Faith in Freemasonry
Mackey, in the Encyclopedia of Freemasonry, defines Faith as:
In the theological ladder, the explanation of which forms a part of the instruction of the First Degree of Masonry, faith is said to typify the lowest round.
Good Yule to you and yours.
A bit of holiday trivia from wikipedia.
The Yule log has frequently been associated with having its origins in the historical Germanic paganism which was practiced across northern Europe prior to Christianisation.
Masonic Institutionalism
This quick paper came to mind following a posting by Silence Doogood's recent article on The Middle Chamber called Masonic Witch Hunts.
5VIVAT, VIVAT, VIVAT
Saint John’s Day is coming... December 27th is the feast day of Saint John the Evangelist, it also marks the changing of the season, from autumn to winter, and the closing out the celestial cycle with the metaphorical death of the sun. The solstice is December 21st.
Adaptive reuse
This came in on a news alert I have set up, but it isn’t so much an alert as it was disheartening. I very much agree with public space and reuse of out of date structures in that space. Time progresses forward and new generations need to reuse the old.
16Freemasonry and the Fabric of America
For a time this video was being shown to brothers in my local Rite between the degrees.
Its an interesting lecture.
Notes from the Beehive
This was a response to a piece that a very good brother of mine, Br. Fred Milliken, wrote in response to the recent Masonic Central Pod Cast with R.W. Michael Anderson of the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Texas.
8David Greilsammer performs a musical exploration of Freemasonry and Kabbalah
If your in New York on the 11th, this may be something of interest to you as a reader of this blog to check out.
David Greilsammer, artistic director, piano, conductor, is to perform a musical exploration of Freemasonry and Kabbalah.
You're either a Freemason or a Shriner...not both.
The rending of the parts seems to be under way, like a piece of an iceberg calving away from a larger ice sheet. This is happening in a place far away to most "Regular" Masons as its not in most of our backyards.
11Deadwood
You never know where you'll find a mention of Freemasonry, overtly or covertly, these days. This one was the latter but seemed a minor plot point that has since evaporated into the either.
