Masonic ritual is one of the few places that uses the word ecliptic. Perhaps we might consider the position of the ecliptic in the northern reaches of the northern hemisphere.
Perhaps the real question is: why are there only 3 principal officers when we know that a Freemason's temple extends in 4 directions?
The 3 principal officer structure extends through all the degrees and orders to which I have belonged. Why is it special?
Actually N-S, E-W is only 2 dimensions - a plane.
We also have WT to measure time (24 hrs of day in 24 inch gauge)And that makes the 3rd dimension.
So what is the work in temple so large? Surely it is beyond human scale.
Exactly; h, l, d. (Or x, y, z.)And that makes the 3rd dimension.
Is it so large? From the north to the south, the east to the west, the firmament to the heavens can exist within my body, within my mind. Standing within a redwood forest or a chamber in the temple, it is only as vast, or as small, as I require it to be to Work.So what is the work in temple so large? Surely it is beyond human scale.
We've always got material to worth with - our own rough ashlar... keeps me busy..I understand that. Being a brother of some experience, I wonder if you have considered what is the work of a lodge of MM where all are trained and there is no candidate coming up.
I have asked this of quite a few brethren and have yet to get an answer.
The rough ashlar of course is the work of the EA and the work on that is largely private. So what is the work of a lodge of MM when there is no candidate?
I have yet to find a brother with a good answer - even to the 33rd degree.
Do you have a view on what is the work of the FC?
Do you have a view on what is the work of the FC?
Is it so large?
There fixed it for ya.Masonry is a social club promoting morality, charity and ritual.
Only if you care to go it alone. It might be personal work, but it gets done a lot quicker when there is an experienced brother mentoring.The rough ashlar of course is the work of the EA and the work on that is largely private.
Learning and teaching yourself, as it has always been and shall always be.So what is the work of a lodge of MM when there is no candidate?
Perhaps Brothers actually have and you simply cannot see or hear it as an acceptable answer based upon your peculiar way of seeing and hearing things.I have yet to find a brother with a good answer - even to the 33rd degree.
Yes. It is Learning How to Learn by focusing upon Symbols as they appear as words and numbers to bring order to the chaos of the mind.Do you have a view on what is the work of the FC?
It's even rarer to find one who doesn't cover the temple beauty with a lot of rubbish....It is very rare to find a brother who wishes to penetrate the hidden mysteries or even takes seriously study of the seven liberal arts and sciences.
As far as I can tell all native peoples experience (or at least believe) the Earth as alive and humans as embedded in an intelligent ecosystem that extends out to the stars.
Westerners however tend to believe they walk upon the Earth and that the Earth is an accidental (or created) lump of rock.
Some Westerners are now reconsidering. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaia_hypothesis
So if the Earth is alive and we are part of it, then there is no free lunch. Hence we get to the idea: as you sow, so shall you reap.
This means that we start to take responsibility for what happens to us. And that of course encourages us to establish right relationships including with the Earth, e.g. recycling.
Now as we improve our relationships with the Earth system, we start to change our behavior to fit with the preferences of other beings, e.g. companion planting. http://www.greenlifesoil.com.au/sustainable-gardening-tips/companion-planting
And we start to learn natural cycles in Nature e.g. moon cycle planting. http://www.almanac.com/content/planting-moons-phase-gardening-calendar
The progressively increased sensitivity to cycles in Nature and Spirit allows us to be much more effective, knowing when the tide is in.
"There is a tide in the affairs of men.
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
Omitted, all the voyage of their life
Is bound in shallows and in miseries.
On such a full sea are we now afloat,
And we must take the current when it serves,
Or lose our ventures.
Julius Caesar Act 4, scene 3, 218–224"
As we improve relationships externally the same process is occurring internally so that we begin to understand whence come our feelings and thoughts. This allows an accelerated process of integration and we become more acceptable to the flows of Spirit.
Thus in the simplest term the hidden mysteries of nature and science concern relationships and flows in the life system we call the Earth. As we see into those we become more skillful and competent in all our thoughts, actions and relationships. Nature increasingly supports our actions and we look to others as if we are rather lucky.
For those so inclined there are various systematic applications that can be called spiritual sciences but few seem called to those at present. One of the core skills is veiled by the ladder that appears in the EA TB, and the 18th & 30th degrees.
So for most people entrance to the hidden mysteries of nature results in an inner contentment and an elegant simplicity of life.
For a minority of people, entrance to the hidden mysteries allows them to be much more effective in their paths of inner and outer work.
As far as I can tell all native peoples experience (or at least believe) the Earth as alive and humans as embedded in an intelligent ecosystem that extends out to the stars.... ... Some Westerners are now reconsidering. ....
See that sounds way less wack-a-doo then most of ur posts. All that stuff makes sense but its not "hidden" thats just "do unto others" stuff. But on the flip side some of the best people ive met were under a bridge because they only thought of other people and the most siccessful happy people ive met were the biggest aholes cause all they thought about were them and their own. So the put good in to the universe get good out is crap....As far as I can tell all native peoples experience (or at least believe) the Earth as alive and humans as embedded in an intelligent ecosystem that extends out to the stars.
Westerners however tend to believe they walk upon the Earth and that the Earth is an accidental (or created) lump of rock.
Some Westerners are now reconsidering. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaia_hypothesis
So if the Earth is alive and we are part of it, then there is no free lunch. Hence we get to the idea: as you sow, so shall you reap.
This means that we start to take responsibility for what happens to us. And that of course encourages us to establish right relationships including with the Earth, e.g. recycling.
Now as we improve our relationships with the Earth system, we start to change our behavior to fit with the preferences of other beings, e.g. companion planting. http://www.greenlifesoil.com.au/sustainable-gardening-tips/companion-planting
And we start to learn natural cycles in Nature e.g. moon cycle planting. http://www.almanac.com/content/planting-moons-phase-gardening-calendar
The progressively increased sensitivity to cycles in Nature and Spirit allows us to be much more effective, knowing when the tide is in.
"There is a tide in the affairs of men.
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
Omitted, all the voyage of their life
Is bound in shallows and in miseries.
On such a full sea are we now afloat,
And we must take the current when it serves,
Or lose our ventures.
Julius Caesar Act 4, scene 3, 218–224"
As we improve relationships externally the same process is occurring internally so that we begin to understand whence come our feelings and thoughts. This allows an accelerated process of integration and we become more acceptable to the flows of Spirit.
Thus in the simplest term the hidden mysteries of nature and science concern relationships and flows in the life system we call the Earth. As we see into those we become more skillful and competent in all our thoughts, actions and relationships. Nature increasingly supports our actions and we look to others as if we are rather lucky.
For those so inclined there are various systematic applications that can be called spiritual sciences but few seem called to those at present. One of the core skills is veiled by the ladder that appears in the EA TB, and the 18th & 30th degrees.
So for most people entrance to the hidden mysteries of nature results in an inner contentment and an elegant simplicity of life.
For a minority of people, entrance to the hidden mysteries allows them to be much more effective in their paths of inner and outer work.
Coach,
See that sounds way less wack-a-doo then most of ur posts. All that stuff makes sense but its not "hidden" thats just "do unto others" stuff. But on the flip side some of the best people ive met were under a bridge because they only thought of other people and the most siccessful happy people ive met were the biggest aholes cause all they thought about were them and their own. So the put good in to the universe get good out is crap....
As far as I can tell all native peoples experience (or at least believe) the Earth as alive and humans as embedded in an intelligent ecosystem that extends out to the stars.
Westerners however tend to believe they walk upon the Earth and that the Earth is an accidental (or created) lump of rock.
Please tell me what are these "hidden mysteries" are please. This is a sincere question.