Posted in Boston, Encounters, tagged freemasonry, Gramercy Park, Grand Lodge of New York, New York, Roosevelt on May 17, 2008 | No Comments »
The other day I was in New York for a short, hectic trip, and I had schedued time to see the Grand Lodge on 23rd St. as well as meeting with a brother I only knew from the discussion boards. It proved a few intense hours. (Oh, and I should mention that we stayed at [...]
Posted in Boston, Encounters on April 28, 2008 | No Comments »
This Sunday I had a most excellent walking tour through Boston’s Masonic history, hosted by the brothers of Harvard Lodge.
The sites and sights were too many to try to present here, nor could I, as I had anecdotes and history coming out of my ears by the end of it. But roughly speaking: We met [...]
Posted in Boston, Encounters, Tarot on April 10, 2008 | No Comments »
Today I went to the National Heritage Museum in Lexington, a facility founded by the Scottish Rite Supreme Council, Northern Jurisdiction, which had their offices across the lawn.
I enjoyed the museum – the facilities were well laid out and the topics well communicated. The current main event was Sowing the Seeds of Liberty, about the [...]
Posted in Boston, Encounters, Planning, Soul & Body on February 20, 2008 | No Comments »
Rose Circle Society in its own words:
As an active center of learning, the Rose Circle is a central hub for some of the premier thinkers on Esotericism. We organize conferences and lectures, publish papers and streaming video, and facilitate the discovery and understanding of Esoteric knowledge.
I have joined as a Seeker (free) but [...]
Posted in Distractions, Dublin, Encounters, Planning, Soul & Body, Tarot, Visiting on December 28, 2007 | No Comments »
As the old year winds down, I already have my mind half way into the new. So here are some of the Masonic stuff I intend to get involved in:
Dublin: We’re still here, and I still haven’t had a proper run-in with Irish freemasonry. I want to see a degree, with a candidate; preferably all [...]
Posted in California, Encounters on September 30, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Alright, this was the last Masonic event for me in California (for now): Br. Chris Hodapp had been invited to the Grand Lodge of California (they are having their Annual Communication this weekend) to speak in relation to the Initiated Eye exhibition.
Br. Hodapp touced on the founding fathers and Masonic architecture in Washington, DC, subjects [...]
Posted in California, Encounters on September 27, 2007 | No Comments »
Our time in California is running out, so we are doing a last, few touristy things. Today we had planned to walk across Golden Gate Bridge, but decided to go to Mountain View cemetary instead, as that was closer. And wow – so glad we did: It is a huge plot of land off Piedmont [...]
Posted in California, Encounters on September 23, 2007 | No Comments »
I had the opportunity to see the traveling exhibition, The Initated Eye, at the Grand Lodge of California.
It is a series of paintings by Peter Waddell, done in the Fifties, chronicling Masonic influence on the architecture of the nation’s capital. Some of the characters are a little stiff, but many of the paintings have very [...]
Posted in California, Encounters, Soul & Body, Tarot on September 3, 2007 | No Comments »
(Well, I missed the planned second part of this series, but I’ll get around to that one sooner or later.)
Yesterday I had the tatoo done, and it was a good experience. I had communicated with the artist, Gordon, but I hadn’t actually seen any artwork, so that was pretty exciting. When I saw the illustration [...]
Posted in California, Encounters on August 15, 2007 | No Comments »
The quarterly publication California Freemason, spring 2007 has an article called To Preserve and cherish, by Adam Kendall, and it profiles the lodge Western Star No. 2. It has a curious Danish connection that I can’t help mentioning:
As the oldest lodge chartered in this jurisdiction, Western Star Lodge No. 2 is an integral link in [...]
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