First the roses, the Grand Lodge of Nebraska is taking their schism by the horns and taking the dialog into the inboxes of their members no matter the “legitimate arguments and sleaze”. Download and read the Nebraska Mason. Addressing the continuing issue of who’s Grand Master now, Past Grand Master and Jurisprudence Committee member Dean […]
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Judge Not Lest Ye Be Judged
Ezekiel Bey on the Prince Hall Masonic group Blue-Lite introduced the group to an old Theron Dunn article from his site, A Beacon of Masonic Light. Theron passed away three years ago but his work lives on. That article brought back memories of the days Theron and I did battle. We met on Stephen Dafoe’s […]
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The Perceived Western Crusade Against Islam
This story comes from the Canadian news website National Post in a story that went onto its website today that reads: Islamist extremists view Freemasons as the enemy: report published March 31, 2011 In the story it reports that Canadian Intelligence in 2009 issued a brief on Freemasonry and Islamist Extremists, and it paints a […]
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Freemasonry and Religion: Adversaries or Allies?
Through Freemasonry, however, I have had opportunity to break bread with good men of other than my own Christian faith. Freemasonry does not promote any one religious creed. All Masons believe in the Deity without reservation. However, Masonry makes no demands as to how a member thinks of the Great Architect of the Universe. Freemasonry […]
Continue readingPrecipitating ruin and despair
I was reading through Pikes 11th degree – Prince Ameth for a paper I’m working on and ran across this passage which I liked and wanted to share. The people that does not subjugate the propensity of the wealthy to avarice, ambition, and sensuality, expel luxury from them and their families, keep down pauperism, diffuse […]
Continue readingBe All You Can Be in Occult America
I just had the pleasure of finishing Mitch Horowitz’s book Occult America and am a bit surprised at the story it tells, and some of what it doesn’t. Only recently did I come across the 2010 Bantum Books edition, (the first edition published in hardback in 2009) and it was the sub headline of the […]
Continue readingSome Howie Damron News
From Brother Howie Damron: I can’t believe that April 1st is the 9th anniversary of the first time I ever presented my Masonic Pride Tour. Now countless performances and close to a million miles have passed. As I’m reflecting back and doing self examination of where I’ve traveled and whom my music has allowed me […]
Continue readingThe Ancient and Honorable Order of E Clampus Vitus
This originally appeared in the Masonic Traveler blog in 2008. Have YOU ever heard of the The Ancient and Honorable Order of E Clampus Vitus? Neither had I. But there was a story about them in the New York Times today that linked their distant and ancient past to that of Freemasonries… Well, not really, […]
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Masonic Toasts
We are now approaching the holiday season where we typically enjoy several year-end parties. For many Grand jurisdictions, it marks the end of the Masonic Year, and the birth of a new one. Knowing the festive atmosphere of such occasions I posted a request on the Internet soliciting favorite Masonic toasts. As usual, the Brethren […]
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10 Signs an Occult Group Leader is Losing It
This came from the internet from some time back. It has a more magical bend but could probably apply to any “esoteric” or “secret society.” If there are other tell-tale signs that you think are missing, drop them in the comments blow. 10 signs that an occult/esoteric group leader has lost his focus. The leadership […]
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