Universal Freemason Research Society

Here is a link to our You Tube Channel and a lesson regarding Albert Pike author of Morals and Dogma https://youtu.be/FdSuVdOHm7s

  Greetings Everyone!     I’m sitting and reflecting today about my initiation ceremony (so many years ago now, but so much to decipher so it’s on my mind a lot) and I became enlightened as to one meaning of being greeted with the point of the compass over the heart.   In the teachings of Kabbalah, we learn that one does not seek the spiritual in a sincere way until we reach “a point in our heart” where we realize we should seek enlightenment.   When we decipher the meaning of the compass, we learn that the compass represents that which is spiritual (the square represents that which is earthly) and we are greeted with the points of the compass over our heart.  If we view this from a kabbalistic perspective, we have entered the lodge room attaining “the point in the heart” where we realize we should seek more enlightenment, and thus, our Masonic journey towards “more light” begins!   What is your perspective regarding this?     Thanks for reading, please be sure to follow us on Twitter

  Greetings Everyone and welcome to the Universal Freemason Research Society blog.  We are stepping away from Facebook as that social media site tended to make writing anything with “meat on the bones” less likely from a research perspective.     We will use this site mainly and we hope you enjoy the format and take away something meaningful when you visit this site.     Today, let us consider our effects on society as we lead a Masonic life.     If we dig deep into our Masonic rituals and especially our initiation into our lodge, we will find many lessons to help us along through our daily lives with an understanding and strength that most in society may not possess or understand.   I would encourage my fellow masons to always teach these lessons to those who are not members of a lodge, you can do so without revealing words and grips and signs that we keep in the lodge room, and I would add that we SHOULD be doing so.   We know that we should see knowledge always, even when we are tra