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Allegory of the Cave
Modern Edition circa 1960s
(It's far worse now!)
(It's far worse now!)
<<Cue Leonard Nimoy voice>>
“Was this a prophetic vision of the 21st Century?
“Was this a prophetic vision of the 21st Century?
Did Plato have access to a body of knowledge
that made him see the future?
All this and more on today’s episode of...
In Search Of...Allegorical Applications to Human Behavior.”
(Hat tip to Bro. Akuma Nwokorie-Earnest Lee!)
(Hat tip to Bro. Akuma Nwokorie-Earnest Lee!)
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So,
be Honest.
Did the Education Provided to you by your Lodge
Train your
Mind to Think
or just Require you to Recall things
that Require little to no Thinking?
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Don't get Locked In the Shadows
of Those Who Block the Light.
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Yes,
there is no Blue Lodge Fairy
Gifting "Mystical Blessings"
that Make you a Better Man.
Betterment Always Requires Work!
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that each of us is a completely unique creature
and that, if we are ever to give any gift to the world,
it will have to come out of our own experience
and fulfillment of our own potentialities,
not someone else’s."
-- Joseph Campbell,
-- Joseph Campbell,
The Power of Myth
-------------- QUESTIONS EA SHOULD KNOW HOW TO ANSWER --------------
When a Mason cannot
properly answer these questions,
they remain just a member.
Question #1: What distinctions can you draw between Masonry and Freemasonry?
Question#2: How would an Apprentice know for sure that they were doing Masonic or Freemasonic work?
Question#2: How would an Apprentice know for sure that they were doing Masonic or Freemasonic work?
Question #3: What is the intent of the EA Work?
Question
#4: What is the first Working Tool that an Apprentice must Set to make
all his other Apprentice Work possible, and why? (Hint - it ain't so
obvious!)
Question #5: What does hanging a Plumb Line Establish for the Working Tools of the Apprentice?
Question #6: What does the Checkered Pavement have to do with the Apprentice Work?
Question #7: What diligent process does an Apprentice go through to determine what's most important to him?
Question #8: How are Apprentices taught Time Management?
Question #9: When Apprentices ask what Passions and Desires are, what do they be told?
Question #10: What advice is given to Apprentices who want to Circumscribe and Subdue?
Question #11: What are Vices and Superfluities?
Question #12: What examples should be provided to Apprentices when asked about Vices & Superfluities?
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Be Well and Travel Light!
-- Coach Nagy ;-)
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