Freemasonry and the Qabbalah have a tacit relationship. In many deep philosophical discussions, the two often come up as being interrelated but just as often leave the conversation without a clear connection defined. As a Mason, we can start to study where the Jewish Mysticism has been woven in, but without a deep degree of […]
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The Age of Masonry
Society vs. Sociological perceptions From the last installment, the point I wanted to build on was the item covered by Br. Dafoe’s article in the Masonic Journal and the missing membership. To touch on briefly what his article said, the most significant loss measured was in NPD’s and SNPD’s which made up the lion share […]
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The Grand Lodge of Arkansas is the next stop on the tour of American Grand Lodges. Arkansas Masonic membership: 17,082 – 2006 16,524 – 2007 gain/loss – -558 data from MSANA State population: 2,834,797 as of 2007 (estimated), About the Grand Lodge: The Grand Lodge of Arkansas does not have a listing on Wikipedia. “Organized […]
Continue readingIs the Age of Masonry Over?
Often I wonder if the era of Freemasonry is over. Not so much the physical age in years, but the age of its being. What I mean by that is the age of a Masonic existence in light of the age in which we live in today. The reason this seemed relevant to me was […]
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Is CoMasonry The Antidote? – Part 3
By Carlos Antonio Martinez, Jr., J.D., PH.D., M.A., 33º Read – Is CoMasonry the Antidote part 1 Read – Is CoMasonry the Antidote part 2 The pre-revolutionary condition and philosophy of illustration of the era, propitiated the strengthening of the Principle of Equality between a man and a woman, and so it came to pass that both genders became […]
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Is CoMasonry the Antidote – Part 2
By Carlos Antonio Martinez, Jr., J.D., PH.D., M.A., 33º Read – Is CoMasonry the Antidote part 1 Read – Is CoMasonry the Antidote part 3 SPECULATIVE ERA 1. Alleged “Official Birth” in England Symbolic or “Speculative Masonry” began to gradually develop during the XVI and XVII in Europe, particularly – though not exclusively – in the kingdoms of England […]
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Is CoMasonry The Antidote? – Part 1
By Carlos Antonio Martinez, Jr., J.D., PH.D., M.A., 33º Read – Is CoMasonry the Antidote part 2 Read – Is CoMasonry the Antidote part 3 While listening to an alarming expose on the declining of membership of “Regular” American Masonry and its apparent inexorable demise, I could not help to wonder if that which has been prohibited, the admission […]
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Ordo Templi Orientis – Frater Hrumachis
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. Join Greg and Dean in this episode, recorded on April 26, 2009, as they delve into the distant cousin of Freemasonry—the OTO. For the show, they’re joined by Frater Hrumachis who was the Former Public Information Officer for the U.S. Grand Lodge of the […]
Continue readingBuilding Hiram – a review
Building Hiram – Uncommon Catechism for Uncommon Masonic Education by Br. John Nagy. Uncommon is a good word to describe this book as its approach to Masonic education is anything but what most would consider common. Not the visual bullet point summary or elaborated description of a several thousand-year-old temple, Building Hiram… is definitely not […]
Continue readingMasonic Charity is a myth.
Yesterday, I had the opportunity to participate in a Multiple Sclerosis 5k Walk-A-Thon here in Los Angeles. My family worked to raise a modest amount of money for the fight against MS and we wanted to walk to show our dedication to the cause. We walked because we cared. The event was early with a […]
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