dry materials.
Academic painter and
Freemason Jadranko Ferko
in the world of mysteries
With his forty years of experience in painting, Ferko
approached freemasonry in a completely different
way – a surreal new cycle of paintings
Jadranko Ferko was born in Zagreb on
14 February 1962. In primary and sec-
ondary school he was noted for his cari-
cature portraits and cartoons as well as
for his oils on canvas. He attended the
Applied Arts High School in Zagreb,
where he published his cartoons in the
publications Polet and Studentski list. He
earned his degree from the Academy of
Fine Arts in Ljubljana.
His career as a professional painter
started in 1982 with his first solo show
in Vrbovec and continued with shows
at renowned venues across Croatia. His
most noted works include The Way of
the Cross in Sesvetski Kraljevac, the
subject of a book with the same title, the
altars of St. Rochus and St. Catherine in
Petrinja, and the collections Clowns and
Friends and Bikers.
Jadranko Ferko was initiated into Free-
masonry in 2017. Inspired by Freemason
ideas, mysteries and symbols, he started
the new collection of paintings In the
World of Mysteries. As one of humanity’s
oldest crafts, painting holds a number of
masters’ secrets, which brought if closer to
the secret world of Freemasonry and im-
plemented it in the idea of the development
of man until he reaches humanity.
Armed with forty years of experience
as a painter, he approached Freemason-
ry in a completely different way. In the
surreal approach of his new painting col-
lection, he conveys the eternal conflict
of the light and the dark and the mystic
symbolicism of Freemasonry to the can-
vas with masterful sfumato transitions.
His past painting symbols, such as the
rose, the book or the candle, become the
centre of artistic creation.
He is recognisable by his opus of melan-
cholic still lifes, in which the violin appears
as a frequent motive. Music instruments,
jugs, fruits and an occasional pheasant
are the objects dominating his paintings.
He devoted a notable attention to still life
in the diverse themes of his artistic inter-
est and has dedicated several complete
painting collections to it. Indisputable skill
and confidence with which he builds al-
low for a combination of playfulness and
completeness and for a sense of lightness in
the fullness of the painting field. In Ferko’s
paintings, light brings all the treasured ob-
jects together and supports the mild mel-
ancholy that the paintings inspire.
He has had 22 solo shows and around 180
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collective shows so far. He has also partici-
pated in around a hundred humanitarian
art colonies. He is a member of the Croa-
tian Society of Fine Artists and LIKUM,
Cooperative of Fine Artists of Croatia. He
has been included in the edition 50 Croa-
tian Sculptors and Painters.
 My only question at the time was – will you round out your career and
lifestyle by becoming a freemason? The answer was instantaneous
and without thinking. My father became a freemason on 9 November
6017., as the third family member.
was when he said in front of our father.
“Don’t worry Boris, when I see what
is happening there, I will propose they
take you in.”
My brother Bojan entered the GOC fa-
cilities on 20 October 6017, nervous and
distraught. With the Senate President we
agreed that I would be his escort when
he enters the Temple, but that he must
not know who is leading him. When the
blindfold was taken of, when he saw the
Light in the Temple, he did not notice or
recognize me, he remained stiff. I could
feel his heart racing since I was standing
right next to him. Only when he turned
and exited the Lodge was he shocked – a
reaction from my shocked brother and a
face that says: What are you doing here,
34 are you normal, what have you done?! A
few seconds later, I saw pride and satis-
faction in his eyes.
The action of bringing in a new appli-
cant, brother Branko, my father, started
the very next days when my dad and I
were talking in a small café in the east-
ern part of Zagreb about Bojan and his
impressions of becoming a freemason.
That very morning brother Bojan was
telling everyone about his experience.
He was event loveably annoying. I decid-
ed, and these were all carefully chosen
moments, to open up to my father and
tell him that I am a freemason, telling
him that I am part of the high-ranking
officer team. I haven’t seen this level of
excitement and joy (he even hit me on
the head out of excitement) in my fa-
ther in some time. My only question at
the time was – will you round out your
career and lifestyle by becoming a free-
mason? The answer was instantaneous,
without hesitation. My father became a
freemason on 9 November 6017., as the
third family member.
The level of enthusiasm all three of us
achieved, all the respect that we gained,
the level of understanding of freema-
sonry that we have achieved, I believe
this to be the crown of my awareness,
wisdom, humanity, stability but also
honesty towards my brother Bojan and
brother Branko.
calm like a true freemason. However, I
admit, it took a lot of self-control not to
share such a large secret with my broth-
er. I almost ignored him, asking him in
passing what he has heard about masons
and why he thinks they rule the world,
why they are influential…
At the same time the decision was made
to form three Great Lodges in the Grand
Orient in Croatia – the Grand Lodge
Pillar of Wisdom, the Great Lodge Pil-
lar of Strength and the Great Lodge
Pillar of Beauty. The ceremony for this
historic day was planned for 20 Octo-
ber 6017. The plans of the GOC exactly
overlapped with my plans to introduce
brother Bojan to the freemasons.
At the regular meeting of the Lodge
Stjepan Radic, I opened a new point on
the agenda – the issue of new Applicants.
I gave everyone an opportunity to nomi-
nate the names of new applicants and
the moment came for brother Mirsad
to nominate my brother Bojan. My ex-
act expectations and plan were fulfilled.
The talks with Bojan was approved. I
included in the process certain people I
knew and business partners.
By the way, I have always known and
still known that our father lived his life
based on the principles of freemasonry,
even though he is not aware of this. Even
then the second part of my plan was to
introduce my father into the Brother-
hood. But at the moment neither my
brother nor my father knew I was a free-
mason. This is how it remained until the
very moment my brother Bojan said this
oath at the work on 20 October 6017,
kneeling in the Temple on the fifth floor.
In the ten days since he was invited to
join the freemasons is a time I will re-
member for a while. Bojan was so nerv-
ous that he could not sleep for days from
a mixture of fear and excitement. He
asked my father and me for a coffee to
When his blindfold was taken of, when he saw the
Light in the Temple, brother Bojan did not recognize
me, even though I was leading him by the hand. Only
when we exited he said: “What are you doing here?”
tell us “something big,” that he was in-
vited into the freemasons and that they
have been “following” and “analyzing”
him for more than six months. The most
entertaining thing was that he was com-
pletely honest, only he had no idea that
he was followed and analyzed by his own
brother.
Father demonstrated a high level of
consciences and knowledge of who and
what freemasons are, what they do and
what they stand for. This is when my
“Plan 2” entered it final stage and got
a new dimension: after my brother my
father needs to enter in the next month.
This is what happened. Of course, moth-
er did not know anything so everything
had to be kept a secret. 33
I included ten more brothers in the ac-
tivities surrounding my brother Bojan’s
arrival who was sending me pictures of
him getting dressed, telling me where
he bought a black suit, which bowtie
he chose... There was no end to his ex-
citement. What was most fun for me
 How the Sruk family became
a “freemason family”
The incredible story of Boris SRuk who achieved the height of honesty towards his blood
brother Bojan and father Branko when he introduced them to the GOC
Boris Sruk, As you have experienced yourself in life
assistant to the when some opportunities open up from
Grand Master of nowhere, you just know you have to ac-
the Grand Lodge
Pillar of Strength,
cept them without thinking. That Febru-
Master 11° ary in 6017.m at the invitation of a high
officer and esteemed brother, I have de-
cided, without much thinking, to join the
brotherhood of freemasons in the Grand
Orient of Croatia. The Grand Orient of
Croatia (GOC) was still in its infancy, it
was growing and developing and I want-
ed to participate in something historical
for an individual, society and the coun-
try we live in: the construction of man
to mankind, as freemasons would say. I
would say humanity. One of the princi-
ples of masonry says that if you want to
change society for the better, first change
yourself. I have to admit that, in the past
10 months since I became active in the
brotherhood, I feel that I have partially
changed my views of the world, society
and individuals (and this is long and de-
manding work).
Being a freemason does not mean that
it is enough to passively participate in
the Work in the Temple once a month
or once a year. This is a set of everyday
32 activities which are implemented in or-
der for the entire system, organization
and people could reach their goal; the
construction of something larger, bet-
ter, stronger. In June I got the chance
to take over the running of the Lodge
Stjepan Radic (which was the second
Lodge founded in the GOC) and with
13 brothers, some of who I have never
seen before, I started running the lodge.
It was key to me in this work to consult
and listen to those more experienced
than me. This is when my new brother
Mirsad asked me permission to talk to a
new applicant. To my complete surprise,
he wanted to talk to my blood brother
Bojan! Of course, I refused, in fact, I
said that Bojan is still not ready and that
I will veto the decision and will ballot
him with a black ball. In fact, I did not
want to talk about it since I was work-
ing on my plan – “a masonic family.” I
wanted my brother and father to become
members of the GOC and my “masonic
brothers,” as weird as this might sound.
Time passed, and the Lodge Stjepan
Radic was fulfilling all of its planned
activities. We educated our brothers on
the life of freemasons, each of the broth-
ers had tasks in the preparation of edu-
cational materials relating to the history
of freemasonry, one of the brothers was
tasked with presenting the symbols in
freemasonry. Everybody participate.
And I was still, secretly, planning on
allowing Mirsad to invite my “blood”
brother into the Brotherhood. I was
waiting for the right moment.
All of this time, Bojan was asking
around and talking with different peo-
ple. In September he even said, literally,
that we should join the freemasons since
they rule the world! A classic profane ste-
reotype. I wanted to laugh but remained
 Alber Pike
Albert Pike lived from 1809 to 1891, he was a lawyer, soldier, writer and a
Freemason. He was born in Massachusetts where he spent his childhood, he was
accepted to the prestigious university Harvard, but due to high scholarship for the
first two years he did not attend and was self-taught and later became a teacher. In
the 1830s he left Massachusetts for the West and found a new home in Arkansas
where he was a journalist, later a lawyer and a general in the Confederate Army.
His greatest contribution was in the mid 19th century when he became a freemason
and was appointed as the Sovereign Commander of the Southern Jurisdiction of the
Scottish Rite in 1859. He was a sovereign commander until the end of his life and
in 1871 he published his seminal work “The morals and dogmas of the Ancient and
Recognized Scottish Rite of Freemasons.” He is to credit for the modern version of
the degrees of the Scottish Rite, the implementation of rituals for certain degrees
and the connection of degrees with legends of the temple and biblical values.
This degree stresses the freemasonry land and that the degrees of the Scottish
teaching of equality and tolerance. It Rite are above the degrees of freemason-
reminds us that no man, no church and ry in blue lodges, there are several other
no religion has the monopoly over the large misconceptions.
truth, that we have to be loyal to our per- One of these, even among broth-
sonal convictions and we have to respect ers freemasons, is that the Holy Royal
others. Arch is an older rite thatn the Scottish
30th degree – Knight Kadosh, or rite; this is simply not based in history.
Knight of the White and Black The first mentions of the Scottish Rite
This degree sets the tests and ceremo- in 1732 predate the historical mentions
nies that symbolize that we have to start of the Holy Royal Arch in 1744 in the
building excellence of character Dublin journal, and the first rituals of
31st degree – Inspector Inquisitor the Holy Royal Arch are dated to 1753
This degree teaches us that we have to in Virginia.
give each person a chance to show his Also, it is often erroneously believed
innocence and purity of intention. Who- that the York and Scottish rite and their
ever judges others needs to judge himself degrees are very different; this is only
firs. partially correct since both rites use the
32nd degree – Master of the Royal Se- same basis and themes in the forming of
cret their degrees. There only organizational
This degree describes the victory of differences, but in essence these are the
spiritual over the material in man in same principles and bases.
the conquest of appetites and passions Albert Pike never claimed that the de-
through moral and reason. Each free- grees of the Scottish Rite, its obligations
mason who is willing to serve human- and rites are above the other degrees in
ity, but is caught between his personal Blue Lodges. In fact, Albert Pike said 31
interests and duties is an example. Duty that every legitimate symbol of the Blue
often demands sacrifice, sometimes the Lodges, just like everyone who belongs
ultimate one. to a Blue Lodge, is a symbol of religious
33rd degree – Inspector General significance, large historical importance
Some of the more common misconcep- which stems from the pagan customs
tions of the Scottish Rite that marked the start of freemasonry.
With the already mentioned miscon- LUX E TENEBRIS – Light out of
ceptions that the rite originate in Scot- darkness.
 The lessons of this degree teach that
loyalty to God is man’s primary task and
that the temporary supervision that is
not established by God and His rights
will undoubtedly crumble.
18th degree – Knight Rose Croix
The lessons learned at this degree are
that man must own a new temple in his
own heart where God is adored in spirit
and truth and that he has to have a new
law of love which all people everywhere
can understand. This degree promotes
the broad principles of universality and
tolerance.
Consistorium
Degrees from 19 to 32 reffer to the
elaborate and highly mystical approach-
es to masonic teaching, some of them use
the Crusade as a backdrop.
Degrees 30, 31 and 32 are the culmi-
nation of the teachings of the Scottish
Rite, while the 31st degree is considered
to be the “judicial branch” of the Scot-
tish Rite.
19th degree – Grand Pontiff
This degree promotes the spiritual union
of all those who believe in God and have
hope of immortality regardless of which
religious leaders the follow or which de-
nomination the belong to. Dealing with
conflict between light and dark, good and
evil, God and Satan is primary.
20th degree – Master of the Symbolic
Lodge
This degree stands up to the challenges of
disloyalty and betrayal. The principles of
freemasonry and leadership are put to the
test. This degree shows that the contempt
freemasons have towards everything that
30 is a conspiracy against the security of a na-
tion and the happiness of our people
21st degree – Noachite, or Prussian
knight
This degree teaches that freemasonry
is not a shield against evil and that jus-
tice is one of the bases of our fraternity.
22nd degree – Knight of the Royal Axe
or Prince of Libanus
This degree shows the value of work. It is
not a curse but rather a privilege for a man
to be allowed to make money through per-
sonal work. Laziness is dishonorable.
23rd degree – Chief of the Tabernacle
This degree teaches that impure and
selfish thoughts, lack of ambition, are
destructive. A man who forgets his du-
ties towards his family, country and God
will be morally and spiritually destroyed.
24th degree – Prince of the Tabernacle
This degree teaches that mutual belief
is a living God that teaches man to serve
mankind and the global brotherhood.
25th degree – Knight of the Brazen Ser-
pent
This degree teaches that there is a de-
sert in everyone’s life, in the history of
every nation and that it results in the
breaking of discipline and loss of faith.
This degree is a beacon that calls on
faith in ourselves, each other and God.
26th degree – Prince of Mercy, or Scot-
tish Trinitarian
This degree teaches the quality of mer-
cy. This is the spirit of compassion and a
It is important to
caring heart that allows us to overcome
pain and to conduct ourselves to what understand that
insults us better than it deserves. the organization
27th degree – Knight Commander of of the Scottish
the Temple rite continues
This degree symbolizes tools and im- on the so called
plements architecture. It also teaches Symbolic lodges.
that with the building of high moral The entire
characteristics among followers, freema- Scottish Rite
sons can improve the decisive human de- accepts and
mand for achieving unity and good will recognizes that
in the world. the basic 3°
28th degree – Knight of the Sun or
master is equally
Prince Adept
to all higher
This degree teaches us that the Scottish
freemasonry rite believes in the concept
degrees in the
of a free church in a free state, each su- Scottish rite. The
perior to its own jurisdiction, not striving Scottish rite and
to dominate over another but cooperat- its degrees are
ing in the goal of mutual good. an addition to the
29th degree – Scottish Knight of Saint master degree,
Andrew not above it
20th degree – Master of the
Symbolic Lodge
24th degree – Prince of the
Tabernacle
28th degree – Knight of the
Sun or Prince Adept
32nd degree – Master of the
Royal Secret
21st degree – Noachite, or
Prussian knight
25th degree – Knight of the
Brazen Serpent
29th degree – Scottish Knight
of Saint Andrew
33rd degree – Inspector
General
22nd degree – Knight of
the Royal Axe or Prince of
Libanus
26th degree – Prince of
Mercy, or Scottish Trinitarian
30th degree – Knight Kadosh,
or Knight of the White and
Black
33rd degree – Inspector
General
23rd degree – Chief of the
Tabernacle
27th degree – Knight
Commander of the Temple
31st degree – Inspector
Inquisitor
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 SCOTTISH RITE DEGREE SYMBOLS
4th degree – Secret Master
8th degree – Intendant of the
Building
12th degree – Master
Architecht
28
16th degree – Prince of
Jerusalem
5th degree – Perfect Master
9th degree – Elu of the Nine
13th degree – Royal Arch of
Solomon
17th degree – Knight of the
East and West
6th degree – Intimate 7th degree – Provost and
Secretary Judge
10th degree – Elu of the 11th degree – Elu of the
Fiffteen Twelve
14th degree – Perfect Elu 15th degree – Knight of the
East or the Sword
18th degree – Knight Rose 19th degree – Grand Pontiff
Croix
ple of King Solomon and its purpose is
to establish the basis that is taught in the
first three degrees of freemasonry.
The names of these degrees in some
way determine the rights and obligations
of the brothers at this degree.
4th degree – Secret Master
The fourth degree stresses obligation,
fidelity, integrity and the necessary se-
crecy in all confidential bonds.
5th degree – Perfect Master
This degree teaches that confidentiality
is more important than life itself and that
it is at the basis of all honors in freema-
sonry. As an addition, we have to respect
the memory of deceased brothers.
6th degree – Intimate Secretary
This degree teaches that dedication
towards friends and the absence of jeal-
ousy in the implementation of duty are
virtues that are rewarded.
7th degree – Provost and Judge
This degree teaches just judgement,
where law and customs are applicable to
everyone. To allow justice to be impar-
tial and in line with the deserved mercy.
8th degree – Intendant of the Building
This degree teaches that each new
honor should be a step towards perfect-
ing the moral code.
9th degree – Elu of the Nine
The lessons at this degree tach that we
should be careful, to not be vain in the
implementation of justice, not even in
just purposes, and that we should avoid
compromising our personality with irre-
sponsible acts.
10th degree – Elu of the Fiffteen
The teachings of this degree is that am-
bition and vanity lead a person towards
bad acts and that justice will prevail over
evil in the end, while those doing evil
will be punished.
11th degree – Elu of the Twelve
This degree refers to the good citizen.
Bad acts should be punished. Honesty
and respecting others will be awarded.
Be open, honest and truthful.
12th degree – Master Architect
This degree teaches that a freemason
uses tools and instruments of his trade
and skill, teaches him to consider many
aspects of life and to face them as God’s
child, advancing to the heights of experi-
ence we call perfection.
13th degree – Royal Arch of Solomon
This degree teaches that the hardships
and dangers, regardless of their size,
cannot undermine the truth and loyalty
of a brother in his advance towards per-
fection. It teaches the great truth, that
the best things in life come as a result of
persistend and often painful effort.
14th degree – Perfect Elu
This degree is the gathering of the old
freemasonry skill. As a crowned degree
of the Lodge of Perfection, tis essence is
the holiness of God and actions in his
holy name. God will not consider him
a sinner if he does not take his name in
vain.
The Rose Croix degrees
Degrees 15 and 16 refer to the construc-
tion of the second temple of Zerubabba-
bel, which was built as a replacement for
Solomon’s temple after it was destroyed
by the Babylonians in 586 BC. The tem-
ple was built in 516 BC and survived un-
til 70 AD when it was destroyed by the
Roman empire.
The 17th degree is the approach, and the
18th degree is the recognition of the Chris-
tian ethics as a basis of universal ethics
that builds our hearts, but also the Third
temple, the temple that is not built with our
hands but rather with our hearts.
15th degree – Knight of the East or the
Sword 27
This degree teaches an important les-
son on loyalty, conviction and dedication
to correctness.
16th degree – Prince of Jerusalem
This degree teaches truth and fidelity
to duty.
17th degree – Knight of the East and
West
 WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE
SCOTTISH RITE?
A brief introduction to the path
towards perfection
DEUS MEUMQUE JUS God and my
right.
It is in the hearts of people to build per-
sonal morality and to promote tolerance,
brotherhood, freedom of thought and
consciousness as well as the guarantee of
freedom for all people, the establishment
of the foundations of justice and mercy,
the protection of the weak and the fight
against all dogmas and doctrines that
want to limit the human spirit – this is
the basic mission of the Scottish Rite in
freemasonry.
The Scottish Rite is one of the several
organizational structures that continue
the path of freemasons after they reach
the Master level (3°). This path begins
with 4° and ends with 32° with the exist-
ence of 33° as a special degree for out-
standing achievements and service to the
brotherhood. One of the most common
misconceptions about the Scottish rite is
that originates in Scotland and that the
33° can only be received in Scotland.
The first mentions of the Scottish rite
can actually be found in documents in
France where a large number of people
from Scotland found refuge in the 17th
century due to the difficult relations be-
tween England and Scotland. Among
26
them were brothers freemasons who or-
ganized their first lodge in 1732., calling
it “Ecossais” or the Scottish lodge in Bor-
deaux, which was at the time one of the
most influential centers of freemasonry
in France. Between 1738 and 1740. They
formed the first “Hauts Grades” or the
higher degrees, and in 1761. the freema-
son authorities in France gave Stephen Written by: I.G.
Morin from Bordeaux the right to trans-
fer his higher degrees across the Atlantic
to new territories like the West Indies
where the system of 25 high degrees was
developed and called the “Rite of Perfec-
tion.” Throughout the years rituals and
the structure of the known 33° were add-
ed. One of the most important people in
the history of the Scottish rite was Albert
Pike who in the mid 19th century intro-
duced and defined the modern rules that
form this rite.
It is important to understand that the
organization of the Scottish rite contin-
ues on the so called Symbolic lodges.
Even though the degrees in these lodges
are numerically above the degrees in
“blue lodges,” the so-called craft lodges
in which rituals from 1° to 3° are prac-
tice, which we also call blue due to the
traditionally blue regalia that were used
in England and Ireland. One of the
The entire Scottish Rite accepts and most common
recognizes that the basic 3° master is misconceptions
equally to all higher degrees in the Scot- about the
tish rite. The Scottish rite and its degrees Scottish rite is
are an addition to the master degree, not that it originates
above it. in Scotland and
What is the true goal of the Scottish rite?
that the 33° can
The Scottish rite is set up so that the
only be received
brothers freemasons could learn that
they are not perfect, but that there is a in Scotland. The
path towards perfection. This path starts first mentions of
at the 4° and ends at 14° in the Symbolic the Scottish rite
lodge which is called the Lodge of per- can actually be
fection, which is based on the Biblical found in French
story on the construction of the first tem- documents.
Every freemason is the master of his own Temple, the Temple
that is within him and he is responsible for its construction
himself a Master Mason. Even though the
Temple is within each freemason, it is also
limitless and spreads over the entire Earth.
This is why it is believed that all Brothers
belong to one Lodge and that in their eve-
ryday lives they have to act in accordance
with the messages taught by Freemasonry,
since they never leave the Temple.
The Temple lies on the Three Lesser
Lights of Freemasonry, which symbolize
the Sun, Moon and the Temple Master.
Freemasons say that the Temple is open
as long as it is shone on by these three
lights. As long as the Sun runes the day,
and the Moon runs the night, the Master
has the right to run the Lodge. Along with
the Three Lesser Lights of Freemasonry,
the Temple also contains the Three Great
Lights – the Volume of Sacred Law, the
Square and the Compasses. Every Lodge
contains the Three Great Lights while
work is ongoing. The Volume of Sacred
Law differs from tradition to tradition of
a certain Masonic Lodge, and it is usually
the Bible, but can also be another accepted
spiritual value. It is advised that freema-
sons read and study the Sacred Laws since
they will find there the basics of moral
principles that freemasonry is based on.
The square and compasses, which along
with the Volume of Sacred Law, represents
the Three Great Lights, are placed on the
altar. The square is the symbol of mate-
rial, honor, the perseverance of character,
moral law. It, as a connection between the
vertical and horizontal, reminds us of the
importance of balance and helps in mak-
ing the right decisions. The compasses
symbolize the spirit, but also warns of the
limits of knowledge and the compasses are
never extended more than 90 degrees in
masonic rituals. The compasses surround
our aspirations so that we can align then
with our possibilities with the power of
gained self-control. The answer to a ques-
tion whether a lodge is regular or not is giv-
en with the fact whether a lodge uses the
Three Great Lights or not. Only a lodge
that uses these three Lights can call itself
regular.
The floor of the Lodge is a mosaic chess
board, with black and white letters and
it represents the double essence of eve-
rything that is linked to this earthly life
and what surrounds us. A freemason
in his everyday life walks on a floor on
which good and bad, light and dark,
happiness and sadness, day and night,
are interlinked, and skipping over the
obstacles he becomes capable of over-
coming his material needs and develops
his inner spiritual capabilities.
Since every freemason is master of his in-
ner Temple, it is up to him to determine
how his spiritual development will ad-
vance. The words that can help us reach
the center of the Temple are “know thy-
self.” Only he who has truly met himself,
who has completely accepted his sur-
roundings, his sensory, intellectual and
conscious side, can discover and perfect
through freemasonry his spiritual side of
consciousness. Only who learns how to
use all four sides of consciousness can call
himself a true Master. However, we can- 25
not take this path on our own. This is
why Brothers gather in the Temple, since
only in conjunction with other Brothers in
ritual work, mutual meditation and the re-
peating of certain circumstance, messages
and actions, can we feel empowered and
on the path to become Masters.
 The Freemason Temple, the spot where
limitless possibilities are developed
The Temple is not just a room in which Freemasons gather and do their
rituals, the Temple has a more important, more symbolic, meaning
If someone were to as a Freemason for
the shape of the Temple, the Freemason
could easily become confused, not know-
ing what response is expected from him.
The answer to this question depends on
who has asked the question since the
Temple for freemasons, unlike for the
profane, does not represent just a room
in which ritual work is done, but rather
has a broader more symbolic meaning.
If we exclude the profane understanding
of the Temple as a room, a physical part
of a building, in which freemasons gath-
er and do their rituals, the Temple has a
symbolic meaning and the very study of
the shape of the Temple contains a lot of
messages for freemasons.
The correct answer a Freemason would
give when asked about the shape of the
Temple is that it is long from East to West,
wide from North to South, deep from
the surface to the center of the Earth and
as tall as the sky. The four sides of the
world point to the four different shapes
of consciousness. The North represents
the dark and lack of knowledge, the side
of the world from which the sun never
shines. This is why apprentices always sit
on the North – the dark side of the Tem-
24 ple, but between the West and the East,
as a reminder from where they came and
what they are striving for. On one side is
a path that leads to the eternal light of
the East and the path that his brothers
entice him on, while on the other side is
a path that leads to a lack of knowledge
on which it is easy to get lost on.
The South side of the Temple symboliz-
es the intellectual side of man. The West
of the Lodge symbolizes the affinity of
the human reason towards the material,
the consciousness that a man uses in eve-
ryday work. This is the direction from
which a candidate for freemasons enters
the Temple. Through moral teachings
and perfecting at first the candidate and
later the apprentice slowly leaves behind
his striving for the material and strives for
the spiritual. These spiritual values are
symbolized by the East, the place from
which the light comes and shines on the
Temple. It represents man’s spirituality,
the highest form of consciousness which
is not developed amongst most people.
Only a freemason who has completely
mastered his spiritual strength, who is a
Master Mason in the true sense of the
word, can find his space on the East.
The depth of the Temple represents the
difference between the surface of our
consciousness and the highest level of
consciousness of man which is at its cent-
er. The height of the Temple symbolizes
the fact that, if we are able to completely
develop our capabilities, we can master
all four forms of consciousness and we
have limitless possibilities.
Every freemason is the master of his own
Temple, the Temple that is within him and
he is responsible for its construction. If a
freemason does not work diligently on his
perfecting, then he is neglecting the con-
struction of his own Temple, and even if he
wears the apron of a Master, he cannot call

Flaws like ignorance,
discouragement, overindulgence
and unfairness inflict damage on
the soul and make it the prisoner
of the body, while excessive
self-love blinds the soul of man,
resulting in poor judgement of
fairness, beauty and goodness
self-love blinds the soul of man, resulting
in poor judgement of fairness, beauty and
goodness. When a man suffers from exces-
sive self-love, he believes that he should
value what is his more than the truth.
Even though we still learn about Plato to-
day as one of the greatest philosophers of
mankind and a source of inspiration, if we
were to judge by the image of the world to-
day, it seems to me that nobody has heard
or understood much of his teachings.
A great deal of work lies ahead of us,
dear brothers, but they say that the fu-
ture belongs to those who believe in the
beauty of their dreams.
A look at my little map of wealth stems
from the experience that nothing can
replace perseverance. Not talent, not
genius, not education. Perseverance and
resolve bring a happy and full life, they
bring success.
Because nature has placed everything we
need into our environment. Not only has
it done so, but it has also put the rhythms
in perfect alignment and warned us about
the things that must keep us in harmony.
To be successful together, let us keep in
mind the thought of Antoine de Saint- 23
Exupery from „The Little Prince”, who
says that, if you want to build a boat, you
should not make people go the forest, fell
trees and cut planks. Instead, teach them
to love the sea.
The eyes are blind - we must search
with our hearts.
 Gnothi seauton,
know thyself
As I listen to people around me, it seems
to me that most believe that a myriad of
things must come together in the right
way for them to be happy. In contrast to
such thinking, happy people live in mo-
ment and adapt their attitude to it. Every
day holds a spark of joy and a small pack-
age of happiness. All we must do is look
at it hard enough to find it. Dear broth-
ers, when everything is added up and
subtracted, balance is the only pledge
of harmonic life. It is difficult to attain
because we too often strive for extreme
emotions. We are either great or we are
very bad. We are rarely just “well”.
To be able to recognise this moment,
we must know ourselves and our place in
the Universe.
To be able to bring enlightenment as
free men with a good reputation, we
must continually question our moral,
philosophical and ethical thinking and
compare it against what we apply in our
everyday lives.
Today, when philosophy approaches
metaphysical issues with much caution,
among other reasons, because metaphys-
22 ics is not accepted as a science, there is a
fear of open talk about the soul, death
and all the other things outside of the
sensory world and its truth.
The ancient Greeks and later the Renais-
sance philosophers believed the evolution
of man required a relationship to be estab-
lished between the individual (the micro-
Written by: Grand cosm) and the Universe (the macrocosm)
Master of the via the polis or the mesocosm.
Grand Lodge The macrocosm is the universal nature
Pillar of Beauty,
Hrvoje Kolarić,
that everything just, good and beautiful
33° stems from, everything that is not im-
mediately accessible to the average man.
Only a wise man can know the macro-
cosm. The microcosm is the domain of
individual, internal nature. It is the small
picture of the Universe. The mesocosm
is the city-state, the domain of social life
and human organisation.
For Plato, the ideal city-state (polis) that
links the microcosm and the macrocosm
is based on the collection of all principles
that the polis should strive for under the
laws of nature, which apply to the hu-
man community.
For him, philosophy is not a means to
escape life, abandon the problems of
the society and withdraw to the world
Happy people of thought, but a wish and an aspiration
live in the to transform the individual and the soci-
moment and ety. Plato says that philosophy cannot be
adapt their learned; it must be experienced. For this
attitude to it. reason, philosophy is at the same time an
Every day holds art and a science. To gain something, we
a spark of joy must gain our own knowledge.
and a small Furthermore, according to Plato, each in-
package of dividual has his own particular excellence,
happiness. All and the excellence of the human being re-
we must do is sides in his soul. Flaws like ignorance, dis-
look at it hard couragement, overindulgence and unfair-
enough to find ness inflict damage on the soul and make
it it the prisoner of the body, while excessive
zation they were initiated into today, to
understand that this is one of the most
special days in their lives and I hope they
side the size of this organization. I would
like to congratulate the esteemed broth-
ers, my friends, the Grand Masters that
were appointed today. This is a great day
for you, and you have earned it with your
work and brotherly conduct.
And now for what is hardest and most
emotional for me to talk about, and this is
about our brothers, the Croatian knights.
I would not just say that they are knights
of Croatia, I would allow myself to say
that these brothers that you just saw be-
fore yourselves are knights of freemason-
ry in general. Apart from being knights
of Croatia, they are knights of brotherly
love. All of you sitting here know very
well what it means to, after everything
that unfortunately happened in our re-
cent past, to get on a bus and come to
Belgrade. To an unfamiliar place, with
unfamiliar people, to put a blindfold over
your eyes and to enter a room without
knowing what is waiting for you. This
showed me that the path of the Grand
Master and Founder and all of the broth-
ers who were there was very clear and
decisive. I also have to admit that it was
hard for me on 5 January 6017 and filled
with prejudice, when I arrived in Zagreb
for the very first time in my life.
Yes, it is human to be afraid, I was
afraid, I had prejudice, but, you see,
very little time has passed since then and
thanks to these wonderful people I am
part of a wonderful story and I can say
that I have gained friends for my entire
life, that I feel wonderful in Zagreb and
this is what is, dear brothers, most impor-
tant to me, personally. The goal of free-
masonry is brotherly live and I could talk
a lot about it. We are on a great path to,
by connecting ordinary people through
brotherhood and mostly through love
and honest friendship, extinguish what
has burned for far too long in these
parts. I do not want to talk too long, even
though I could, because I am aware of
the moment, this is a historic moment
for freemasons in Croatia, but also the
entire world. I do not want to talk about
the region any more, I have said over and
again, but the newly accepted brothers
need to know that the brothers sitting on
the East have more experience and more
knowledge since they have been to lodges
all over the world. I can only say that the 21
level of organization of the GOC, the
level of your seriousness, the level of these
facilities that you have is no longer on re-
gional level, but on a global one. It is my
exceptional honour and privilege that I
have the honour to participate in this and
all other works with you.”
 but we should be aware that what we
have founded it on – Wisdom, Strength
and Beauty – needs to fulfil our goals.
What I want to share with you today is
that freemasonry and the organization
of the Grand Orient of Croatia is based
on building, harmony and the contribu-
tion from all of us. We cannot do with-
out all of us. Individuals cannot lead the
GOC alone, and this is why we are all
hear and are giving our maximum,”
Grand Master Damir Jandrasek said.
“Beloved Brethren, Founder and first
Grand Master of the Grand Orient of
Croatia, let me first thank you for giving
me the honour of becoming the Grand
Master of the Grand Lodge Pillar of
Beauty,” Grand Master Damir Pokupec
said in his speech.
“Today is a great day for all freemasons
in Croatia and for those who truly want to
develop freemasonry and what freemason-
ry is at its core. I want to thank my broth-
ers, my 20 brothers, Croatian knights who
brought the light and returned the light
and returned dignity to freemasonry in
Croatia. Everybody who participated, per-
haps unaware of the moment, did a great
thing, but by now they are aware of the
consequences. The consequences are vis-
ible, the result is here, but this is just the
start. What I can promise the brothers
who will work in the Grand Lodge Pillar
of Beauty is work, work and work again
with, most likely, blood sweat and tears.
But looking for results, primarily from
myself and then from all my high officers
and brothers in the ranks, what I expect is
20 that people prove with their work within
our fraternity that they are people with
good reputation and that they are able to
contribute, according to the regulations of
the Anderson constitution, to the improve-
ment of the society we live in, and in the
broadest sense of the word. Especially to
the improvement of society in Croatia, this
fraternity, but all people that live around
us.
We have returned pride to freemasonry
in Croatia, but I expect that this free-
masonry in Croatia will return certain
qualities and values to society in general.
I expect this from the brothers that will
be working in the Grand Lodge Pillar of
Beauty, but I am sure that all brothers
under the protection of the Grand Ori-
ent of Croatia will join us in this work.
With this I mean that the brothers will
work together and make decision, imple-
ment measures and plans in a way that
will help them and their brothers first,
and after that they will make a strategy
and plan of measures that will contribute
to the society we live in.
This is the basic task of the Grand Lodge
Pillar of Beauty. We will abide by all the
Anderson constitution, we will implement
the tasks of freemasons, we will establish
links with brothers from foreign lodges
and will work on the construction of man
to mankind until the end,” Grand Master
Damir Pokupec said.
Especially emotional was the address
from the honorary Grand Master of the
Grand Orient of Croatia and the deputy
Grand Master of the Grand Orient of Ser-
bia borther Dejan Pudar who said: “Most
esteemed and most powerful Founder and
First Grand Master of the GOC, most es-
teemed and most powerful Grand Masters
of the Grand Lodges, esteemed President
of the GOC Senate, esteemed Masters,
brothers high officers, brothers in the
ranks, I will be very brief and those who
know me know that I am very emotional,
they know it is difficult for me to speak,
especially after these excellent speeches
given by the brothers Grand Masters.
I would like to use this opportunity to
congratulate the newly accepted broth-
ers and express my great hope that they
will understand what kind of an organi-
of the word and personal contact more
than the strength of media, which is not
personal or emotional. When people ask
my why my business is successful and
whether it is because of marketing, I al-
ways tell them; how do ants know that
there is sugar on a fifth floor of a build-
ing. This is the power of freemasons. You
need to be people who are capable of
mobilizing others, without much pomp
or advertising. In my life and in my
practice I am trying, and I will do this in
my Lodge, and not give in to modernist
trends which always strive for something
abnormal, which is supposedly exciting,
while I am still excited by the normal
and conservative.
I want to wish all the best to all the
Masters and my brothers Grand Mas-
ters and all appointed brothers. I want to
thank once again the Grand Master and
wish good work since today concluded a
historic act of establishing freemasonry
in Croatia,” the Grand Master of the
Grand Lodge Pillar of Wisdom Orient
Zagreb said.
The new Grand Master of the Grand
19
Lodge Pillar of Strength Orient Zagreb,
brother Damir Jandrasek said in his ad-
dress:
“I am especially proud that I am here
with all of you and that we are building
something big together. Maybe we are
still not aware of what we are building,
 ter the standard that you have set here.
I, as the Grand Master of the Grand
Lodge Pillar of Wisdom will try to be
fair and just. To lead my Lodge with
wisdom with the help of Strength and
Beauty and with the help from all
of you. Just like any man, I have my
shortcomings and virtues. My great-
est shortcoming is impatience, just be-
18 cause I believe I do not have enough
time in life to achieve all of my goals.
This shortcoming causes my short fuse.
This is the best position to test whether
I can change this myself. But I also
have one virtue; I know the division
table, this is the most important op-
eration in life. Most people know how
to add and multiply, and I know how
to divide. After each division I have
more than when others multiply or
add. Therefore, I will try in my work
to increase the value of people that will
lead and the value of the organization,
not my own value. You will help me
with this. I will conduct myself with
my head and I will conduct you with
my heart. When I am strict it is not be-
cause I am evil, it is because I want to
bring out the maximum in you.
In January 2018 Niall Ferguson will
publish the book “From FM to FB” from
Freemasons to Facebook. This book says
that social networks and contacts created
strength and power. I trust the strength
 The New Grand Master Damir Jan-
drasek was installed as the Grand Master
of the Grand Lodge Pillar of Strength.
This Grand Lodge has six Lodges within
it: Stjepan Radic Orient Zagreb, Ljude-
vit Gaj Orient Zagreb, Ivan Mazuranic
Orient Zagreb, Stjepan Lackovic Orient
Krizevci, Lodge Ivan plemeniti Zajec
Orient Rijeka and Ambroz Haracic Ori-
ent Mali Losinj.
The Grand Lodge Pillar of Beauty is
led by the Grand Master Damir Poku-
pec. This Grande Lodge also has six
Lodges under it: Ban Josip Jelacic Orient
Zagreb, Ivan Kukuljevic Sakcinski Ori-
ent Varazdin, Student Lodge Nikola Te-
sla Orient Koprivnica, Lodge Josip Juraj
Strossmayer Orient Zagreb, Josip Plec-
nik Orient Ljubljana and Lodge Franjo
Seper Orient Osijek.
Based on the Constitution of the Grand
Orient of Croatia and the statute of the
three Grand Lodges of Orient Zagreb,
the officers of the Lodges were also
named. An especially festal act was the
awarding of the medal of the Croatian
Knight, the highest honour of the GOC,
to the 20 brothers who formed the first
lodge of the GOC, Ban Josip Jelacic Ori-
ent Zagreb.
Light was brought into to all three
Grand Lodges under the protection
of the Grand Orient of Croatia by the
Founder and the first Grand Master of
the Grand Orient of Croatia Zoran Vo-
jnic Tunic.
All three new Grand Masters addressed
the brothers.
Grand Master of the of the Grand
Lodge of the Pillar of Wisdom prof dr.
Nikica Gabric sadi: “Most esteemed,
most powerful Founder and first Grand
Master of the Grand Orient of Croatia,
allow me to thank you on my behalf and
on the behalf of my brothers for the hon-
17
our you have shown us by naming us
Grand Masters, by advancing our broth-
ers to High officers and by establish-
ing the three Grand Lodges, Wisdom,
Strength and Beauty.
It is not easy to be a freemason. It is
even harder to be a Grand Master af-
 The historic Work on 20 October 6017,
the day when three Grand Lodges under
the patronage of the GOC were formed
The GOC grew so fast that a re-organization was necessary and three
Grand Loges under the patronage of the GOC were formed
The historic Work of the Grand orient greb under the patronage of the Grand
of Croatia held on 20 October 6017 in Orient of Croatia were formed and three
which more than 200 members of our new Grand Masters of the Grand lodg-
Fraternity participated will go down in es were installed to a mandate of three
history. Never before was there a Grand years.
Orient of Croatia as an umbrella free- Grand Master prof. dr. Nikica Ga-
16 mason institution. The fact that will go bric was installed as the Grand Master
down in history is that in less than a year, of the of the Grand Lodge of the Pillar
from the initial Lodge Ban Josip Jelacic, of Wisdom, and this Grand Lodge has
the GOC developed so much and grew five Lodges under it: Vatroslav Lisinski
that it needed a reorganization. By de- Orient Zagreb, Lodge Penta Orient Za-
cree of the Founder and the first Grand greb, Ivan Merz Orient Zagreb, Marko
Master of the Grand Orient of Croatia, Marulic Orient Split and Ivo Andric
three Grand Lodges of the Orient Za- Orient Zagreb.

However, some of the Croatian free-
masons, keeping in line with the prevail-
ing dilemmas in society, did not agree
with this. The Grand Lodge “Yugosla-
via” had at the time, just like the newly
formed Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and
Slovenians, support from the victorious
European forces from the First World
War and the majority of freemasons con-
tinued to work in the new circumstances.
Good cooperation, primarily between
Croatian and Serbian freemasons, was
the condition for the creation of a uni-
fied freemason organization. The new
Grand Lodge “Yugoslavia” accepted the
Draskovic observance which was used
previously in Croatian lodges, but at the
same time it did not abandon the Scot-
tish rite that was used by the Serbian
lodges.
The division among Croatian free-
masons did not stop, while at the same
time the political divisions in the newly
formed state also increased. The dissat-
isfaction of Croats after the assassination
of Stjepan Radic and other delegates in
the Yugoslav Parliament, the opposition
to the royal dictatorship and the increas-
ing conflicts between Croats and Serbs
left their mark among freemasons. The
divisions in the Croatian lodges that
acted under the protection of the Grand
Lodge of Serbs, Croats and Sloveni-
ans “Yugoslavia” led to the expulsion
of some of the freemasons. They were
forced to leave because they would not
give up their positions and actions as
freemasons, thus creating a basis for the
forming of new freemason lodges which
were not part of the Grand Lodge “Yu-
goslavia.”
Along with the several independent
lodges that already existed in Zagreb,
Osijek and Subotica, 1927 saw the crea-
tion of the Symbolic Grand Lodge “Lib-
ertas,” made up of defectors from the
“The love of a close person” and sev-
eral other lodges. In a political sense the
Grand Lodge “Libertas” was not pro-
Yugoslavian as it advocated for a more
equal position for Croats in the King-
dom od Yugoslavia. As it did not have
the international support of freemason
organizations, the Lodge “Libertas” was 15
often called a “rogue lodge” and this is
why it was of the essence that it receive
legitimacy from the large European
freemason lodges.
Things changed when in 1937. the
Grand Lodge “Libertas” was recog-
nized by the Grand Orient of France!
 1919 g. (5019 g.)
The great rift among
Croatian Freemasons
Freemasons, as we all know, have been
accused throughout history for all sorts of
sins of this world. In Croatia and former
Yugoslavia, they were responsible for the
Sarajevo assassination, they were accused
– but also lauded – for their efforts in the
creation of the first Kingdom of Yugosla-
via, for the departure of Croatia from the
Austro-Hungarian Monarchy...
In fact, at that time, at the start of the
20th century and at the end of the Great
war, freemasons all over Europe were in-
volved in all the historical changes that
were occurring. Among other things,
they were most responsible for the crea-
tion of the first global organization, the
League of Nations.
Freemasons were involved in all the
events that were substantially changing
the world. They were among the Croa-
tian pro-Yugoslav politicians, but also
among those who warned Croats not to
enter the new state union like “geese into
the fog.” They were among the Serbian
intellectuals and politicians who led the
state politics, among the Bolshevik revo-
lutionaries who brought down the great
Russian empire, among the French re-
14 publicans who shaped the new Europe.
By the end of the First World War,
there were several active Freemasonry
Lodges under the protection of the Sym-
bolic Grand Lodge of Hungary. The
legal principles guided freemasons into
organizations that followed the state
and legal unions of the time. Things
Written by: Grand changed as they did. The Lodges “The
Master of the love of a close person” and “Maksimili-
Grand Lodge jan Vrhovec” existed and operated in
Libertas Mirko
Kostelac, 33°
Zagreb, while the Lodge “Future” was
based in Osijek.
Among the freemason brothers there
was no unity over the future legal and
state position Croatia would find itself
in. However, there was an increasingly
popular Yugoslav idea of creating a
joint state for Serbs, Croats and Slove-
nians which would include, apart from
the countries left over from the breakup
of the Austro-Hungarian empire, the
Kingdom of Serbia. The pan-Slavic
movement, which was backed primar-
ily by the Czech political leaders Tomas
Masarik and Euduard Benes, was un-
doubtedly leading towards the breakup
of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy and
a great rewriting of European borders.
A letter from the Grand Master of the
Symbolic Grand Lodge of Hungary in
1919 allowed Croatian freemasons to
form their own independent “provin-
cial” Grand Lodge with the right to
By the end of form new Lodges under its protection.
the First World This is how the Matica Grand Lodge
War, there were “The love of a close person” was formed.
several active Discussions, as well as divisions, among
Freemasonry Croatian freemasons did not stop there.
Lodges under The same year, 1919., the Grand Lodge
the protection of Serbs, Croats and Slovenians “Yugo-
of the Symbolic slavia” headquartered in Belgrade was
Grand Lodge of formed and almost all Croatian lodges
Hungary entered under its protection.
 25 November 6017
At a brotherly
invitation, the
Grand Orient of
Croatia signed
the Agreement
on Mutual
Recognition and
Brotherly Alliance
with the Grande
Loge Francaise de
Misraim in Paris.
The highest honour
of the GOC –
Croatian knight
Orient of Croatia in Zagreb. The two-
member delegation attended the Work
and the entry of Light into the Ivo An-
dric Lodge - Orient of Zagreb.
New Constitution of the GOC
25 January 6018 New Constitution of
the GOC, the highest internal legal docu-
ment governing and elaborating on the or-
ganisation and the relations in the GOC,
particularly the organisation and rules of
work for the GOC’s bodies and organs, the
organisation and the work of the Freema-
son Workshops under the GOC’s protec-
tion, and other general documents regu-
lating the Freemasons’ work more closely
according to the areas defined in the Con-
stitution, was adopted.
Freemason journal LODGE
19 March 6018 The Grand Orient of
Croatia published its first Freemason jour-
nal called LODGE. The name of the jour-
nal is derived from the fact that a Lodge
is an inseparable part of Freemasonry and
its basic organisational unit. As the Lodge
is the meeting place of all Freemasons, the
Freemason journal LODGE is the cen-
tral meeting point for the written word,
thoughts and information for all Broth-
ers. The Editorial Board of the LODGE
is composed of Brothers who are esteemed
journalists, graphic designers, proof-read-
ers and translators, as well as Brothers who
wish to share their thoughts.
Acknowledgements
At the end of this text, I would like to
thank the Brothers of the Grand Ori-
ent of Croatia and the Brothers With-
out Aprons who supported and continue
to support our work and our activities.
There are more 16 Lodges in the GOC
at this moment. With brotherly love,
tolerance and perseverance, all of us to-
gether take the credit for all the above
results and successes. In conclusion, I
would like to quote Esteemed and Dear
Brother, the Grand Master of the Grand
Orient of France, who said the follow-
ing during his visit to the GOC on 23
November 6017, the year of true light: 13
“What I saw and heard here today is the re-
naissance of Croatian Freemasonry.”
Zoran Vojnic Tunic
Founder and First Grand Master
of the Grand Orient of Croatia
Orient of Zagreb, 19 March 6018 the
year of true light
 Lodge 09 Ambroz Haracic - Orient of
Mali Losinj
Lodge 14 King Petar Kresimir IV - Ori-
ent of Zagreb
Lodge 15 Conte Gondola – Orient of
Zagreb
28 December 6017 The dormant
old Croatian Freemason Grand Lodge
Libertas is re-established. It became the
fourth Grand Lodge under the protec-
tion of the Grand Orient of Croatia, in
addition to the existing three Grand
Lodges (Pillar of Wisdom, Pillar of
Strength and Pillar of Beauty).
It was important news for all the Free-
masons in Croatia, because the tradition
that we foster and devote so much atten-
tion to is not a reflection of our conserva-
tivism, but an expression of our respect
12 for the efforts and the work of our prede-
cessors who have developed the Freema-
son thought in the past decades and in
the very turbulent past centuries.
Grand Lodge Libertas
Esteemed and Dear Brother, Grand
Master Mirko Kostelac, has held the of-
fice of the Grand Master of the Grand
14 October 6017 At a Lodge Libertas since its establishment.
brotherly invitation, The following Lodges belong to the
the Grand Orient of Grand Lodge Libertas:
Croatia signed the Lodge 01 Ban Josip Jelacic – Orient of
Agreement on Mutual Zagreb
Recognition and Lodge 04 Ivo Andric – Orient of Zagreb
Brotherly Alliance
Lodge 07 Rudjer Boskovic – Orient of
with the Gran Loggia
Egizia D´Italia in
Zagreb
Rome. Lodge 10 Oroboros – Orient of Zagreb
Signing the Agreement on Mutual
Recognition and Brotherly
Alliance
14 October 6017 At a brotherly in-
vitation, the Grand Orient of Croatia
signed the Agreement on Mutual Rec-
ognition and Brotherly Alliance with the
Gran Loggia Egizia D´Italia in Rome.
25 November 6017 At a brotherly invi-
tation, the Grand Orient of Croatia signed
the Agreement on Mutual Recognition
and Brotherly Alliance with the Grande
Loge Francaise de Misraim in Paris.
Official visit of the Grand Orient
of France
On 23 November 6017, at a brother-
ly invitation, the Grand Orient of France
arrived in an official visit to the Grand
 30.06.6017 -
The first Work
in the Temple
“Svjetlost”
ing together. Since the Grand Orient of
Croatia returned the Light to Zagreb
and built its first own Temple, the deci-
sion has been made to name the Temple
of the Grand Orient of Croatia “Light”.
The first Work at the Temple of Light
was held on 30 June 6017 in the year of
true light.
Installation and entry of the Light into
four Grand Lodges under the GOC’s
protection
Under its Constitution, the Grand Ori-
ent of Croatia operates in the territory
of the Republic of Croatia. Its structure
and internal organisation comprise four
Grand Lodges that are under its protec-
tion.
20 October 6017 Three Grand Lod-
ges under the protection of the Grand
Orient of Croatia are established and in-
stalled. Since the Grand Orient of Croa-
tia returned the Light to the Orient of
Zagreb, and since the GOC’s Temple is
named Light, I felt Grand Lodges after
the three Lesser Lights: Wisdom, Beauty
and Strength. May they burn forever!
The historical Work of the GOC was
held on 20 October 2017 at Temple
Light, Orient of Zagreb, where the Li-
ght was installed and introduced to the
following Grand Lodges under the pro-
tection of the Grand Orient of Croatia:
Grand Lodge of Wisdom
Since its establishment, the office of the
Grand Master of the Grand Lodge Pil-
lar of Wisdom was held by Esteemed and
Dear Brother, Grand Master Nikica Ga-
bric, who was appointed Grand Master
of the GOC at my proposal and by vir-
tue of a unanimous decision of the Co-
uncil of the Grand Masters of the GOC
on 25 March 6018. Esteemed and Dear
Brother, Grand Master Rajko Vuckovic,
was installed as the Grand Master of the
Grand Lodge of the Pillar of Wisdom on
the same day.
The following Lodges belong to the
Grand Lodge Pillar of Wisdom:
Lodge 03 Penta – Orient of Zagreb
Lodge 11 Ivan Merz – Orient of Zagreb
Lodge 12. Marko Marulic – Orient of Split
Lodge 13 Joze Plecnik – Orient of Lju-
bljana
Grand Lodge Pillar of Strength
Esteemed and Dear Brother, Grand
Master Damir Jandrasek, has held the
office of the Grand Master of the Grand
Lodge Pillar of Strength since its estab-
lishment.
The following Lodges belong to the
Grand Lodge Pillar of Strength:
Lodge 02 Stjepan Radic – Orient of Za-
greb
Lodge 05 Ljudevit Gaj – Orient of Zagreb
Lodge 06 Count Janko Draskovic – Ori-
ent of Samobor
Lodge 08 Sirius – Orient of Rijeka
11
Grand Lodge Pillar of Beauty
Esteemed and Dear Brother, Grand
Master Hrvoje Kolaric, has held the of-
fice of the Grand Master of the Grand
Lodge Pillar of Beauty since 15 Febru-
ary 6018.
The following Lodges belong to the
Grand Lodge Pillar of Beauty:

we recognise and we will recognise only
the Grand Orients and the Grand Lodges
that recognise us in line with the principle
of fully equal and mutual recognition and
respect at the same level, with full auton-
omy.
22 April 6017 - the Union of the Grand
Lodges of Croatia (UGLC)
Considering that there were two Grand
Lodges operating in Croatia before the
establishment of the Grand Orient of
Croatia – the Grand Lodge of Croatia
(GLC) and the Grand National Lodge of
Croatia (GNLC) – as the youngest mem-
ber of the Croatian Freemason family,
I felt the need and the obligation to ap-
proach them first.
I decided to contact both Grand Mas-
ters for two basic reasons.
Firstly, I wanted to inform them about
the establishment and the existence of
the Grand Orient of Croatia, and sec-
ondly, I presented a specific proposal for
cooperation through the Union of the
Grand Lodges of Croatia (UGLC).
I held very pleasant and brotherly meet-
ings with each of the Grand Masters in-
dividually. I presented the idea and the
proposal to work together through the
Union of Grand Lodges of Croatia to
10 both of them. The objective would be to
cooperate on projects of common inter-
est for Freemasonry in Croatia, such as
the construction of the first Freemason
Museum in history in Zagreb. Coopera-
tion through the UGLC would not mean
that the three members would be united,
and each would keep their full autonomy
and independence in their work.
25.03.6017 - The
installation of the
Founder and First
Grand Master of
the Grand Orient of
Croatia Zoran Vojnić
Tunić, 33°
In addition to the proposals I made in
speech during our meetings, I also en-
closed a written proposal in the form of
the UGLC’s Statute for consideration
and discussion. Regrettably, the idea to
set up the UGLC for now remains just
a proposal. Personally, I am convinced
that the very near future will require us
to unite and that it will be the inevitable
course of events in the further develop-
ment of Freemasonry in Croatia and in
the world, leading to the formation of
Unions and a Global Union.
30 June 6017 – Construction of
Temple Light
The Grand Orient of Croatia is mov-
ing forward, becoming stronger and
spreading in all the horizontal and verti-
cal planes of the Croatian society. To the
right, to the left, up and down, we are
now more than two hundred Brothers
strong. The Temple at the Antun Mih-
anovic Castle could receive a maximum
of 120 people and became too small for
the Works of the Grand Orient of Croa-
tia, which put a new challenge in front
of us. We needed a Temple that could
accommodate all our Brothers and new
Brothers who were yet to join.
The new Temple, as a central meeting,
learning and working place, must meet
the GOC’s needs for a longer period of
time, which made the choice of location
more difficult. Among several suggested
locations, we chose Heinzelova 44 in
Zagreb. We started furbishing the prem-
ises and the Temple was built within a
very short time with all Brothers work-
 24 March 6017 - Bringing the Light to
the Stjepan Radic and Vatroslav Lisin-
ski Lodges - the Orient of Zagreb
The first Work and all other Works un-
til we built our own Temple were held at
the Antun Mihanovic Castle in Tuheljske
Toplice. We chose the location for the
Work very carefully. In line with the idea
of guarding Croatian history and identity,
the Mihanovic Castle had been the ideal
choice. Antun Mihanovic is the author of
the poem Horvatska domovina, the source
of the lyrics for  the Croatian  national
anthem  Lijepa nasa domovino. The first,
the second, the last and the penultimate
stanzas of the poem form the national an-
them. The poem was first published in the
magazine Danica, issue number 10, on 14
March  1835. It was first performed pub-
licly in1861 and it was accepted as the na-
tional anthem in 1891.
Thanks to substantial effort and com-
mitment of all Brothers, on 24 March
6017 we organised the Work where Light
was brought into the second and the
third lodges under the protection of the
Grand Orient of Croatia. The Stjepan
Radic Lodge - Orient of Sisak (later
transferred to the Orient of Zagreb) was
the second lodge to be established, and
the Vatroslav Lisinski Lodge - Orient
of Zagreb was the third lodge under the
protection of the Grand Orient of Croa-
tia. At this moment, the Grand Ori-
ent of Croatia is more than a hundred
Brothers strong and has started building
other Lodges that will soon become fully
fledged Lodges united under the protec-
tion of the Grand Orient of Croatia.
25 March 6017 - Establishment of
the Grand Orient of Croatia
Having fulfilled the condition of form-
ing three fully fledged Freemason Lodg-
es, on 25 March 6017 I embarked on the
path of true light toward the establish-
ment of the Grand Orient of Croatia.
The Grand Orient was established for
the first time in Croatian history and
The first temple of the history of Croatian Freemasonry. It
the GOC in the Antun brings great pride and joy to my heart
Mihanovic castle in to be able to state that 25 March 6017
Tuheljske toplice was the fulfilment of the centuries-long
dream, aspiration and battle of our
Freemason fathers, which started back
in 1759.
There was only one possible way to
establish the GOC: the way that would
restore the dignity of the Croatian Free-
masons, rectify the historical injustices
that they suffered and ultimately bring
the Light back to where it was taken
away from in 1919. On this day, it was
accomplished. The Light was brought in
by the Grand Master of the Grand Ori-
ent of Serbia - Orient of Belgrade, Mr.
Dusan Vukic.
After the Light was brought in and in-
stalled in the Grand Orient of Croatia,
we approached the business of installing
me as the Founder and the first Grand
Master of the Grand Orient of Croa-
tia for a one-year term and installing
Esteemed and Dear Brother Vladimir
Salic as the President of the Grand Sen-
ate of the Grand Orient of Croatia.
I will leave history to historians, but we
are now firmly holding the future in our
own hands, my beloved Brothers! It is our
obligation and our task. It is up to our
Freemason principles and we have no one
to blame for our successes or failures from
this point on but ourselves. Another im- 9
portant point is that the GOC is primar-
ily national, and only then international.
This means that we are fully independent
and nobody’s subsidiary or outpost, and
that we do not consult anyone outside of
Croatia’s borders regarding our issues or
decisions. We are making and will make
all our decisions on our own. Furthermore,
 2017 (6017) - RENAISSANCE OF
CROATIAN FREEMASONRY
Grand Orient Of Croatia
In late December 6016 and in early Written by: burg Monarchy during the Hungarian
January 6017, I started intensive con- Founder and First Revolution of 1848. He is celebrated in
sultations in Zagreb and rallied the first Grand Master of Croatia as a national hero.
Brothers together around the idea of es- the Grand Orient The Croatian Sabor convened on 5
of Croatia Zoran
tablishing the first lodge Ban Josip Jelac- June 1848, and Ban Josip Jelacic started
Vojnić Tunić, 33°
ic - Orient Zagreb and ultimately setting his welcoming speech with the follow-
up the Grand Orient of Croatia (GOC). ing words: “Gentlemen representatives
The principal task that I assigned to of the people, beloved brethren!” In his
myself was to get together the first twenty honour and memory, I amended and
free men with a good reputation by the introduced into the GOC’s rituals the
end of January and to start the journey greeting: “Beloved Brethren!”, thus in-
of establishing the GOC and returning stalling him in the position he rightfully
the Light to the Orient of Zagreb. deserves in the Grand Orient of Croatia.
In order to return the Light to the Orient The same principles guided us in nam-
of Zagreb, I first had to go to Belgrade. ing the other Lodges established in the
GOC and I named them after historical
28 January 6017 - The persons of significance for the Croatian
establishment of the first lodge people or culture.
(Ban Josip Jelacic Lodge - Orient
of Zagreb)
With dignity and courage, with pride
and with a clear purpose in mind, the
twenty of us embarked upon the his-
torical journey and established the first
lodge in Belgrade, which I named the
Ban Josip Jelacic Lodge, and became its
Master.
Count Josip Jelacic of Buzim (Petro-
varadin, 16 October 1801 - Zagreb, 20
May 1859) was a Croatian general and
Ban (Viceroy) of Croatia, Dalmatia and
8 Slavonia 1848-1859. He was a member
of the House of Jelacic and was one of the
most prominent Croatian politicians in
the 19th century and in the entire Croa-
tian history. He abolished serfdom and
called the first elections to the Croatian
Sabor (Parliament). As a military com-
mander, he was victorious in a number 28.01.6018 - In Belgrade, the founding of the first Lodge of the Grand Orient
of battles against insurgents in the Haps- of Croatia “Ban Josip Jelacic,” Or. Zagreb
7
 The regulations, goals and
history of freemasonry
are not secret but
6 the existing rituals,
established distinguishing
signs as well as affiliation
to the brotherhood are.
 Freemasons gather, apart from the pro-
fane world, in Lodges where Three Great
Lights are always present: the Volume of
Sacred Law, the Square and the Com-
passes, to work in them according to ritu-
als and according to the Constitution and
other regulations of Freemasonry.
The Brotherhood tolerates different re-
ligious and political affiliations, does not
create religious communities and does
not conduct a religious or church ritual.
The Brotherhood, as an organization,
does not discuss or make statements on
religious and political issues nor does it
participate in political life, but it is its
duty as well as an honor, to protect the
people from tyranny with reason and
truth. Personal preference outside of the
Lodge is allowed.
Freemasons nurture love for their
homeland – they are loyal to it. They be-
lieve it to be their duty to protect its free-
dom, integrity and independence and
are striving for work and peace while
respecting the democratic institutions of
the state. Participating in public work,
Freemasons must conduct themselves
The brotherhood of Freemasons accepts in its ranks
men, free men of good reputation, guided by the wish
to nurture the virtues and morality in society and
those who strive towards human perfection. They
accept their obligations as a freemason with an oath
over the open book of the Holy Law (the Bible, Torah,
Quran, Vedas).
according to the ethical principles of
Freemasonry. Working in this way they
contribute to the happiness and welfare
of all mankind.
The regulations, goals and history of
freemasonry are not secret but the ex-
isting rituals, established distinguishing
signs as well as affiliation to the brother-
hood are.
It is the obligation of every Freema-
son to be loyal to his Lodge, to protect 5
its sanctity from everyone who does not
belong to the brotherhood, to protect
the interests of freemasonry and to not
discuss internal issues of freemasonry in
profane circles.
Every Freemason can exit the brother-
hood at his own will, just like he entered it.
 THE BASIC REGULATIONS OF FREEMASONRY
FROM THE CONSTITUTION
OF THE GRAND ORIENT
OF CROATIA
Of the Ancient, free and
accepted masons
PART ONE
Freemasonry is a Brotherhood whose
traditional bases are the beliefs in God,
who the Freemasons call the Grand Ar-
chitect of the Universe, as well as the love
towards man and mankind. The broth-
erhood accepts the Basic regulations and
Charges from the Constitutions of free-
masons from 1723.
The brotherhood of Freemasons accepts
in its ranks men, free men of good reputa-
tion, guided by the wish to nurture the vir-
tues and morality in society and those who
strive towards human perfection. They ac-
cept their obligations as a freemason with
an oath over the open book of the Holy
Law (the Bible, Torah, Quran, Vedas).
Freemasons, regardless of their occupa-
tion and profession, material status and
position, religious, national or political
4 affiliation, meet together and respect
each other as Brothers and consider
the Brotherhood a union in which they
strive towards an enlightened state of
spirit. By nurturing ethics and morality
in its ranks, freemasonry is aimed at per-
fecting and enhancing the good fortune
of all of mankind.
Freemasonry is active. In the Brother-
hood the work is based on love, truth,
justice, humaneness and honesty. These
virtues are transferred from the Broth-
erhood to the profane society through
individual work on everything that is
good, beautiful and useful, not only for
the individual but also for the whole, as
well as through exemplary nurturing of
noble feelings towards those close to us
and the appropriate personal and fam-
ily life.
The Brotherhood is uncompromised
in advocating purity of conscience, free-
dom of thought and the undeniability
of the right to live. Freemasons nurture
tolerance, understanding and humanity
in order to bling the world closer to man
and with as little fanaticism and persecu-
tion.
Freemasons have an obligation to,
with honorable intentions, offer help
and brotherly protection to one anoth-
er. In all occasions they strive towards
the preservation of peace and balance,
which are necessary for the perfect con-
duct of oneself.
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 A:.L:.G:.D:.G:.A:.D:.L:.U:.
Introduction by the Founder
and First Grand Master of the
Grand Orient of Croatia
Esteemed and beloved brethren,
freemasons!
We are writing the history of Croatian
freemasonry with great pride and
determination.
It is not easy to be a freemason. Our
greatest obstacles are within ourselves.
However, we have decided with
perseverance to take this path on 28
January 6017 year of true light and we
continue to build. Our brothers are
the stone, and our brotherly love is the
bond.
We overcome al obstacles in our path,
guided by the Grand Architect of the
Universe.
O, Grand Architect of the Universe,
let it be that your spirit, which
represents light and a source of life to
us, enlightens us. We pray that this
2
light serves as a guide in everyday life
and our future work. Bless this first
issue of our official journal “LODGE,”
everyone who participated in creating
it and all the beloved brethren in the
Grand Orient of Croatia. Make it so
that our mutual love and harmony
binds us into an unbreakable brotherly
chain and let the lights of wisdom,
strength and beauty shine on our
work on the development of man and
mankind.
Amen.
Zoran Vojnić Tunić, 33°
Founder and First Grand Master
of the Grand Orient of Croatia
Or. Zagreb, 19 October 6018 year of
true light
Contents
2-3 Introduction
4-5 From the constitution
8-13 The history of the GOC - The renesaince of Croatian freemasonry
14-15 The great rift of Croatian freemasons 1919 g.
16-21 The historic work on 20 October 2017
22-23 Know thyself
24-25 The temple – the place where we develop our possibilities
26-31 What is the purpose of the Scottish Rite?
32-34 How a “freemason family” was formed
36-37 Three great pillars of freemasonry
35 Ferko in the world of secrets
38-43 Grand Master Nikica Gabric, 33: Are we alone in the universe?
44-47 The first anniversary of the founding of GOC
48-49 Grand Orient of Croatia structure
1
 For though all Masons are as
Brethren upon the same Level, yet
Masonry takes no Honour from a
Man that he had before; nay rather it
adds to his Honour, especially if he
has deserv’d well of the Brotherhood,
who must give Honour to whom it is
due, and avoid ill Manners.
James Anderson, The Constitutions
of the Freemasons (1723)
2
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OFFICIAL
JOURNAL
OF THE GRAND
ORIENT OF
CROATIA