Tag: W.L. Wilmshurst

The Masonic Noah’s Ark: Navigating a Great Deluge

Posted on 30 May 2019 by Pamela McDown

During a recent commute back from a Lodge meeting, as my car crawled along the road in horrendous torrential rain, I watched a grey heron stalk the banks of a flooding Arkansas River. The magnificent bird was a timely reminder that beauty and nature… Continue Reading “The Masonic Noah’s Ark: Navigating a Great Deluge”

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The Masonic Letter G stands for…?

Posted on 7 Sep 2018 by Pamela McDown

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To what does the symbol allude? Doubtless there are many answers to this question. Depending on what country, what masonic group, or what Lodge you’ll get different answers. All are interesting, and some are actually a bit astonishing. It has been said to represent… Continue Reading “The Masonic Letter G stands for…?”

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The Sun as a Symbol in Freemasonry: What is it trying to tell us?

Posted on 1 Jun 2018 by Pamela McDown

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“There is nothing so indestructible as a symbol, but nothing is capable of so many interpretations.” – Count Goblet d’Alviella What does a symbol have to do with you or me? Well, it’s possible that it doesn’t have anything to do with us. On… Continue Reading “The Sun as a Symbol in Freemasonry: What is it trying to tell us?”

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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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Brotherly Love: The Heart of a Mason’s Work

Posted on 22 Dec 2017 by Pamela McDown

The Mason’s Sword: Emblem of the Mind

Posted on 9 Dec 2017 by Pamela McDown

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“Never give a sword to a man who can’t dance.” I’ve heard this proverb many times over the years. Nobody seems to know who wrote it or what it actually means. Most contrast the joy and beauty of dancing to the brutality and violence… Continue Reading “The Mason’s Sword: Emblem of the Mind”

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