Other Famous Non-members of Lodge Canoblas Lewis

So today, we will take a stroll down the days of the week to Thursday, or, Thursdy as it is said in the glorious & poetic New South Welsh language.

Those out there will not be surprised to know that Thursday is named after an ancient the Germanic god; Thor. And today we will look at the Masonic Activities of Thor in the Central West of New South Wales.

Despite modern depictions in the Movies, Thor has Red hair. He is strong & a fearless defender of Mankind, mainly from our enemies - the Frost Giants. His father is Odin (also known as Woden - see this Post Here!). His wife was called Sif, and he had some sons too Modi & Magni.

As any fan of the Marvel Movies will tell you, Thor has a magic Hammer called Mjolnir & he is the only person able to lift this mighty tool. Which straight away, points to the WMs gavel doesn't it?

In addition to the magic hammer, he has a rather unique way of getting about the place; Instead of a car, or cloud, or a boat, he rides on a Goat Cart. Pulled by two monstrous Goats - straight away, the mention of Goats piques the Masonic ears doesn't it!
Interesting factoid, these goats are called Gnasher & Grinder... I am not too sure where further investigation would take us on that front...

So, It may come as something of a surprise for you, but today I will CONFIRM that Thor is a Freemason... somewhere... in the Central West of New South Wales... BUT, he is not a member of Lodge Canoblas Lewis; as WE meet on Monday nights & Thor's sacred day is Thursday it is quite obvious that Thor IS, therefore, a member of Lodge Canowindra; they meet on Thursdays! In Canowindra.

I will at this point say that when he Gavels using Mjolnir, the earth moves!

So, If you would like to see if a Norse God is the Master of a Lodge, perhaps Lodge Canowindra may be of interest to you; however, as no-one joins a Lodge with the purpose of furthering their social status, perhaps the good natured fraternity of a Canoblas Lewis Monday night may be of interest to you!

So Mote it Be!

IMPORTANT: If you live closer to Canowindra rather than Orange & are interested in Lodge Canowindra, please feel free to contact Us & we will send you in the right direction.

Web of Hate!

Brethren

It has come to our attention that many people in the web actively promote hatred… as strange as it may seem too the modern day man, many Internet users seem to enjoy being nasty-pasties and spreading Internet posts with a very malicious theme.

This is Most Unmasonic indeed. And even worse,  biased hatred of this type makes YOU look like a raving fringe dwelling nutter.

We call upon all members of Lodge Canoblas Lewis to reject this all too easy click, forward & share of hatred. We call upon all to be the “bigger” & “better” man & stop sharing hatred.

We are of course talking about the #hatecoriander phenomenon.

Poetic Yes, But Nasty!

I don't think that this is the sort of slogan that won Ol' Blighty an Empire...

It refers to the percentage of the population who do not like this herb. This herb that is most commonly used in Thai cooking seems to have polarized so many.

Why hate coriander?  For that matter, why would one hate Parsley?  Or Garlic?

We at Canoblas Lewis plead for tolerance for not just coriander but for all the many herbs in the world. They are just herbs. Just being eaten. Why pick on the fragrant and frilly one?

It causes us much distress to think that people actively promote the hatred of a tangy Oriental parsley, hate speech directed at it could be directed at all herbs just as easily, and this is not masonic at all.

We are serious. People all over social media are clogging up the social feed of the Canoblas Lewis social media accounts with hate speech about their dislike of coriander. This ridiculous hate speech must stop! It makes us all the lesser for it. We call upon all to act as Masons do & look for the best & mot to promote the negative.

So please,  love Thai food or don't... or love Italian food or don't… but please don't hate the ingredients! Just let the ingredients be - live & let live!

So Mote it Be!

More Masonic Reading...

... Or Listening...

Recently,  a member of Lodge Canoblas Lewis was listening to the Conversation Hour with Richard Fidler, who was interviewing an Australian researcher called Rebecca Huntley.

During the interview  (towards the end infact) Rebecca stated that many Australian men felt that they did not have quality male friends...

... Well, Canoblas Lewis has the answer...

FREEMASONRY  brothers!

So, if you would like to listen to this rather interesting radio show, you can find it here: http://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/conversations/conversations-rebecca-huntley/8213794

If, after some consideration, you feel like freemasonry is something that you are interested in,  well come along on a Monday night!

So Mote it be!

Another Word of the Day

So Friends,

The ever handy Dictionary App has delivered another word that is used by Freemasons

Rectitude

So If YOU or the man in your life would like to know how we use the word Rectitude in freemasonry, please come along the Lodge Canoblas Lewis on a Monday night.

So Mote it Be!

Shirley Manson & Freemasonry!

The Alt-Rock band “Garbage” were in Australia recently; on tour & having a great time of it. Given the age of a few of the Members of Canoblas Lewis, there was quite a bit of interest in this band; but, to those that are not into 90’s Alt-rock AND in order to refresh your memory as to who Garbage are please have a look at the links below:

This break through Hit (Vow - From the debut album Garbage):

Or this masterpiece "Queer" from Garbage

Or this hit from their next Album Version 2.o

Or this song from their latest Album "Strange Little Birds"

BUT, as good as the above songs are, lead singer Shirley Manson, the wonderfully intelligent, pink haired Scot, gave an interview to the ABCs 7:30 report on November 24, which showed that some artists are great on so many levels (You will have to click the blue link below as it is on ABC.net not YouTube so I can't insert a clip like the above):

This Link is to Shirley's interview on ABC.net.au

The whole interview is really interesting & I would urge all to watch & read the transcript, but, for those that do not have the bandwidth available, here is the relevant section that I would like you to consider:

SHIRLEY MANSON: Well, there's so much pressure on young women to be beautiful.

To put a photograph up on social media, and have people go, "Wow, you're so beautiful".

And unfortunately, it's such an empty pursuit, really, to be told you're beautiful. It's kind of meaningless, because there will always be another beautiful woman to follow, and I think women really need to shift their focus on to something that creates a foundation for them, as they grow through life, you know.

The sentence in the article that I thought summed up her thoughts: “Nobody stays young and beautiful forever; therefore, build a platform on which you can stand through storms”

Building a personal foundation to improve themselves. What a fantastic statement from a public figure. Oh how we wish that there were more positive role models of Ms Manson's type out in internet-land these days.

Now whilst Ms Manson is referring to women & her desire to see them better themselves over the pursuit of the frivolous, her sentiments could equally apply to any young man and to the benefits of being a member of a Masonic Lodge. Give yourself a chance to be the best “You” that “You” can be, focus on something that creates that foundation for the rest of your life. Truly a “masonic” thought from a public figure; so much so, I feel it appropriate for an early: So Mote it Be!

Thus, from that statement, you may insinuate that Shirley Manson is a Freemason, or, member of Lodge Canoblas Lewis… Or perhaps the Order of the Eastern Star... or maybe not!

Obviously, Freemasonry is a fraternity, and membership is a male privilege, this fact, definitely does not mean or in anyway imply misogyny, rather, it is simply a matter that there are times to be with your brothers in lodge, and that these times allow you to create that foundation for yourself, and by being a better man with a foundation for personal growth, that we empower the women in our lives to be the Best that they can be. We at Canoblas Lewis like to think of the situation as a “Win Win”!

How great is it to be a Freemason?

How great is it to be a member of Lodge Canoblas Lewis?

How great were Shirley Manson’s thoughts?

So mote it be!

Postscript:

I was going to start this post with this piece of Humour:

“So, the members of Lodge Canoblas Lewis would like to announce a little known fact:

Ms Shirley Manson, the lead singer of the Scottish-American Indy-Rock band “Garbage” is, in fact a freemason”. As funny as this would have been, it would detract from the post & the solemnity of what Ms Manson said, and it would also have detracted from the positive way that we, as freemasons like to conduct ourselves in relation to women & self improvement.

Thanks for being OK with this!

Leigh

Other famous non-members of Lodge Canoblas Lewis

As we come to the end of another year, we thought that we would take the time to talk about another famous non-member of Lodge Canoblas Lewis. And, as it is near the summer solstice, we thought we'd talk about the bloke that this whole winter solstice festivities was created for...

This bloke is actually Odin, the Chief of the Norse Gods

In this picture he is astride his magical 8 legged steed, Sleipnir, who is also his grandson  (via his adopted son Loki)... but that is another story…

Odin was also called the “Yule- father” & many of the Santa Claus & other Christmas traditions are distant shadows of Odin worship, again, we don't talk religion in Lodge Canoblas Lewis, so we will save that part of Christmas for other forums! 

Interesting fact about Odin: He had only one eye… having lost an eye to drink the mead of inspiration. Also, he hung himself for more wisdom. He is attested to by over 170 differing names… (talk about poetic license! )

So, in addition to his other jobs,  Odin was also the god of those slain in battle… and the god of the hanged. And he was the boss of the Valkyries. He is also the bloke that is in charge of the wild hunt (which is a heathen winter's night folk epic that appears across Europe). And we thought that being in Lodge Canoblas Lewis kept a man busy!

Odin had many good qualities, such as his continued quest for knowledge, his gift of poetry to humanity and Yule. The list goes on… But alas, he Would not have been a member of Lodge Canoblas Lewis as we meet on a Monday & Odin’s day was Wednesday, we can safely say that he would have been a member of Lodge Carringtonia out at Blayney or Lodge Oberon.

We will have to visit both of these lodges quite regularly to see which one he is a member of!

So Mote it Be!

Did you Hear the one about...???

Did you hear the one about how a bunch of Christians, a Buddhist & a Muslim turned up to Lodge Canoblas Lewis on a Monday Night?

They had a great time!
...And, this happens Regularly on the Second Monday of the Month at Lodge Canoblas Lewis!

Are YOU interested in finding out WHY we have a great time at lodge?

Have YOU ever WONDERED what goes on in a Masonic Lodge?

Would YOU like to know why we wear Dinner Suits & Aprons?

Would you like to SEE THE INSIDE of a Masonic Temple?

Well, the GOOD NEWS is the Lodge Canoblas Lewis is Participating in the state wide "Masonic Open Day" on November 4 at the Orange Masonic Centre, 25 Moad St Orange, 10:00AM - 2:00PM

We look forward to seeing YOU there!

So Mote It Be