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Hey there Glenn!
editWelcome to the world of Wikipedia! Thanks for dropping me the note last night, I saw it just prior to heading into the office.
I haven't added the details to my blog as yet, but I just finished a whirlwind tour of the States, on business. Went to NYC at the end of January to a vendor's conference, and the immediately headed over to San Jose, this time taking the family with me to enjoy the warm weather down there. Everyone had a good time, and both girls would very much like it if we could move to California sometime (not likely to happen anytime soon. ;-)
Managed to get some serious "museum-ing" done while on my trips. To see some of what I took, see my gallery page on Wikimedia: [1].
Hope all is well with you and your family, though I have to admit the phrase about impending "life changes" in your email sounds somewhat ominous. Will write a longer email to you this evening.
Discussion of Spriritual Aspects of Freemasonry
editThe problem with any discussion on the spiritual aspects of Freemasonry is that they are undefined... they are left to the interpretation of each individual Mason. While you are not alone in finding great spiritual insight in the rituals and teaching of the Craft, your view will not necessarily match those of other Masons. For some, Freemasonry is their spirituality... you might say that it is their religion (as the critics charge.) But that is by no means universal (and from my experience is actually rare). For me, the spiritual side of Freemasonry leads to a greater bond with and understanding of my own personal religious beliefs... ie they mesh with and strengthen my own Christianity. For others it may do the same with their own religion, be it Judeism, Islam or whatever. I am glad that you think about what you hear in lodge, and apply that to you own spiritual life... I wish more Masons did that. But how we do that, and the insight we come away with when we do that is unique to each of us.
We can not write an article on the spiritual aspects of Freemasonry, because they end up being a very personal thing, with no common ground for drawing generalizations. Ask five Masons what the sprititual aspects of Freemasonry are (much less what they mean), and you will get six different answers. Also, such an article is sure to attract the Anti-Masons, who have their own misinterpreted POV views of what Freemasonry is. Blueboar 19:10, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
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