Masonic Traveler: November 2008

Hope in Freemasonry

Mackey, in the Encyclopedia of Freemasonry, aptly (but narrowly) defines Hope as:

The second round in the theological and Masonic ladder, and symbolic of a hope in immortality.

The inadvertent advertising on Oprah

A week or so ago my wife was watching a TiVo'd episode of Oprah and I happened to be watching it with her. The show was on young children and their phenomenal talents for their ages, in a historic sense mini Mozart's.

Religion Facts

Just stumbled across an interesting resource for those out there doing any Masonic (or otherwise) research.

Br. Chris Hodapp on Masonic Central today!

Just a bit of cross promotion for the program today.

The Masonic Extended Family

I had an interesting experience yesterday while getting some Masonic materials bound together at FedEx/Kinkos.

What happened was the girl behind the counter who helped me noticed that the materials I had were from the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry which prompted her to ask me if I was a Freemason.

The LIFE of Freemasonry in GOOGLE

Thanks Brother Fred of The Beehive for the heads up on the new Google/Life magazine project to archive their decades of imagery.

I gave it a cursory exploration and brought back some nuggets from that journey.

Click on any of the images for a larger view.

Fez-O-Rama

I happened upon this late one evening while doing some research on another project. What I found was a website that just sells Fez’s, and was rightly named Fez-O-Rama.

Steampunk Freemasonry

Are Traditional Observance Lodges a “Steampunk” response to modern Freemasonry?

The title, on fist glance, may seem like a slight, but it certainly is not intended as one.

Freemasonry and the Kybalion – Final Thoughts

"As above, so below; as below, so above." -- The Kybalion

MY THOUGHTS being once seriously busied about things that are, and my Understanding lifted up, all my bodily Senses being exceedingly holden back, as it is with them that are heavy of sleep, by reason either of fulness of meat, or of bodily

To present a color of Masonic authority

I’ve noticed recently the degree of chatter on the rise in areas typically a no-go for Masonic lodges, namely religion and politics.

Freemasonry and the Kybalion - VII. THE PRINCIPLE OF GENDER

VII. THE PRINCIPLE OF GENDER

"Gender is in everything; everything has its Masculine and Feminine Principles; Gender manifests on all planes." -- The Kybalion

This Principle embodies the truth that there is GENDER manifested in everything--the Masculine and Feminine Principles ever at work.

We know nothing accurately in reality...

Democritus 460 BCE

"The Laughing Philosopher"

This man has nothing to do with the election, nor does he have anything to do with Democracy. But, like all great Greek philosophers from 2500 years ago, he has some great maxims.

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