Random Building Thoughts - 2023-12-11

 

 -------------- BABEL --------------

Babel best exemplifies "idolatry"
in that men often confuse words with things.

Masterful Masons look through the veils
that are manifested by words
and into what is truly being communicated behind them.

Words are but veils for the messages they conceal.

The Tower of Babel is where Masonry was lost.
When you understand what the story of Babel conveys,
and what Masonry makes effort to undo,
you lift the Veil of the Allegory
and begin Traveling
upon Masonry's Road.

If you want The Word,
the first step is to stop your babbling!

 -------------- MASONIC EDUCATION --------------

-------------- FAITH / HOPE / LOVE --------------

-------------- MOST DIFFICULT -------------- 

-------------- POWER --------------

-------------- PURPOSE --------------

I: What is the real purpose of the process of initiation?
 R: To Assure that it Clearly Introduces the Initiates
to what Should BE Done
and to give an Opportunity to Commit to Doing It;
Nothing more;
Nothing less.

For Further Light:
a-brother-asks-initiation-and-mysteries

-------------- ZEALOTS --------------

 It was only after Zealots
were heard Talking about Religion and Politics
that it was soon thereafter
Proscribed from Lodges.

 For Further Light:
a-brother-asks-proscribing-religion

 -------------- MYTH --------------

-------------- BRAIN TEASER --------------

Can you figure it out the message?

 -------------- MATH --------------

“Math is a Language
that is the foundational basis
of the Mirror of Consciousness.
Within its taxonomy,
Numbers are words,
Constants are verbs
and its syntax is organized by Geometries
inscribed within Circles and Spheres.”
– Science Math

-------------- PURPOSE --------------

It may take a Lifetime
to Find your Life's Purpose
Only to Realize
It was just a Beginning

For Further Light:
the-coaches-coach-traveling-men

-------------- HAPPINESS --------------

 Yep! And, equally <chuckle>,
if I want to be offended,
no one has the right to stop me

-------------- REPLACEMENTS --------------

It would be an interesting & revealing
Fraternal experiment for Lodges
to insist any leader in office train his replacement
and only be allowed to vacate his office
when 100% of the Lodge believes that his replacement
is Ready, Willing & Fully Able
to fill the position to be vacated.

-------------- BOOK REVIEW -------------- 

Here is my full review of The Craft Unmasked as shown on Amazon:

 

Being a Mason, I devoured this book in three days. And being like so many Masons the world over, perplexed as to the true historical origin of our Craft and Freemasonry Ritual, I couldn't wait to get to the core of what the author presented. Brother John S. Nagy simply stunned me with his findings. 

 

The analytical research he compiled backs up his claims so logically that it's hard to refute. What he sheds a spotlight on simply makes sense if you are a member of this fraternity, have gone through the three degrees, and have expected so much more but now find yourself sitting through boring business meetings at lodge.

 

In a clearly understandable writing style of short chapters and short bursts of information, Nagy answered many questions – and disillusionments– I've had since joining Freemasonry over a decade ago. Good men join to improve themselves, to better their character, to become self-reliant, self-sufficient, self-regulated, to learn moral lessons and apply them to their time as players on the stage of life.

 

Now I know why Freemasonry struggles with retaining its membership and how much work a Brother truly must put into his own personal "Mysteries."

-- Bro. Michael Karpovage

 

Found here: TCU

  -------------- END --------------

 Be Well and Travel Light!

-- Coach Nagy ;-)

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