Freemasonry, like religion, is an institution that has created for itself its own teleological system of boundaries. What is, and what isn’t, a Freemason is often a hard etched line drawn in the metaphysical sands of the philosophy. And yet, those lines shift between organizations, time or ideology. To overcome this, most branches of Freemasonry […]
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Our Governing Documents
BRYCE ON GOVERNMENT – The written instruments used to govern and shape America. NOTE: You may want to “bookmark” this column and pass the web address on to others, particularly young people. I have many pamphlets describing the country’s governing documents, such as the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights, but […]
Continue readingWho Do We Trust?
BRYCE ON SOCIETY – Our family and friends, our co-workers, our boss…? Have you ever noticed there doesn’t seem to be a lot of trust anymore? We tend not to trust our government, our companies, our coworkers, the media, our neighbors. Heck, we’re even suspicious about the motives of our own relatives. It wasn’t always […]
Continue readingWhat is Freemasonry?
Is it a club, a corporation, a religious cult, a PAC, a philanthropy, or a fraternity?BRYCE ON THE MASONSIn the many years I have been a member, I have always found it fascinating how people perceive the institution of Freemasonry. Some say it is a club, others see it as a philanthropy, but very few […]
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Building Better Builders Workshop Comes to New York
In or around the Babylon, New York, area in March? Br. John Nagy will be presenting a workshop on the symbols, meaning and landscape of Masonic ritual. The Building Better Builders Workshop with Br. John Nagy Presented by the Masters, Wardens and Deacons Assoc. & the L.I. Past Masters Association. Ritual is Masonry’s Veiled Road Maps. You must […]
Continue readingWhen Membership Declines
The answer is NOT to raise dues.BRYCE ON NON-PROFITS I have been around nonprofit organizations of all kinds for several years. I don’t know about you, but I have found far too many in decline due to such things as apathy, lack of relevance, or just bad public relations. Regardless of the reason, when membership […]
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War of the Worldviews
If you are reading this you are going to think that this is a little far removed from Freemasonry. You may even think that it violates the principle of discussing religion inside Freemasonry. But you would be wrong. The prohibition in most jurisdictions is against allowing sectarian religion and partisan politics into the Lodge room. […]
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Freemasonry and Hermetica – Discourse of Hermes Trismegistus
Hermetica I – Discourse of Hermes Trismegistus: PoimandresPart 1 – Freemasonry and the Hermetica Arts Once, when thought came to me of the things that are and my thinking soared high and my bodily senses were restrained, like someone heavy with sleep from to much eating or toil of the body, an enormous being completely […]
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Symbolism, Sacred Numerology and Mythology in Art with Artist and Freemason Ryan Flynn
In this installment of the Sojourners column we meet and talk to a ‘young’, but accomplished, artist and Freemason – Ryan Flynn. With his art, Flynn brings to the fraternity an unmatched graphic skill to match the patient and certificate makers of old in their typographic excellence and aesthetic composition. Equal parts artist, graphic designer […]
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