Janusian Masonry

Harmonie Lodge practices Janusian Masonry. Like the Roman God Janus, we have one face looking backward and one looking forward. With both feet firmly planted in the twenty-first century, we look back to the eighteenth century – The Age of Enlightenment – for inspiration, and forward to the technological transformations that the twenty-second century promises to bring. We are a Traditional Lodge with modern sensibilities.

Harmonie Lodge is traditional in our emulation of the forms, ceremonies, and practices developed during the eighteenth century, when Freemasonry was a progressive tool of the Enlightenment and a driving force in the evolution of society. We are inspired by the Golden Age of Freemasonry and the legacy of Brothers Benjamin Franklin, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Voltaire.

While tradition guides us in spirit, our Lodge is fully vested in the culture and technology of the twenty-first century. We have integrated modern technology in all aspects of our operations, from lodge business, Masonic education, and degree ceremonies. Wireless Internet, surround sound, and multi-media presentations have greatly increased the efficiency and beauty of our enlightenment based enterprise.

The brethren of Harmonie Lodge are not afraid of change and embrace progress with open arms. While acting within the Ancient Landmarks and the Constitutions of the Grand Lodge of New York, we seek enlightenment on an individual level and modernization of Freemasonry at the institutional level. For it is only by living intensely in our own times that we may strive to improve ourselves and the world at large.

With the lessons of the past to guide us in our quest, we boldly stride onwards and upwards, looking forward to the advances of the next century and the continued evolution of Man.