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Had he been drinking before one meeting in the last year or two or had it become a regular status? I'd react differently in those two situations. If it only happened once I'd offer to go have a beer with him after a meeting if he wanted a drink the evening of a meeting. If it has become...

Like Neo-Platonism I suppose. I have not yet knowingly met a Neo-Platonic brother. For all I know I've attended lodge with a few without knowing. There were plenty of practicing Deists who were lodge members during the US Revolution. A close friend "Doesn't believe in churches" - I think I...

To me step one would be to show him how to trace valid jurisdictions by starting at the United Grand Lodge of England website http://www.ugle.org.uk/, "About UGLE", "Foreign Grand Lodges", "North America". That leads to the list of valid GLs. He might or might not notice that Keystone is not...

http://www.ugle.org.uk/about/districts-groups Click Africa tab, click Zimbawe tab. Lodges in Zimbabawe are directly under the Grand Lodge of England which has specific rules about approaching lodges to become a Mason - http://www.ugle.org.uk/becoming-a-mason You will need to write the local...

I have long used "George Washington affiliation". It's not official anywhere but it has always been understood. I don't think it should be official anywhere, just that it blows less than calling one set of jurisdictions "mainstream" thereby implying another set is less so. When referring to...

The idea of the Great Spirit clearly counts for a yes answer to the question about belief in a supreme being on the petition. Earlier there was discussion of beings in Buddhism being in a current status that can be changed. Here Bro JohnnyFlotsam mentioned Wicca. There are lots of Wiccan...

Feel free to read about Masonic history, Masonic philosophy, eminent Masons. Avoid any book that tells the story of the degrees as that will reduce the impression made during your degrees - You only get the degrees once and you don't want to spoil it. Did you ever seek out the Christmas...

The healing process is intended to switch a clandestine to regular Mason, but it's used for more broadly than that. After I moved to Texas until I reached the time limit I visited a MWPHAGLofTX lodge. I'm a California Mason. There's recognition with visitation between the two jurisdictions...

No mention of that in either of the jurisdictions I already know nor in the one I'm learning. Feel free to use your browser to fill out your profile to list your jurisdiction so someone from the same jurisdiction can reply with a private message arranging in person instruction.

Re: Looking to become a Prince Hall mason in Color In the US that tends to be the best approach. Use the web site to confirm the lodge you will approach is a valid one then so up an hour before their monthly meeting, meet the brothers and ask how to become a Mason. Masonry is in person so in...

Bro Daniel, Illinois has full PHA recognition - Visitation and dual affiliation are both allowed. The grand lines attend each others' sessions and group visitations both ways are routine. http://bessel.org/masrec/phablanket.htm Bro FF1, There are plenty of clandestine organizations out...

In the US most (all?) lodges the Volume of Sacred Law (VSL) open on the altar is the King James Version (KJV). During degrees this can be in addition to the VSL revered by the candidate if he so requested - I've been to degrees where the brother brought his family Glorious Koran. So the...

Any good legend works has symbols and layers of meaning that work on many levels. Thank you for discussing at least one level of symbolic meaning as you see it. I took it on a level close to the surface involving the degrees as ceremonies of adoption. When we are initiated, passed and raised...

I don't have an MBA so when I apply for management and team lead slots I include what management courses I have completed - The formal leadership and management training by GL for deacons, wardens and masters. On LinkedIn the program is listed in my education section. I don't include that...

Ask around if there is a local rule or tradition about it. If so go with that. Any local rule will override advice by brothers across the world. My mother jurisdiction has no rule so I asked if there was a local tradition. None. I asked around about non-local traditions and picked one I...

Re: Looking to become a Prince Hall mason in Color http://www.mwphglco.com/ Their web site is down at the moment.

Is that status standard throughout PHA jurisdictions? As I've traveled around the country I've seen plenty of SR cathedrals plus plenty of lodges with lists of emblems. The YR emblems are common in those lists. The only times I've ever noticed an SR emblem in the list I've seen "PHA" or...

Putting the square and compasses on your skin is declaring to the world that you have earned the status of Master Mason. The word for people who pretend to be Master Masons is "cowan". It is not a good status. It is the same as claiming veteran status without having served in the military...

My last class before I earned my Bachelors was a course in meditation. One of the students was an extremely devout Catholic who refused to meditate because she thought it was communicating with spirits of the dead. I have no idea why she signed up for the course. Had I been the professor I...

Since you don't plan to go for that other option that I can't recommend, do you mean other fraternities that do not claim any Masonic relationship? I have a high opinion of the Elks, Knights of Colombus, Odd Fellows, AMORC, Rotary and American Legion. I have not checked if there is a Canadian...