SOGLIA Europe
About us
About SOGLIA
On the day of our Lord the 30th of January 6010, in the city of Arezzo in Italy, a number of Grand Masters and Grand Dignitaries of the following Regular Grand Lodges:
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Gran Loggia D’Italia della Massoneria Universale (GOIF-R), Bro. Pasquale Cerofolini
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Gran Loggia Regolare di Rito Emulation degli Antichi Massoni d’Italia (GOIF-R), Bro. Carmelo di Bella
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Regular Grand Lodge of Romania (Marea Loja Regulara a Romaniei), Bro Dorian Orz
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Grand Lodge of the Masonic High Council Of Serbia ( Velika Loža Visokog Masonskog Saveta Srbije), Bro. Borko Žiravac
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Grand Regular Lodge of Slovenia (Velika Regularna Loža Slovenije), Bro. Dušan Mikuš
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Gran Logia Regular York de México,
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Gran Logia Regular del Estado de Guerrero (México)
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Regular Grand Lodge of Texas F&AM, presently Abraham Grand Lodge AF&AM. Bro. Weston Jarvis
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National Grand Lodge of Chile, Bro. Emiliano Lepe Cabalero
With the initiative of M.W. Bro. Pasquale Cerofolini (Italy), Brothers Grand Masters from eight Grand Lodges met in due form in order to discuss and agree on the formation of a new Masonic Body in order to promote Fraternal relationship amongst the Members of the Grand Lodges, grant the preservation of the philosophic and symbolic essence, the Traditions, Charges and Usages of the Ancient Craft of the Freemasonry, encourage the development of Regular Freemasonry worldwide, contribute to the improvement of moral and ethical approach to life of the whole society, foster Masonic Research and activities more in general including, but not limited to, charitable and philanthropic initiatives. Later on in June 6009 Y.T.L. on SOLIA congregation in city of Catania in Italy, in hospitality dear Bro. Carmelo di Bella, “Treaty of Arezzo” was amended and signed by founders.
The above said Grand Masters finally established an agreement, named “Treaty of Arezzo”.
This document was endorsed upon on conclusion of the assembly.
The “Treaty of Arezzo” is the foundation stone of this new Masonic Body and its content shall prevail over any future provision in the Statutes and Regulations, in case of controversy or contradiction.
The text of the “Treaty of Arezzo” clearly embodies the true spirit of this initiative that is open for joining to all Regular Grand Lodges of the world.
Declaration of Principles
The Society of Grand Lodges in Alliance, was founded as appendant bodies of Regular Masonic Lodges. These Lodges are chartered and governed by their applicable Grand Lodge authorities. Each of our members are and must remain, members in good standing in a Lodge existing within a recognized Grand Lodge. Our organizations maintain that Masonic principles, as defined by Grand Lodges, are fundamental rather than discretionary, serving as the cornerstone upon which we expand to illuminate our path further.
As appendant bodies of the Grand Lodges system, our Grand Lodges operate in a manner consistent with the basic principles of Freemasonry. Inherent in these principles is that our members should be seen as good men, continually striving to improve themselves, their character, and their actions, so that we can collectively extend a positive and benevolent influence on the world at large.
We believe the Masonic principles that guide our members’ lives have been proven, over centuries, to improve their character and perspectives. As Masons or Masonic organizations, our failure to meet the exceptionally high standards of conduct expected of us is almost always the result of our failure to understand or apply the Masonic principles we have been taught. When we fail to meet the standards of conduct required of Masons, our response is to correct and remedy that failure, not to lower our standards.
We recognize that all humans are fallible and at times, the actions of a member may fall below the high expectations of our Fraternity. We further recognize that, in those cases, Lodges, Grand Lodges, and our own organizations may, of necessity, be required to investigate, and, within established practices, take appropriate disciplinary actions against individual Brothers. We support these actions, in the longstanding belief that such efforts will result in an improvement both within the individual and within our Fraternity at large.
Our interest in adhering to Masonic principles relates not only to improving our members but also specifically to continuing to enjoy an outstanding reputation for integrity and service within our communities.
What is . . .
SOGLIA is confederation of Grand freemason Obedience’s which all members obey principles of Regularity. Assembled annually, in different places of the world, in order to share fellowship and to promote Masonic tradition, SOGLIA members are respecting the autonomy of each Grand Lodge. That is expressed by variety of accepted and recognized Rituals practiced in our Grand Lodges around the world. Our association was born in the year 6010.Y:T:L: by signing the Treaty of Arezzo, in the city that welcomed eight Grand Masters representing eight Grand Lodges. Subsequently more Grand Lodges have join SOGLIA spanning our society to the five continents.
Countries
Austria
Bulgaria
Serbia
Slovenia
Montenegro
North Macedonia
Bosnia-Herzigowina
Romania
Albania
USA
Brazil
Chile
Mexico
Haiti
Bahamas
Dominican Republic
Lebanon
Australia
Our Shield
This crest represents the masonic brotherhood that is sheltering the world, in a higher level of consciousness, in a threshold to the new era of harmony, love and unity.
1. The blue and white in the center of the crest represent our planet earth (Urania or blue planet) by its color as well as by the division of its quadrants that represent the number 4 symbolizing matter or the element earth, registered in a bawa of 8 sides it also represents the infinite, in which the earth is framed by the twelve universes as well as by time as considered in this dimension, when immersed in the infinite octagon represents the fourth dimension in which we reside. The third dimension is represented in the apparent volume of the figure.
2. The tools found in the center of the crest are the compass, symbol of precise moderation, the square symbol of uprightness and justice, the plummet, reminds us of the straightness of our acts, and the level, of our balance.
3. The eagle represents the return of our higher consciousness that has left duality and has begun a very focused journey towards a new dimension, the fifth dimension, using as its means masonry represented by the square and the compass that still exist in duality, emphasizing our real society. OTHER Attributes that is inserted as symbols of the eagle are the following: opportunity, protection, trust, masculinity, control, community, command, action, authority, ability, determination, vision, power, liberation, inspiration.
4. The serpent tailed chimeras emphasized in the crest are the symbol of the city de Arezzo, in green color, representing nature and truth, in a position of submission and respect, biting the horn of a gazelle, depicting the circle of life. AREZZO, the Italian word for threshold, is the city where the society of grand lodges in amity (SOGLIA) are being developed, and it is also the threshold between our present third and fourth dimension transition to the fifth dimension in the near future.
5. The crown represents the six great founding lodges of the treaty de arezzo, one spike for the first five and the crowning by itself as a unity of the total, also the crown of the imaginary circle encompassing the eagle depicts a pomegranate – symbol of masonic brotherhood.
6. The set is bordered by nine stars of five spikes that represent the nine masters who we must evoke looking for perfection. The number nine is the one of transmutation because of the palingenesic law, or of the immortality of the soul, by which we abide as part of an infinite unit, indivisible and renewable.
7. The eagle taking with its claws one ruler depicts that all of our tasks are sustained by rules, uprightness, moderation and prudence. The color of the ribbon is violet (transmutation) framed by the phrase attributed to Socrates, “as for me, all i know is that i know nothing”, in Latin “scio me nescire” as we learn, our ignorance dies, driving us towards more light and wisdom, not resting content with our knowledge, but as the Greek philosopher who scaled knowledge in the inverted pyramid, rather realizing that as higher we get, wider is the knowledge to achieve. This is a symbol of humility and modesty.
8. The set is contained within an esoteric oval shaped outline, or egg shaped, that represents the sovereign sanctuary of our own individuality and of the society where freemen of good behaviour are born.
9. The generating and harmonic pattern of this crest is Mercury, the planet which was the messenger of gods, as described by the Greeks; the kundalini of the Hindus. Its outline evokes geometric, mathematical, chromatic, sonorous and alchemy features, masterful used by Leonardo da Vinci for its model of the divine proportion.
