My brother you are not the only one that feels this way. Please get in touch with me I would love to share some thoughts with you .....abdistribution1@hotmail.comChrisB said:I often ask myself why do I keep going to lodge meetings, when it's the same thing every month. I use to think masonry was something special. When I see the shows on history channel, or discovery channel, the movies. But it's nothing like that. A bunch of dinner tickets to sell or raffle tickets. But as I said before I'm no quitter. So here iam still doing the mason thing. I mean I can't say that masonry changed me. Because it didn't. All the things I do now as a mason I did before I was a mason. Help people out, donate stuff, help at the local soup kitchen. I can't say that, I do do something different ( sell tickets seems like every week a new one to sell ) some people hate to see me coming not knowing if I'll try and sell them something or not. I seen some of the older brothers sleep in lodge meetings. That's just like not being there. Some feel like they do their job by just paying their dues. But every lodge need every type of brother.
A man may choose to serve Freemasonry, through one or more of the appendant/concordant bodies. Myself, for example. When I lived in Columbus OH, I was in five(5) Shrine clubs, and president of one of them. My wife and I were doing some Shrine activity every weekend. I attended blue lodge maybe twice in one year. I considered myself, every bit as much a Mason, as someone who attended every meeting.
mch4970 said:HIJACK...
This thread got me to thinking about visions of mine of lodge. I'm a new MM and haven't been to an official lodge meeting yet. That doesn't stop me from knowing what I want out of lodge meetings, though. I'm one of those types that wants to jump head first into a project and have to almost physically restrain myself...subduing passions. Sometimes I just want to shake things up just to get natives out of the bushes. I was brash at in my younger days and find that I can more subtly do the same things in a wiser state.
I guess I'm just venting excitement at what I can potentially do for my lodge.
I am sorry but the Masonry I am looking is sadly found easier in books and on forums than it is in a lodge.
I'm curious as to what you seek- could you please elaborate?
from the first initiation, an EA should have started to question the many curosities that came before him.
Texas Calls it esoteric due to the hidden beauties. Which is very vast. A good mentor can point out and explain the many hidden beauties, but as a student one must have the open heart to be able to recongnize, first.
from the first initiation, an EA should have started to question the many curosities that came before him.
A7V, can I ask what Lodge your from?
I seek talk of the esoteric and I don't mean the stuff you memorize which still escapes me why Texas calls it the esoteric.
I think what I am looking for is a lodge of research that meets on a regular basis like a regular lodge.
I have been told that the York Rite is more along the lines of what I would enjoy but I am not a member of a Texas lodge and at this time have no wish to become a member of a Texas lodge. So not sure if the York Rite in Texas will accept me.