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Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 189564 United States 02/19/2007 11:08 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known" (1 Corinthians 13:12). ******************************************************** "To become a Scottish Rite Mason is to begin the search for philosophical truth in three areas: political, moral and religious." Dr. Rex R. Hutchens, author of A Bridge to Light, is simply saying that a Mason searches for truth, NOT... that Freemasonry tells him what the truth should be "The religion of childhood will not satisfy adolescent youth, and the religion of youth ought not to satisfy a mature man or woman. Our soul must built statelier mansions for itself. Religion must continue to answer all our present needs and inspire all our present functions. A person who has failed to adjust his religion to his growing powers and his intellectual horizon, has failed in one of the most important functions of growth, just as if his cranium failed to expand and to give room to his brain. Being microcephalous [having an abnormally tiny head] is a misfortune, and nothing to boast of." |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 189564 United States 02/19/2007 11:11 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The Scottish Rite Creed of Freemasonry as stated by the Supreme Council, 33°, S.J. USA, is as follows: Human progress is our cause, liberty of thought our supreme wish, freedom of conscience our mission, and the guarantee of equal rights to all people everywhere our ultimate goal |
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Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 189564 United States 02/19/2007 11:20 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I hope you all have RESEARCHED this before you just call it all BS.. Had I not looked deeper... I would be with you on the BS Meater... but... My EYES have SEE... and I know.. it is a STEP BACK to SELF-REALIZATION... It is not the typical GURU DECIPLE relationship but it is a STEP into infinite TRUTH. Smile. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 193844 France 02/19/2007 11:25 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I hope you all have RESEARCHED this before you just call it all BS.. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 189564Had I not looked deeper... I would be with you on the BS Meater... but... My EYES have SEE... and I know.. it is a STEP BACK to SELF-REALIZATION... It is not the typical GURU DECIPLE relationship but it is a STEP into infinite TRUTH. Smile. BS METER not meater. |
KILLuminati User ID: 898238 United States 02/22/2010 09:39 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | A Bridge to Light is a "bedtime" novel. This is why it is a REPlACEMENT, but don't take my word for it, read & research on your own. P.S. The RITUALS have symbolic meaning, without the OATH's they are useless, They "keys" are the words along with the RITUALS, each oath & ritual creates a closer UNION with LUCIFER, the Divine Spark, Light or Wisdom. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 897695 Canada 02/22/2010 09:56 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Has anyone out there read this book? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 189564My parents were deeply involved in the Masons he was a 33rd degree Mason my mom and I were Eastern Starts... and I was also a Rainbow Girl. But until now... as I read this book A Bridge to Light... I nevery knew that it was truly a SPIRITUAL AWAKENING order. I studied with some very Illuminated masters in Tibet, India and in fact around the world... before I tool 6 years of NOBLE Silence in the world. Some of the VERY SECRET Initiations were in essence very similar to the Masonic BASIC FOUNDATION of initiation. Not so much the RITUALS but the wisdom under it all. Today, I am very happy to know, that my dead father... knew this wisdom before he died... I always knew he was a very deep thinker... I now realize that perhaps so of it came from his Masonic FreeMasonry Initiations. Why has it gotton such of a BLACK EYE... as I read these initiation I do not see it? Any thoughts on it? There is a certain amount of jealousy that cheerfully absorbs the lies that the papacy promulgated about it. The papacy requires loyalty to itself and did not take kindly to organizations that taught people to think for themselves. Most of the opposition to it is from people who have read and repeated other peoples opinions, because they are incapable of independent analytical thought. Since the end of the second world war the Grand Lodges have made no attempt to defend themselves, and people see silence as acceptance. There are some religious groups that take the erudition of Pike out of context and use his words, without understanding them. This lack of understanding is repeated by others who understand less. And we cannot explain them out of context of an entire body of knowledge. It is good for you to know the truth, it just means there is one more of us out there, and learn to ignore the ignorant. |
Enlilson User ID: 896681 United States 02/22/2010 10:09 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | It gets a black eye just the fact that it is a publication of the Scottish Rite. Shows that you prejudge a book by the publisher. It is the REPLACEMENT for Morals & Dogma, because Morals & Dogma revealed certain Truths of the Ancient Religion & concealed mysteries to the UNINITIATED. I quote from the book itself -This book, Bride of Light, was designed to act as a bridge between the ceremonies of the degrees and their lectures in Morals and Dogma Taken in isolation each is fragmentary and incomplete. Further it may be necessary to see the dramatic performances several time before the teachings are fully comprehended. ---Thus it is not a replacement it is a tool for SR Valleys that dont have the money to put on the full degrees so the book provides a summery of each of them, or, The inner Elect consist of the Adepts (30 degree & above.)So you WON'T see Truth, it's a bridge that is "closed." Clearly you have no clue how the Scottish Rite works considerin that some Valleys give the degree work in one day and wah-la those candidates are made 32nds. They believe "Light" or Wisdom is Lucifer, which is a part Deity, along with The Ancient Religion & concealed mysteries of the Qabbalah,gives these men the ILLUSION they have the TRUE knowledge of Deity, Soul, creation & fall of man along with Life. Those are your views and I have never met a mason that has shared it. The purpose of the book is to keep the Mason who is not worthy of the "Ancient Knowledge" from finding it. They MUST Travel & seek the "Light" or Wisdom for themselves. Books are words not wisdom each person must seek it on their own. Might want to look at pg 3 to began with yourself. They must READ their own publications in their Masonic Libraries. This book does NOT reveal there SECRETS, Morals & Dogma, Secret Teachings of All Ages, the Lost Keys of FreeMasonry & The Qabbalah revealed are good books to read, if you would like to know their TRUTH. Say WHAT? The truth just is no one owns it A Bridge to Light is a "bedtime" novel. This is why it is a REPlACEMENT, but don't take my word for it, read & research on your own. P.S. The RITUALS have symbolic meaning, without the OATH's they are useless, They "keys" are the words along with the RITUALS, each oath & ritual creates a closer UNION with LUCIFER, the Divine Spark, Light or Wisdom. If that is what you believe then that is your truth it is not everyone else's. keep on hatin it will get you no where fast Last Edited by Enlilson on 02/22/2010 10:11 PM It doesn't matter who I m it's who U R so ChoOse |
Brad Watson, Miami, FL User ID: 868842 United States 02/22/2010 10:21 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Anonymous Coward 189564, The history of Freemasonry stems from many cultures use of 'the mysteries'/'mystery traditions'. They are generally kept secret because the unitiated and uneducated don't understand the intense and long teachings and therefore attack the institutions. One must be invited to be a Mason and many are disappointed not to be included. I've researched Freemasonry for many years and because I'm not a Mason, I haven't sworn to keep anything secret. Here's two of their biggest secrets... (1) God is the 'Grand Architect of the Universe' (GAOTU). His geometry is everywhere and its study is sacred. Language is also comprised of sacred geometry/gematria. Simple(74) English(74) Gematria(74): GOD=7_4 is 'the key'(74). Masonic=74. (2) We all pass through eternity by reincarnation - this includes the Christ who continually reappears in every generation. - Brad Watson, Miami, FL Last Edited by Brad Watson, Miami, FL on 02/22/2010 10:37 PM "In GOD=7_4, FOD=6_4, And Science We Trust" |
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Brad Watson, Miami, FL User ID: 2942 United States 03/29/2010 01:13 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | "In GOD=7_4, FOD=6_4, And Science We Trust" |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 928895 Belgium 03/29/2010 01:23 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | "To become a Scottish Rite Mason is to begin the search for philosophical truth in three areas: political, moral and religious." Quoting: Anonymous Coward 189564Politics, moral and religion are the last places I would be looking for philosophical and spiritual thruth. Those 3 areas are mainly tools of CONTROL (you can also add Justice and Education). That's all masons are looking for : Control. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 928895 Belgium 03/29/2010 01:28 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | "To become a Scottish Rite Mason is to begin the search for philosophical truth in three areas: political, moral and religious." Quoting: Anonymous Coward 928895Politics, moral and religion are the last places I would be looking for philosophical and spiritual thruth. Those 3 areas are mainly tools of CONTROL (you can also add Justice and Education). That's all masons are looking for : Control. Also rituals are usually NOT used for spiritual enlightmenment, and masons LOVE rituals. Rituals are means of obtaining things by "cheating" and are very often used for selfish purposes. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 927572 United States 04/07/2010 09:37 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | It's just a bunch of old guys getting together. The organization was powerful at one point, but not anymore. You can probably learn all the 'secrets' in a few days just by searching the internet and reading sites like this. My grandfather was a mason, so I tried to join this year. I emailed the Grand Secretary and he asked for more information - my address and phone #. I never heard back from him. Can you believe that the Grand Secretary of the NY Lodge No. 1, uses an AOL account, which can easily be hacked by someone like myself. Not to mention their website is vulnerable to SQL injections and basic wordpress exploits. One would think that an organization that is supposedly well-funded and powerful would hire an IT Admin. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 935741 United States 04/07/2010 09:40 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I hope you all have RESEARCHED this before you just call it all BS.. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 189564Had I not looked deeper... I would be with you on the BS Meater... but... My EYES have SEE... and I know.. it is a STEP BACK to SELF-REALIZATION... It is not the typical GURU DECIPLE relationship but it is a STEP into infinite TRUTH. Smile. Lots of truth hidden in those texts. Initiation rites are one of the best kept secrets in the business of supressing human awareness. You would also be interested in Rudolf Steiner, he has some excellent work on the Rosicrucian order, which I think has a lot more validity than the freemasons who have had their order corrupted by the power elite. |
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Brad Watson, Miami, FL User ID: 559 United States 04/07/2010 05:02 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Today is 4/7 or outside of the United States: 7/4. The US is the only country to write the date with the month first. Did anyone notice a few years ago that some writers took author Dan Brown (The Da Vinci Code) and his publisher (who was also their publisher) to court in Britain(73) for plagarism. The judge(47) took an unusually long time to deliberate (~three weeks). He finally rendered his verdict on 4/7 or 7/4 in London(74) and found Brown not-guilty. He also stated that he encoded his verdict! Now you know the code: GOD=7_4. "In GOD=7_4, FOD=6_4, And Science We Trust" |
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RF User ID: 947651 United States 04/19/2010 03:54 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Wow. I see a lot of the same old "Masons worship Lucifer" and similar things written here. Thanks. I genuinely get a kick out of seeing this silliness! It's sad that a person can latch on to such a blatantly obvious lie and run with it to the point of extreme absurdity... but it's also REALLY funny! Not often can a fraternity be ridiculed mercilessly be people who lack any insight whatsoever as to it's purpose, and still continue to do more good works for humanity that ANY OTHER ORGANIZATION IN THE WORLD. It's wonderful to see Freemasonry STILL thriving, STILL making good men better, and STILL the largest fraternity in the world. The proof... is in the pudding. |
Scotty User ID: 1332621 United States 04/07/2011 07:17 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | go to firefightersforchrist.org look in one of the catalogs you will find a sermon on Freemasonry. Very eye opening he refers to Pike's book "Morals and Dogma" , however, Hutchins' "A Bridge to light" is a supplement written to better understand the lengthy and difficult Morals and Dogma book.Being a Christian the Freemason organization is something I wouldn't partake in. Thanks |