Five Steps Upon the Winding Staircase The second degree lecture holds a wealth of esoteric study and contemplation. In the preceding examination we looked at the depth and meaning of the first three steps as the conductor in Duncan’s Ritual and Monitor ushers the candidate into the allegorical chamber of King Solomon’s temple. Now, the […]
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Loud and Clear
The need for honest criticism.
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Masonic Wiki
Perhaps you remember Derek Gordon who resigned from the Grand Lodge of Arkansas after they gave him so much unwarranted grief. Here is a great mind with assets that would be of great benefit to any Lodge. His latest venture with the assistance of the masterful genius of Brother Dave Daugherty, is the development of […]
Continue readingManteca Masonic lodge vandalized
From the Manteca Bulletin – Vandals broke into the [Manteca] Masonic Lodge in the 200 block of North Powers Avenue sometime over the past weekend trashing the interior of the building and causing an estimated $7,000 in damage. Destroyed in the break in was an antique organ donated by the family of the late Bill […]
Continue readingThe Hassle of Metal Keys
When pockets are not big enough.
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Mike McCabe Bringing Brothers Together
You might remember a previous story from The Beehive on Mike McCabe and how he was unceremoniously bounced out of the Grand Lodge of New Jersey. Granted McCabe is an intense fellow but he was and still is passionate about his Freemasonry. And he did much in his tenure within the Grand Lodge of New […]
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Masonic Symbolism on the Winding Staircase
A Lecture on the Second Degree of Freemasonry On our way to the Sanctum Sanctorum, the newly made Mason undertakes a passage through what is commonly called the Middle Chamber. The reference into the middle way is through the temple of Solomon, and the pathway to the Holy of Holies, the adytum in which the […]
Continue readingOut with the old
…and in the with the new! Just wanted to toss a few things into the aether with the close of 2010. The first is I wanted to mention a pod cast interview I gave to the Occult of Personality pod cast. The recording was from earlier in 010′, but it was a good conversation with […]
Continue readingCultural Assimilation
Learning the perils of adapting to the corporate culture.
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Random Musings On The Direction Of Freemasonry As We Start A New Decade
It’s a new year. 2011 is upon us. And Freemasonry is still with us. But is it really thriving as it could be? That is the question to be answered as we forge ahead into another decade. What can we do to make it better? Now every time I pose questions like this I get […]
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