08-29-2010, 06:18 PM
You are very clear about the outcomes you desire: to learn about the Law of One through the service-to-others path, as part of a spiritual community. That clarity, I believe, will help you very much whether or not you join the Masons.
Ra said that the time for pyramids and mystery schools is over. Even the isolation tank is "a gadget," not as useful for meditation as simply enjoying the beauty of nature. The message does not need to be advertised. It is available, in full and for free, nothing hidden or kept back, for anyone who wishes to seek it.
There are no upper levels of Ra teachings hidden by high fees, confounding riddles and rituals, and ominous threats of harm if they are ever disclosed. I feel that Ra was rather bemused by Don's discussion of publicity for the book.
My recommendation is that you talk with whoever would be the highest level of Masonic official that you would deal with as a beginner. Is that the President of the Lodge or something like that? Be clear about your intentions. Politely ask if the Lodge is indeed today's most efficient way for you to learn and share ancient wisdom teachings.
Explain your STO path and ask for examples of how becoming a Freemason would be the most empowering way to support that path. Keep your eyes and ears open. Continue to have balancing other sources of information, such as this forum if you like.
I admire your desire to learn and grow within a community of faith. I am highly skeptical of whether the Masons ever were the best opportunity for such discoveries. My own impression is that through the years, they combined some elements of the ancient mystery religions with elements of controlling manipulation, hierarchy, elitism and hidden controls.
If secrecy ever was necessary about ultimate truth in the past, it certainly isn't needed any more today. We are blessed to be living in the years in which the full nature of God within each of us is shouted from the housetops, and freely republished on the Internet. Given all of that, is there any justification left for a "keep out club" as the path to enlightenment? Personally, I doubt it.
I do respect, however, if you feel, based on being fully informed, that it's your path.
Thanks for the honor of getting to put in my two cents.
Ra said that the time for pyramids and mystery schools is over. Even the isolation tank is "a gadget," not as useful for meditation as simply enjoying the beauty of nature. The message does not need to be advertised. It is available, in full and for free, nothing hidden or kept back, for anyone who wishes to seek it.
There are no upper levels of Ra teachings hidden by high fees, confounding riddles and rituals, and ominous threats of harm if they are ever disclosed. I feel that Ra was rather bemused by Don's discussion of publicity for the book.
My recommendation is that you talk with whoever would be the highest level of Masonic official that you would deal with as a beginner. Is that the President of the Lodge or something like that? Be clear about your intentions. Politely ask if the Lodge is indeed today's most efficient way for you to learn and share ancient wisdom teachings.
Explain your STO path and ask for examples of how becoming a Freemason would be the most empowering way to support that path. Keep your eyes and ears open. Continue to have balancing other sources of information, such as this forum if you like.
I admire your desire to learn and grow within a community of faith. I am highly skeptical of whether the Masons ever were the best opportunity for such discoveries. My own impression is that through the years, they combined some elements of the ancient mystery religions with elements of controlling manipulation, hierarchy, elitism and hidden controls.
If secrecy ever was necessary about ultimate truth in the past, it certainly isn't needed any more today. We are blessed to be living in the years in which the full nature of God within each of us is shouted from the housetops, and freely republished on the Internet. Given all of that, is there any justification left for a "keep out club" as the path to enlightenment? Personally, I doubt it.
I do respect, however, if you feel, based on being fully informed, that it's your path.
Thanks for the honor of getting to put in my two cents.