Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.
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| — | Plato |
The possession of Knowledge, unless accompanied by a manifestation and expression in Action, is like the hoarding of precious metals-a vain and foolish thing. Knowledge, like wealth, is intended for Use. The Law of Use is Universal, and he who violates it suffers by reason of his conflict with natural forces.
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| — | The Kybalion (via lucifelle) |
I’ve always known my grandfather was a Master Mason. It’s because of him I found my way to the Lodge. Unfortunately, he passed before I was raised. There are alot of questions I wish I could have asked him now. Recently, I came across a packet of his things and found a dues card. It was his father’s; my great grandfather’s. It is dated January 1929.
Limited minds, no matter how intelligent, lock out higher levels of consciousness. If an individual tries to understand through his rational processes that which is larger than his reason, he will limit himself by his own definition of infinity.
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| — | Alan Oken; As Above, So Below (via victorioushandofgod) |
We are taught that everything in Freemasonry is symbolic. Each of the symbols have more than one meaning. Yet, there is one symbol of Freemasonry that we rarely talk about or consider, but it is a sigil of who we all are and represent.
We are all Hiram, on one level of another. We discuss who he…
V.I.T.R.I.O.L.
“The alchemical motto for vitriol is “Visita Interiora Terrae Rectificando Invenies Occultum Lapidem,” “Visit the interior of the earth and rectifying (purifying) you will find the hidden stone.” The motto originated in L’Azoth des Philosophes by the 15th Century alchemist Basilius Valentinus. In Freemasonry, the motto is a common component of the symbolic “Chamber of reflection,” where a Mason contemplates and reflects on the nature of death. In both Freemasonry and Alchemy, the motto refers to a process of internal, spiritual purification.”
