The Boy Scouts of America in three parts:Part I – Being a Boy Scout | Part II – Masonic Origins? | Part III – Organization Having looked at the past 100 years of the Boy Scouts, it is important to spend some time on their organization so as to put into perspective how it operates […]
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Observations on the esoteric from author Greg Stewart (Masonic Traveler) about the fraternity of Freemasonry, its impact on civil society and contributions to the material culture.
To gaze into the abyss…
We stand, as it were, on the shore, and see multitudes of our fellow beings struggling in the water, stretching forth their arms, sinking, drowning, and we are powerless to assist them. Felix Adler We Will Never Forget “Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. […]
Continue readingBSA 100 – Origins Scouting and Masonry
The Boy Scouts of America in three parts:Part I – Being a Boy Scout | Part II – Origins | Part III – Organization There are many stories about how the Boy Scouts came into existence: Unknown Scouts on foggy London streets, clubs organized for wayward boys, or alternative organizations to an increasingly urbanized way […]
Continue readingBSA100 – Boy Scouts of America, 100 Years of Being Prepared.
The Boy Scouts of America in three parts:Part I – Being a Boy Scout | Part II – Origins | Part III – Organization 2010 marked a significant milestone in the lives of young men all across the continent as the Boys Scouts of America celebrated its 100th Anniversary. Started in 1906 the Boy Scouts, […]
Continue readingBackyard Freemason – Sacred Geometry
These videos demonstrate some seriously fascinating practical, and spiritual benefits of studying and applying Sacred Geometry in our lives, as has been done in Freemasonry. Part 1 Part 2 picks up and talks about the point within a circle, the square, and triangle symbols are practically incorporated into everyday life. The interesting aspects of Masonic […]
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The Backyard Freemason, also known as Kerry Shirts, has been posting videos several months on You Tube and with a wealth of them on there now, I struck me to post some up and share them with a wider audience. The author of the video is a relatively “young” mason but is already well steeped […]
Continue readingBurn a Koran Day with the Dove World Outreach Center
This event has been canceled – Follow the story about how the Fla. pastor will ‘not today, not ever’ burn Quran, from the Washington Post . I want to start this with the question I finish this piece with: Are YOU ruled by your passions? Dove World Outreach Center, a New Testament Church based in […]
Continue readingCordoba House – Religious Expression or gross insult?
Surly by now you have heard about the proposal to construct an Islamic Mosque and cultural center near to the Ground Zero site in New York City. The proposal has passed a litany of hurdles already, and garnered the approval of both Mayor Michael Bloomburg and President Obama. Yet, many still have strong emotions and […]
Continue readingAnd then man said…let there be LIGHT
With the Hadron Collider as the inspiration, scientists are now looking for new linear super collider that’s even bigger with costs expected to exceed £8.5 billion with funding from China, India, and Russia. The goal is a new particle slinger with the mission of searching for the elusive God Particle , the Higgs boson, as […]
Continue readingIn the secrecy of the lodges – report
Picked up from Blog Maçonnique, originally from a photo essay from Stéphane Lehr, In the secrecy of the lodges – report. From Br, Jiri of Blog Maconnique: The photojournalist Stephan Lehr (who appears as a humanist photographer) did a story he has called in the secret lodges . Ce sont des photos qui peuvent illustrer […]
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