The title 'Worshipful Master' in Freemasonry often sparks confusion and misunderstanding among non-Masons, leading to misconceptions about the fraternity's practices and beliefs.
I recently had an idea about why Masonry leans towards seemingly overcomplex and archaic titles. Hear me out…My working theory is that the most powerful and magical word you can ever utter to another person in the pursuit of winning over that person to your side is their unique name along with a piece of information that shows you paid attention to how they chose to live their lives. I thank you RW Darren Allat for giving me the opportunity to test this hypothesis. You are a credit to Masonry. The Craft is better of for your guidance.
Great explanation. As in modern terms seems like a funny title. Another reason why it's good to look at etepmologies of words or titles. The earliest translation of "worship" that i have found comes from the Phoenician letter yhod. It can be interpretation as both worship or work. Later on in Hebrew this character letter of arm and hand became a flame symbol in Hebrew, as the letter yod. Furthermore, three yods were placed over the letter shin/sin, representing the 3 lights (Shekhinah) of the temple of man. Which can be interpreted as knowledge, understanding, and wisdom. Coming full circle, we worship (hold in high reguard) and work for these concepts, but are not ourselves those attributes. It is not the person who rules a lodge, but represents or substitutes
I recently had an idea about why Masonry leans towards seemingly overcomplex and archaic titles. Hear me out…My working theory is that the most powerful and magical word you can ever utter to another person in the pursuit of winning over that person to your side is their unique name along with a piece of information that shows you paid attention to how they chose to live their lives. I thank you RW Darren Allat for giving me the opportunity to test this hypothesis. You are a credit to Masonry. The Craft is better of for your guidance.
Great explanation. As in modern terms seems like a funny title. Another reason why it's good to look at etepmologies of words or titles. The earliest translation of "worship" that i have found comes from the Phoenician letter yhod. It can be interpretation as both worship or work. Later on in Hebrew this character letter of arm and hand became a flame symbol in Hebrew, as the letter yod. Furthermore, three yods were placed over the letter shin/sin, representing the 3 lights (Shekhinah) of the temple of man. Which can be interpreted as knowledge, understanding, and wisdom. Coming full circle, we worship (hold in high reguard) and work for these concepts, but are not ourselves those attributes. It is not the person who rules a lodge, but represents or substitutes