BRYCE ON HISTORYA tribute to our Normandy vets, and a history lesson for our youth. On this anniversary of the D-Day invasion, we would be wise to remember the sacrifices and hardships our veterans endured to liberate a continent. Through their eyes, we see the true character of America and the price of freedom. The […]
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The All Seeing Eye as Omnipresent Deity
William J Morris, in his Pocket Lexicon of Freemasonry, defines the All Seeing Eye as “an emblem found in every well-furnished lodge, and which is unnecessary further to explain.” Yet, further explanation is necessary to detail the Eye of Providence that is so much in the parlance of the Masonic Lodge. While most American Lodges […]
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Natya Raja
In this segment of the Sojourners, this piece, Natya Raja, comes to us from Sanjay Mandaiker. I met Sanjay through a few posts about his work with Esoteric Travels, of which Sanjay is the owner. Intrigued, Esoteric Travels specializes in sacred space tours of his homeland, India. At my request he contributed this piece or […]
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American Inventions
BRYCE ON HISTORY– How technology changed the country and the world. (Click for AUDIO VERSION)To use this segment in a Radio broadcast or Podcast, send TIM a request. If you were to ask young people what they consider the most influential inventions that affected America, they would likely respond with the PC, Apple’s iPhone and […]
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Jesuits, Illuminism, and the Royal Arch of Enoch with Robert W. Sullivan IV Robert Sullivan is a newcomer in the world of Masonic scribes with his first work, The Royal Arch of Enoch, hitting the bookshelf late in 2012. What makes Sullivan’s work interesting is the degree of focus he puts on the Apocryphal figure of Enoch […]
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BRYCE ON SOCIETY– What should you do? Forgive or reciprocate? There is perhaps nothing more demoralizing to the human spirit than discovering a broken trust. What makes this particularly painful is when a person believes another has his/her best interests in mind and will defend them. This can be between two friends, business associates, school, […]
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Recognition, History and the Masonic Path Least Traveled with the Man and Freemason – Fred Milliken
Fred Milliken is a man who needs little introduction, least wise to anyone who has had an ear to hear the heartbeat of Masonry for more than the last 15 years. With a finger, hand, foot and toe in just about every corner of the digital space, Fred either knows what’s going on or someone […]
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Arkansas Prince Hall Grand Master Cleveland Wilson Takes The High Road
We don’t get harmony when everybody sings the same note. Only notes that are different can harmonize. The same is true with people. ― Steve Goodier Life’s like the piano and the violin, it’s about how smart you could play the melodies to make a good harmony. ― Lucy ‘Aisy The lessons of life often […]
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BRYCE ON SOCIETY – Try it. You might even enjoy the reaction you receive. In my travels around town, I’ve noticed a lot of sour expressions on people’s faces. Maybe it’s just the snowbirds from up north. There just seems to be a lot of unhappy people walking around these days wearing a sourpuss. In […]
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Mozart and The Magic Flute
The topic of Masonic Music came up recently in a sub reddit forum with the posting of the Grand Leveler video from up and coming artist Apathy. The gist of the discussion came down to what was art, and more particularly, what elevated Masonry in its art. In one of the exchanges, Mozart’s Magic Flute […]
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