tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2909814477098868440.post4395588615440413704..comments2023-12-26T13:33:07.730-06:00Comments on The Midnight Freemasons: Thirty-Day Ritual ChallengeTodd E. Creasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12966451416841599132noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2909814477098868440.post-39078489773324829432015-11-02T13:18:49.376-06:002015-11-02T13:18:49.376-06:00Did the operative stone masons use a book to refer...Did the operative stone masons use a book to refer how to build and lay stones?<br />Not to my knowledge!<br />So why not take after the builders and use your mind?<br />A mind is a terrible thing to waste!Hotel Diplomat Historianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02343207214454296767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2909814477098868440.post-73368556348134249422015-10-27T23:46:48.442-05:002015-10-27T23:46:48.442-05:00Strong feelings against ciphers and work books asi...Strong feelings against ciphers and work books aside, this message is an important one. Every time I received the proficiency work I thought the same thing "there is no way I will ever learn all this" and after a week or so I had it down pat. The thing that made it possible was spending a little time (20-30 min) every day going over the work and talking to the brothers of the lodges throughout my district. This post reminded me of a saying I "stole" and used to tell me students when they got overwhelmed with class work "how does a lion eat an elephant? one bite at a time." Thank you RWB Michael for the perspective.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13925329121598270846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2909814477098868440.post-49405947876092042602015-10-01T19:18:34.900-05:002015-10-01T19:18:34.900-05:00Please vote against cipher books. The relationship...Please vote against cipher books. The relationship you develop with an instructor is one of the most important friendships you will have in Masonry. Road trips to other lodges are the best situations to teach. I have recently added the MM lecture to my EA and FC repertoire and they take time. Saying "I could never learn that" is like saying "I am bad at remembering names." Don't reinforce a negative. You will surprise yourself.deanliljahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224930862872574032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2909814477098868440.post-58674075850878909172015-10-01T15:42:21.525-05:002015-10-01T15:42:21.525-05:00I think attending a good LOI is essential, if you ...I think attending a good LOI is essential, if you can. But having a ritual book combined with the LOI is the bast of both worlds<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05693773964022037262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2909814477098868440.post-50326747996896704302015-10-01T09:19:48.301-05:002015-10-01T09:19:48.301-05:00You don't need printed ritual or a cipher to l...You don't need printed ritual or a cipher to learn the work or study by yourself. Those are killing the fraternity from within, like a cancer. Get together with a brother who knows the work. Have him teach you a manageable piece. Go home and work on it for a couple of days to a week. Then get back together. Polish up the part you've been working on, and learn a little more. Put the pieces together. Lather, rinse,repeat. This is wear brotherhood is born. No ritual book is going to fly to your relief, but a brother with whom you have built a relationship with certainly will. You will also learn much more than ritual from his instructive tongue.Steve Lambhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15593615320732867276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2909814477098868440.post-4513336359369720712015-09-30T14:31:31.930-05:002015-09-30T14:31:31.930-05:00What a great idea. I look forward to promoting th...What a great idea. I look forward to promoting this at our next stated meeting. I think that feelings of being overwhelmed by the work stand in the way of many men participating in the degrees.Tall_driverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08834553693245722924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2909814477098868440.post-54243585432427705382015-09-30T11:46:36.383-05:002015-09-30T11:46:36.383-05:00I'd say if you don't have something to lea...I'd say if you don't have something to learn from i.e. printed ritual or cipher book, you don't really have the ability to self-study. So this really doesn't apply in your case. You can practice things you've already learned obviously, but you'll have to learn in the manner consistent with your jurisdiction's practice--I'm assuming you have lodges of instruction and certified instructors that teach ritual? Todd E. Creasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12966451416841599132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2909814477098868440.post-91385396702711565312015-09-30T09:15:56.185-05:002015-09-30T09:15:56.185-05:00And what if we don't have printed ritual to wo...And what if we don't have printed ritual to work from... Ryan Mercerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06414248790619053685noreply@blogger.com