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Doctors Argue if Fibromyalgia Diet Cures Symptoms

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Obama Election “Transcendental Leap” in American Consciousness

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It has made me remember what I felt and believed to be possible when I was young.

I’ve been accused of leaning politically somewhat to the right of Attila the Hun, and was pulling for meaningful reform in Washington DC when I voted for the McCain/Palin ticket.

But when Barack Obama won, and I watched his acceptance speech, and I watched McCain’s concession speech, and I watched George W. Bush’s congratulatory speech; I was not only proud to be an American, but moved by the impact of the event and the smooth transition of power that I know will take place.

As a child (and I mean infant) of the 1960s I watched the assassinations of Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr. on television, and was among the first to attend school after the passage of civil rights legislation.

Raised as a Catholic I remember how big of a deal it was for John Kennedy to be elected president.

And as we all do, I remember being told in elementary school that in America anyone can grow up to be president of this country. And like most (not as soon as most women though I’m sure) I became jaded in my belief of that notion as I grew older.

Well I believe again.

The notion of a black American being elected president in an undisputed election in 1968 (when I was 8-years-old) would have been considered on a par with a belief in the Tooth Fairy, or the Easter Bunny to most adults of the time.

But the best of my elders did believe in that spirit of brotherhood. And today I work on memorizing that piece of ritual they memorized then, and in earlier times. And it has been invigorating for me to learn this lesson, and watch the fruits it has born in this historic election year of 2008 …

“… By the exercise of Brotherly Love we are taught to regard the whole human species as one family; the high and the low, the rich and the poor, who as created by one almighty parent, and as inhabitants of the same planet are to aid, support and protect one another. On this principle Masonry unites men of every country, sect and opinion; and causes true friendship to exist among those who might otherwise have remained at a perpetual distance… ”

Powerful change has taken place in the hearts, minds and tongues of the American people since the days of my youth.

Economic and political policy views pale in the shadow of the fundamental shift in the ability of the majority of the people in this blessed nation to be open minded.

A transcendent leap of collective consciousness has taken place in the space of 40 years.

We my brothers can be proud to be a part of the steps taken over that time in coming so much closer to achieving that goal of true brotherhood.

It is my belief that the Supreme Architect of the Universe will continue to smile upon our nation, and our fraternity, because of our sincere dedication to, practice of, and continuance of the first of our principle tenets, that of brotherly love.

God Bless You, God Bless President Elect Obama, and God Bless America.

Jr. Warden (Elect) Steve Laurvick

S.W. Hackett #574

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“May Brotherly Love Prevail…”

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by Steve Laurvick

For me memorization of the ritual comes faster with comprehension and so I will post my first Trestleboard article on research I’ve done into the part of the ritual I’m currently struggling to understand.

In the lecture of the first degree we are taught that the perfect points of entrance are illustrated by the four cardinal virtues. We are not told why, or even whether the perfect points of entrance are into the candidate, the lodge, the fraternity or something else.

However the lectures of Temperance, Fortitude, Prudence and Justice all allude to the necessity of remembering to remain alert and wary of any physical weakening of the mind or body which might cause a man to lapse in the maintaining of his obligation.

Though I am no expert in it, I do not see this correlation spoken of or elaborated upon anywhere else in the ritual. If anyone else has please make me aware of it.

As I recall from catechism classes these virtues were first exemplified by the ancient Greeks and first written down by the philosopher Socrates student Plato.

The obvious virtue of pursuing temperance, fortitude, prudence and justice in one’s daily life was passed by Roman roads to all corners of what was to become the Holy Roman Empire and was perpetuated in Western society by influential writings of intellectuals of the early Catholic church such as St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas.

The word cardinal is derived from the Latin word for “hinge” or “cardin.” In fact every Pope now comes from the ranks of the “Cardinals” and there is little doubt of the symbolism and importance that these virtues represent in the Christian world.

A metaphor for these four virtues: Temperance, Fortitude, Prudence, and Justice; is that they are the hinges upon which the door morality is hung, and swings.

This thread brings us back to another quite obvious reference to first admission, and a specific passage of scripture that started with a request and resulted in entry into the ancient and honorable fraternity.

So on this point I will lean toward the perfect points of entrance being related to the granting of admission. Perhaps the cardinal virtues illustrate the only possible way to enter and progress in freemasonry.

An ability to maintain the sanctity of the obligation being the “nails” in “il cardino” or the hinges of the door upon which the four cardinal virtues open or close might be a way to envision the perfect points of entrance.

The guttural, pectoral, manual and pedal as illustrated by signs and words, symbols and steps are meant only for individuals with the ability or desire to control their base impulses and strive to live a just, temperate, and prudent lifestyle while having the fortitude to live by the courage of their convictions.

Agree or not, these thoughts will I hope stimulate discussion and will help me get through this proficiency.

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What Do the Four Cardinal Virtues Have To Do With the Perfect Points of Entrance?

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Want to Donate a Wheelchair, Walker or Hospital Bed

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• Initiated in “América” Lodge No. 86, Santiago, Chile in 1959
• Moved to Israel in 1962.
• Founder of “La Fraternidad Lodge No. 62 in Tel Aviv (first Spanish speaking Lodge in Israel)
• Working in AASR
• Held various offices in the Grand Lodge of Israel
• Became Honorary Assistant Grand Master of the State of Israel in 1995
• Joined Scottish Rite in 1969. Sovereign Grand Inspector General, 33E in 1991
• Grand Secretary General 1993-1995
• Sovereign Grand Commander 1996-1998
• Fellow of The Philalethes Society
• Contributing member of the Scottish Rite Research Society
• Has served in various offices in the Royal Arch Grand Chapter of Israel.
• Scholar and published author.
• Founder Member, Chair of Philosophical and Masonic Studies “Dr. René Garcia Vanenzuela,” Universidad La República, Santiago, Chile
• Honorary Consul of Chile in Tel Aviv since 1963
• Member of MENSA International.

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Right Worshipful Brother Zeldis will talk on Arabs and Jews

in Israeli Freemasonry:

Saturday, November 17, 2007
10:00 AM

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Masonic Symbol of Square, Compass & the Letter “G”

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Mideastern Brotherhood and Freemasonry

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I was born at Denver, CO. My father, Bro. Jordan E. Detzer (recently deceased), and both my paternal and maternal grandfathers were masons. As my father received his Doctorate in Theology and was an ordained minister in the Methodist Church, our family consisting of my mother, Jeanne, and three brothers, David (deceased May 2006, Jordan and Mark, moved every four years to a different Church in the southwestern area of the USA (Phoenix, Barstow, Lemon Grove, etc.). While living in Lemon Grove, I received the highest award in Boy Scouts, the Eagle Scout award. In 1966 I spent the entire summer teaching the first aid merit badge and life guarding at Camp Cherry Valley on Catalina Island.

I graduated with a B.A. Degree from the University of Arizona at Tucson. For six years, during the summer months, I was employed in the southern Arizona Catalina Mountains by the U. S. Forest service as a firefighter. During 1971-72 I backpacked about Europe, Morocco and Greece. I met my future bride, Anne Campbell, while she was completing her Masters Degree in Library Science at UA.

I graduated from USUI, California Western School of Law with a Juris Doctors Degree. Anne and I were wed at Torrey Pines State Reserve. Our son, Adam Campbell Detzer, also an Eagle Scout, recently graduated from the University of California at Davis.

I have practiced law in San Diego County for more than 30 years. My area of expertise is probate, wills, trusts and conservatorships. My office is located at 8264 University Ave. in La Mesa. I serve the Continuing Education of the state Bar association as an instructor to other attorneys an conservtorship law. I am a member of the superior Court’s Probate Mediation Panel. The California Department of Corrections utilizes my services as an Administrative Law Judge at Donovan State Prison. For the past 17 years I have been an active member of the Board of Directors of the National City Boys and Girls Clubs. I served 16 years on National City’s Planning Commission. My interests include travel, hiking, backpacking (section hiking the pacific Crest Trail), fly fishing, being married to Anne, being Adam’s Dad, and working to make our world a place where our children’s children will live and prosper.

Fraternally,

Ronald J. Detzer, SW

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Incoming Master Ronald Detzer Introduces Himself

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Trestelboard Link

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Jim was born and raised in San Diego, California. He and his wife, Lisa, recently celebrated their 14th wedding anniversary and have two beautiful children, Thomas and Anna.

Bro. Achenbach attended Crawford High School and gained valuable experience in the printing industry. After running a printing press for a few years he enrolled in classes at Mesa College and then transferred to San Diego State University. He earned his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communicative Disorders in 1993 and his Master of Arts in Communicative Disorders with an emphasis in Speech and Language Pathology in 1995.

Bro. Achenbach has worked for the San Diego Unified School District since his graduation from SDSU. His duties as a Speech and Language Pathologist have included working with children of all ages.

Raised to the sublime degree of Master Mason on July 22, 1997, he served as Master of the Lodge in 2006. A member of both the Scottish and York Rites, Bro. Achenbach served as High Priest of Tyre Chapter #130, Royal Arch Masons in Escondido, CA.

On December 15, 2001, following the recommendations of the California Scottish Rite Foundation’s Advisory Committee, Illustrious H. Douglas Lemons appointed Bro. Achenbach to serve as Clinic Executive Director for the California Scottish Rite Foundation. His duties have taken him to every city in the state of California that has a Speech and Language Center.

In addition to studying Masonic philosophy and history, Bro. Achenbach enjoys family days with his wife and kids, camping, hiking and traveling. His travels have taken him from the local San Diego mountains and desert to the Australian rain forest. Formal visits with the Brethren of S.W. Hackett Lodge to the United Kingdom, Mexico and the east coast of the United States have been particular highlights.

Brother James Achenback and his bride Lisa of San Diego Masonic Lodge #574

Jim & Lisa Achenbach

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James J. Achenbach, P.M. S.W. Hackett Lodge #574

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