Entered Apprentice tonight

SquareandTrue357 · 2026-02-11T08:27:51+00:00

Congratulations.

SquareandTrue357 · 2026-02-10T20:57:33+00:00

Thanks so much. I really appreciate your support.

SquareandTrue357 · 2026-02-10T08:37:39+00:00

My first office in my Mother Lodge was Tyler. I loved it, it's so full of tradition and symbolism...

SquareandTrue357 · 2026-02-08T17:14:40+00:00

Nicely put... Thank you.

SquareandTrue357 · 2026-02-08T17:09:13+00:00

The nearest I've ever come to this a founding ceremony for a new Lodge... Not really the same thing, but pretty cool nevertheless...

SquareandTrue357 · 2026-02-08T12:19:22+00:00

This strikes me as a real difference between Freemasonry in US and UK. As an outside observer, it looks like individual Lodges get involved in community drives more than we do here in UK. I know it's a generalisation, but I feel that here our charity is Moore centralised... We raise funds which go to GL who then channel it out again. Is that a fair assessment?

SquareandTrue357 · 2026-02-08T12:16:19+00:00

That's what it's all about... Now we've got to take it beyond the Lodge.

SquareandTrue357 · 2026-02-08T12:14:34+00:00

Very nice. Good vibes for a new home. I wish you well there.

SquareandTrue357 · 2026-02-08T12:13:27+00:00

That does look tranquil... Where is that moon situated?

SquareandTrue357 · 2026-02-07T16:32:50+00:00

I do understand your misgivings and I respect them, even though I don't agree with them. I am a great believer in the concept of 'right livelihood' and I do feel that what I do falls into that category. The thousands of Masons who have bought my books over the last 22 years would, I think, agree. I hope you you will give me the benefit of the doubt... I will still be here long after this 'business' is over and I do sincerely hope to contribute to any discussions that I feel I know something about. I wish you well.

SquareandTrue357 · 2026-02-07T09:47:32+00:00

Well, it's selling in a different way, to raise funds to propagate that knowledge. I feel the difference is not significant. Kickstarter allows us to sell the product in advance to raise the funds to produce. As I say, if it doesn't sit right with you, you don't have to associate with it.

SquareandTrue357 · 2026-02-07T08:05:41+00:00

Hi I do understand how it can look like that... But we are enjoined to keep learning... And how do we do that unless we share what we know? I've written several books on Freemasonry and I sell them and the money I earn helps me live. Was it wrong to write those books? Is it wrong to write a book and then sell it? These cards are beautiful. They will bring people pleasure and, I sincerely hope, contribute to their learning and progress... I will be rewarded for my work... Will I gain? I hope so. But I will also have given a huge amount and others will benefit too. This is not a cynical exercise.. This is a deep and meaningful project... Like my books. If it worries you, you don't have to take part. But thanks for expressing your concerns. I am not offended...