Found this snippet on the blog Brain Pickings and immediately it capture my attention. Not surprising, the things they wrote weren’t so different than the ones you and I might post today on social media. A few of my Marginalia favorites from Brain Pickings: I’m very cold. New parchment, bad ink; I say nothing more. […]
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Want to be a Member?
Found this on Vigilant Citizen. Want to be a member? Want to be a member? If all initiations ended like this one, I bet most fraternities would be teeming with members. It reminds me of the pranks in the Demoulin catalog of Fraternal Supplies from the 30’s. I wonder if it was the inspiration for […]
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When it Reigns…
The following are two missives sent to me that illustrate a certain sense of disenfranchisement felt by some. Are they systemic undercurrents or simply the aches and pains of a few who have found themselves on the outside of a here-to-fore inclusive order of craftsmen? I’ll leave it to you to decide. The first came […]
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The Golden Dawn
This is a subject I’ve explored on a few occasions, but upon finding these videos, I thought they could better illustrate the working of the Order. Perhaps unnecessary to say, like most religions the present day Golden Dawn comes in several styles, each practicing in a lineage from the systems founders – William Robert Woodman, […]
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Tools for Building Things Eternal in the Heavens
I was cleaning up some past posts on the site and happened onto one from 2009 about the 10 Year Anniversary of Phoenix Masonry. In the post was a mention of Brother Henry O. Studley’s tool box, which prompted me to do a quick search for it online. Wikipedia says of the chest that… When […]
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Albert Pike Quotes
This collection of Albert Pike Quotes comes from the Apprentice Degree in Morals and Dogma. While one could extract all manner of quotes from the book, these struck me as most succinct of his teachings as they seem to emit double or triple understandings to their meaning. As he progresses in the degrees you can […]
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Understanding the Moral Law on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
On this national Holiday, we are to reflect and celebrate one of the greatest Americans in our pantheon of Founding Fathers, Martin Luther King, Jr. One of his many contributions to our American way of life came at one of his darkest hours which produced one of his brightest writings in his Letter from a […]
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Masonic Bling
Caught this on Facebook this morning, good find Br. James. Shaq shows off his Masonic ring, the “ring of his profession.” I like his response to what it is. Listen to the conversation and you’ll get an idea of how most people respond when they see one.
Continue readingWhy saying Happy Holidays is ok.
The U.S. Constitution says in the first amendment that Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; The enactment of this prohibition prevented the Federal government from establishing a national church or religion or to excessively involve itself in religion in general but particularly to the benefit […]
Continue readingFreemasonry and Fraternalism – call for papers
THIS IS AN UPDATE – due to scheduling issues, the date of the Symposium on American Freemasonry and Fraternalism has changed – it will take place on April 28, 2012. The call for papers has been extended to January 2, 2012. CALL FOR PAPERS – Symposium on American Freemasonry and Fraternalism. National Heritage Museum, Lexington, […]
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