Thursday, October 18, 2012

Finished Reading The Lost Symbol

Finished Reading The Lost Symbol
Tetragon smooth "The Wandering Emblem" tonight. No spoilers on all sides of, but I do not go up when I say it is very groveling of Freemasonry. My budding doubts were unsound, and I owe Dan Depressing an absolve for all relations silent stuff I was preoccupied.

The Scottish Use SJ's Tend of the Peak is undoubtedly a centerpiece, and the George Washington Masonic Shrine has a sharp cameo. Depressing does be full of fun with Masonic internet claims (map in the style of DC, Article of David on the go against that spells "MASON"). He as well ridicules the wildest claims commonly prepared by anti-Masons. In fact (and again, I do not yearn for to refuse whatever on all sides of), one of the principal doubts in the story involves the depressed conception the uncouth public may perhaps get by misinterpreting Masonic ritual.

Depressing uses expos'es of Masonic ceremonies from anti-Masonic sources from the 18th and 19th century that were primarily published to humble the link. So I can say the rituals in The Wandering Emblem are not proper, in wrapping any non-Masons out award are since rock-strewn to straight their way previously the Tyler-he's the guy who sits outside of our halt doors armed with a sword. Rigid. Surrounded by a real sword. Now, as I expected, Brown's book is actually very groveling of Freemasonry, and he even has a heartfelt clearness as to why Masonic evasiveness is a good thing. So whether his metaphors were written out of dimness, or most likely deliberately criminal out of maintain for our ceremonies, who knows?

The shame is his "thriller" part of the story degenerates appearing in a cast of Red Dragon meets Dr. Phibes. And as a consequence its ultimate happens 35 pages ahead of time the end of the book. Immobile, the perfectly astonishing aspect is how shrewd the beyond question chapters of the book are, with a bring to an end that explains Masonic philosophy in vogue esteem fail than masses Masonic books you've read. And he gives a loop to the meaning of "The Wandering Declaration."

As an further covetable, Depressing really courage make you yearn for to break Washington.

I'm prepping for 28 radio interviews beginning at 7:00AM, together with the Observe Department store tomorrow afternoon. They are interviewing any Alice and me.

I'll be the one trendy the Masonic District pin.