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Instruction is *not* the same think as education. If brothers have not yet learned this then it's the first lesson to be presented in your education presentations.

Each jurisdiction has its own rules so if you ask around long enough you'll find some jurisdiction where the answer is no. What matters for you is the rules for your jurisdiction plus the perspective that it's different jurisdiction to jurisdiction so you don't get locked in "That's how we do...

Re: Shrine in Arkansas drops MM requirement Someone wants us to become one of those other orders that teaches you a salute then goes have dinner because that's all there is to the meaning. Here's the unique bit about the Table Lodge ritual - It has talks by brothers on topics in the degrees...

I'll try to reorganize my thinking on this to explain myself - If your jurisdiction comes out of a heritage that does multiple affiliation then your rules need to handle the case where a brother is a member of zero lodges. As long as he's a member of one or more lodges his dues are...

UGLE uses the 47th problem as their PM symbol so that makes us Americans the other family. Making a square, making a Mason. Richly symbolic. In GLofTX the Committee on Work uses the 47th problem as their emblem. Each jurisdiction handles its variation on the ritual differently - GLofTX uses...

If you just described how your mentor works I challenge you to take up mentoring as soon as you can. Add to what you teach the meaning that you see and the idea that everyone should see their own meanings. Make it a part of the discussion for your candidates going forward. Depending on your...

I suspect this is because GLofTX and most other what I'll call "George Washington" GLs have traditions to allow multiple affiliation. Some are single affiliation jurisdictions but it appears to me most aren't. I hold California and Illinois affiliation and am due for vote in Texas this month...

Any chance these two jurisdictions will change their names to the MWPHAGLofXX standard? Eventually it will help the movement towards recognition somewhat. As to figuring out what jurisdictions yours recognizes, I've had to get an on-line copy of the most recent Proceedings and read through it...

Re: Shrine in Arkansas drops MM requirement When I read that my reaction was a string of "Navy technical terms". On TV the video shows my lips moving but in the audio track most of the words get bleeped out. The Table Lodge offers the best of what many brothers seek in Masonry. If you have...

One of the first things I was told by elderly Masons was - You get out of Masonry what you put into Masonry. This is a lesson we are all told but that many don't heed. You want self-improvement? It's there for the finding whether you look for it or not but to get the most out of...

When I wanted to read the Apocrypha none of my Bible copies had them. I needed to go get a separate copy. Thanks for the lesson in what versions have what contents.

New RE agents often become a buyer's agents. They go out and find people who want to buy houses and then take them on tours to close sales. You could strengthen that process by having a visual portfolio of each house you present, but that's an inefficient use of your photography skills - For...

In my experience candidates itch to figure out what the degrees mean. The first priority until you've been raised is to learn the proficiencies and if your lodge's mentoring program is not sufficient for that you've got your agenda - Trade your proficiencies back and forth until you all know...

The 47th problem in Euclid's geometry textbook The Elements is also known as the Pythagorean Theorem. As it is a mechanism to create a square it is deeply symbolic and significant to Masonry. There are even jurisdictions that use it as the Past Masters emblem.

Pulling recognition, threatening to pull recognition and voting on the floor whether to pull recognition is almost the only mechanism one GL has to influence another GL. It is seriously how sovereignty works. Some outside GLs do a no confidence vote on the current grand line. The membership...

There is a mechanism in place. When I first moved to Texas I visited lodges in both jurisdictions before petitioning a lodge in one of them. The MWPHAGLofTX has a rule limiting number of visits. Visit more than some number of times and you're expected to petition. They allow "associate...

We also have the sort of secret that can be shouted from the rooftops and it remains a secret to folks who have not seen them in action. We call each other brother not as some habit or rule. We do it to remind ourselves that we actually treat each other as kin. Try shouting that from the...

Just checking that you have started showing up every month about an hour before the local lodge meets. Masonry is in person. Anything on-line is merely supporting cast to its in person nature.

Re: For my more seasoned brothers----What would yo If a friend shows interest in Masonry I like to gab about the fun events we have at lodge and how much I like it. As with the OP I've got Masonic plates, Shrine plate frame, my PM ring and MM belt buckle so I'm pretty obvious about my...

Imperial organization - In my opinion the other half of the issue between Shrine and grand lodges is the differing organizations. As the Shrine is a single entity across the world, it is not set up to handle every state having it's own rules. This eventually leads to issues. It's sort of like...