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Originally posted by Masonic Light
reply to post by hawk123
Hawk, just curious: have you ever read Case's "The Masonic Letter G"? If not, you would find it interesting.
There isn't. Each lodge answers to its Grand Lodge. The officers of the Grand Lodge are elected by representatives of the lodges it governs. Grand Lodges don't answer to any higher Masonic authority. In such a system it simply isn't possible for any singular figure, etc. to have any power over all of Masonry.
Originally posted by B.Morrison
Is there a singular figure, entity, diety or living man at the head of the masons & if u do not know do u think it likely?
The reaction? A big "so what?" I'd wager. The only power a Grand Master has is in carrying out Masonic rules, bylaws, etc. and with the exception of certain edicts, any significant change to those rules, bylaws, etc but be democratically voted upon by the member lodges.
what would be the reaction of the masonic organizations &/OR the head honcho, IF I were to attain equal status & power as the masonic head honcho, if i became his equal with room to grow & surpass (as a NON mason), what would be the reaction??????
Nowhere in Masonry does it proclaim its teachings as an ultimate, superior, or in any way exclusive path to spiritual enlightenment. We fully acknowledge that the same principles are held by many philosophies, religions, and other practices. Masonry is just one such spiritual path to self improvement and self knowledge. It is not the place of Masonry to say that anyone else's method is wrong or inferior. We just offer a path that works well for some men where others may have not fit as comfortably.
on the spiritual side of things, how do YOU think the masonic methods fare against alternative spiritual paths? do you 'lot' believe 'your' way to be the ultimate, the superior?
Originally posted by JoshNorton
There isn't.
Each lodge answers to its Grand Lodge.
The officers of the Grand Lodge are elected by representatives of the lodges it governs.
Grand Lodges don't answer to any higher Masonic authority
The reaction? A big "so what?" I'd wager. The only power a Grand Master has....
By what metrics would you propose measuring "status & power", anyway?
Nowhere in Masonry does it proclaim its teachings as an ultimate, superior, or in any way exclusive path to spiritual enlightenment...........
.........It is not the place of Masonry to say that anyone else's method is wrong or inferior.
We fully acknowledge that the same principles are held by many philosophies, religions, and other practices.
Originally posted by johnpaulbelmonde
reply to post by hawk123
i,d like to hear what they would have to say about the lost word and the reason why/how it was lost