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Before discussed which appendent body to join, consider the question of when. There is no hurry. In some jurisdictions there used to be a one year waiting period before petitioning. Now it's likely to see a Shrine petition given the night a brother is raised. I went through most of the line...

After several scheduled date I hope it goes through this time so we can all welcome you to the family. Don't be surprised if you get assigned a part in the next degree - Sounds like your lodge is having trouble pulling together a degree team so you'll want to help them out going forward.

Mnemonics are in use all over the place for keeping order. In astronomy there's "Oh Be A Fine Girl Kiss Me" for the OBAFGKM sequence of star brightness for example. A mnemonic to keep track of all of those furthermores makes sense to me. I learned a couple of them for orders of words in...

Is there a history of generosity until June? I haven't seen a general dues card check at lodge for a number of years and if I'm visiting I have several current blues dues cards that I could present so for me at the blue lodge level it's a hypothetical question. For me it's the Shrine where I'm...

On the other hand I think holding dues down below inflation to prevent drop out of members is also the wrong approach. I've seen what happens when dues are raised to take inflation into account. The result is not members demitting nor is it an increased rate of NPD. Brothers who can't afford...

The nearest recognized GL seems to be a UGLE District in Malasia. http://dglea.org/ I don't know if there are Square and Compasses clubs near you.

So far I only recall one way California double candidate thirds happen. One candidate first and second section, everyone at lunch or dinner, another candidate first and second section, both candidates together for the lecture. Very long but it works as well as individual degrees. Illinois...

Texas was the first jurisdiction I've seen a Lodge of Sorrow in. Good to know it's practiced in more jurisdictions. My other jurisdictions list funeral ceremonies as events other than tiled meetings and treat each funeral separately. On a lodge requiring a certificate for their officers -...

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In California the system is less formalized but the requirements for offices are theoretically harder. There is one elected Grand Lecturer instead of a committee. DDGMs (called Inspectors in CA) answer to the GM for administration plus to the GL for ritual. Instead of certified...

I have mentioned that Buddhists tend to ponder over the word "existence" before answering yes on our petitions and joining our assemblies. I have mentioned that polytheists tend to ponder over the word "supreme" before answering yes on our petitions and joining our assemblies. Even though the...

Illinois rules let there be 3 at the altar together during the obligation for a maximum of 7 in the same meeting. Clearly the rule evolved over a very long time to end up so odd. Candidates who go through together in their first tend to build a special rapport and tend to work their...

Sure but the main topic of this thread is Wicca so that's just a distraction.

Thus the beauty of our landmark to not discuss sectarian religion in our tiled assemblies.

This being a Wicca specific topic I point out that Wicca teaches a reverence for that which others consider sacred (for some adding a caveat to the extent that reverence is mutual, for others without that qualification). Any Wiccan who has reached enough security in his faith to be comfortable...

Demonstrate a long term consistently open minded approach and socialize with brothers outside of lodge. Eventually discussions can happen that indicate that open minded approach includes matters of faith. I was a warden in my mother lodge before such became common for me, a PM in my next lodge...

In Illinois there is a program called "Grand Masters Award of Excellence" that has a list of activities that earn points towards a certificate in the program. One of the points is conferring a degree by visitation at some other lodge. One of the points is receiving a visiting degree team to...

Once you have attended lodge you will discover that age isn't the hurdle you expect it to be. Masonry unites men of all walks of life including across generational boundaries. The petition on your jurisdiction asks which religion you're a member of? I was surprised to read that. In the...

Ah, that scandal. Thanks

That's why I stated that PR and advertizing are NOT the same thing. I've read some books on PR through social media - Sounds like a full time job to pull it off.