Building Builders!: Random Building Thoughts

Wednesday, January 6, 2021

Random Building Thoughts - 2021-01-06

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For Further Light:
https://buildinghiram.blogspot.com/2014/11/the-craft-unmasked-book-preview-chapter_28.html

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Success is often times avoiding the landmines that fears warn us about in advance. Interestingly, a lack of fear is itself dangerous at times and it is too often a reflection of ignorant confidence. True wisdom acknowledges dangers and fear lets us know that we perceive them. Only fools dismiss this awareness without further investigation and confirmation as to the reality of that perception.

For Further Light:
https://www.amazon.com/Emotional-Awareness-Made-Easy-Uncommon/dp/0979307015

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-------------- THE SOUL WORK --------------

FILED UNDER: Hidden in Plain Sight

EA: Heart Work - To Learn to Subdue one's Passion and keep them within Due Bounds, including Circumscription of one's Desires, Establishing one's Priorities, Time Management, Divestment Vs&Ss, Investment Vs, Etc. (ALL HEART DISCIPLINES!)

FC: Head Work - To Learn to Improve one's self in Masonry: Mental Training, Pattern

Recognition and Application in 7 key realms (7LAs&Ss). (ALL MENTAL DISCIPLINES!)

COMMON THREAD: Learning. Disciplines

UNCOMMON THREADS: Heart-Disciplines (EA) and Head-Disciplines (FC)

Masonic Goal: To Learn!

A. Heart-Disciplines

B. Head-Disciplines

Heart Work + Head Work = Soul Work

(Not to be confused with Spirit Work - the object of the Master's Work!)

The Work of the first two degrees are designed to cultivate the Soul and prepare the soul for

Spiritual Work!!

My 2 cents