Changing means taking control of the future and leaning into it—steering the chaos as best possible—rather than letting the chaos of change control where Freemasonry is headed.
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Death in Freemasonry | Symbols and Symbolism
In this installment of Symbols and Symbolism we look at Albert Mackey’s entry in his Encyclopedia of Freemasonry on the subject of Death.
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Time in Freemasonry
Continuing the series of the broken column and the weeping virgin, in this episode of Symbols and Symbolism we look at Albert Mackey’s entry into the Encyclopedia of Freemasonry as he examines the figure of time in the Jeremy Cross statue of early American Freemasonry. the statue, a newer invention in the collection of symbols, […]
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I Had a Dream
I had a dream not long ago. And in that dream I passed to the Celestial Lodge above where I found myself just outside the Pearly Gates. There was no St. Peter there to greet me but rather a Wayfaring man with shillelagh and lantern dressed in a cowled robe or tunic with the hood […]
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Freemasonry and El Día de los Muertos
Most holidays can be associated into the Masonic calendar and celebrated without much connectivity to the fraternity, patriotism and religious veneration aside. One holiday, not widely celebrated in the U.S., comes to us from the south in the form of a celebration (and perhaps veneration) of the Dead in the Mexican tradition of Día de […]
Continue readingEmile Norman, artist/craftsman, passes at 91
Artist and Craftsman Emile Norman, the creator of the California Grand Lodge Mosaic window and exterior frieze passes at 91, the Los Angeles Times reported today. Though not readily discernible if Norman was a Mason, his mosaic window is both a testament to the diversity of California and the diversity of California Masonry. His light […]
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Brother Jack Kemp Passed To The Celestial Lodge Above
Authentic Connecticut Republican posted reports: Member of the US House of Representatives 1971 – 89 Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 1989 – 93 Republican vice-presidential candidate 1996 Jack Kemp was educated at Occidental College, at the University of California at Long Beach, and at Western University. A former star quarterback for the San Diego […]
Continue readingIndividualism and Collectivism Revisited
A Historical Perspective Recent articles on “The Euphrates” by Terence Satchell on how Freemasonry operates, either in a Collectivist or an Individualistic mode are too important and received far too little attention not to revisit these concepts again. For the style chosen has a lot to do with the success or failure of today’s Freemasonry. […]
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