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Originally posted by The GUT
The upside: The posting Masons here seem to be very intelligent folk who care about their community and would be an awesomely interesting bunch to hang out with.
The downside: Due to the pyramidal structure of the organization, it would be hard for any of you to know if there were sinister motives by those in the upper sanctum so to speak, and as such you can't really tell if your trust in the organization is well founded.
Originally posted by Schrödinger
Thought masons always paid for the lodge dinners?
Over here, there is a symbolic value in paying a due before you are served.
Originally posted by Unity_99
Not so sure about the level 33 onwards but a bunch of the federation ones, well duplicate bridge players for the world tournament seem to know enough to high tail out of here for January to Mexico, for some weeks. Must be avoiding that 10 11 11 date or something. I'm envisioning the plane tires all flat and flushing them all out in their communities and putting them to work teaching the teenagers needed survival things instead, all these Brothers who seem hang out for too many coffees with the fat cats in every town, neglecting what really counts. My advice is they can stop hanging out with their friends and start hanging out with the kids in their community and teach them some needed skills, put time into their families.edit on 17-12-2010 by Unity_99 because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by Schrödinger
Thought masons always paid for the lodge dinners?
Over here, there is a symbolic value in paying a due before you are served.
Originally posted by clocker205
You've watched way to many movies. Its like the Mafia. I don't care how high up or secretive you try to be someone is going to get mad and snitch. The problem is, with the Mafia there's clear evidence of what they do or have done, with the Masons its people saying "I know they did it I swear" but can't prove it. Bring some proof of something, anything and I'll start believing. Otherwise to me its just a bunch of guys getting together to talk about Geometry and get away from their wives for the day lol.
Originally posted by ImNotBlinded
Actually, I have never seen a Mason movie, probably would be interesting...
Originally posted by ImNotBlinded
If geometry would be the only thing they would do in their secret temples the Masons would not try to hide what they know. Feel me?! Everybody who speaks about their knowledge ends up getting assassinated. I wonder why if all they do is math.
Originally posted by Saurus
reply to post by ImNotBlinded
Good grief! You haven't read any of those texts you quoted, have you?
Take, for example, the Manly Hall quote you just quoted. In the paragraph in question, Hall is discussing an example of an invocation used in black ceremonial magic. The extract comes from a book called "Magus." It has nothing to do with Freemasonry and it has nothing to do with Hall.
The book is an encyclopedia ABOUT secret societies of all ages. The facts contained therein are presented in an objective way, and do not reflect the views of the author - simply factual information about various secret societies.
Originally posted by ImNotBlinded
Manly Hall is a 33 degree Mason boo what you mean? Go back up and read my post again and this time pay attention to the degrees next to the author's names..
Originally posted by ImNotBlinded
You probably don't know too much about the masons then.. here is some evidence, I will also post the link so YOU can do the research!!