Concept of humanity
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Virtue is not a state – it is an exercise
We often talk about virtue as if it's something you either have or don't have. Aristotle thinks differently: virtue is not a finished characteristic, but rather...
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Become who you are meant to be
But how can one become who one is meant to be? Four tried-and-tested strategies and practical steps (inspired by the philosophers)...
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Seekers in Freemasonry: Discovering Common Ideals
Who is interested in Freemasonry? Conversations with interested individuals often reveal that they are in a phase of life where they are considering whether…
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Henry Ford – Freemason and Much More
Famous Freemasons often serve as projection surfaces for the virtues of the brotherhood. With Freemasons like Goethe, Mozart, or Lessing, this is easy because their lives…
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Of Humans and Stones
The Rough Stone: An Approach to the Meaning of This Symbol The song „Papa was a rolling stone“ originally comes from the Motown soul group ‚The Undisputed Truth‘.…
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Concepts of Man in Freemasonry - and Man is called Man
In general, Freemasonry views humanity as a moral, intellectual, and social being constantly striving to improve itself...
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Happiness is a warm gun – what is happiness?
The Beatles' White Album remains a great source of musical and poetic treasure for me. John Lennon is not just known for his...
J.B. Röhrle
The author is an entrepreneur, lawyer, and humanist. He has been active in various roles within Freemasonry for over two decades. He would like to know what holds the world together at its core, but he doesn't know. Possibly also because he didn't pay close attention in high school physics class. Instead, during that time, he wrote love poems without much success. The poems are no longer findable and are presumably lost to posterity forever.
