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I don't mean to kill the vibe of that post, but I'm sure that you would want to have the benefit of experiencing freemasonry in its entirety. Take a look at some of the responses to your other posts before you dive in head first. You are among well informed bretheren right now and I'm sure that...
Seeing as this grand lodge unfortunately is an irregular institution. You'll probably have problems joining any form of regular freemasonry including the Scottish Rite.
I'd suggest to join a regular one, if you're not further along in your travels than presently.
Based on current Grand Lodge membership, you would not be able to visit any of the Prince Hall Grand Lodges or "Mainstream" Grand Lodges in any state in the U.S.
...– 1812-1962.
Gueymard, Ernest - When Masonry Came to Baton Rouge – State Times – 1975
Harris, R. Baker – History of the Supreme Council, Vol 1
Jordan, Glenn H. - Let There Be Light, A History of Freemasonry in Louisiana – 1763-1989.
Louisiana Almanac – Department of Economic Development –...
I would recommend everyone look up Jordan Maxwell, student and friend of the late great Manly P. Hall, for the truth about all religions. Many faiths claim "astrology" to be evil, but all are based in it. Christianity came to power in the age of Pisces, so you have much "fish symbolism", ring of...
...the "sons of darkness" (as we know from the Dead Sea Scrolls); a Jewish prophet named John (the Baptist) began to immerse fellow Jews in the Jordan River as tes­timony to their having repented of their sins and in preparation for the coming Messianic Age. (From the Greek term for immerse...
...age he seemed to develop a special talent for invention and improvement. As a young boy he always looked forward to assisting his father, Jordan Gatling, who was also a gifted inventor, and invented several interesting machines.
While he was still in his teen years he helped his father...
...this morning on a Jewish history web site that Ephraim and Manasseh were given the status of "independent tribes".
Might this difference in pronunciation have been attributed to the Arabians east of the Jordan, or to the Egyptians from which the Ephraimites can trace their ancestry, or maybe...
Here is my answer. Sorry about the length.
It is a curious instance of dialectic difference of pronunciation between the East and West Jordanic tribes. There is evidence that the sound "sh" passed into the Hebrew from the East of Jordan, possibly from the Arabians, with whom the sound is...
...Truth carries an open book and raises an instructive finger.
A fellowcraft and master mason giving the masonic grip.
The "passages of Jordan" (Judges 12:6).
A white lambskin apron representing purity.
Feminine personification of Temperance combined with a sheaf of wheat...
...the interpretation of the test-word used by the troops of Jephthah to distinguish the Ephraimites after the battle on the banks of the River Jordan. The Hebrew words (Sihlet-Shabioth) used to distinguish friend from foe have two meanings: 'a flood of water' (not a 'hill') and 'an ear of...
...of the candidate into the lodge:
Symbolizes the tribe of judah, for they were the first to
cross the river jordan, and alludes to the passing of the
candidate from the wilderness of darkness into the land of
light and liberty...