Hermetica I – Discourse of Hermes Trismegistus: PoimandresPart 1 – Freemasonry and the Hermetica Arts Once, when thought came to me of the things that are and my thinking soared high and my bodily senses were restrained, like someone heavy with sleep from to much eating or toil of the body, an enormous being completely […]
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Symbolism, Sacred Numerology and Mythology in Art with Artist and Freemason Ryan Flynn
In this installment of the Sojourners column we meet and talk to a ‘young’, but accomplished, artist and Freemason – Ryan Flynn. With his art, Flynn brings to the fraternity an unmatched graphic skill to match the patient and certificate makers of old in their typographic excellence and aesthetic composition. Equal parts artist, graphic designer […]
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As another year comes to a close and and the future looms on the horizon, I wanted to take a moment out of the holiday season to say thank you to all our friends, brothers and readers who have happened by this humble blog in the past year. It seems most apt to look at Br. […]
Continue reading2013 Year End Wrap-Up
My most popular columns this year.BRYCE ON 2013 As you know, I write on a variety of subjects, such as management, systems, technology, social issues, politics, and observations of our changing world. Sometimes my work is instructional and informative, other times it is controversial or humorous. I certainly hope it isn’t boring. By the number […]
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BRYCE ON CHRISTMAS It is certainly not about the commercialization of the holiday, or Santa. He arose in the morning groggy and disoriented. He didn’t know where he was or recognized the surroundings. It was a small room, very neat and clean, with a sofa, desk, and big bed. Anyone would recognize it as a […]
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Esoterica, anti-Masonry and the Scottish Rite with Grand Archivist and Historian In this installment of Sojourners, noted author, editor, and translator Arturo de Hoyos takes some time to discuss anti-Masonry, esoterica, and his work and role as the Grand Archivist and Grand Historian of the Supreme Council of the Scottish Rite in the Southern Jurisdiction. […]
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Masonic tradition has had a rich application of the notion that it is imbued with a Hermetic philosophy with very little explanation of what that means.
Continue readingUnderstanding the Pecking Order
BRYCE ON SOCIETY – Do you know your place? (Click for AUDIO VERSION) To use this segment in a Radio broadcast or Podcast, send TIM a request. You would be hard pressed to find an institution that does not have a “pecking order” delineating authority through superior and subordinate relationships. The order ultimately dictates the […]
Continue readingGrand Lodge Of New Jersey Destroys Another Great Masonic Career
The Grand Lodge of New Jersey is at it again. This time it has suspended well respected PDDGM Dennis R. Winter for correcting and disagreeing with Grand Lodge – essentially nothing. And at the same time it has refused to grant him a Masonic trial. This has become a common tactic of Napoleonic Grand Masters […]
Continue readingBrother Hando Nahkur Plays Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto #3
Just released on You Tube talented friend and Masonic Brother Hando Nahkur’s concert that the Beehive went to. You might remember this previous article about him on the Beehive. Brother Nahkur has a new concert December 10, 2013 at Caruth Auditorium, SMU, Dallas, Texas at 5:00 PM.
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