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Chapter, Council, Commandery, & Scottish Rite

I think it's great that there are Masons who turned out great despite their ODC. I much prefer that they end up good MMs than not. However I would not consider their turning out ok as justification to continue ODCs. I personally think they (one days) are by products of our instant gratification...

Mine ended up being a tad intricate, but that's okay. I don't intend on using it to mark much stonework. ;) it is representative of myself and I can reproduce it, that's all that matters to me.

I've seen some readings on YouTube of Morals and Dogma and also Secret Teachings of All Ages (not strictly Masonic, but an excellent tome nonetheless). Otherwise, no not that I've seen sad to say. Not surprising really. Masonic books aren't really intended for mass consumption so you won't...

Most of the reasoning has been already posted so I won't add to it. Suffice it to say, I am staunchly against one day classes except in the rarest of cases.

Greetings Brother! Welcome to the forum.

I'd previously used rhapsody and liked it for the most part. Amazon Prime music is a joke it's so terrible. I don't use spotify, but it seems pretty much everybody else is. SomaFM I use a lot, but it's more radio than songs.

The rest of the York Rite is also an appendant body. I guess having seen all the SR degrees given in full form more oft than not, my perspective is different and I dislike seeing them stripped down to the "fast track" terminal degrees. Why even bother calling it a progressive system of you...

I dig the analogy. Still, if that were the case, do we really believe that the Operatives (or the pre-Speculatives if you will) came up with their own philosophy, realized it was lacking, then co-opted and assimilated previous doctrines to shore up their own? Seems like Occam's Razor would apply...

Usually SR degrees are always done w/ a class.

Congrats brother!

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I would say no, they aren't held in higher esteem or somehow hold power over the core Blue Lodge. Think of the Lodge like going to school and the other bodies are extra curricular activities, sports, clubs, etc. You will likely get pestered to join appendant bodies by brethren who would like to...

The degrees weren't all originally created here, but the York Rite as *we* know it to be organized and governed was implemented here, hence why a lot of folks refer to it as the American Rite.

Congrats. I'm here in Fort Worth so it's not terribly far to Irving. I may swing by some time.

Seeing the rituals repeatedly certainly helps. Just remember though, you only get to go through them once. In a festival, at most you'll get 9 opportunities to participate. In a class of, say 20, you may be sidelined more often. In the Scottish Rite, it can't really be helped, but you have a...

I think that *has* been the case, but the mentality trend is starting to reverse with younger members.

I suspect the same.

I believe they're a feed from a list of masonic blogs. When any one of the list posts a new article, they show here under newsbot.