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The Music of the Spheres

Posted on 28 Apr 2021 by Kristine Wilson-Slack

As we progress through the degrees of Freemasonry, we begin to apply a deeper meaning to the reason for the sounds we hear, the lessons we learn. We understand that if the Lodge room is a blueprint of the universe, music is the harmony of that universe, connecting our brains to a larger realm.

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The Edge of The Universe

Posted on 9 Sep 2020 by Kristine Wilson-Slack

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In Freemasonry, it explained that the “extent of a Lodge” covers the whole of existence, rising to the heavens, to the depths of the earth, east and west to each horizon, and north and south the same. This is the width, breadth, and depth… Continue Reading “The Edge of The Universe”

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Freemasonry and Geometry: What are the Symbolic Meanings of the Most Basic Geometric Forms?

Posted on 30 Sep 2018 by jonathandinsmore

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The more abstract a concept is, the more meaning that we can find in it. Is this because the meaning is all projected from within our minds, or because there is something objectively real there to be found? Plato or Pythagoras certainly believed the… Continue Reading “Freemasonry and Geometry: What are the Symbolic Meanings of the Most Basic Geometric Forms?”

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The Socratic Method: Does It Lead A Mason From Darkness To Light?

Posted on 18 May 2018 by Pamela McDown

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“I can’t teach anybody anything. I can only make them think.” So says Socrates, a great thinker of his time in Ancient Greece. He was known for educating his disciples by asking questions and thereby drawing out answers from them, called the Socratic method. The… Continue Reading “The Socratic Method: Does It Lead A Mason From Darkness To Light?”

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As Above, So Below: What Does it Mean to a Freemason?

Posted on 16 Mar 2018 by Pamela McDown

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From the teachings of Hermes comes the well-known maxim, “as above, so below.” Those four words have become a sacred phrase, an adage of wisdom, an underlying principle, an ancient aphorism, and a mystic saying. The dramatic opening lines of the Emerald Tablet read as follows: … Continue Reading “As Above, So Below: What Does it Mean to a Freemason?”

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