In the legend of Freemasonry, the building of King Solomon’s Temple serves as the allegorical centerpiece for the symbolism of our order. The completion of the temple was a grand accomplishment and has captured the awe and admiration of many generations. But despite its beauty and perfection, the temple was destroyed and necessarily rebuilt under the Persian King Darius.
Sometimes, I like to think of my Masonic journey as building my own spiritual temple. A couple of years ago, The Banks of the Euphrates was running articles every week. I was personally very involved in my Blue Lodge, the York Rite, and Scottish Rite. I had built my First Temple, it was well constructed and I was proud of my work. However, the ebb and flow of the tide of life brought some changes and starting eroding the foundation of my temple. I stopped attending lodge, I started lacking the desire and motivation to write, and soon I had set my Masonic studies to the side.
I found that without Freemasonry, there was a huge void in my life.
So I would like to announce that my column–The Banks of the Euphrates–is back. However, like the second temple it will not be an exact replicate of its predecessor. I am going to attempt to remove the superfluities of its previous version and focus solely on Masonic philosophy and history, spirituality, and symbolism. Freemasonry is not the organization or its outward appearance, it is its philosophy and the undeniable truths which it unveils to the industrious inquirer.
If you previously read The Euphrates, I hope you enjoy its rebirth. If you are a new reader I hope that you find the articles contemplative and refreshing. I personally am looking forward to our journey together.
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Welcome back… Its about damn time 😉
An article captioned ” A JEWISH CONSPIRACY EXPOSED-A temple to replace Al-Aqsa Mosque” by Grace Halsell (and Courtesy Arab News) was reproduced in Magazine Section of MORNING NEWS, Karachi (PAKISTAN) of 30-3-1984) according to which there is no evidence that the temple was located on the site where the Dome of Rock and Al-Aqsa Stands today and is
based on assumptions despite that the Zionists say ” Well that’s got to go (the Dome of the Rock)’ and they say that it will go either by an Act of God like an earthquake or somebody is going to put some dynamite there. So either somebody is going to blow it up…or as some believe…it will be destroyed by an earthquake.”
O I welcome you back ; my life was not the same without your occasional contribution ! Thank you for the past, – and for the future. God bless !
Abdul, we are not talking about the same thing at all.