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by Midnight Freemason Contributor WB Darin A. Lahners In Orphic cosmology, the universe was conceived of in a cosmic egg. The idea is that the cosmos was initially a self-contained embryo, which at a certain point hatched, the upper half of the egg formed the Heavens, the lower half formed the Earth. After that ensuing…
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by Midnight Freemason Contributor WB Darin A. Lahners Brian the Mason and his flair After my article: “What would you say you do here?” referencing the 1999 movie: Office Space dropped, Robert Johnson made a comment on a social media post promoting that article that I should tackle the issue of Masonic Flair. If you…
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by Midnight Freemason Contributor WB Darin A. Lahners Office Space is a 1999 American black comedy film written and directed by Mike Judge. It satirizes the work-life of a typical mid-to-late-1990s software company, focusing on a handful of individuals weary of their jobs. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_Space). One of the scenes in Office Space has a pair of consultants, Bob…
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by Midnight Freemason Contributor WB Darin Lahners The 26th degree in the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite is called “Friend and Brother Eternal”. For those of you who haven’t seen it, it tells the story of two officers namely General Lewis Addison Armistead and General Winfield Scott Hancock who while on…
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by Midnight Freemason Contributor WB Darin A. Lahners When we are taught in the Fellowcraft degree about the winding staircase in the middle chamber of King Solomon’s temple, and of the three, five, and seven stairs encompassing it, we are told the number seven alludes to the seven liberal arts and sciences which are:…
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by Midnight Freemason Contributor WB Darin Lahners Before I begin, I want to make sure that I disclose that this is my own personal opinion and does not reflect any official opinion of any Masonic Body that I am affiliated with. I know a lot of Freemasons that take offense when some of our brethren…
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by Midnight Freemason Contributor WB Darin Lahners “Good times gone, and you missed them What’s gone wrong in your system? Things they bounce like a Spaulding What’d you think, did you miss your calling? It’s so free, this kind of feeling It’s like life, it’s so appealing When you’ve got so much to say it’s…
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by Midnight Freemason Contributor WB Darin Lahners When you joined Freemasonry, did you take an obligation or an affirmation? According to Mackey’s entry in his Encyclopedia of Freemasonry and its Kindred Sciences for Obligation, it is: “The solemn promise made by a Freemason on his admission into any Degree is technically called his obligation. In…
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by Midnight Freemason Contributor WB Darin Lahners There is a line in Illinois ritual when opening on the First Degree, where the Senior Warden while giving his duty says: “Harmony being the strength and support of all institutions, especially ours.” This year has challenged Harmony in several areas. Grandmasters were tasked with the difficult decision…