How does one know that a lodge is recognised by TGAOTU?
The simplest test is to watch for energy flows from the GAOTU when the wands are crossed, particularly at the obligation of the candidate.
Sometimes there might be a flash of GAOTU energy when the square and compasses are first arranged.
The energy of the GAOTU as it approaches the temple may appear as a plumb line. The plumb line, in some workings, is one of the working tools of the Installed Master
I see the flash at the closing rather than when first arranged, so I know what you are talking about there, but plumb lines are still a mystery to me. However having seen various energy connections in lodge I have hopes of seeing/recognising more of what you talk about.
I am intrigued about the knocks.
Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting…trailing clouds of glory do we come from God, who is our home -Wordsworth
> I decided that was unacceptable and that my emotional body should be under Ray 2. It seemed to me that the change of Ray influence occurred over the following 6 months.
Ah, Bro., you give me hope! Years ago my instructor was much more fatalistic in the matter of rays. "This is the card you were dealt, deal with it!" I can see merit in following some universal plan, which, however, left little room for changes in the personality. I'd like to think that I've endured all the changes I was supposed to experience this time around and I am now an object at rest.
Post by stepnwolf on Sept 16, 2013 22:00:20 GMT 9.5
>How does one know that a lodge is recognised by TGAOTU? As an experiment, I just looked back at the Lodge that was so dear to my heart. Even before we processed there was evidence that someone or something was already there. When the annual password was taken from each Bro. in line sometimes there was almost an audible click as if the Bro. became connected in some way to the other Brn in procession. Of course, it could be the natural result of any group of people coming together and dedicated to a single purpose. Or, as I believe, it was evidence that TGAOTU or THOATF or an entity of some kind was taking an interest in the meeting.
How to determine the nature of the energies at work here? "By their fruits ye shall know them." The history of Marie Deraismes Lodge extends back to the beginning of the 20th century. They continued the old North American Ritual while the Besant/Leadbeater version was being encouraged in the rest of the Federation. The fruits of their labors, I think, indicate that they carried a special blessing of some kind. From whom or what I am not prepared to say.
The candidate for initiation is said to be seeking the mysteries and privileges of ancient Freemasonry.
What are they?
Masons, Awake!
Your creed and your Craft demand the best that is in you. They demand the sanctifying of your life, the regeneration of your body, the purification of your soul, and the ordination of your spirit. Yours is the glorious opportunity; yours is the divine responsibility. Accept your task and follow in the footsteps of the Master Masons of the past, who with the flaming spirit of the Craft have illumined the world. YOU HAVE A GREAT PRIVILEGE – THE PRIVILEGE OF ILLUMINED LABOR.
You may know the ends to which you work, while others must struggle in darkness. Your labors are not to be confined to the tiled Lodge alone, for a Mason must radiate the qualities of his Craft. Its light must shine in his home and in his business, glorifying his association with his fellow men.
In the Lodge and out of the Lodge, the Mason must represent the highest fruitage of sincere endeavor.
> Your labors are not to be confined to the tiled Lodge alone, for a Mason must radiate the qualities of his Craft. Its light must shine in his home and in his business, glorifying his association with his fellow men.
As we know the lodge extends from E to W and N to S and from the Earth to the Heavens. It is a rather large lodge and must necessarily affect humanity and beyond.