Brother David Brown will be the guest speaker at the Tennessee Lodge of Research Fall meeting at Mascot Lodge #738 on Saturday September 10, 2016. Lunch will be served at noon and the presentation will begin at 1:00PM with discussion to follow. Dr. Brown will speak on “The Lost Word” and its role in Masonic symbolism and […]
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“The Tao that can be spoken is not the eternal Tao. The name that can be named is not the eternal name The nameless is the origin of Heaven and Earth. The named is the mother of myriad things” Tao Te Ching (4th century BC) Masonry contains rituals that speak of lost words…. passwords or […]
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Masonic legends often claim a lineage stretching back to the Knights Templar or to the Egyptians or even beyond that. They also claim knowledge of a process that can change a person. Other names for this process are alchemy (Greek khemia: “art of transmuting metals”) and theurgy (Greek theos: “god” + ergon: “work”). The Masonic […]
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