Saturday, July 31, 2010

lucifer


Oh Lucifer
Why did you fall?
You were once loved, most above all.
Oh Lucifer
Why did you stray?
What wasn't there, to make you stay?

Oh Lucifer....



Oh Lucifer
Are you alright?
Has where you are been worth the fight?
Oh Lucifer
Can't you go back?
Or is it love that you attack?
Oh Lucifer....

Thursday, July 29, 2010

supernatural

სანამ მე-6 სეზონი დაიწყება კიდევ დიდი დროა,მაგრამ რას ვიზავთ უნდა დაველოდოთ.მანამდე კი ცოტა უნდა მოვიგონო წინა სეზონები თორემ რაგაც მგონი დამავიწყდება.......







ლუცი









დინი და სემი










პენტაგრამები



ანგელოზები ჩვენი








Wednesday, July 28, 2010

ქალ მასონთა ლოჟები





Order of the Amaranth is a Masonic-affiliated women's organization founded in 1873. As in the Order of the Eastern Star, members of the Order must be age 18 and older; men must be Master Masons; and women must be related to Masons as wives, mothers, daughters, widows, sisters, nieces, aunts, et cetera, or have been active members of the International Order of the Rainbow for Girls or Job's Daughters International for more than three years and be recommended by a Master Mason.[citation needed]

Amaranth was based on Queen Christina of Sweden's court. Christina had created the "Order of the Amarantha" for the ladies and knights of her court. In 1860, James B. Taylor of Newark, New Jersey drew upon this order to create a new fraternal society. In 1873, Rob Macoy organized Taylor's society into the Order of the Amaranth, part of a proposed Adoptive Rite of Masonry. Eastern Star was to be the first degree, and until 1921, Amaranth members were required to join Eastern Star first.[1]

In the Order's teachings, the members are emphatically reminded of their duties to God, to their country and to their fellow beings. They are urged to portray, by precept and example, their belief in the "Golden Rule" and by conforming to the virtues inherent in TRUTH, FAITH, WISDOM and CHARITY they can prove to others the goodness promulgated by the Order.[2]

Amaranth is organized into Courts, under Grand Courts at the State level. The primary body is called the Supreme Council (which has some subordinate Courts directly under it, as well). Women members of the Order are addressed as "Honored Lady", while men are referred to as "Sir Knight".
Officers

The officers of a Court are:
Royal Matron - presiding officer
Royal Patron - enforces the rules of the order
Associate Matron - assumes the duties of the Royal Matron in the absence of that officer
Associate Patron - assumes the duties of the Royal Patron in the absence of that officer
Secretary- takes care the courts business
Treasurer- takes care of the courts money
Conductress - leads candidates through the degree of the order
Associate Conductress - assist the conductress
Prelate - leads the Court in prayer
Historian - keeps records of the court
Marshal in the East - escorts the royal matron, displays the flag of the country
Marshal in the West - assist the marshal in the east
Organist - provides music for the meetings
Truth
Faith
Wisdom
Charity
Standard Bearer - displays the banner of the order
Trustee - a three year term, with a new trustee elected every year.
Warder - Sits next to the door inside the meeting room, to make sure those that enter the court room are members of the Order.
Sentinel - Sits next to the door outside the court room, to make sure those that wish to enter are members of the Order.

The order's philanthropic project is the Amaranth Diabetes Foundation. The flag of the appropriate country is prominently displayed at all meetings.









Order of the Eastern Star



The Order was created by Rob Morris in 1850 when, while confined by illness, he set down the principles of the order in his Rosary of the Eastern Star. By 1855, he had organized a "Supreme Constellation" in New York, which chartered chapters throughout the United States.

In 1866, Dr. Morris started working with Robert Macoy, and handed the Order over to him while Morris was traveling in the Holy Land. Macoy organized the current system of Chapters, and modified Dr. Morris' Rosary into a Ritual.

On December 1, 1874, the Queen Esther Chapter No. 1 (Esther meaning "star" in Hebrew) became the first Prince Hall Affiliate chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star when it was established in Washington, D.C. by Thornton Andrew Jackson.[3]

The "General Grand Chapter" was formed in Indianapolis, Indiana on November 6, 1876. Committees formed at that time created the Ritual of the Order of the Eastern Star in more or less its current form.[

The Order of the Eastern Star is the largest fraternal organization in the world that both men and women can join. It was established in 1850 by Rob Morris, a lawyer and educator from Boston, Massachusetts, who had been an official with the Freemasons. It is based on teachings from the Bible,[1] but is open to people of all monotheistic faiths. It has approximately 10,000 chapters in twenty countries and approximately one million members under its General Grand Chapter. Members of the Order are aged 18 and older; men must be Master Masons and women must have specific relationships with Masons. Originally, a woman would have to be the daughter, widow, wife, sister, or mother of a master Mason, but the Order now allows other relatives[2] as well as allowing Job's Daughters, Rainbow Girls, and Triangle Girls to become members when they become of age.

The emblem of the Order is a five-pointed star with the white ray of the star pointing downwards towards the manger. In the Chapter room, the downward-pointing white ray points to the West. The character-building lessons taught in the Order are stories inspired by Biblical figures:
Adah (Jephthah's daughter, from Judges)
Ruth, the widow
Esther, the wife
Martha (sister of Lazarus, from the Gospel of John)
Electa (the "elect lady", from II John), the mother


There are 18 main officers in a full chapter:
Worthy Matron - presiding officer
Worthy Patron - a Master Mason who provides general supervision
Associate Matron - assumes the duties of the Worthy Matron in the absence of that officer
Associate Patron - assumes the duties of the Worthy Patron in the absence of that officer
Secretary
Treasurer
Conductress - Leads visitors and initiations.
Associate Conductress - Assists with introductions and handles ballot box.
Chaplain - leads the Chapter in prayer
Marshal
Organist
Adah
Ruth
Esther
Martha
Electa
Warder - Sits next to the door inside the meeting room, to make sure those that enter the chapter room are members of the Order.
Sentinel - Sits next to the door outside the chapter room, to make sure those that wish to enter are members of the Order.

Traditionally, a woman who is elected Associate Conductress will the following year be elected to Conductress, then the next year Associate Matron, and the next year Worthy Matron. A man elected Associate Patron will usually the next year be elected Worthy Patron. Usually the woman who is elected to become Associate Matron will let it be known who she wishes to be her Associate Patron, so the next year they will both go to the East together as Worthy Matron and Worthy Patron. There is no male counterpart to the Conductress and Associate Conductress. Only women are allowed to be Matrons, Conductresses, and the Star Points (Adah, Ruth, etc.) and only men can be Patrons.

The General Grand Chapter headquarters, the International Temple, is located in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C., in the former Perry Belmont Mansion. The mansion was built in 1909 for the purpose of entertaining the guests of Perry Belmont. This included Britain's Prince of Wales in 1919. General Grand Chapter purchased the building in 1935. The secretary of General Grand Chapter lives there while serving his or her term of office. The mansion features works of art from around the world, most of which were given as gifts from various international Eastern Star chapters.
Charities

The Order has a charitable foundation [5] and from 1986-2001 contributed $513,147 to Alzheimer's disease research, juvenile diabetes research, and juvenile asthma research. It also provides bursaries to students of theology and religious music, as well as other scholarships that differ by jurisdiction. In 2000 over $83,000 was donated. Many jurisdictions support a Masonic and/or Eastern Star retirement center or nursing home for older members; some homes are also open to the public. The Elizabeth Bentley OES Scholarship Fund was started in 1947




Famous members
Clara Barton[8]
Caroline Ingalls
Eva McGown[9]
Eleanor Roosevelt
Carrie Ingalls Swanzey (daughter of Caroline and sister of Laura)
Laura Ingalls Wilder[10]
Zora Neal Hurston
Nikki Giovanni
Maya Angelou

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Grand Lodge of Scotland





The Grand Lodge of Antient, Free and Accepted Masons of Scotland was founded in 1736 – although, in fact, only about a third of all lodges were represented at the foundation meeting of the Grand Lodge.[1]

Scottish Freemasonry has a distinct and unique character. The connection between the craft of stone masonry and modern Freemasonry can be readily established in Scotland. This direct connection can be traced from the oldest Masonic written records in the world and which are the property of the Grand Lodge.

Lodges under the Scottish Constitution are thus sovereign bodies in their own right, with a considerable degree of control of their own affairs. Many Lodges pre-existed Grand Lodge, all jealously guarding their traditions, and were permitted to retain their own procedures, regalia, and distinctive rituals.

Having established the principle of independence to the old Lodges, it was impossible to deny Lodges founded after 1736 the same level of privilege. Of course the rituals contain the principal points of each degree, but the scope for elaboration is considerable, with numerous interesting additions. Since Scottish Lodges have the right to choose the colours of the Lodge regalia, meetings are very colourful – especially if visitors from other Lodges are present.

Provincial Grand Lodges in Scotland
Provincial Grand Lodge of Aberdeen City
Provincial Grand Lodge of Aberdeen East
Provincial Grand Lodge of Aberdeen West
Provincial Grand Lodge of Argyll
Provincial Grand Lodge of Ayrshire
Provincial Grand Lodge of Banffshire
Provincial Grand Lodge of Caithness
Provincial Grand Lodge of Dumfriesshire
Provincial Grand Lodge of Dunbartonshire
Provincial Grand Lodge of East Lothian & Berwickshire
Provincial Grand Lodge of Edinburgh
Provincial Grand Lodge of Fife & Kinross
Provincial Grand Lodge of Forfarshire
Provincial Grand Lodge of Galloway
Provincial Grand Lodge of Glasgow
Provincial Grand Lodge of Inverness-shire
Provincial Grand Lodge of Kilwinning
Provincial Grand Lodge of Kincardine-shire
Provincial Grand Lodge of Lanarkshire Middle Ward
Provincial Grand Lodge of Lanarkshire Upper Ward
Provincial Grand Lodge of Linlithgowshire
Provincial Grand Lodge of Midlothian
Provincial Grand Lodge of Moray & Nairn
Provincial Grand Lodge of Orkney & Zetland
Provincial Grand Lodge of Perthshire East
Provincial Grand Lodge of Perthshire West
Provincial Grand Lodge of Renfrewshire East
Provincial Grand Lodge of Renfrewshire West
Provincial Grand Lodge of Ross and Cromarty
Provincial Grand Lodge of Roxburgh, Peebles & Selkirk Shires
Provincial Grand Lodge of Stirlingshire
Provincial Grand Lodge of Sutherland
District Grand Lodges Overseas
District Grand Lodge of Botswana
District Grand Lodge of Barbados
District Grand Lodge of Central South Africa
District Grand Lodge of Ghana
District Grand Lodge of Gibraltar
District Grand Lodge of Guyana
District Grand Lodge of India
District Grand Lodge of Jamaica
District Grand Lodge of Kwazulu Natal
District Grand Lodge of Namibia
District Grand Lodge of New Zealand North
District Grand Lodge of New Zealand South
District Grand Lodge of Newfoundland and Labrador
District Grand Lodge of Nigeria
District Grand Lodge of Sierra Leone and the Gambia
District Grand Lodge of The Bahamas
District Grand Lodge of the Eastern Province
District Grand Lodge of the Far East
District Grand Lodge of the Middle East
District Grand Lodge of Trinidad and Tobago
District Grand Lodge of Western Australia
District Grand Lodge of Western Australia, Goldfields District
District Grand Lodge of Western Province of the Cape of Good Hope
District Grand Lodge of Zambia
District Grand Lodge of Zimbabwe


Tuesday, July 20, 2010

მასონთა ისტორიის მნიშვნელოვანი თარიღები

1646

The first documented making of an English Freemason, Elias Ashmole, at Warrington in 1646.
1660

From the 1660s more evidence exists of gentlemen being made Masons in non-operative Lodges.
1717

On 24 June 1717 four London Lodges, which had existed for some time, came together at the Goose and Gridiron Tavern in St Paul’s Churchyard, declared themselves a Grand Lodge and elected Anthony Sayer as their Grand Master. This was the first Grand Lodge in the world.
1723

By this time the new Grand Lodge had published its first rule book - The Book of Constitutions of Masonry - and was meeting quarterly and recording its meetings. It had extended its authority outside London.
1725

The Grand Lodge of Ireland was established.
1736

The Grand Lodge of Scotland was established.

The three Home Grand Lodges began to take Freemasonry overseas and the development of Freemasonry abroad mirrors the 18th and 19th century development of the British Empire.
1751

A rival Grand Lodge appeared in London. Its original members were Irish Masons who claimed that the original Grand Lodge had made innovations.

They dubbed the first Grand Lodge the Moderns and called themselves the Antients.

The two existed side by side - both at home and abroad - for nearly 63 years, neither recognising each other as regular.
1813

After four years of negotiation, the two Grand Lodges in England united on 27 December 1813 to form the United Grand Lodge of England.

This union led to a great deal of standardisation of ritual, procedures and regalia.
1814

Some 647 Lodges were in existence. The 19th century saw a great expansion of Freemasonry - both at home and abroad.
1900

2,800 Lodges had been established despite losses when independent Grand Lodges were formed in Canada and Australia in the later part of the century.
World Wars

The two World Wars both had a great effect on English Freemasonry.

In the three years after the First World War over 350 new Lodges were set up, and in the three years after the Second World War nearly 600 new Lodges came into being.

In many cases the founders were servicemen who wanted to continue the camaraderie they had built up during their war service, and were looking for a calm centre in a greatly changed and changing world.
1967

On 14 June 1967 the 250th anniversary of Grand Lodge was celebrated at the Royal Albert Hall. Centrepiece of the celebrations was the installation as Grand Master of HRH The Duke of Kent, who still holds that office today.
1992

On 10 June 1992 over 12,500 Freemasons and guests gathered at Earls Court in West London to celebrate the 275th anniversary of Grand Lodge.

For the first time press and television were present at a meeting of Grand Lodge and the event featured on television newscasts around the world.

2017

Preparations are now beginning to celebrate the tercentenary of Grand Lodge in June 2017.

Thursday, July 15, 2010

kurt



















ნუ მის ექსცენტრუულობაზე და არაორდინალურობაზე ბევრი რამ არის ცნობილი.თუმცა მინდა ეს მეც ავღნიშნო და დავდო რამდენიმე სურათი,რომელიც ამ შეხედულებას ამართლებს.....