tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14469021.post5269184273536492453..comments2023-12-03T03:27:11.815-05:00Comments on Ars Masonica: Masonic ReadingBr. Richard Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07030289232455784693noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14469021.post-8981480385656862742007-07-03T22:32:00.000-04:002007-07-03T22:32:00.000-04:00Great recommendations.Great recommendations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14469021.post-5289361081435201692007-07-03T17:10:00.000-04:002007-07-03T17:10:00.000-04:00Mark:I can tell you that my Lodge has, over the pa...Mark:<BR/><BR/>I can tell you that my Lodge has, over the past year, started a very stimulating series of educational presentations at our meetings.<BR/><BR/>Yes, I am interested in the esoteric side of Freemasonry, but as a fairly new Brother, I also would like to know how my Grand Lodge functions, the proper way to conduct ritual, and the perspectives of our Established Masons.<BR/><BR/>Anything more than opening, paying bills, and closing.<BR/><BR/>But that's just me.<BR/><BR/>Traveling ManTraveling Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13965508897438794269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14469021.post-79442489386124214212007-06-29T14:06:00.000-04:002007-06-29T14:06:00.000-04:00My previous comment was focused on Masonic _self_ ...My previous comment was focused on Masonic _self_ education. However, the blogpost actually started out with a related but separate topic, Masonic education _in the lodge_. This is a matter that we are well-advised to take under consideration: anecdotal reports suggest that we are seeing a new type of initiate enter the lodge, more focused on the esoteric knowledge of Masonry, and yet our lodge meetings typically give little or no education in this regard. My recommendation is that we fundamentally rethink, and then fundamentally re_work_, Masonic meetings. Masonic education, focused on the esoteric symbolism of the Craft and its application in life, should be a central concern of every tyled meeting: Lodge meeting, District meeting, even Grand Lodge meeting.Mark Koltko-Riverahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01370779869875050983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14469021.post-72210444242217256062007-06-29T14:01:00.000-04:002007-06-29T14:01:00.000-04:00I must say that I back each of your book recommend...I must say that I back each of your book recommendations 100%. I have a forthcoming article in _Further Light_, the journal of the Florida Lodge of Research, in which I recommend _Esoterika_ and _Freemasonry: Symbols, Secrets, Significance_ as part of a reading program for Masons. I have another article submitted elsewhere in which I recommend the _Scottish Rite Ritual Monitor and Guide_ in a similar reading program specifically for Scottish Rite Masons. Anyone interested in either manuscript is welcome to contact me at koltkorivera@yahoo.com.Mark Koltko-Riverahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01370779869875050983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14469021.post-4375588859333850392007-06-28T14:15:00.000-04:002007-06-28T14:15:00.000-04:00I referenced W.B. Dafoe's article in a post at the...I referenced W.B. Dafoe's article in a post at the Jewel.<BR/><BR/>One of the best of the "New Breed" of Masonic authors.<BR/><BR/>TMTraveling Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13965508897438794269noreply@blogger.com