I have read another book about religion and Freemasonry, this one is a bit more peculiar. It is called The Hidden Life In Freemasonry and was written by C.W. Leadbeater in 1926. I know my last post claimed to be the last dealing with religion but this work is worthy of discussion.

C.W. Leadbeater is a 33rd degree Master Mason of the European Lodge and claims that he is reincarnated, with his earliest remembered life in Ancient Egypt as he claims in the second paragraph; “The only one of those previous lives of mine with which we are here concerned was lived some four thousand years before Christ in the country which we now call Egypt.”

…and for all those other inspections that I’ve attended and, sitting on my perch high atop of Mt. Climbupandfalloff, over-critiqued all the other nervous guys stumbling on words and needing prompting, wondering why they didn’t study their book better, I need to say I’m sorry. This isn’t as easy as I thought it would be, by a long shot. Their minor mistakes seemed to pale compared to the stellar display I gave.

Freemasonry is no more a religion than the government, for they are the ones who make up the laws of the land, judge its suspected criminals and condemn its convicted. Freemasonry is simply a way for good men to bond with other good men whom they can trust and respect without fearing persecution of personal religious beliefs, national origin or political agendas.

Being recently raised to a Master Mason of the 3rd degree in Centerville Lodge #371 in the great state of Ohio, I have been trying to absorb all the Masonic information I can to better learn all that I can about this ancient fraternity. My goal is to become a better person by following the teachings of the Masonic Order, not only for the betterment of my personal life but also for the betterment of my family, through the fellowship some of the groups available through Masonic channels such as DeMolay and the Eastern Stars.

I have never been the center of attention, as a matter of fact I have always avoided being the center of attention at all costs. I prefer to stay in the back and watch everyone else make a fool of them self.

Before I delve into Scarlet and the Beast I want to share some of my findings of one of the biggest problems some people have with Freemasonry. I speak of Lucifer, or more specifically the word or term “Lucifer”.
Albert Pike uses this term, in his book Morals and Dogma, a total of five times in two different chapters. In chapter three, Albert Pike is using analogies about Hypocrisy saying;
… to profess the principles of Masonic beneficence, and close the ear to the wail of distress and the cry of suffering; …
and continues with…
…to inculcate humility, and in pride surpass Lucifer; to pay tithe, and omit the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy and faith…

I have been attending many of the installations and inspections here is the 12th district and have been able to see a lot of the ritual work being done here in Ohio and I have been meeting some real nice guys and eating some real good food

I have witnessed all three degrees multiple times and as of yet have not seen anyone drink blood, sacrifice any goats or pray to the dark lord of the Abyss… humph! maybe next week.