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There exist jurisdictions that only allow a brother to be a member of exactly one lodge. Such a jurisdiction requires switching. There exist brothers who have to save up to pay lodge dues and to attend lodge events. Such a brother should switch (petition for affiliation combined with a...

"Microwave brothers". Instant classic! Crude humor that explains vividly through poetic imagery. I chose to take multiple months between my degrees knowing most of it are in for life. It was a lesson in patience for me. I have a lot of problems learning patience so I deliberately stretch...

http://www.grandlodgescotland.com/grand-lodge-171/structure/district-grand-lodges/534-district-grand-lodge-of-lebonan Because there is so much opposition to Masonry in countries with large Muslim populations, the Scottish lodges that meet in Lebanon are extremely private. Knocking on their...

I believe Masonry to be banned in Syria at the moment. Should you decide to relocate there are lodges in more than one adjacent or nearby countries. You might not be able to move back home if you moved to one of those countries and joined our families...

There are clandestine jurisdictions that don't use the words "Prince Hall" in their names. It's just more common for them to use the words. So healing could happen in any jurisdiction but is more common in MWPHGLofXX. A few months ago I was visiting a lodge in my district and the previous...

If you wish to minimize expenses ask carefully and get the fez that fits with your unit as fancy as is justified at the time. If you don't care about extra fezes it always works to have a plain one. You might not like being in a unit or not have the time or whatever and you have it as a fall...

I took my degrees in 1993 when I was 35.

To know what process you need to go through we need to know your geography. There are countries where Masonry is banned so you can't. There are countries where Masonry is kept private so you have to locate a sponsor. There are countries where Masonry is open so you send an email expecting no...

Multiple GLs are in the process of requiring criminal background checks conducted by the GL office so they are standard state wide. Getting it in place is a bumpy process because there are so many legal details. When I lived in Illinois I voted on more than one GLofIL proposal about it. This...

Morals and Dogma is more than 75 years old and thus in the public domain, right? My checks below say it is. http://www.gutenberg.org/ Project Gutenberg might have been the world's first on-line library. They collect public domain texts. Kindle versions are available for tons of books plus...

http://www.advocatehealth.com/immc/ Advocate Illinois Masonic Hospital. I'm not sure how many hospitals have been sponsored/founded by the fraternity but it's definitely more than one.

There are various names. Perpetual, life, endowed. The idea is you pay into an interest bearing account. It pays your dues as long as you live then continues to pay the lodge as long as the lodge lives. I have purchased endowments in 2 of my 4 lodges so far.

If you move state to state or country to country and your jurisdiction is recognized by the UGLE, there's a presumption that your jurisdiction is valid. Most jurisdictions mostly copy the list from UGLE so recognition might already be in place but even if it isn't you're known to not be...

When I read the pray in the story I remembered a song I've heard on the radio. http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/rodneyatkins/watchingyou.html "... Then this side of bedtime later that night Turning on my son's Scooby Doo nightlight He crawled out of bed and he got down on his knees He closed his...

http://www.massfreemasonry.org/index.tpl?&ng_view=34 http://www.princehall.org/Lodges/Subordinate%20Lodges.html Those are lodge locator links for the two branches of our family in MA. Try an introduction by email but do not expect any reply. Then show up in person and get to know the...

I can think of two. First brothers tend think it is the responsibility of the grand line not of the brethren. Our order has a bicameral system. The grand line executes policies set by legislation. The delegates at grand lodge submit and vote upon legislation. While I'd like the grand line...

Pretty much anything is resisted. That's not restricted to Masonry. The challenges are to learn types of resistance, how and when to ignore resistance, how and when to overcome resistance. We've done that before - Remember Einstein's definition of insanity. When was it done before and why...

Clandestine jurisdictions often include the words "Prince Hall" in their names. That's the confusing part. If I made my own cars and called them "Ford St James Company" I'd get sued by "Ford Motor Company" over trademark infringement but "Prince Hall" is a person's name so it can't be...

Let's be clear about one thing - The degrees are about the candidate not about the degree team. Those of us who have already been through ours have a very hard time getting past that. The Scottish Rite have been doing classes you over a century and the SR is doing well. Clearly classes work...

Rather than brand, I'll suggest getting a used on e first. Lower price is there's more freedom to try one and see what actual experience teaches you about your tastes. Merge together book learning and experience.