It is the East ... and I can see it very well from the West
I was invested SW this afternoon, and it was a most peculiar experience. It was, for those of you who don't know, the first time since November that I attended a craft meeting as a consequence of ill-health, which added a particular poignancy to my investiture and the RWM's emphasis on the word "Strength".
For me, to return from the dark, sub-terranean abode of the worlds within at this point in time and to be invested SW ... that's the Universe working at its most glorious.
After just over 2 years in the South, it was a very different feeling, being in the West. There is a certain gravitas about it -- but it is beautifully balanced. And that E-W axis of energy -- which is always very charged in our Lodge -- is something else when you're actually in the West, and actually closing the Lodge.
I feel ... different. Nicely so.
And for those of you who'd like to take a peek at our beautiful Temple and the gorgeous environment in which we are blessed to work, do feel free to drop by our Facebook Page, where I've just uploaded some piccies!
With h.g.w.,
Last Edit: Mar 27, 2011 10:55:28 GMT 9.5 by Cora B
They say Japan was made by a sword. They say the old gods dipped a coral blade into the ocean, and when they pulled it out four perfect drops fell back into the sea, and those drops became the islands of Japan. I say, Japan was made by a handful of brave men. Warriors, willing to give their lives for what seems to have become a forgotten word: honor. -The Last Samurai
I tend to think that part of the WSW job is to hold the energy flowing from the East and circulate it within the temple
Ah ... that would make sense. "After having seen that every Bro.'. has had his due." One certainly needs Strength for that. And after having been at the Meridian for some time, it could be expected that one would be capable of doing so.
Congratulations Cora - so nice to hear you have resurfaced.
I remember feeling decidedly uncomfortable in the West, and my mind seemed to like to go awol there. Loved the South & loved the SW and felt like I had been there before in the East, which surprised me after the feelings I had about the West.
I actually would like to go back to the West sooner or later and see how it feels now some 12 years later.
Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting…trailing clouds of glory do we come from God, who is our home -Wordsworth
I must be weird, but I feel no desire whatsoever to sit in a chair at all. I just feel no need to.
They say Japan was made by a sword. They say the old gods dipped a coral blade into the ocean, and when they pulled it out four perfect drops fell back into the sea, and those drops became the islands of Japan. I say, Japan was made by a handful of brave men. Warriors, willing to give their lives for what seems to have become a forgotten word: honor. -The Last Samurai
Maybe you should try it henka so you could experience what we are talking about.
I sometimes wonder about favourite chairs in homes... is it the chair or the spot where the chair is placed that makes it feel good? Ever notice that animals have favourite places, sometimes in the middle of nowhere in particular, but always the same spot.
Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting…trailing clouds of glory do we come from God, who is our home -Wordsworth
When our current Master was first placed in the WJW's chair I noticed how pleased he looked so asked him after the installation whether he noticed any energies. He said that he could sense a cone of energy passing through him into the temple.
I don't that's weird, Henka. I had no desire for it, either - it just sort of happened, and when it did, I knew it was right.
For me, it's the go with the flow of the Universe (strict reliance in my Employers) sort of thing. The mind may say "Sheesh, boss, that's one heck of a steep promotion, are you sure about that?", but the heart says "Into Thy hands I commend my Spirit."
Last Edit: Mar 28, 2011 17:11:11 GMT 9.5 by Cora B
A masonic promotion demands a willingness for the Bro to undertake more work, dedication of time and more responsibility. Sometimes folk just don't want to take that much on, for whatever reason.
Others think that merely by sitting in the chair, they have 'made it'. It is not unusual to find the latter will become less regular in attendance after vacating the Masters Chair or they will leave the lodge altogether, particularly if they have not bothered to join Mark, R.Arch etc.
Then there are those ancient of days and length of membership Brn who upon being recycled silently think to themselves, O Lordy - not again
