tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52758343336154508442024-02-21T11:29:24.559+05:30A Travelling FreemasonA Freemasonry BlogUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger73125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5275834333615450844.post-32215029296970718202016-11-25T00:45:00.000+05:302016-11-25T00:46:44.355+05:30Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte” (“The Magic Flute”) - a tribute to Freemasonry <span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Dedicated to those who understand Symbolism, enjoy Music and can glean Drama !!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Is it possible for you to apply what you learn from this scene in Lodge? </span><br />
<br />Dr Aramishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07730416997337103796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5275834333615450844.post-65384196813269499932016-05-31T21:51:00.001+05:302016-05-31T21:51:19.581+05:30The Honour of a Freemason<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">"...the sacred dictates of Truth, of Honour, and of Virtue.<br />What does Honour mean?</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Does your masonic journey <br />have parallels with <br />the heroes of ancient myths? </span></b><br />
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<li>Mysterious, </li>
<li>assistance, </li>
<li>wiser, </li>
<li>crosses the threshold, </li>
<li>trials, </li>
<li>escapes, </li>
<li>approach, </li>
<li>ordeal, </li>
<li>crisis, </li>
<li>darkest hour, </li>
<li>death, </li>
<li>reborn, </li>
<li>special recognition, </li>
<li>return to the ordinary world, </li>
<li>new life, </li>
<li>experience that transforms you, </li>
<li>symbolic. </li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the mid 1930s, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0454376" style="color: #70579d; text-decoration: none;">King George V</a> is concerned about the immediate future of the British monarchy. His eldest son David, first in line for the throne, is in a relationship with American divorcée Wallis Simpson. Marriage to a divorcée and being King of England (and thus head of the Church of England) are incompatible. King George V's second son, Albert (or Bertie as he is called by family), second in line for the throne, speaks with a stammer, something he's had since he was a child. Although a bright and temperamental man, Bertie, because of his stammer, does not capture the confidence of the public, which is paramount if Britain does enter into war against Hitler's regime. As King George V observes about living in a communications age, a king can no longer get by in life solely by looking good in a regal uniform and knowing how to battle riding a horse. Elizabeth, Bertie's loving wife, wants to help her husband gain confidence solely in his increasing need to speak at public functions, regardless if he becomes king or not. She finds an unconventional Australian-raised speech therapist named Lionel Logue to help assist in curing Bertie's stammer, with no one, even Lionel's family, knowing he has this job with the royal highness. Lionel and Bertie's relationship is often an antagonistic one as Lionel feels the need for the two to be equals during their sessions - with Lionel even calling him "Bertie" instead of "Your Royal Highness" in their sessions, which doesn't sit well with Albert, not used to such familiarity with a commoner. Lionel does in time become Bertie's confidante and friend, especially from Lionel's side as he tries to determine the psychological issues behind the speech impediment. An issue with Lionel (which he does not hide but also does not fully disclose) may threaten their relationship altogether, which may be especially problematic as a still stammering Bertie ultimately becomes <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0454377" style="color: #70579d; text-decoration: none;">King George VI</a> and Britain enters into war with Germany.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The film's storyline was during the 1930's and took certain liberties with its historical accuracy and that is probably why the Freemasonic connection between the two main characters was left out. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 19.32px;">Bro. Logue was installed master of </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 19.32px;">St George's Lodge (now <a href="http://freemasonswa.org.au/wac-lodge-list/" target="_blank">JD Stevenson/St George's Lodge</a>)</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 19.32px;"> in Australia during the year 1919. </span></span></span><br />
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<br />I've found 33 images taken at the venue by <a href="https://imgur.com/user/AdelSouto">AdelSouto</a>, 2 days ago:<br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">fairness in work, </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">pity and concern for the unfortunate, </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">resistance toward evil, </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">help for the weak, </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">forgiveness for the penitent, </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">love for one another and, above all, </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">reverence and love for God. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">Freemasonry is many things but, </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">most of all:</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">Freemasonry is a way of life.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">It encourages good citizenship and political expression but is not a political organization. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">Its charitable activities are manifold, yet, it is not a welfare or benefit organization.</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com01 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA39.9536194 -75.162571214.4315849 -116.4711652 65.4756539 -33.8539772tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5275834333615450844.post-74791074526552333482015-07-21T05:47:00.000+05:302015-07-21T05:47:03.932+05:30Aholiab<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFadGqPaH7oZr-2x_nj7WDTny_oeCCP0aA7cQW13B3v36i-6OMTnOCq3-BDbvAbieTKVfCfdFC4zQt9niVMi-N-_AiNYIE7my8YICFYpIPxuCeNhljWWjgYQmFxWUmn0bPQtiq1KPth50/s200/images.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFadGqPaH7oZr-2x_nj7WDTny_oeCCP0aA7cQW13B3v36i-6OMTnOCq3-BDbvAbieTKVfCfdFC4zQt9niVMi-N-_AiNYIE7my8YICFYpIPxuCeNhljWWjgYQmFxWUmn0bPQtiq1KPth50/s200/images.jpg" /></a>If God calls you to do something, he gifts you with all you need. <br />This is what we see in the case of Aholiab.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />In the Holy Bible, Aholiab son of Ahisamakh, was a Danite of great skill, whom Moses appointed. He worked under Bezalel as the deputy architect of the Tabernacle. He helped build the implements which it housed, including the Ark of the Covenant. Exodus 38:23 in the Holy Bible describes him as a master carpenter, weaving, and embroidery.<br />But he was not always so skilled at his craft. Israelites, who had been masons and bricklayers in Egypt, were not skilled artisans; but the Spirit of God that moved amongst His people, miraculously gave Bezaleel and Aholiab the skill that was wanting. <br /><br />Similarly those whom God calls to ANY service, he will find or make fit for it. The Lord gives different gifts to different persons; let each mind his proper work, diligently remembering that whatever wisdom any one possesses, the Lord put it in the heart, to do his commandments. (Ex 31:12-17)<br /><br />If you have been appointed to a position at your Lodge - and don't feel up to it. Do not despair. The GAOTU will guide you to success. Just make sure you ask Him. ;)<br /><br />Sources:<br /><i>Wikipedia<br />Exodus 31 from Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible <br />http://biblehub.com/topical/a/aholiab.htm</i></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5275834333615450844.post-43563116200190580882015-05-06T00:41:00.001+05:302015-05-06T00:42:00.555+05:30An Interesting Lodge Room <p dir="ltr">The Masonic <u>T</u>emple in Utrecht, Netherlands</p>
<p dir="ltr">Masonic Temple is a term commonly used in Freemasonry with multiple but related meanings. </p>
<p dir="ltr">It is used to describe <br>
-an abstract spiritual goal, <br>
-the conceptual ritualistic space formed when a Masonic Lodge meets, and <br>
-the physical rooms and structures in which a Lodge meets. </p>
<p dir="ltr">When used to describe a structure the term is interchangeable with the term Masonic Hall.</p>
<p dir="ltr"><b>Bibliography</b></p>
<p dir="ltr">Sellies, Frans. Accessed 5 May 2015. https://m.flickr.com/#/photos/26849514@N06/17061415688/. </p>
<p dir="ltr"><b>Citations</b></p>
<p dir="ltr">Frans Sellies, accessed 5 May 2015, https://m.flickr.com/#/photos/26849514@N06/17061415688/.</p>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5275834333615450844.post-38444688121849636182014-10-07T18:09:00.000+05:302014-10-07T18:09:43.803+05:30The Grand Lodge of Scotland does not explain most, if not all, of the aspects of (Scottish) Freemasonry - Why?I recently came upon this topic in one of the forms and thought it was so amazing and unique that I had to share it with a wider audience: <br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This
is the first time the Grand Lodge of Scotland has stated why it does
not explain most, if not all, of the aspects of (Scottish) Freemasonry’.
It is not a ‘mission statement’ but an attempt to encourage Freemasons
to realise that they are undertaking a personal journey within
Freemasonry. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> The Essence of Scottish Freemasonry.<br /> Recently
there has been some discussion as the ‘meaning’ of Scottish Masonic
Ritual, Regalia and Symbolism. On reading the Constitution and Laws of
the Grand Lodge of Scotland (GLoS) one could be forgiven in thinking
that there were no opinions on these subjects. The silence on the
meaning of all aspects of Scottish Freemasonry not only in the
Constitution and Laws but also in other official publications does not
mean such opinions do not exist, quite the contrary. Why then are there
no official explanations of any of the elements of Scottish Freemasonry?
This question goes to the crux of what is Scottish Freemasonry.The GLoS
believes that Scottish Freemasonry is a framework in and around which
individuals undertake their Masonic journey. This view is created partly
by the history and origins of Scottish Freemasonry as well as the
psyche of Scots in general. Without going into too much detail it is
sufficient to explain that before the GLoS came into being in 1736 there
existed a national network of Lodges, from at least 1598 if not
earlier, the membership of which was comprised of stonemasons and
non-stonemasons. There were Lodges the membership of which was entirely
made up of stonemasons (for example, the Lodge of Journeymen Masons,
No.8), Lodges which had no stonemasons as members (e.g. the Haughfoot
Lodge) and Lodges that had both stonemasons and non-stonemasons as
members (e.g. the Lodge of Aberdeen 1ter). These Lodges existed
independently of each other and without any ‘head-office’ to direct them
from a central point. This system was, and to some extent still is,
well suited to the psyche of Scottish Freemasons (if not the population
at large). The independence of Lodges before 1736 also translated into a
significant degree of independence for Lodges founded after 1736.Unlike
other Grand Lodges, which have, and use, a great deal more power and
authority than the GLoS, it functions more as a facilitator and advisory
body. This non-authoritarian method of governance is not known to exist
elsewhere in the Masonic world and it has a direct impact on the nature
of Scottish Freemasonry. First and foremost because participation in
Freemasonry is a personal experience which differs from person to person
the meaning of different aspects of Freemasonry can also differ from
person to person. Although there may be a consensus among some Scottish
Freemasons as to what any particular word or symbol might mean there can
be other alternative explanations. The letter ‘G’ will suffice to
illustrate this point. A Freemason who is a Christian by faith will
usually interpret the letter ‘G’ as G_D but a Freemason who is a Muslim
might well reject that idea because he cannot accept that G_D can be
reduced to a mere letter of a human alphabet.1 He will, quite often
argue that the letter ‘G’ stands for geometric or perhaps geometry. For
similar reasons a Freemason who is Jewish might argue that ‘G’ stands
for goodness – the innate goodness within every human being. There are
several other possible interpretations. Once the GLoS expressed an
opinion as to the meaning of the letter ‘G’ it would become the de facto
interpretation and therefore widely accepted by most Scottish
Freemasons. If GLoS provided such interpretations it would, in effect,
create a Scottish Masonic Dogma and which could be used to define
Freemasonry as a religion – something that Freemasons have always
rejected.Scottish Freemasonry is therefore considered to be an
individual experience, or journey, albeit one taken with the help,
assistance and guidance of other Freemasons. The meaning and
interpretation of Scottish Masonic Ritual, Regalia and Symbolism, for
good reason, is not fixed and is left to the interpretation of the
individual Freemason. This is one reason why Scottish Freemasonry
remains unique in the world and long may it remain so.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> - Robert L D Cooper September 2014</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5275834333615450844.post-59544887076895425252014-07-10T21:16:00.003+05:302014-07-10T21:26:41.911+05:30Masonic Restoration Foundation Symposium 2014<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">For the kind attention of all Master Masons</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The 5th annual <a href="http://www.mrfsymposium.org/">Masonic Restoration Foundation</a> Symposium, will be held at the <a href="http://www.cincinnatimasoniccenter.com/">Cincinnati Masonic Center</a> (317 East Fifth Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202)on August 15 – 17, 2014. </span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Here you will get to meet and greet other Master Masons who come from the observant lodges. You may find those that follow the European concept and those that follow the Traditional Observance. To learn more about the differences you may read more about it <a href="http://traditionalobservance.com/foundation-council/european-concept-and-traditional-observance-lodges/">here</a>.</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5275834333615450844.post-12689162719618542622014-07-01T08:35:00.001+05:302014-07-01T08:36:10.992+05:30Awards night of the 16th district of the Grand Chapter <p dir="ltr">Some photos from the Annual Meeting and Awards Night of the 16th Royal Arch District of the Grand Chapter of Ohio was held tonight tonight, Monday, June 30. The meeting was hosted by Corwin-Webb Chapter at the Brecksville Masonic Temple.</p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.5px;"><a href="http://www.ugle.org.uk/">UGLE</a> voted to withdraw recognition from Grande Loge Nationale Française (GLNF) on 12 September 2012 with immediate effect. The full statements made in Grand Lodge can be </span><a href="http://www.freemasonrytoday.com/ugle-sgc/ugle/item/672-statements-on-grande-loge-nationale-francaise-glnf-withdrawal-of-recognition" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 19.5px; text-decoration: none; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;" target="_blank">viewed here</a><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.5px;">.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19.5px;"><br /></span>On <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.5px;">12 March 2014 there was an updated</span> <a href="http://www.freemasonrytoday.com/ugle-sgc/ugle/speeches/statement-on-grande-loge-nationale-francaise-glnf#.U5hNtHz6wsw.blogger">Statement on Grande Loge Nationale Française (GLNF) - Freemasonry Today</a> </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.31999969482422px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tomorrow the Quarterly Annual Communication of the United Grand Lodge of England takes place. This event has expectedly met with excitement by members of the French National Grand Lodge, given the French expectations of regaining the confidence English Brethren.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.31999969482422px;">In the coming days UGLE is expected to communicate that GLNF respect regularity standards and that the two Grand Lodges will restore fraternal relations. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.irish-freemasons.org/Pages_GL/GL_introduction.html">Grand Lodge of Ireland</a> announced last week that recognition was resumed for GLNF. <a href="http://www.grandlodgescotland.com/">Grand Lodge of Scotland</a> will announce the same soon.</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5275834333615450844.post-41164453806353215112014-03-29T07:56:00.001+05:302014-03-29T07:56:41.630+05:30Bulletproof Freemasonry: "What I learned about the Craft in Afghanistan"<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.31999969482422px;">Master Mason explaining how Freemasonry helped him (27mins).</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.31999969482422px;" /><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br />W. Bro Wodeyar, 60, had the heart attack at his Bangalore home. He <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.18402862548828px;">was the prince of </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mysore_Kingdom" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; color: #0b0080; line-height: 19.18402862548828px; text-decoration: none;" title="Mysore Kingdom">Mysore Kingdom</a><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.18402862548828px;"> and head of the </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wadiyar_dynasty" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; color: #0b0080; line-height: 19.18402862548828px; text-decoration: none;" title="Wadiyar dynasty">Wadiyar dynasty</a><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.18402862548828px;"> that ruled the </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Mysore" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; color: #0b0080; line-height: 19.18402862548828px; text-decoration: none;" title="Kingdom of Mysore">Kingdom of Mysore</a><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.18402862548828px;"> between 1399 and 1950. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br />He was a <b>Founder Member</b> and <b>Past Master</b> of <b>Lodge Jayachamaraja No.308</b>, Mysore and also a member of <b>Lodge Mysore No.34</b><br /><br />During October 2013 he gave an audience to M W the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of India, <b><a href="http://www.masonsouthernindia.org/MWVJM.HTML">M W Bro. Vasudev J Masurekar</a></b> OSM, R W the Regional Grand Master of the Regional Grand Lodge of Southern India, <a href="http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/sushil-raj-to-head-freemasons/article1329526.ece"><b>R W Bro. R Sushil Raj</b></a> and <b><a href="http://www.masonsouthernindia.org/craft/joshi.html">W Bro. Ujjval M Joshi</a></b>, Assistant Regional Grand Master of the Bangalore Area. Attached herewith is a Photo marking this meeting. R W Bro. G K Balakrishnan facilitated this meeting.</span><div style="text-align: center;">
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