Business Writer Gary Hamel of the Wall Street Journal is a bit of an outsider when it comes to religion. His background is much more wall street than the pulpit. I have no doubt that in his life he has had some experience in regards to faith, but, based on his writing credentials, Hamel is […]
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Masonic symbolism is skate punk cool.
You never know who you might meet when your out and about. One of the cool factors of Freemasonry is that pretty much anyone you meet who has the square and compass somewhere on their person is a person you can trust and that that you have an undercurrent of social commonality with one another. […]
Continue readingFreemasonry in Material Culture – the Freemason DJ Remixers
This originally appeared in July of 2006 on the Masonic Traveler blog. The interview was relevent then, but more so today as both the footprint of the fraternity and the DJ’s of the same name have grown in those three years. Their website has changed, but you can now find them on MySpace, and their […]
Continue readingThe return of Masonic Central and the “Masonic Baptism”!
After a long summer hiatus, Masonic Central is back and to recommit ourselves to our second year, this weeks show is highly appropriate. Coming on the program is Brother Cliff Porter to talk with us about his new book “Masonic Baptism – A Post Modern Ritual for an Ancient Craft“. For some background, Mackey says […]
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Angels and Airwaves co-opts the square and compass in the name of Love.
On a video posted on the Modlife website for the band Angels and Airwaves (AVA) if you pay close attention to the beginning of the video you can see their new square and compass logo, melded with other iconography of the fraternity, mixed with elements of the bands name. Apparently, Angels and Airwaves is going […]
Continue readingSecret Societies in the Social Media Age
If you’ve spent any time with a nose in the news, you know that the phenomenon of Social Media has become a staple of our way of life. Just the fact that your reading this blog, means that you spend some time on the web delving into the edges of web 2.0 and the tip […]
Continue readingEnough is to much in the Virginia Shrine…
This story slipped under the radar. The burning taper posted on it, but sadly, someone found it distasteful and gave it a thumbs down on King Solomon’s agrigator. But really, this raises SO many red flags and questions that it is really impossible to ignore. My questions is how, at his first arrest was he […]
Continue readingThe Grand Lodge of California
The Grand Lodge of Grand Lodge of California is the next stop on the tour of American Grand Lodges. Grand Lodge of California Masonic membership: 68,714 – 2006 66,127 – 2007 gain/loss – -2,587 Data from MSANA State population: 36,756,666 as of 2008 (estimated) About the Grand LodgeDuring the Gold Rush of 1849, thousands of […]
Continue readingSex and Rockets – The Occult World of Jack Parsons – A Review
The occult, in the early part of the 20th century, set the stage for how it has come to be perceived in the 21st Century. Never has the explanation of the third way come into a mainstream light (except in works of fiction books and film) where it has been readily played up with bright […]
Continue readingAfter the shock and awe…
It’s been a few days, and most of the e-Masons on the web have looked at, read, shared, cursed, praised, or generally grumbled about the despicable story unfolding in Georgia. Upon reading the story, it made me question my own connection to the craft. No matter which way you try to approach this it has […]
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