My wife is from the Philippines and the next time I’m there I hope to visit with the brethren there.

@bradzal2732

26 күн бұрын

@TK-le8wd my wife is also from the Philippines and we are going there in 2025 and like yourself, I am looking forward to meeting Brethren when I am there

@cesarguajardo5120

14 күн бұрын

Me too, I hope to visit at least 1 lodge next summer on our trip there. I know of a few in Manila, but hopefully they got at least one closer to me in General Santos City.

Greetings Brothers, from my current vocational travels in The Middle East. MM, Austin, TX Lodge #12, and Valley of Austin of the Scottish Rite 32nd°.

We also travel through the chairs. That's what I thought it meant when people asked me when I was a new Mason.

@markrobbins7463

27 күн бұрын

But not every Mason goes through the chairs.

Cool. Thanks fo this video!

Thank you for sharing this was interesting

Another Fantastic video. Thanks Brothers

Great video, Brother!

If you are Ireland, a traveler has a rather different meaning 😂 but one we become Master Masons we are free to well ‘travel’ and yes, I agree with number 3.

In French Free Macon means Free House, which is another name for a Pub/ Public House. A Free House would've been able to house out of town craftsman working on building in their area. This is what you can still see in some places when workmen stay in a Bed and Breakfast while they're building or working on a project or business seminars, etc .. That's my two cents

@sonnylambert4893

24 күн бұрын

@@josephkawalski8914 thought it came from “frere maison”

@sonnylambert4893

24 күн бұрын

Free in French is “ libre” btw

Your third answer is the one I've identified the phrase with.

how many bricks did you lay this week 😅

Jim Robinson, SW and taught me my EA…

@ScottishRiteMasons

24 күн бұрын

Great Mason!

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Traveling through your internet

When will you be in Phoenix. I would love to meet you.

@ScottishRiteMasons

26 күн бұрын

I was just there a few weeks ago! Sorry I missed you!

Brothers I will be traveling to the UK in october and will be spending time in edinburgh and london. besides rosslyn chapel I would love to visit the lodge of edinburgh #1. does anyone know how to contact the lodge to arrange a visit or tour?

@ScottishRiteMasons

26 күн бұрын

Contact YOUR grand secretary, and they will contact that Grand Secretary- it's the best way.

I once made a mistake of saying; I was a traveler for work. Meaning a traveling Union Pipefitter as my career. Makes sense now why, he was so interested in making my accountancy. No, I'm not a freemason, sorry for the misinterpretation.

@ScottishRiteMasons

26 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Did the freemasons actually do masonry? Like building churches and roads and stuff? What has become of that knowledge is it still taught?

@ScottishRiteMasons

24 күн бұрын

This is a long story to tell in the comments. But yes. Freemasons evolved from the stone mason guilds of the Middle Ages.

Drop the age and start believing otherwise it’s the only way, I was interested until he let me down with the mention of age! it lessons the encouragement of a belief beyond age. May I mention you don’t even look old but you do ooze wisdom and knowledge (it’s written all over you)

Do you have brothers in South Africa?

I've a question Maynard if you don't mind question is "Do Freemasons believe in reincarnation" 🤔

@ScottishRiteMasons

27 күн бұрын

Depends on that Masons individual faith. As we have said MANY times masonry is NOT a religion. So a Christian Freemason likely does not believe in reincarnation but a Hindu or Buddhist Mason may. It’s really not a religion itself.

@didymusIsrael

27 күн бұрын

@ScottishRiteMasons ok 👍🏼 thank you it's just I think about it often and I'm a 100% born again believer I mainly love Ecclesiastis and Proverb reading them both changed my life....but anyway thank you I will think on this 😊

@Cubestone

26 күн бұрын

​@@didymusIsrael Something else for a believer to consider in the Christian context: If God knew you before you were born, and if you have a hope of eternal life, your spirit would have to be an eternal ray of God. Your body is temporary, and your spirit would not need reincarnation as it is eternal. Just my personal view and I hope it helps.

@didymusIsrael

26 күн бұрын

@Cubestone yes partially true 👍🏼 but if my theory is correct. We have many bodies, but yes, "one eternal spirit" It's just I have flash back .memories that last literally 0.5 seconds roughly and I've never worked out why?

@Cubestone

26 күн бұрын

@@didymusIsrael I won't call it impossible. I've dreamed about historic places I've never been, only to later in time discover them awake. I have no explanation for it.

Because they are pilgrims on the path...?

@ScottishRiteMasons

27 күн бұрын

Romantic, but perhaps not historic.

@pilgrim4yehoshua

26 күн бұрын

@@ScottishRiteMasons the John J Robinson book... A Pilgrim's Path... Is what the initial question about traveling men brought to mind... Shalom.

@ScottishRiteMasons

26 күн бұрын

Many agree with you. Art de Hoyos and I spoke about it this morning. He agrees with you; I just think that from a practical standpoint, the 3rd answer makes the most sense. Truth be told, we don't have a solid answer.

Dear Brother When you say that Freemasons would be called "Travellers" because they are constantly traveling from West to East is a "romantic explanation," I kindly disagree with sincere respect. Rather than being "romantic," this is at the core of Freemasonry's esotericism. Think about it: Isn't Freemasonry always hiding lessons behind symbols and allegories? QED. RS - W.'.M.'. - AASR (Brazil) T.'.F.'.E.'.

@ScottishRiteMasons

26 күн бұрын

You’re not alone in that thought. But I really lean toward the more practical reasoning. I also don’t think that operative masons “hid” their lessons. I think some of those esoteric ideas were applied after the 1600s when speculative masons started with esoteric thoughts. The concept of being travelers is much older and therefore in my opinion it comes from the operative traditions which are rooted in practical thought NOT esoteric philosophy. But we don’t really have a great answer for it as I said there’s no history to prove it one way or another so I would be happy to be wrong. I just lean towards practicality.

@lastmanineurope8

24 күн бұрын

@@OldBreedBR The presenter makes "being a travelling man" sound so dull and boring. I don't know for what purpose.

@sonnylambert4893

24 күн бұрын

Towards the rising sun or enlightenment. Not romantic as much as functional or intellectual

@OldBreedBR

24 күн бұрын

@@lastmanineurope8 I believe no other purpose than sharing knowledge and starting a productive and civil debate. But this current trend of Freemasonry towards practicality worries me. If you strip the Masonic teachings of their esotericism, what remains? What would Freemasonry have to offer to the world? Lessons about brotherly love, good character, and behavior can be found everywhere and anywhere, even in very materialistic traditions of thought. A Freemasonry without its robust and powerful esotericism is sterile and dull and would have no justifiable reason to exist.

@MajelioMontagna

24 күн бұрын

@@OldBreedBR agreed. “Traveling east in search of light” is obviously used in our ritual as a metaphor for traveling spiritually in search of enlightenment. However, the metaphor was possibly inspired by the customs of ancient stone masonry, if we are to believe that the term journeyman had reference to traveling in order to progress in one’s craft.

My traveling has been abstruse and has brought me here. I messaged the account on Facebook. Please read

Because we travel from the west to the east. Duh. 😂😂😂

@ScottishRiteMasons

24 күн бұрын

That’s one theory. Romantic. Not practical tho.

@magicman9321

24 күн бұрын

@ScottishRiteMasons at least, that's what the catechism says