Freemasonry

Tennessee is filled with a myriad of sophisticated structures that are distinctly influenced by Greek and Roman architecture. The Grand Lodge of Tennessee of Free and Accepted Masons is merely one of the numerous buildings in Nashville that attempts to adopt the standards of Greek Classism. It immediately catches your attention with its regal appearance due to the largely scaled structure, intricate detailing and high relief columns projecting from the construction. After observing such an…

Pythagoras High school is the cause of a great deal of stress among teenagers. Between balancing class and a social life, high school challenges teens to push themselves to their mental and emotional limits. Some classes result in a greater amount of stress, and homework, for students, such as chemistry or math. In fact, math is often considered the bane of the average high school students’ existence. This cursed class has its origins back in ancient times. In fact, the mathematician who is…

The dollar bill has many symbols that symbolizes our nations history. Such as the two great seals the eagle, all seeing eye, and the pyramid. It all dates back to the freemasonry, they symbolised everything for a reason and many people don't know why some also say that is what the freemasons were trying to accomplish. What does all of the eagles features symbolize about our nations history. The olive branch suggested by the second committee whose designs had female figures representing Peace…

Drew Ali, who was the founder of the Moorish Science Temple of America in 1913, which had an important influence on Malcolm’s religious and philosophical development. The Moorish Science Temple had mixed elements of Islam, Christianity, and also Freemasonry, which had all been recommended for racial promotion and the assertion of African heritage. Drew Ali addressed the notion of Moorish identity among African Americans, encouraging self-awareness and cultural pride. Malcolm’s exposure to…

Interpretation: a word that can bring forth a swarm of emotions from any person that believes that his or her understanding is the truth. From experience, interpreting any form of work, whether it be literary or art, often causes controversy with conflicting opinions. One person may say that a painting looks like a black rectangle, another may say it represents the doorway to hell. In the history of Christianity, there has been many conflicts and differing opinions about how to interpret the…

pentagram is a long one that stretches all the way back to the early culture of Mesopotamia. Here it was found to be present on possessions of those that were at the time considered to be magical royalty. The pentagram can also be found in both Freemasonry and Christian culture. Up until Christianity evolved in the Medieval Ages, the pentagram was largely used to represent the five wounds of Christ. This is significant because even many modern day Pagans see the pentagram as corresponding to…

Baphomet and The Templar Baphomet, a notorious goat devil, whose name occurs from ancient times until today, existed as an enigmatic figure; distinctively, referenced at the trials of the Templar, a medieval order of crusader monks accused of heresy, witchcraft, and other crimes. The Order developed in A.D. 1118 by a nobleman named Hughes de Payens that became the first of a number of ‘Military Orders.’ Indeed, the Templar’s endurance became intimately tied to the crusades during the time the…

Leo Tolstoy’s novel War and Peace deeply illustrates the lives of many characters. A compelling novel, Tolstoy maintains the characters’ verisimilitude through the use of body language and conflicts. The lives of Prince Andrei and Pierre -- two foil characters -- parallel each other as they embark on their journey towards a deeper self-understanding. Through the use of details, interpersonal and intrapersonal conflicts, and the subtle juxtaposition of Prince Andrei and Pierre, Leo Tolstoy is…

spread its evil practices and culture among our youth. Easy targets for this kind of societal ill would be youth living in dire straits of Poverty and the youth who live in single parent homes. With the increase of the bold expressions of the freemasonry, vampires, and various witchcraft movements, young people have access to read anything they…

The organization was kept at a hush, for in many areas, the union members were summarily fired. The Knights came up with many different rituals, drawn away from Freemasonry to govern the meetings. By the 1880s, the Knights of Labor group has stretched to all men and women, skilled and unskilled workers, and African Americans. The Knights extended a tradition of republican reform to the immigrant, and unskilled workers…