#freemasons

Frederick Bligh Bond, born OTD in 1864, joined the #Freemasons, the Theosophical Society, the #Rosicrucian movement, and other organizations, then carried out psychical research https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/usa/ghostbusters/?s=mb #paranormal #history

English architect Bligh Bond, born OTD in 1864, joined the #Freemasons, Theosophical Society, Society for Psychical Research, and the #Rosicrucian movement before his #Glastonbury "psychic archaeology" project https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/uk/glastonbury/?s=mb #travel

I'm sad to see that the Arrowtown Freemason's Lodge is shutting up shop. Twenty years ago I made a video on the restoration of this special building and met a variety of old fashioned craftspeople over a couple of years.

The Masons I interviewed were all genuinely nice people, but even back then the average age of members was in the late 60s and they had trouble attracting new talent. Young people today just aren't prepared to roll up a trouser leg or take the time to learn secret handshakes.

The video of the restoration of Arrow Kilwinning Lodge is available in the Arrowtown Museum.

https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/queenstown/freemasons%E2%80%99-arrowtown-story-ends

#Freemasons #NZ #Arrowtown

Did you know that the #pope reigning in 1978 died mysteriously after just 34 days?

Pope John Paul I was 65 yrs old when he retired to his chambers on the 27th. Sep. 1978.

He had heard of youths getting killed & lamented about it.

He was found the next day with his night light still on.

#Conspiracy theories abound:

Was he involved in a corruption scandal with the Vatican Bank?
Did the #Freemasons get him?
Did he piss off traditional #Catholics?

Or was it simply a heart attack?

[14:09] Freemasons to donate fee for hosting McGregor interview

The Freemasons of Ireland are to donate the money they were paid for hosting an interview between Conor McGregor and Tucker Carlson to charity.

https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0420/1508594-freemasons-mcgregor/

#Freemasons #Ireland #ConorMcGregor #TuckerCarlson

One of the weirder folk tale collections I have comr across is this book with 63 tales about the #Freemasons .

They range from slanderous to very slanderous. But, in truth, they are not so different in character from modern #ConspiracyTheory / #ConspiracyFantasy you can find in #MAGA circles, #AntiSemitism , the #TERF movement and so forth.

The actors and the elements change, but the bigotry stays the same.
https://www.digitale-sammlungen.de/en/view/bsb00105071?page=1

English architect Bligh Bond, who died OTD in 1945, joined the #Freemasons, Theosophical Society, Society for Psychical Research, and the #Rosicrucian movement before his #Glastonbury "psychic archaeology" project https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/uk/glastonbury/?s=mb #travel

Bit of a different question today. Does anyone have intel on possible connections between orange and Freemason lodge (specifically in New Zealand)?
We got given some of my partner’s grandfather’s things. Amongst them were three swords. We know he was a member of the orange lodge, but a picture search says they are more likely to be Freemason.

#research #freemasons #orangemen #swords

EA here on my way to FC. Are there any other Freemasons in the fediverse?

#freemasons #freemasonry #mason #askfedi

Books on German folk tales and #folklore I will likely only write later in my career:

- Tales about Divine Judgment, and what triggers it.
- Tales focusing on churches, including many tales of ambulatory church bells.
- A collection of tales about evil and depraved nobles, sorted by the Seven Deadly Sins.
- Omens and Prophecy
- Fortean Weirdness and all sorts of inexplicable phenomena, such as rains of bizarre substances, moving stones, and all sorts of bizarre haunts
- Outlaws in German folklore
- "Reckless Child Endangerment", a collection of tales focusing on children and their misadventures
- Household spirits
- Secret societies, including many slanderous tales about #Freemasons (though to be honest, I am not sure whether I should write that one at all - any actual Freemasons want to weigh in?)
- Folk tales set during the Thirty Years' War

Which of these sound the most interesting to you?

Cyber Sigils: The Memetic Language of Digital Magick

At this point, I honestly believe we can treat memes and meme culture as sigils. They’re essentially logograms that are practically the same as sigils. Memes rely heavily on shared cultural knowledge and context, which allows them to function effectively as a form of communication, much like logograms do in written language. Similarly, memes can encapsulate ideas, emotions, or intentions in a visual format. For instance, if someone were to create a meme with a specific message or intention in mind, they could use it as a focal point for their energy and intention, much like a sigil.

Building on this idea, the shared cultural context of memes can also amplify their impact, as they often resonate with a wider audience. This resonance is akin to the connotation found in group workings, where memes can be utilized to politically organize and mobilize. Furthermore, initiation rituals often involve symbols that represent deeper meanings, values, or beliefs within a culture. These symbols can encode complex ideas that may not be easily articulated. For example, a rite of passage may use specific objects, colors, or actions that signify transformation, maturity, or belonging.

In this way, just as initiation rituals encode and transmit tacit knowledge, memes can serve as modern vessels for this type of understanding. They often encapsulate shared experiences, cultural references, and social commentary that resonate with specific communities. By doing so, memes convey complex ideas and emotions in a way that is accessible and relatable, allowing individuals to grasp cultural nuances without explicit explanation.

Thus, we can see an intersection and convergence between esoteric and occult initiations and how memes are used in Internet culture, particularly when examining cohort-specific memes. The fascinating aspect of this phenomenon is that this form of sigil magic is endemic to American media. Moreover, America is currently inundated with chaotic and random occult cultural influences. It’s almost as if America has become that evil magical place filled with cannibalistic leopard cultists that eat faces, reminiscent of horror movies. Fortunately, I have a cognitohazard warning system in my subconscious that flags most memes, which is why I have an aversion to them.

In theory, I could use memes as a type of logogram to integrate tacit knowledge. The thing about magic is that it is intentional and tacit. Knowledge of how to do magic is experiential, intuitive, and generally ineffable. Memes and initiations are a hack around this. However, the downsides are too great. Most occultists’ minds have been taken over by memes. Memetic entities function as viral entities.

The imperative and procedural knowledge found in grimoires does not encode what it seems like to do magic; rather, it encodes algorithms and magical codes, essentially. Magic is real, and it is not real at the same time. An illusion is something that is not as it appears; however, deliberately accessing magic is rooted in the apprehension of what it seems like—the qualia of the experience, which, on its own, is illusory. In this way, magic brings the illusory and the unreal into a tangible reality. It’s easier to communicate tacit knowledge among a cohort that has similar experiences because the references are understood tacitly. That is why initiations are important in many esoteric cultures. The pathological entities hanging around the shadows of the culture are not worth it, so I stay away from the tacit knowledge of most occult cultures.

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Hey #Freemasons with growing lodges, how do you promote yourselves?

This is what blue eyed #VoteBlue no-matter-who voters prefer to ignore in active support of #identityPolitics & #censorship. Passively they support #NYSE #wallstreet #olygarchy, #neoliberalism, #controlledOpposition, #MIC and #genocide.

#KillermalaHarris haven't just lost swingstate #Michigan over #Brown #Palestinian and #Mexican support, but #Black votes...
https://youtu.be/FlsRvWiTuHg
Too bad that 'democrats' can't count on the 'white' working class since it was widely abandoned under Clinton.

To get the first black female president of the United States of America #FBFPOTUS #$elected some of her supporters are even engaged in smear campaigns against former allies. That's blue loyalty over Palestine solidarity on display, and very disappointing to see.

Neoliberal 'democrats' will vote for a genocidaire because “there are no non-genocidal options likely to win”.
Mentioned sheeple refuse to look up history and see the (racist) irony of this #MSM minstrel show. It's not the Truth we're told she being #BLACK, but #blackface'd half Indian/Irish descended of Jews, #freemasons, and #slaveholders.
https://youtu.be/T7ToYmik424

Might be #Killermala's political blackface campaign dismantled by #CandaceOwens, but a zionistic, antisemitic and racist POTUS candidate like #Harris should be under investigation for #genocideDenial #corruption, enabling #warcrimes & #holocaust — maybe even treason in the interest of foreign #AIPAC agents.

Keep in mind: 'supporting the lesser evil' is like praising the sister of Satan.

#USdemocrats #SocDems #USA #presidential #Election #Vote #MastodonForHarris without #BlackMastodon played by #teamBLUE vs #teamRED #bipartisan #USpolitics
PS: Don't accuse #gfkDSGN of #TRUMPWorship or #MastodonForTrump before you've seen our #PopArt portrait of #POTUS45 and the #TRUMPuniversity logo on his official x-feed

Mt. Moriah Masons Lodge in Towson donated $20,000 so the Student Support Network can continue its mission. They provide free food, clothing, toiletries, school supplies and some household items to students at 21 Baltimore County schools.

https://www.wmar2news.com/local/nonprofit-gives-students-chance-to-succeed-with-household-items

#Freemasons #PublicSchool #Charity #Towson #Maryland #Freemasonry

Frederick Bligh Bond, born OTD in 1864, joined the #Freemasons, the Theosophical Society, the #Rosicrucian movement, and other organizations, then carried out psychical research https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/usa/ghostbusters/?s=mb #paranormal #history

English architect Bligh Bond, born OTD in 1864, joined the #Freemasons, Theosophical Society, Society for Psychical Research, and the #Rosicrucian movement before his #Glastonbury "psychic archaeology" project https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/uk/glastonbury/?s=mb #travel

Masonic Hall in Cheltenham, England

One of the oldest Masonic buildings, and still in use today.#freemasons #architecture #masonictemples #masons #section-Atlas
Masonic Hall

The outfit i decided to wear for my freemason initiation to ight.

#Freemason #Freemasons

I am now officially a #Freemason as i have now finished my initiation (first degree mason).

#Freemasons