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After the East

Posted on 25 Jul 2022 by Kristine Wilson-Slack

After serving in the East, what characterizes the office of Past Master (P.M.)? If anything, the P.M. has a wider range of service than ever before; there’s a world of Freemasonry that requires their experience, much as we need the Masters of crafts to mentor and teach new workers. Life for the P.M. is not fading, not at all. If anything, the world becomes far vaster than they could ever imagine.

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Halloween: Origins, Traditions, and Masonry?

Posted on 20 Nov 2019 by jonathandinsmore

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Contemporarily known as a time of fright, mystery, darkness, and macabre gaiety, most of us are at least cursorily aware that Halloween has its origins in ancient pagan tradition, and that it is the beginning of a three-day sacred festival later adapted by the… Continue Reading “Halloween: Origins, Traditions, and Masonry?”

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The Archetypal Lucifer: Bringer of Light, Adversary, Enigma? [Part 2]

Posted on 28 Oct 2018 by jonathandinsmore

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Freemasonry reveres the Light, which illuminates and chases away the darkness of ignorance. As a “bringer of light,” Lucifer can be a touchy subject, particularly in relation to Freemasonry, because Masons have been accused of devil worship by various groups, including conspiracy theorists. What follows… Continue Reading “The Archetypal Lucifer: Bringer of Light, Adversary, Enigma? [Part 2]”

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The Archetypal Lucifer: Bringer of Light, Adversary, Enigma? [Part I]

Posted on 22 Oct 2018 by jonathandinsmore

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Freemasonry reveres the Light, which illuminates and chases away the darkness of ignorance. As a “bringer of light,” Lucifer can be a touchy subject, particularly in relation to Freemasonry, because Masons have been erroneously accused of devil worship by various groups including conspiracy theorists. Brothers… Continue Reading “The Archetypal Lucifer: Bringer of Light, Adversary, Enigma? [Part I]”

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