Some how, I don’t think Sponge Bob is the first thing you think about when you think Secret Society. But Squidward, well, he’s just the type of cephalopod I’d expect to be into that kind of thing… The Auto play was a bit annoying, You can watch the clip here: http://spongebob.nick.com/videos/play/cephalopod-lodge-clip/ You can find an […]
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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.
Authority
Authority – who has it, how do they have it and what happens with it? The line of development in Arkansas has risen to an overly heated debate outside of those involved. Like a gladiator battle, its true, the dirty under workings of both sides are showing as the gears turn violently towards their ultimate […]
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Moving Fremasonry into the MMORPG
MMORPG: Massively multiplayer online role-playing game Just read a blog post on We Fly Spitfires, an MMORPG blog (which is another way of saying online gaming). The post was called Video Games and Freemasonry and the author, a brother, made some great points about how the lodge could attract younger members. How you may be […]
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All things Shrine International on Masonic Central.
The song bring out the clowns starts to ring in my head when ever I start to think about the Shrine in a large way. Not out of any misanthropy but because of their excellent work and commitment to the happiness and well being of so many children. To say the name of the Shrine […]
Continue readingMasonic Traveler – the book
This is a bit of shameless self promotion but I wanted to get the word out. After a lot of effort and energy, hand wringing and procrastination, I can truthfully say that with enough thought, you can manifest your intentions into being. I present to you my humble journal of a Masonic Traveler. Its been […]
Continue readingTyranny and Diety – their place in Freemasonry
If Freemasonry had a specific dogma Albert Pike would of been one of its most profound Prophets. As it stands, he sits in a pantheon of others such as Mackey, Wilmshurst, Webb, and Preston, just to name a few. The reason I mention Pike in this way, is that for many years his work Morals […]
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Social Capital and the era of Gate City Lodge
Join us in this episode, recorded on April 4, 2009, as Greg and Dean welcomes brothers Beaux Pettys and Mike Bjelajac of Gate City Lodge No 2. from the beautiful city of Atlanta, in the state of Georgia. In the episode, we dig into the antebellum origins of the lodge and its present-day revival in […]
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The SNAFU – Roles and responsibilities in a philosophical society.
I can’t help but make some comment about the latest in the line of SNAFU‘s, this time taking place in Arkansas. I don’t want to make any particular comment on what’s going, its my hope that all involved are true and acting above board and that the situation will resolve it self int he best […]
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The Masonic Equinox
The spring equinox is upon us, and in this present age, the tilt of the planet is of little concern. But in this period of the equinox, an interesting thing happens. for the briefest moment of time the planet becomes suspended in place, A point when the earth is neither closer to or further away […]
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The Golden Rule
I thought that this would a good time to re-affirm the tenets of the Golden Rule and the scriptures that seem to capture the essence of it. At its essence, reciprocity is the golden rule. Do unto others as you would have done to you. Essentially, this is the application of the principal of the […]
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