Impatience, Loss of Gravity
Despair and hope; COVID-19 accelerates a crisis, and moves us toward refining Freemasonry Continue reading Impatience, Loss of Gravity
Category: self-improvement
Commitment Devices
Can you improve your life by preventing yourself from doing the wrong things? Continue reading Commitment Devices
Esoteric Sharp Edges
Esoteric study has dangers, which we take a look at and explore Continue reading Esoteric Sharp Edges
My Experience with Over-Work and Burnout
How I burned myself out, and what a simple coffee cup can mean. Continue reading My Experience with Over-Work and Burnout
How People Predict the Future: Amos Tversky
Most of our actions are based on guesses about what will happen in the future and what will make us happy, and so we can change our behavior by understanding and changing how we do that prediction. Continue reading How People Predict the Future: Amos Tversky
How Talking Changes our Beliefs and Minds
When we talk to one another, we aren’t just communicating but we are forming and evolving our own set of beliefs over time. Through practice, or recitation, beliefs take shape, and become more firm. Continue reading How Talking Changes our Beliefs and Minds
Masonry in the Meantime: Educational Resources
Even though Masonry never stops, it has been a chaotic time for the Craft. Rather than obsess over the latest closures, let’s turn the corner and use this to make positive suggestions on what we can do in the meantime. The following references are culled from many helpful brothers online who have shared what they’re … Continue reading Masonry in the Meantime: Educational Resources
V.I.T.R.I.O.L.
exploring an old symbol and what it means for personal development Continue reading V.I.T.R.I.O.L.
Social Polarization in the Time of Pandemic
Recent COVID-19 situation was born into a polarized social environment in western culture. High levels of distrust are running around, with sentiments of nationalism and tribalism that affect our response to the Coronavirus. Continue reading Social Polarization in the Time of Pandemic
Keep Going
A short note for those whose level of concern about COVID-19 is growing, or for anyone who is struggling with anxiety or concern in their lives. We cannot think or feel our way through anxiety and suffering. When they are real, they are felt, and nothing we do can change that, but we can adopt … Continue reading Keep Going
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