We are taught, while standing on the first step in Masonry, that the form of the lodge is the furniture, lights and ornaments of the lodge. We are also told that, by the cable tow we may be lead away, without beholding the form thereof. Hum, Really. So, we are to believe that the form we will miss out on, are rows of old, low, uncomfortable theater sets, within a poorly lit room with poorly painted off white walls. An old unused organ, covered by an old stained cover that doesn’t quite do the job. Some decent lodge furniture and a couple of prints, one, my personal favorite, of Brother Washington hanging next to the rear door, that no mater how we try, we can’t get to stay straight. Yah, right. So what’s the real deal.

As a student of Masonic Magic, I’d like to share another option. First, notice our standing positions during the initiatory degree and then imagine you’re laying out a Sanctum Sanctorum. That’s right, we effectively become the walls of the Holy of Holies. For the next part,it helps if you can see auras, but here’s how it works. With enough brothers present, our individual energies (auras) connect (we become one) and we collectively become an energy barrier, that’s why, when all is right, we can feel pressure between our out stretched hands as if we are smashing a balloon. In addition, we are also creating a grounding effect, grounding out static from our surroundings. Now, picture what is going on at the center of us. Our ancient brethren constructed the pyramids and temples with this same idea in mind, grounding out static energies to allow for an unobstructed, pure channel to the GAOTU.

So, if this is all true, and by the way I can prove the “theory” in a matter of minutes, then what is the true form of the lodge. Here’s a hint. The form has little to do with a building or the “stuff” in it. To be sure, we can hold lodge under a tree and have an incredible experience. The form can be found in Patrick’s talent at the keyboard, I still remember the first time I heard Stairway to Heaven while watching the word taken up. In the hard work the officers put in learning their lines to give their new brother the best degree they can. In the third thing that a new brother sees upon being brought from darkness, (the smiles of his new brothers lined up towards the east). It’s found in that certain friendly grip.

Hep, you got it, the True FORM of the Lodge, is YOU.

See you in Lodge Brother.

Magically and Fraternally,

JR Knight, PM
magicalmason1111@gmail.com