Bro. William S. Burkle tells us that, far from being a pseudo-science, alchemy holds an “animist view” of existence and aims to elevate all living things. We also learn of the historical stages of the Royal Art.
If ever there was a man who represented the core tenets of Freemasonry—Brotherly Love, Relief, and Truth—it was Thurgood Marshall. Marshall is famous for being the first African American justice of the Supreme Court, but his legacy and influence on our culture are so much greater than that. Brother Marshall had an astute legal mind and ardently voiced his support for civil rights and the policies needed to achieve them.
In a time of controversy and division in the USA, Bro. John F. Lowe reminds us that through proper application of the working tools we can “return civility to its rightful place” in our lives and society.
Richard Kaczynski reveals Crowley’s journey through fringe Masonry to the Ordo Templi Orientis—-and how he nearly made the latter into an Order of higher degrees for regular Freemasons.
Fight Club – What does it have to do with Freemasonry? It’s gritty and vulgar, certainly two descriptors of what Freemasonry is inherently not. Fight Club is, on the surface, a testosterone filled cinematic experience that puts on a pedestal those ideas of power, masculinity and sexual prowess.
Behind the curtain however lays a deeper story.
I have been asked to put a small paper together on a presentation I have been giving on the flower of life. I have to start by saying that I will be using the words Spirit, Consciousness, God, Creator, all interchangeably within this paper. Whichever entity resonates with the reader, go along with it!
So what is the Flower of Life?. Well, here it is….
Throughout history, men of great learning and spiritual insight have drawn inspiration from one of antiquity's most celebrated monuments, one which inspired many cultures and spiritual traditions which have placed it foremost in legend, romance, and beauty, and have praised its ruler as the wisest of men.
