THE QUALITY OF MERCY

The wonder of divine geometry, the magisty of ritual steeped in history, legend, and mythology cannot compare with the love and respect of a freemason.

Unprecidented as it is controversial, freemasonry has been compared with revolutionary thought that stirred church and state to legislate, prosecute and mistrust placed at the feet of a Brotherhood who has been in existence after a 1717 declaration and around cautious tables, for hundreds of years before that.  We know ethics are an important part of stable cultures. Principles are a far cry from the gregarious and competitively satisfying profits of a material world.  Become a man of conscience, then learn to live within the boundaries of success and a libertarianism. If it is possible to live without embarrassing powerful and vested interests, freemasonry has mastered the art of poise. Respect for those unusual types who proclaim the poets and scientists, musicians and discovers cannot be compared with temporary popularity.  How incomplete, however daunting to be taken seriously, for over three hundred years, Freemasonry has been unapologetic and admired for pursuit of lofty ideals.  In the hurricane of information that came with 21st Century came a need for contemplation. Infrequently, whether it is because of a grand history or immense intellectual capability, the Brotherhood continues the mystery. Even of it's membership, few have gone into the meaning of secret mysteries which means the richness and potential waits for an intellect to unlock secrets. Where the estates have failed, the simple Brotherhood has continued. It defies reason. It is the geometry of bumblebees and all things that 'should not exist'.  As it weathers some rough waters in some places, the brotherhood is otherwise being practiced in fullness, passing on the knowledge and wisdom of times gone.  It doesn't hesitate to cast a spell.