Tuesday, October 10, 2023

Random Building Thoughts - 2023-10-10

 

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It is the highest expression of ignorance 
when Freemasons think that 
they are provided Working Tools 
by their Brethren. 
They are not provided 
any Working Tools by Brothers
 and never will they be so provided to them
by any Fellow. 
Freemasons are merely shown representation 
of those Working Tools 
that they should have 
already developed within
for themselves. 
And this act is done to stress the necessity 
of ongoing internal
development & application.  
 
"Working Tools"
is CODE
for internalized DISCIPLINES
that only YOU can INSTALL! 
 
For Further Light:
 
 

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(Hat tip to Bro.  Stephen M Harrelson!)

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The Measure of a Light Seeker
 is the Actions he Takes 
After he goes through 
an Embarrassing Harassment Drama, 
Suffers an Unnecessary Head Trauma 
and then, to add Insult to Injury, 
Receives a most Disappointing Substitute 
and Sees the Reasons,
(yes, there are valid reasons, 
although perhaps not Accepted at first), 
and is Upset Enough 
to do Something Enriching about It.

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It matters not your Calling 
as long as it is True 
and so are you.
 
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 Keep Calm 
and 
Recognize The Patterns
 
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“How is the history of Freemasonry to be written, 
so that the narrative shall win the respect of its enemies , 
and secure the assent and approbation 
of its friends? 
In the first place, we must begin by a strict definition 
of the word Masonry. 
If we make it synonymous with Freemasonry, 
then must we confine ourselves closely to the events 
that are connected with the Institution 
in its present form and organization. …

“… No greater honor could accrue to any man 
than that of having been the founder 
of a new school of Masonic history, 
in which the fictions and loose statements 
of former writers would be rejected, 
and in which the rule would be adopted 
that has been laid down as a vital maxim 
of all inductive science, 
— in words that have been chosen as his motto 
by a recent powerful investigator of historical truth: 

'Not to exceed and not to fall short of facts 
— not to add and not to take away.
 To state the truth, the whole truth, 
and nothing but the truth.'" 
 
–  Bro. Albert  C. Mackey 33° 
 (History of Freemasonry; Encyclopedia of Freemasonry, 1917 edition)
 
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A Poorly arranged TEAM 
is just MEAT. 
Make sure you 
put yours together Right.
 
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One of the many joys of Brotherhood 
is collaborative inspiration. 
More times than not, 
once a Brother puts forth something of value, 
it is further enriched 
by the enthusiastic contributions 
of Brothers who join in on his fun. 
 
The ends are usually Hecatombs of Epic Dimension. 
If you have no clue as to what I speak, 
you're likely hanging with the wrong crowd. 
If you recognize yourself in this, 
you're most likely a womb-mate.
 
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Books are seeds, 
planted earnestly in the present 
for the nurturing and enjoyment 
of future generations. 
 
-------------- NOW SHOWING! --------------
 

 Ruffian Me 
 
The Legend Lives On at a Lodge near you
Minion Approved! 
R Rated

(Don't read the book 
before you see the show live.)
 
-------------- MYTH --------------   
 
 
  “One great thing about growing old
 is that nothing is going to lead to anything. 
Everything is of the moment.”
Joseph Campbell,  
A Joseph Campbell Companion: 
Reflections on the Art of Living
 
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The Cloak of a Master Hangs Heavily
 upon Weak and Burdened Structures
 and Lightly upon the Strengthened Cores 
of Experienced Builders. 
 
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yep

(source:  
 
-------------- COWANERS -------------- 

Right Angles, Horizontals and Perpendiculars 
are known to him, 
but he shan't Do the Work 
to produce them 
for he has Chosen another Path. 
You shall know him by his lack of these Signs. 
Other signs shall betray him for who he is. 
Within his title "Cowaner", 
lays the very things he creates. 
By virtue of the materials he uses, 
how he works and what he doesn't use to Build, 
he creates his very name. 
Apprentices and Fellows have them in their stance, 
and they are told this in their instruction. 
They are also told that it is the Work 
that they do which removes Cowans 
from their Work and their Lives. 
But only those who have done the Work 
shall come to know this.
 
Inspired by: Building Ruffish, Chapter XII: The Hole Story
 
 
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