Category: mason
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by Midnight Freemason Contributor WB Darin A. Lahners I recently found out that the mother of a very good friend passed away. I hadn’t talked to my friend in some time. We seem to have a love/hate relationship, where we talk for some time, but then ultimately one of us does or says something that…
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by Midnight Freemason Contributor Darin A. Lahners, PM In the Entered Apprentice degree, one of the things that stood out to me was the following question and answer after you as the candidate first knock at the door of the preparation room to note your desire to become a Freemason. It is a question posed…
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by Midnight Freemason Contributor WB Darin A. Lahners August 19, was what would have been the 98th birthday of Star Trek’s creator, Gene Roddenberry. As luck would have it, I injured my back somehow last Wednesday which put me in bed for the better part of that evening and most of Thursday. There was a…
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by Midnight Freemason Contributor WB Darin A. Lahners Almost every masonic writer, podcast, or pundit seems to be obsessed with fixing Freemasonry. I include myself in this group. It seems like there’s always…
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by Midnight Freemason Contributor WB Darin A. Lahners Read Part 1 HERE Read Part 2 HERE There are spoilers! Talking about the Starks, Let’s discuss a few of the Stark children. Bran Stark is paralyzed after climbing a tower in Winterfell and witnessing Jamie Lannister having intercourse with his twin sister Cersei. Jamie pushes Bran…
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by Midnight Freemason Contributor WB Darin A. Lahners FORWARD: RJ had been after me to give the readers a little taste of the “Harry Potter and Freemasonry” presentation that I’ve been giving to lodges in the 7th Eastern District in Illinois. We were in a pinch for an article so I present part of my…
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by Midnight Freemason Contributor WB Darin A. Lahners I recently discovered that our sacred temple legend is vastly different from the one that is claimed to be the original. According to Rudolf Steiner, in his lecture: “The Temple Legend – The Mystery known to the Rosicrucians”, which he gave in Berlin on the 4th of…
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by Midnight Freemason Contributor WB Darin A. Lahners I was looking for something to watch tonight (July 17, 2018) and saw that one of my guilty pleasure movies was available on demand. The movie, ‘The Final Countdown’, was released in 1980. Starring Kirk Douglas, Martin Sheen, Charles During, Katharine Ross, James Farentino, and Ron O’Neal,…
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by Midnight Freemason Contributor WB Darin A. Lahners I had my last meeting as Master of St. Joseph #970 on June 7, 2018. I’ve made no secret about my struggles as Master if you’re a regular reader of The Midnight Freemasons. As a Farewell address, I said the following to the Lodge members there. We…
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by Midnight Freemason Contributor WB Darin Lahners The very first article I wrote for ‘The Midnight Freemasons’ was called: “What to Expect when You’re Expecting: Worshipful Masters Edition”. I wrote it as I was having trepidation upon going to the East in my home lodge of St. Joseph #970. I ended up setting out 5…