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I'm a Rosicrucian, which is similar to Freemasonry, but focuses more on mystical realities and knowledge.
Oh, and heaven is such a limited view of an afterlife. It also neglects the possibility of being able to come back and live more lives as other people.
What are sleepers? Dead? Am I missing a nuance here???
originally posted by: NobodySpecial268
Admitedly, I was seeing if AugustusMasonicus would bite.
originally posted by: Substracto
Do psychedelic drugs and find out.
originally posted by: NobodySpecial268
a reply to: ManBehindTheMask
What are sleepers? Dead? Am I missing a nuance here???
Sorry : (
I was refering to the unseen folks who still attend that Lodge on a regular basis.
"Dead" means deceased folks.
"Sleepers" means living people who are asleep at the time.
I think the term "astral travelers' might be a way of saying it. Dreamers would be more accurate.
originally posted by: Peeple
I would be curious if you Masons also still have documented somewhere somehow why you do the things you do? What makes you think you guys got it right?
originally posted by: AugustusMasonicus
a reply to: NorthOfStuff
originally posted by: AugustusMasonicus
a reply to: IndieA
That's directly out of my ritual cipher.
originally posted by: eitea
Take freemasonry lodges as little different religious cults. Their general narrative is very similar with similar rituals, but they all have their little quirky differences and their own leaders who tell others what is what.
The main attraction of freemasonry is about being part of "the elite" and knowing something "that others don't know". That is how people are enticed into cults where they are blinded by their desires to be better then other people. Money is a big part in freemasonry that will determine who is more and who is less "elite". So, lodges with less wealth tend to obey to richer lodges and this can make one assume that there is some global rigid organizational structure. Same is with lodges that have members with better imagination and who can come up with more intriguing narratives that entice people better. I don't think so that promising immortality would be the best to entice people. Generally freemasonry is based on classical mysticism that every cult uses, where members are enticed by their curiosity and the need to feel important and are put to work for people who know the game better
originally posted by: network dude
what level are you and when did you join?