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Post by Trinityman on Feb 15, 2005 8:21:57 GMT
I am quite unable to correct you, as I merely gamely hang on to Russells coat tails and try to follow his wild ride through life, the universe and everything
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Post by hollandr on Feb 15, 2005 9:29:02 GMT
Trinityman
I agree - incorrigible
Cheers
Russell
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ruffashlar
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Post by ruffashlar on Feb 16, 2005 8:15:08 GMT
How do you know the G stands for God? How do you even know it is a G? I have seen symbols in lodges that seem rather mis-shapen for a G.
That would be a Yod, I think. It's all there in the 2nd Degree lecture, if you can stay awake long enough - or can "tune out" of the signals you're receiving.
BTW, the Arabic Q, usually seen before the arrival of the bus to Riyadh, is known as a Qof, and is thus I assure you frequently to be heard in our Lodges.
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Post by hollandr on Feb 16, 2005 9:54:50 GMT
It is a matter of regret that a well respected and serious author such as Idries Shah should not receive due attention in his analysis of the connection between Sufism and Masonry.
R
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Post by bevan on Feb 16, 2005 10:29:55 GMT
Russell, I've read Shah's "The Sufis" and found it very compelling. I like the idea of Sufism having influenced modern occult thought but I see no proof of any formal link between Sufism and Masonry. Of course Masonry has borrowed from all over the place, which I think is one of its great strengths. It would be a shame to mine only the one vein don't you think? However, in an abstract way I can see where the two could be linked i.e. a famous Sufi once said, "Previously Sufism was a reality without a name. Now it's a name without a reality."
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