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What if I told you...
...nothing... For Further Light:
Secrets
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Symbols:
Visual Rhetoric
Seducing, Persuading, Placating,
Enticing, Sedating,
Provoking,
Aggravating and Illuminating Minds
Since Time Immemorial.
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And in our unbridled excitement,
we may sometimes unwittingly
provide fuel & spark
to those who would gladly
burn us.
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Freemasonry
shows you a bag of seed.
It is entirely up to you to grab hold of it,
prepare the soil for what it will receive,
plant its contents properly
and caringly nurture every last one of those seeds
toward Perfection (fruition).
Don't be the one left holding the bag
when a hungry world comes banging at your door.
Do the right thing! Cultivate!
It is entirely up to you to grab hold of it,
prepare the soil for what it will receive,
plant its contents properly
and caringly nurture every last one of those seeds
toward Perfection (fruition).
Don't be the one left holding the bag
when a hungry world comes banging at your door.
Do the right thing! Cultivate!
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Masonic
Education, not Freemasonic Education masquerading as such, is intended
to shape your mind into a receiver which can recognize vital patterns
that are already present before you. No Worthwhile Astronomical
Understanding comes forth without first laying a firm Foundation.
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Where does the Yin Yang Symbol come from?
This
is the well-known Chinese Yin Yang symbol. Sometimes it’s called
Tai-Chi symbol. The Tai-Chi is from I-Ching. The I-Ching is the greatest
foundation of Chinese philosophy. It’s development is from the natural
phenomena of our universe. Because I-Ching comes from nature, it should
be easy.
By
observing the sky, recording the Dipper’s positions and watching the
shadow of the Sun from an 8-foot (Chinese measurement) pole, ancient
Chinese determined the four directions. The direction of sunrise is the
East; the direction of sunset is the West; the direction of the shortest
shadow is the South and the direction of the longest shadow is the
North. At night, the direction of the Polaris star is the North.
They
noticed the seasonal changes. When the Dipper points to the East, it’s
spring; when the Dipper points to the South, it’s summer; when the
Dipper points to the West, it’s fall; when the Dipper points to the
North, it’s winter.
When
observing the cycle of the Sun, ancient Chinese simply used a pole
about 8 feet long, posted at right angles to the ground and recorded
positions of the shadow. Then they found the length of a year is around
365.25 days. They even divided the year’s cycle into 24 Segments,
including the Vernal Equinox, Autumnal Equinox, Summer Solstice and
Winter Solstice, using the sunrise and Dipper positions.
They
used six concentric circles, marked the 24-Segment points, divided the
circles into 24 sectors and recorded the length of shadow every day. The
shortest shadow is found on the day of Summer Solstice. The longest
shadow is found on the day of Winter Solstice. After connecting each
lines and dimming Yin Part from Summer Solstice to Winter Solstice, the
Sun chart looks like below. The ecliptic angle 23 26′ 19” of the Earth
can be seen in this chart.
The
light color area which indicates more sunlight is called Yang (Sun).
The dark color area has less sunlight (more moonlight) and is called Yin
(Moon). Yang is like man. Yin is like woman. Yang wouldn’t grow without
Yin. Yin couldn’t give birth without Yang. Yin is born (begins) at
Summer Solstice and Yang is born (begins) at Winter Solstice. Therefore
one little circle Yin is marked on the Summer Solstice position. Another
little circle Yang is marked on the Winter Solstice position. These two
little circles look like two fish eyes.
In
general, the Yin Yang symbol is a Chinese representation of the entire
celestial phenomenon. It contains the cycle of Sun, four seasons,
24-Segment Chi, the foundation of the I-Ching and the Chinese calendar.
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How many logical fallacies can you spot in this meme?
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Just because it's Blue,
Doesn't mean it's True!
Take Care in What You Drink,
For not All is What it Appears!
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-------------- MYTH --------------
“Opportunities
to find deeper powers
within ourselves
come when life seems
most challenging.”
―
―
6:25 - Forging Tools
9:20 - Quarry
(Hat tip to Bro. Blaine Coleman!)
(Hat tip to Bro. Blaine Coleman!)
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