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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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.
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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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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TheCall Prayer Warriors to pray away Masonic demons on 11/11/11
I picked this up through one of the channels that buzz on the internet about Freemasonry. It seems a radicalized line of Evangelical Christianity is putting thought to action in a November 11th, 2011 call to action to liberate Michigan, the United States, and the rest of the world, from the demons of Baal. More […]
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Paranormal Activity 3 and the Masonic Nexus
It’s Halloween, time for spooky movies, and the new film Paranormal Activity 3 does a terrific job in delivering the spooktacular. If you haven’t followed the series, Paranormal Activity 3 is actually the first story installment of the trilogy giving us the foundation of its Paranormal predecessors. I won’t give away the plot (big house, […]
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Masonic Holidays
Collected here are notable dates to those in the history of Freemasonry and founding dates of particular aspects of the craft. If you know of a particular date that’s not on the list, drop it in the comments, and it will be added to the roll. Unlike national holidays or religious observance holidays, these may […]
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Possessed by the Devil of Commercial Avarice
I take great wisdom from Albert Pike. When taken in portion, his writings in Morals and Dogma strike me almost a prophecy along the lines of Nostradamus or the Oracles of Delphi. It was in a deep reading of his work on the third degree that I found the passages below. In navigating his writing […]
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By Wisdom a House is Built – The Path of Tav
The following is the introduction to the Fellow of the Craft, a book on the second degree of Scottish Rite Masonry. Where and when the final work will see publication is still to be determined. In the mean time, I thought it would be good to share and discuss. In totality, the Rite degree differs […]
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