Freemasonry in Black and White Revised Edition eBook Charles M Harper Sr Rossitza Meek Mir Omar Ali
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.For too long have the norms of society found its way into Freemasonry and leading men of a Masonic Lodge, instead of the beauty of Freemasonry being taught and sending this light into the world within enlightened minds that produces a better society. The knowledge found within the walls of a lodge can make a man truly a better man within his faith, a better father, son, husband and ultimately a better man for the world. There are issues, academic and social, that are preventing this process from happening in Masonic lodges today.
For centuries, a Masonic Lodge has been the place of higher learning. Kings, scholars, presidents, white collar and blue collar individuals, have all advanced the beauty that the Creator of humankind, God, has innately placed within each of us. Like the power of centripetal force, goodness revolving in the center attracts goodness to it. In America, this circular motion is stalling and causes a regression in positive men emanating the beauty of the craft into society.
Quietly, the separation of men due to the darkness of America's past hampers the liberation of each heart. A lack of the ability to invest time in each Mason, as was available in the past during the golden age of the fraternity, to instill in him the beauty of truly being a point within a circle of ALL mankind, has created a domino effect of negative repercussions that is gaining traction with the ability of masons to communicate and see masonry practiced in all parts of the world like never before.
Now is the time to halt the slide and get back to the foundation and intent of the craft. No longer can we quietly hide behind the long existing reverence and mystic of the craft and hope the social issues that led to a division of men, and the lack of holding each Brethren accountable of the responsibility to Master the Craft and being truly declared a Master Builder, will quietly be held to a minimum until the Fraternity recovers by a hopeful influx of new inventive minds. These men are already here entering our lodges seeking light and finding the old ideas working against new ones. Traditions founded out of practice and not of ancient usage and logic guarding the door of true spiritual growth. Men seeking knowledge should not be outcasts within the minority.
There does exist Masonic Grand Lodges that are proactive in these departments, but they are not enough. If we are to continue to produce men that are to lead society into the beautiful humanity that God intends, and that our ancient knowledge was designed to induce, we must all be on one accord.
This book is the baring of my thoughts, mistakes and ultimately- my clarity of mind and spirit. This book is my story, my ideas, and my vision to a better social climate within the Fraternity. It is my humble experience in Black and White
Freemasonry in Black and White Revised Edition eBook Charles M Harper Sr Rossitza Meek Mir Omar Ali
Freemasonry in Black and White boldly goes where no book on Freemasonry has dared to go before.That is, into a frank, personal and honest look at two areas which Masons generally prefer not to mention. The are: clandestine Masonry and the role of race in Masonry. Br Harper is in a wonderfully qualified position to have written this book, he being a African-American who first mistakenly joined an 'irregular' or clandestine lodge of Masons, then, discovering that he was not a 'real' Mason, petitioned and was accepted into a "true and lawful' lodge of Freemasons.
To me, a Freemason for over twenty years, this book was an eye-opener. Though we in the Masons have heard of clandestine lodges, I personally have never heard a story like the one the Br Harper tells, of what it was like to be initiated into the clandestine lodge. From these experiences, he delves into a precise and detailed exploration of just what it is that makes a lodge 'regular' or 'irregular'. These are valuable perceptions for any Mason - no matter how tenured, to consider.
The second major focus of the book, that of the role of race in Freemasonry, is equally enlightening and informative. Masons like to consider themselves to be broad minded and fair, and indeed by and large they are. However it is indisputable that regular Freemasonry has remained to a large extent, separated by race. Many Grand Jurisdictions have only recently extended recognition to Prince Hall Masons. Br. Harper gives this subject an honest look and discussion.
It is fair to say that this is a short book, listed as 148 pages - it could have fit into even less. Also the book is flawed by a handful of typographical errors. These two shortcomings should be overlooked however, for the important and carefully thought out insights that Br. Harper provides.
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Freemasonry in Black and White Revised Edition eBook Charles M Harper Sr Rossitza Meek Mir Omar Ali Reviews
This book scratch's the surface our understanding of Black and White in the fraternity. I think it creates a building block to work with for future work in this area.
Freemasonry in Black and White was read by our Masonic book discussion group. Although we had all heard of clandestine lodges / masons we had never fully understood how these lodges operated. Thank you for sharing your experiences. This book also was the catalyst for very open discussion on race both in the Lodge setting and society in general.
Well written piece of work on a touchy subject.
good read
The information in the book was interesting, well thought out, and informative. From an editorial standpoint it almost is difficulty to read spelling, grammar errors along with what seem to be careless copy-paste sections (where the exact material is repeated) and almost empty pages with no text or photo (mid chapter, no at the end).
As important as the information in the book is to Masonry and his subject, I wish that more care had been taken to get the package right.
4.5 stars actually! This book is written from a very unique perspective that of someone who joined an unrecognized and irregular lodge and now wants to `set the record straight'. Covering a wide variety of topics relating to the history of both Freemasonry AND of Masonry among Blacks, this is clearly a work of love. Unfortunately, as others have noted, there are a number of typos and an odd footnoting methodology but otherwise, it's a book you should make time to read.
Book presents very interesting commentary on the craft especially concerning fake masonry. Only complaint is the poor editing provided by the publisher, which can make the narcotics difficult to read at times.
Freemasonry in Black and White boldly goes where no book on Freemasonry has dared to go before.
That is, into a frank, personal and honest look at two areas which Masons generally prefer not to mention. The are clandestine Masonry and the role of race in Masonry. Br Harper is in a wonderfully qualified position to have written this book, he being a African-American who first mistakenly joined an 'irregular' or clandestine lodge of Masons, then, discovering that he was not a 'real' Mason, petitioned and was accepted into a "true and lawful' lodge of Freemasons.
To me, a Freemason for over twenty years, this book was an eye-opener. Though we in the Masons have heard of clandestine lodges, I personally have never heard a story like the one the Br Harper tells, of what it was like to be initiated into the clandestine lodge. From these experiences, he delves into a precise and detailed exploration of just what it is that makes a lodge 'regular' or 'irregular'. These are valuable perceptions for any Mason - no matter how tenured, to consider.
The second major focus of the book, that of the role of race in Freemasonry, is equally enlightening and informative. Masons like to consider themselves to be broad minded and fair, and indeed by and large they are. However it is indisputable that regular Freemasonry has remained to a large extent, separated by race. Many Grand Jurisdictions have only recently extended recognition to Prince Hall Masons. Br. Harper gives this subject an honest look and discussion.
It is fair to say that this is a short book, listed as 148 pages - it could have fit into even less. Also the book is flawed by a handful of typographical errors. These two shortcomings should be overlooked however, for the important and carefully thought out insights that Br. Harper provides.
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