Masons were surely involved in the central development of the United States. Most Masons today can take pride in the fact that their special brotherhood had much to do with the establishment of the United States of America, when it came to developing an organized military force around the thirteen separate colonies. It is well know that Washington made many visits to the various state lodges preceding the Revolutionary War, looking for support from his fellow lodge members. G

The Connections: Baphomet is a symbolic figure, most famously depicted as a winged goat-headed transsexual human, that has been used in various occult, mystical, and religious traditions. Historically, the name first appeared in accusations against the Knights Templar in the 14th century. In the 19th century, the French occultist Eliphas Lévi created the modern image of Baphomet as a synthesis of opposites, intended to represent universal harmony rather than the demonic entit