When Doing Nothing is the Plan

…gold sold in the shops of Germany in 1946 was of questionable origin…
However,

Some things are greater than one man to overcome by force,
but no force can overcome
the great spirit of man!

Have faith good/spirit shall reign.
In action, when speaking The Great Truth, -The Great Struggle,-

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Chip’s Brush on the Shoulder

A Year Ago, Today:

Sitting at the train station,
the woman behind me asks a friend

“How far is Christopher from here?”

Just as she said, “Christopher,”
her friend’s jacket brushed across my shoulder. …

my name is, “Christopher”!

Sitting at the train station,
the woman behind me asks a friend

How far is Christopher from here?”

Just as she said, “Christopher,”
her friend’s jacket brushed across my shoulder. …

my name is, “Christopher”!

Chip

Error or Mistake

“…And so it is to the printing press–to the recorder of man’s deeds, the keeper of his conscience, the courier of his news–that we look for strength and assistance, confident that with your help, man will be what he was born to be: free and independent.””

Error or Mistake

“An error does not become a mistake until you refuse to correct it.”

John Fitzgerald Kennedy

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Blythe Miller’s Advice

Setting Your Horse Up for Every Next-Jump

Heels: DOWN and OUT in front of you!!!

Blythe Miller

Solomononic Observation

“There is a kind of sadness that comes from knowing too much, from seeing the world as it truly is. It is the sadness of understanding that life is not a grand adventure, but a series of small, insignificant moments, that love is not a fairy tale, but a fragile, fleeting emotion, that happiness is not a permanent state, but a rare, fleeting glimpse of something we can never hold onto.
And in that understanding, there is a profound loneliness, a sense of being cut off from the world, from other people, from oneself.”

Virginia Woolf

Ram Pump

“One possible solution to providing livestock drinking water in remote locations is the hydraulic ram pump.”

HOMEMADE HYDRAULIC RAM PUMP FOR LIVESTOCK WATER

Published: Sep 2, 2019 |  Printable Version (PDF) | 
W. Bryan Smith
LGP 1017

3/4-inch hydraulic homemade ram pump

Figure 1. A 3/4-inch homemade hydraulic ram pump made with PVC fittings. Water flows from right to left during operation. Image credit: W. Bryan Smith, Clemson University.

One of the more challenging aspects of developing pasture and grazing land is providing access to a reliable water supply for livestock. In some cases, existing streams, creeks, or ponds provide drinking water for the livestock. When a surface water source is not available, wells can be drilled and pumps installed to provide water for the animals. In some instances, surface water may be available, but not accessible to the livestock due to water quality issues, steep access slopes, or fencing issues.

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Fruit of the Spirit

“Against such there is no law.”

No Law Against Kindness

“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. 

Against such things there is no law. 
Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. 
Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other.

Galatians 5:22-26

One Man’s Conundrum

“…His neurons tend not to carve-out the necessary pathways to the doors- beyond which the candle of truth flickers relentlessly for eternity.”

The Face Which Tries to Look at Itself


A man interprets, “doing the Lord’s work,” as living as the example of compassion and unconditional love. The man knows that, “the ultimate answer,” is to love the Lord above everything else.
The man deems the act of loving himself as being the most selfish action a man could possibly undertake. (PROVERBS 16:5) The man, rather, deems that sacrificing himself for the sake of the happiness of others is, “doing the Lord’s work.” The man fails to actively share the love with himself which he yearns to share with others. In order to become the light of God for others, the man must learn to love the one person whom he deems to be most unworthy of such unconditional love!* This man has trained his mind to employ self-sacrifice over self-love. His neurons tend not to carve-out the necessary pathways to the doors- beyond which the candle of truth flickers relentlessly for eternity.

*The man is unforgivingly judgmental of himself.

Equine Inactive Side of Infinity

the. “Slow Walk”

The Equine Inactive Side of Infinity

Refers to a stagnant mental process.

Infinity expands perpetually from one point in all directions.

Example of a Horse Stuck in the Inactive Side of Infinity:

A horse who slow-walks off of the track with the intention of being near other horses who are acting-up, therefore, giving them an excuse to act-up as well.

The Horse’s Reason for Doing This:

It Is Three-Pronged

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The Attractive Dilemma

“Beautiful women do not have to work a day in their life; they simply need to charm a man who makes enough money to keep them both happy.”

Young Women- What They Want

“What is the dilemma with all of these young women being attracted to you?” Charlie asked me.

Lust

“All they want from me is sex, Charlie; … a quick night of passion of animalistic hedonism.”

Charlie smirked at me brightly.

“They are looking for that amazing action which changes their world-view.” I continued. “They are not looking for a husband to commit to or to hold on lonely nights.

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What Is Your Dilemma?

We Are Surrounded By Adults Who Think Other Adults Are Authority Figures Over Each Other

The conundrum is that our fellow adults are still inundated by their childish and immature thought processes which guide their actions. Like a Christian yelling at the world to, “Repent!” I find myself screaming on the street corner, wearing a sandwich-board sign that says, “The End Is Near!” … telling my fellow man that we are all doomed to suffering and failure if we all do not collectively change our ways!


Society seems leery and scared of me. It is as if, if I genuinely be myself, people would look at me like I was dangerous and crazy.

The fact of the matter is that they are scared of their own realization of failure, that they purposely and actively deplete the value of their fellow man in order to maintain a dysfunctional status quo, therefore, lowering the worldly standard, making it easier to live at whatever quality of life they deem to be satisfactory.

Mid-Life Change

We are all simply practicing, “the art of being ourselves!”

The Second Library


I used to scribe allegories all the time. In fact, I view human interaction in an allegorical sense. This inspired creative neurons to establish pathways throughout my brain. I wrote a lot of poetry and philosophical work.

I viewed the world as an artist does and interacted with it in an, “eccentric,” way.


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Conversations With Don Adams

“…just sitting’ here in the truck.”
-Don Adams

I Miss the Phone Calls we Used to Have.

Don never calls me anymore.

Even though, it used to be the same conversation every time, I miss it.

I’d start by saying, “Hey, Don! How ya doin’?”

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The Choice

It Is A Choice.

“Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. 

Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. 

And over all these virtues put on love,which binds them all together in perfect unity.

Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. 

Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts. 

And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.”

COLOSSIANS 3:12-17

Rust of Change

Rust of Change

Once you see it, you need to keep it a secret that you know.

It is impossible to Un-know anything,
just as it is impossible to conceal that you know.

So write, in allegory, this game of word-association.

Like pigs and Larger Bretheren, always seeing the watch is on,



both hands on the zero o’clock.

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Lazy People

Lazy People In The Workplace

When dealing with people, (they are like zebras never changing their stripes,) evil doers will never switch-over to the side of good.

When forced to interact with selfish people, you are tested of your kindness, patience and self-preservation.

Develop your ability to adapt and change, so you do not fall in to their trap of acting the ways in which they do.

Japhy

Light of the World

Light a Lamp

“You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. 

Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. 

In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.”

MATTHEW 5:14-16

What is Love?

Defining Love

“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 

It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 

Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 

It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

Love never fails. But where there are prophecies,they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away.”

1 CORINTHIANS 13:4-8

Perfection in Thought

Eternal Judgement

“Therefore, leaving the discussion of the elemtary principles of Christ, let us go on to perfection, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works and faith toward God, of the doctrine of baptisms, of laying on of hands, of resurrection of the dead and of eternal judgement.”

HEBREWS 6:1-2

Words of John the Baptist

John shared Isaiah’s words with us:

 This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah:
“A voice of one calling in the wilderness,
‘Prepare the way for the Lord,
    make straight paths for him.’”

MATTHEW 3:3

Keep From Idols

Dear Children, keep yourselves from idols!

We know that we are children of God, and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one.

We know also that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true.

And we are in him who is true by being in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.

Dear children, keep yourselves from idols.

1 JOHN 5:19-21

Listening but not Doing

As it says in the book of JAMES:

“Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like.

But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues in it- not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it- they will be blessed in what they do.”

JAMES 1:23-25

Seven Deadly Sins

It says in the book of PROVERBS:

“There are six things the Lord hates,
seven that are detestable to him:

1. haughty eyes,

2. a lying tongue,

3. hands that shed innocent blood,

4. a heart that devises wicked schemes,

5. feet that are quick to rush into evil,

6. a false witness who pours out lies

7. and a person who stirs up conflict in the community.

PROVERBS 6:16-19

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Query

God’s Dream for You

“How would you describe the current dream(s) God has put in your heart?”

Pastor Jay Hurley

“How are your dreams (which) you are pursuing helping to reach God’s plan for eternity?”

Pastor Jay Hurley

1. Focus on God’s purpose.

2. Focus on God’s perspective.

3. Focus on God’s plan.

4. Focus on God’s prize.

5. Choose one Chair.

Moving On

When you forget your past, you drop your old cross.

Jesus then said to his disciples,
“If any man will follow me, let him forsake himself: and take up his cross, and follow me.

For whosoever will save his life, shall lose it: and whosoever shall lose his life for my sake, shall find it.

For what shall it profit a man though he should win the whole world, if he lose his own soul? or what shall a man give for recompense of his soul?”

MATTHEW 16:24-26

The Battle

Governors and Judges are the Princes of Darkness of this World

“For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, and against the worldly governors, the princes of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness, which are in the high places.”

EPHESIANS 6:12

Admonish One Another With All Wisdom

COLOSSIANS 3:12-17

““Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.

Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone.

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Our Duty

It says in Leviticus:

“If any one sins in that he hears a public adjuration to testify and though he is a witness, whether he has seen or come to know the matter, yet does not speak, he shall bear his iniquity.”

LEVITICUS 5:1

Two Kinds of Wisdom

Wise Being

“Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it by their good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.

But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth.

Such “wisdom” does not come down from heaven but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.

For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice.

But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere.

Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.”

JAMES 3:13-18

Sanctuary in Your Heart

Build the Temple Within

“He said to them, “Is not the Lord your God with you? And has he not granted you rest on every side? 

For he has given the inhabitants of the land into my hands, and the land is subject to the Lord and to his people. 

Now devote your heart and soul to seeking the Lord your God. 

Begin to build the sanctuary of the Lord God, so that you may bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord and the sacred articles belonging to God into the temple that will be built for the Name of the Lord.”

1 CHRONICLES 22:18-19

Full Armor of God

“For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities,

against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.

Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place,

and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.

In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.

Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.”

EPHESIANS 6:12-17

Speak the Word

Feet Which Bring Good News

“How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in?

And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard?

And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? 

And how can anyone preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”

But not all the Israelites accepted the good news.For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our message?”

Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ.”

ROMANS 10:14-17

This is related to tomorrow’s post. Check back at 4:20 a.m. tomorrow!

His Authority

I am with you always.

“Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.

Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 

and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.

And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.””

MATTHEW 28:18-20

Rid of Arrogance

Power, not Talk

“Some of you have become arrogant, as if I were not coming to you.
But I will come to you very soon, … and then I will find out not only how these arrogant people are talking, but what power they have.
For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power.
What do you prefer? Shall I came to you with a rod of discipline, or shall I come in love and with a gentle spirit?”

1 CORINTHIANS 4:18

Pack of Wolves

The last one is the boss

“A pack of wolves,

The three in front are old and weak, they walk forward to adjust the pace of the group in case of a race, so they don’t fall behind them.

The next five are the strongest and the most robust, they have the task of protecting the front in case of attack.

The group in the middle is always protected against any attack.

The five behind them are also among the strongest and the best; they are in charge of protecting the rear in case of attack.

The last one is the boss.

Making sure no one is left behind. Keeps the package united and on the same path. He’s always ready to run in any direction to protect and serve as “Bodyguard” to the whole group.

Just in case anyone wanted to know what being a leader really means.

It’s not about being ahead. It means taking care of the team!”

From Zuckerberg’s CIA project known as, “Facebook”

Admonishment of Idlenness

Warning Against Idleness

“In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, we command you, brothers and sisters, to keep away from every believer who is idle and disruptive and does not live according to the teaching[a] you received from us.
For you yourselves know how you ought to follow our example. We were not idle when we were with you, nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it. On the contrary, we worked night and day, laboring and toiling so that we would not be a burden to any of you.
We did this, not because we do not have the right to such help, but in order to offer ourselves as a model for you to imitate. For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: “The one who is unwilling to work shall not eat.”
We hear that some among you are idle and disruptive. They are not busy; they are busybodies.
Such people we command and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ to settle down and earn the food they eat.
And as for you, brothers and sisters, never tire of doing what is good.
Take special note of anyone who does not obey our instruction in this letter. Do not associate with them,in order that they may feel ashamed. 15 Yet do not regard them as an enemy, but warn them as you would a fellow believer.

2 Thessalonians 3:6-14

Good and Bad Fruit

“Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves.

By their fruit you will recognize them.

Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?

Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.

A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit.

Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them.

MATTHEW 7:15-21
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PSALM of David

“Lord, who may dwell in your sacred tent?
Who may live on your holy mountain?
The one whose walk is blameless,
who does what is righteous,
who speaks the truth from their heart;
whose tongue utters no slander,
who does no wrong to a neighbor,
and casts no slur on others;
who despises a vile person
but honors those who fear the Lord;
who keeps an oath even when it hurts,
and does not change their mind;
who lends money to the poor without interest;
who does not accept a bribe against the innocent.
Whoever does these things
will never be shaken.”

PSALM 15

Pass Through Darkness

“…the only true happiness is to learn, to advance, and to improve…”

“All is good and well and right; and shall be so forever.
Through the eternal ages the light of God’s beneficence shall shine hereafter,
disclosing all,
consummating all,
rewarding all that deserve reward.
Then we shall see, what now we can only believe.
The cloud will be lifted up,
the gate of mystery be passed,
and the full light shine forever;
the light of which that of the Lodge is a symbol.

Then that which caused us trial shall yield us triumph;
and that which made our heart ache
shall fill us with gladness;
and we shall then feel that there,
as here,
the only true happiness is to learn,
to advance,
and to improve;
which could not happen unless we had commenced with error, ignorance, and imperfection.

We must pass through the darkness, to reach the light.”

Morals and Dogma

King Hezekiah

Share the Light

“Then Isaiah the prophet went to King Hezekiah and asked,

“What did those men say, and where did they come from?”

“From a distant land,” Hezekiah replied. “They came to me from Babylon.”

The prophet asked,

“What did they see in your palace?”

“They saw everything in my palace,”

Hezekiah said.

“There is nothing among my treasures that I did not show them.”

Isaiah 39:3-4

Comport Yourself Accrodingly

Life Worthy of the Gospel

“Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in the one Spirit, striving together as one for the faith of the gospel without being frightened in any way by those who oppose you. This is a sign to them that they will be destroyed, but that you will be saved—and that by God.”

PHILIPPIANS 1:27-28

Shepp’s Training Program

Which training method did Jonathan Sheppard employ?

When somebody complained how Jonathan Sheppard would never explain his training program to them, this was my response:

Well, some of us understood his training program which was essentially reverse-engineered in congruency with the horse’s running date, its condition, the competition it would be up against, along with the expectations of its upcoming performance while always keeping the race AFTER that performance in mind.

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David and the Philistines

The Philistines Search for King David

“When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over Israel, they went up in full force to search for him, but David heard about it and went down to the stronghold.

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Pink Elephant

The elephant in the room for a 45 year old man is this:

When you tell people the truth, they think you are crazy.
Let’s say you were taught by a hall of fame trainer, and his methods were very, very successful. Then, you share those methods with other people so other trainers; … instead of being open minded, those trainers treat you like you are crazy and stupid and self-absorbed. The is like telling bill gates that he does not know how to accumulate wealth! Telling a hall of fame athlete that they do not know how to be the best athlete is,… fill in that blank!

Dakkuan

Where Is Society Careening To?

“…this is the best fucker we have to drive down the road in!”

Careening Society

Society is getting worse and worse- it’s like toddlers are in control- making the rules for the rest of the world; then, upon those rules, they develop a society; and, after that, even dumber toddlers formulate our way of acting and interacting!

It is as if a pile of rocks, never erected into a structure, is the Foundation; and society sees that pile as the foundation upon which humanity must be built!

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Overcome Evil with Good

“Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.”

“Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written:

“It is mine to avenge; I will repay,” says the Lord.

On the contrary:

“If your enemy is hungry, feed him;
if he is thirsty, give him something to drink.

In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head.”

Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.”

ROMANS 12:19-21

FGCC Tyrany

“…And that is why our press was protected by the First Amendment– the only business in America specifically protected by the Constitution…”
-JFK

A Letter sent to the Tyrants of the Florida Gaming Control Commission

After experiencing the abuse of power and Conduct Unbecoming by these three men:

(images do not appear in the formal letter.)

Our office sent the following letter to the Florida Gaming Control Commission:

Law Office of Lonesome Glory Publications

February 4, 2024

RE: Case #O33B46A22Z-24

As a former Jockeys Guild member and journalist, I am dedicated to the integrity of our sport.

On or about February 2, 2024 at Tampa Bay Downs, (located at 11225 Race Track Rd N Tampa, FL 33626 United States), a thoroughbred horse owner informed me that he politely asked two men who were wearing the FGCC insignia on their shirts who they were. 

The above mentioned owner informed me that the two men laughed at him “smugly,” then, walked away.

These are the two men:

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Candle In The Wind

“…I would have liked to love you,
but I was just a kid…”

“Goodbye Norma Jeane
Though I never knew you at all
You had the grace to hold yourself
While those around you crawled
They crawled out of the woodwork
And they whispered into your brain
They set you on the treadmill
And they made you change your name

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FGCC Errors

On February 3, 2024 three officers of the Florida Gaming Control Comission did knowingly violate the following:

U.S. Const. amend I.

Florida statute title X chapter 112 section 311 (5) (6).

Florida statute Title XIX Chapter 286 section 011

Sec. 112.313 (6) Fla. Stat

Article II, section 8(h)(2) Florida State Constitution

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A Leveled-Up Experience

There are moments when an athlete experiences this:

Not “Doing” it:

… the feeling of floating-

watching it all happen as
from the outside,
looking-in;

(Like watching a movie)

… not doing it,

but watching your body do it

and learning from it.
Chip Van Hassel

New Strange World

Active-Bitch Face

In an overly-sexualized culture, there exists an air(e) of, “active-passive aggression,” which could be described as building(/being) the bridge upon which, “resting bitch face,” hath transmuted into, “active-bitch-face,”. This (invisible) force is a subconscious reaction to self-loathing. The catalyst of this paradigm is not conscientiously explored by the the common man. Most people are unaware

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ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT
[PUBLIC LAW 404—79TH CONGRESS]
[CHAPTER 324—2D SESSION]
[S. 7]

Public law:

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT
[PUBLIC LAW 404—79TH CONGRESS]
[CHAPTER 324—2D SESSION]
[S. 7]

Read the law here.

Blessed Are the Peacemakers

“Blessed are the merciful,
 for they will be shown mercy.”

The Beatitudes:

“Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl.

“You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden.

Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house.”

MATTHEW 5:15,14,16

“Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are those who mourn,
for they will be comforted.

Blessed are the meek,
for they will inherit the earth.

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A Kindred Sermon

An Abundant Life

Good Morning Everyone. My topic is Abundant Life. In John 10:10, Jesus said,

“I came that they may have Life, and have it more abundantly.” 

So, I ask you, are you living that Abundant Life right now.  You can, and you should, but are you?  Do you even know what it means?  Do you know how to get that Abundant Life?

What it means –

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Your Converstion is Always with God

Your Conversation is always with God:

“Against you, you only, have I sinned
    and done what is evil in your sight;
so you are right in your verdict
    and justified when you judge.”

PSALMS 51:4

“Not at all! Let God be true, and every human being a liar. As it is written:
“So that you may be proved right when you speak
    and prevail when you judge.””

ROMANS 3:4

Humanity’s Problem

“A human heart throbs beneath the beggar’s gabardine; and that and no more stirs with its beating the Prince’s mantle. “

Treasures

“The great problem of Humanity is wrought out in the humblest abodes; no more than this is done in the highest.

A human heart throbs beneath the beggar’s gabardine; and that and no more stirs with its beating the Prince’s mantle.

The beauty of Love, the charm of friendship, the sacredness of Sorrow, the heroism of Patience, the noble Self-sacrifice, these and their like, alone, make life to be life indeed, and are its grandeur and its power.

They are the priceless treasures and glory of humanity; and they are not things of condition. All places and all scenes are alike clothed with the grandeur and charm of virtues such as these.”

SOURCE

Those Who Cleared Paths Before Us

Not Just Dogma

“A general lassitude inclined the minds of all toward the quietude of that amalgamation of doctrines for which the expedition of Alexander and the more peaceful occurrences that followed, with the establishment in Asia and Africa of many Grecian dynasties and a great number of Grecian colonies, and prepared the way.”

SOURCE

A Note To Young Masons:

Displaying Hand-signs learned within The Lodge is weakening the Craft!
Our Cable Tow is getting tighter because of you;
Stop it!
-“The wicked are denied their light, and their upraised arm is broken.”​ JOB 38:15-

Stop Flashing Masonic Hand Signs.

Stop flashing the sign in photos and in public, because doing so weakens the Craft, exposes the Craft and creates disharmony among those who are aware that there is a big club which they are not allowed in to. Those who are flashing the sign are, indeed, those of lower degree. If a master Mason is known to keep secrets, those who publicly display the secrets are not True Freemasons; they are only masons.

“The wicked are denied their light, and their upraised arm is broken.”

-JOB 38:15

Second Thessalonians, Book Two

2 THESSALONIANS, Chapter 2

Concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christand our being gathered to him, we ask you, brothers and sisters, 2 not to become easily unsettled or alarmed by the teaching allegedly from us—whether by a prophecy or by word of mouth or by letter—asserting that the day of the Lord has already come.

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Seventh Book of Proverbs

PROVERBS 7

Warning Against the Adulterous Woman

7 My son, keep my words
and store up my commands within you.
2 Keep my commands and you will live;
guard my teachings as the apple of your eye.
3 Bind them on your fingers;
write them on the tablet of your heart.
4 Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”
and to insight, “You are my relative.”
5 They will keep you from the adulterous woman,
from the wayward woman with her seductive words.

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Fifth Book of Proverbs

PROVERBS Chapter 5

Warning Against Adultery

My son, pay attention to my wisdom,
turn your ear to my words of insight,
2 that you may maintain discretion
and your lips may preserve knowledge.
3 For the lips of the adulterous woman drip honey,
and her speech is smoother than oil;
4 but in the end she is bitter as gall,
sharp as a double-edged sword.
5 Her feet go down to death;
her steps lead straight to the grave.
6 She gives no thought to the way of life;
her paths wander aimlessly, but she does not know it.

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Book of Proverbs

Chapter 3

My son, do not forget my teaching,
but keep my commands in your heart,
2 for they will prolong your life many years
and bring you peace and prosperity.

3 Let love and faithfulness never leave you;
bind them around your neck,
write them on the tablet of your heart.
4 Then you will win favor and a good name
in the sight of God and man.

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Proverbs Book Two

PROVERBS 2

My son, if you accept my words
and store up my commands within you,
2 turning your ear to wisdom
and applying your heart to understanding—
3 indeed, if you call out for insight
and cry aloud for understanding,
4 and if you look for it as for silver
and search for it as for hidden treasure,
5 then you will understand the fear of the Lord
and find the knowledge of God.
6 For the Lord gives wisdom;
from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.
7 He holds success in store for the upright,
he is a shield to those whose walk is blameless,
8 for he guards the course of the just
and protects the way of his faithful ones.

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Horse Racing in Decline

My decision to retire began on my way to the track on a horse for John Servis.

The Horse Racing Industry Is In Decline!

With Anticipation

We were living the dream- I was getting paid top-dollar to ride for one of the top trainers- part of a formidable, respected team.

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Thoughts From The Ghost:

Yes, God has made me poor in the pocketbook but wealthy in spirit.

Some Visible Ghost Nibbles

The culture we live in seems strange and weak.
People peer around and find everything to be strange while applying a weak predisposition; … scared, they are!
People seem angry in a curious way; and people seem curious in an angry way.

Men look at me angrily- a self-hating mechanism. They are angry at the unknown, jealous imagination of me.

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Reading List:

“ …The religion taught by Moses, which, like the laws of Egypt, enunciated the principle of exclusion, borrowed, at every period of its existence, from all the creeds with which it came in contact. … “

Knight of the East and West

“THIS is the first of the Philosophical Degrees of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite; and the beginning of a course of instruction which will fully unveil to you the heart and inner mysteries of Masonry.”

Morals and Dogma

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The Morgan Affair

“His disappearance was suspected to have been effected by overzealous Freemasons enforcing the penalties of their obligations.”

Reprinted Without Permission:

The Morgan Affair

“All You Need to Know About the Infamous Morgan Affair!

On Sept. 11, 1826, William Morgan, of Batavia New York, was forcibly removed from the jailhouse at Canandaigua, NY, to a two-horse carriage and borne away into the mists of time.

His disappearance was suspected to have been effected by overzealous Freemasons enforcing the penalties of their obligations.

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Resenting the Master

Revere The Teacher With Compassion.

A Short Article For Flourishing Students:

If there comes a time when you resent your teacher, you have become your own teacher; and you must relinquish your expectations of such former teacher.

Resentment is the product of contempt and the ego; both of which are cataclysms. 

After contempt for a teaching ha been acknowledged, the ego presents itself. Regardless of the validity of the ego’s claim, the added contempt limits your judgement, creating learning barriers.

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Morals And Dogma Today

Today’s Chapter to Read is:

“Execute true judgment; and show mercy and compassion every man to his brother. Oppress not the widow nor the fatherless, the stranger nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in his heart. Speak ye every man the truth
to his neighbor; execute the judgment of Truth and Peace in your gates; and love no false oath”

Morals And Dogma
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Be Slow To Be Angry

Anger does not produce the righteousness which God desires.

When you close your Bible without application, you are not doing the inner work required to dwell in the Kingdom of Heaven.

“When we are fast to anger, we are misinterpreting what the Kingdom of God stands for.”

R. Cecil

Practice Grace and Mercy

“My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry,”

JAMES 1:19-26

Being Tested or Tempted?

“There is a vast difference between being tempted and being tested.”

Recognize the Difference Between being Tempted or being Tested.

“You’ve got to respond properly to temptation.”

“When you praise him in the physical, it releases angels on our behalf.”

“There is a vast difference between being tempted and being tested.”

“Be active in asking for wisdom.”

“What is wisdom?…. It is seeing through God’ perspective.
Wisdom is His vantage point.”

R. Cecil

Lift Up Your Hands

“What you do with your physical body releases the angels or withdraws the angels.”

Pastor Richard Cecil

“Therefore, I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands without anger or disputing.

I also want women to dress modestly, with decency and propriety, adorning themselves, not with elaborate hairstyles or gold or pearls or expensive clothes, but with good deeds, appropriate for women who profess to worship God.”

1TIMOTHY 2:8-10

Posture

What you do with your physical body and posture grants communication with God.
– Pastor Richard Cecil

To Be Victorious In Spirit:

Comfort Yourself, First.

“As long as you obey with your physical body, you will be victorious in the spiritual world.”

R. Cecil

“A little leaven doth leaven the whole lump.”

GALATIANS 5:9

Our posture is important to God.”

Pastor Richard Cecil

But when you pray,
go into your room,
close the door and pray to your Father,
who is unseen.
Then your Father,
who sees what is done in secret,
will reward you.
And when you pray,
do not keep on babbling like pagans,
for they think they will be heard because of their many words.
Do not be like them,
for your Father knows what you need
before you ask him.”

MATTHEW 6:6-8

From the Hospital Bed:

“A man on his deathbed, raising his hands, (after saying, ‘I surrender all,’ is physically victorious.
His actions, through surrender, (his posture,) granted him the power to express the Greatness of God.”

R. Cecil

Preacher Wearing a Gold Chain

A Minister Wearing Gold Is Not a Righteous Man.

“We are not afraid to Bless people!”
-Brother Richard Cecil

Wearing a gold necklace whilst preaching about the Bible and passing the donations plate around is pure vanity, not tithing, and is void of physical obedience. (See JAMES 5:2-6)

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Chaplains’ Actions

Any Chaplain is a Bishop, and this is how We should comport ourselves:

“This is a true saying, If any man desire the office of a Bishop, he desireth a worthy work.
A Bishop therefore must be unreproveable, the husband of one wife, watching, temperate, modest, harborous, apt to teach,
Not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre, but gentle, no fighter, not covetous.

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Be Humble, First

What is the Answer against Evil?

The answer, though the same as the problem, is to do nothing evil against evil. Retaliation, by nature, (altogether) is too late; the deed has been done.

To retaliate is to wage vengeance.

Chip Van Hassel

“Do not repay anyone evil for evil.
Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone.”

ROMANS 12:17

Song of the Millennium

“He sees things from under glass”

The Passenger

by Iggy Pop

“I am a passenger
And I ride and I ride
I ride through the city’s backside
I see the stars come out of the sky
Yeah, they’re bright in a hollow sky
You know it looks so good tonight

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Nibble, Nibble

“Women use sex as a magical power- a power which men do not possess. This phenomena has ravaged our culture…. …

…“active-passive-aggression,” which could be described as building(/being) the bridge upon which, “resting bitch face,” hath transmuted into, “active-bitch-face,”

Sex is only a Game for most women but seems to be the meaning of life for most men!

How many women in your circle know how to bake a loaf of bread from scratch or how to potty-train an infant?”

Two Reasons Why Women Wearing Sexy Pants Is Corrupting Our Culture.

For many women, today, sex is the only thing they have to offer!

Did women ever wear mini skirts in the 1930’s,… why not?

We are living in an overly-sexualized culture where women walk around wearing spandex- which is the equivalent to a woman wearing a short skirt in the 1930’s!

Let Us Quote:
“…I also want women to dress mosdestly, with decency and propriety, adorning themselves, not with elaborate hairstyles or gold or pearls or expensive clothes, but with good deeds, appropriate for women who profess to worship God.”

1 TIMOTHY 2:9-10

Women use sex as a magical power- a power which men do not possess. This phenomena has ravaged our culture to the point of devolving us into camel riders, again!

How many women in your daily life know how to bake a loaf of bread from scratch or how to potty-train a toddler?
How many men do you know who can change the oil in a car?

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Ceremony Has It’s Purpose

What Is, “Freemasonry”?

“… a beautiful system of morality veiled in allegory and illustrated by symbols.”

Time and Evolving

Freemasonry did not happen (,or occur,) arbitrarily; (over night;) Freemasonry happened over time. Therefore, any instant understanding of it is donned by unguided, however, uneducated predispositions.

Why do we say that? …. This is why we have published this:

Royal Order of Knights Templar

Words Between Brothers

… Of Doug Kindred:

We Exchanged These Words Lovingly:




When Chip first saw Doug it was when Doug gave a short sermon during a Sunday morning service at the Ocala Farm Ministry church.

On the phone, with Mr. Kindred,

months later. Chip said this:

“When I first met you, I hated you, because you were so White-bred, … I hated you!”

“I know; …and I own it!”

Doug Kindred

The New Masonic Oath

“…. Finding out that someone you know is a Freemason used to be a later step in developing a personal relationship with them; NEVER the opening of a friendship with somebody whom you have just met!

This juxtaposition has completely corrupted the Craft! …”

What is Different about Freemasonry Today?


The Freemasonic attitude towards his fellow man has changed from Fear of a Greater Power to an Ego-based display of stupidity! Why do I say that?

The Charge:

The Craft Has Been Corrupted… But HOW?:

This is how… ask yourself this question:

“How Do You Spot a Fellow Brother in the Crowd?”

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Cosmic Click

“there is no magical moment which makes everything change.”

There is No Cosmic Click.

Most people are seeking for that moment where it all, “clicks,” and everything, all of the sudden, makes sense and is correct, not realizing that there is no magical moment which makes everything change. (It’s all turtles!”)

Chip Van Hassel
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Pave the Way for our Grandchildren

The human mind is ruled-over by good and evil.

Let us not feed the fire of evil and scorch the land of our grandchildren, but be fruitful and lay vibrant, loving, true seed for them to sew.

We choose our road tonight and the next. After that, we keep on choosing.



Do we choose Truth or do we choose the Status Quo of stupidity and ruin?

Chip Van Hassel
ROMANS 12:2

Seeking Council

The “Answer,” one seeks is more simple than the question asked.

Are You Troubled?

As we seek council to acquire clarity amongst our confusion, the only true clarity we find can be described as a love for one’s self.

Seeking the answer from an outside source seems ludicrous after the fact, because the answer is accepted from inside our own heart, beaming-outwardly, not from the outside of our body, beaming-inwardly!

The “Answer,” one seeks is more simple than the question asked.

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Learning From an Eagle

SIX LEADERSHIP PRINCIPLES TO LEARN FROM AN EAGLE

“1. Eagles fly Alone and at High Altitudes.
They don’t fly with sparrows, ravens, and other small birds.

MEANING; Stay away from narrow-minded people, those that bring you down. Eagle flies with Eagles. Keep good company.

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Family of Faith

A Man Needs Three.

“A man need a three types of men in his life:

1. A Grandfather Figure to learn from,

2. An equal to share “Life Experiences,” with

3. and a Little Brother to teach and to guide.”

“… speaking of it in terms of a man’s Christian walk.
He needs mature Christian men to mentor him
He needs Christian brothers roughly the same age to walk with him through life.
He needs younger men to mentor.”

Doug Kindred

Shackleton’s Shipwreck Found

Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Ship, “Endurance”

“In 2022 Scientists have found and filmed one of the greatest ever undiscovered shipwrecks 107 years after it sank. The Endurance, the lost vessel of Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton, was found at the weekend at the bottom of the Weddell Sea.

Endurance: Shackleton’s Ship
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Circular Connection

Breathe-In
Moderately-Controlled

Make the aura around you flow of purple water-
It’s current- Strong,
Revolutionary of itself.
When you notice that your focus has been lost
Breathe-In
Moderately-Controlled
down through your Sacral Chakra,
Circulating the inside of the chakra;
condensing it’s
outer physical membrane.

Dakkuan
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Be the Beam of Light

When asking How to help others, she said,

“You cannot help anybody;
all you can do is
Be the Beam of Light.”

Carolina Zachariah

In other words, you cannot help people who do not realize they need help, or do not want help.

All we can do is be the example of what we want others to be.

-Chip

The Conspiracy of Santa Clause

A Message to Aspiring Brethren:

The Now Civil War

“It is useless to reason with those whose confidence is not shaken in the face of impossibilities, whose imagination can bridge all gulfs in evidence by fantastic suppositions.”

Arthur Edward Waite; Doctrine and Literature of the Kabala (page 116)
The Now Civil War

As it says in the Bible, in the book of MATTHEW:

“Do not give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, they may trample them under their feet and turn and tear you to pieces.”

MATTHEW 7:6

The Conspiracy of Santa Clause

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The Divergent Talk

“Let the Righteous Smite Me!”

PSALM 141:5

Doing nothing at a time when nothing can be done has never been my strongpoint. Being a man who cares about reforming culture to some moral rectitude of accountability has been an exhausting mental exercise of futility.
To say that society has lost its responsibilities is a gross understatement! Martin Luther King, Jr., George Washington and James Madison all have one attribute in common. Let us call that characteristic, “Redemption”.

The Difference Between Truth and Justice:

Why do Evil Doers Define What Society Defines What it is to “Be a Good Person”?

The Pareto Principle

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Firmament

“Its rising is from the end of the heavens,
    and its circuit to the end of them;
    and there is nothing hid from its heat.”

God hath pitched a tent.

“… and the firmament proclaims his handiwork. …”

“… yet their voice goes out through all the earth,
and their words to the end of the world.

In them he has set a tent for the sun, …”

PSALM 19:4
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For the vision is for days yet to come.”

“… so I left him there with the prince of the kingdom of Persia and came to make you understand what is to befall your people in the latter days.”

Said, Archangel, Michael

“How can my lord’s servant talk with my lord? For now no strength remains in me, and no breath is left in me.”

Again one having the appearance of a man touched me and strengthened me.

And he said, “O man greatly beloved, fear not, peace be with you; be strong and of good courage.”

And when he spoke to me, I was strengthened and said,

“Let my lord speak, for you have strengthened me.”

DANIEL 10:13-30

Raphael: One of the seven holy angels

“Do not be afraid; you will be safe. But praise God for ever.”
-Archangel, Raphael

Said Raphael:

I will not conceal anything from you.
I have said, ‘It is good to guard the secret of a king, but gloriously to reveal the works of God.’

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Bearing Witness

You Cannot Witness Yourself.

“If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.

There is another who testifies in my favor, and I know that his testimony about me is true.”

JOHN 5:31-32

Of a man who chooses not to see the light, neither all the books in the world may enlighten him; and for a man who sees the light, a single word is too much!
As we are surrounded by (and ruled by,) self-deceiving people, the only recompense is to constantly and instantly forgive them.

Be an example of the Great Light which shineth from above.

Chip Van Hassel

How to Write a Business Proposal

How to Write a Business Proposal

1. Begin with a title page.
2. Explain your why with a summary.
3. State the problem, or need.
4. Propose a solution.
5. Share your qualifications.
6. Include pricing options.
7. Summarize with a conclusion.

12 TIPS for writing one

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Back In The Day

This Movie

I saw this movie when I was 23 and thought, “Man, what a lunatic!”

I saw it at 33 and thought, “I mean, I guess he might have a point in there somewhere, but still – that’s insane.”

At 43, it became “Well, ok. I kind of get it, now. A bit extreme, but I get it.”

Today at 53? “I have no problem with anything this man is doing”

Turf Dispute

“I want breakfast.”

Reserved Mantra

“Keeping it Reserved”


“Stillness in Motion”

Jose Sameñego

Wrists broken-over,
“Praying Mantis hands”-

“Keeping everything re-chambered”

Dakkuan
Hot Riff; Jonathan Sheppard; George Strawbridge, Agustin Stables

Nightly Scribbles

Burn relentlessly until your juice runs dry!

A Letter Written to a Lost Friend

Cold water hardens wax
to form shape.

A shadow is cast,
from a candle’s light,
flickering in a fleeting moment.

Without a Candle,
Marylin would have never seen
the wind blow.
Without darkness,
the moon would not wax.

Dark as her sudden silence seemed,
and as remarkable as JFK’s birthday, song’s tease,
the wick of the candle is sometimes trimmed away.

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Blessed Are the Peacemakers

“…Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl.”

The Beatitudes:

“Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are those who mourn,
for they will be comforted.

Blessed are the meek,
for they will inherit the earth.

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Lack of Value

People who do not value your time

When a person does not value your time, they do not respect you.

Those who do not value your time see the lack of value within themselves and are compensating.

Public Service Announcement:

Treating a person’s time as less important than your own is Covert Narcissistic Abusive behavior.

Narcissists get their energy by finding a victim to abuse; then they destroy that victim’s life.

Be wary of the micromanager!!!

Japhy
Moon

Sharing Existence With Each Other

Today, The World NEEDS Transitional People.

What is a, “Transitional Person”?

A “Transitional Person is:
“A person who breaks unhealthy, harmful, abusive or unfortunate learned behaviors and replaces them with proactive, helpful, effective behaviors. This person models positive behaviors and passes on effective habits that strengthen and build others in positive ways.”

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Your “Why?”

Be the beam of Light.

What Is Your, “Why,”?

What Drove You When You Were Younger?

What was your, “why,” when you were in high school?
Did your, “why,” since then change?
If so, why?

Does your original, “why,” still suit you?

Dakkuan

Time Defined

“Time” is defined by a general feeling.
While focusing on a certain experience,
Using definable paradigms,
This creates a, “general feeling.”
When it feels like, “day,” it is “daytime.”
During the quiet, darkness of night,
you focus on the crickets, the frogs
and the smell of the air.
It feels like, “nighttime”!
Time is not linear.

“Durations of time”
are simply general feelings
compiled to create an overall feeling,
known as an, “era”.
The end of an era is simply
the end of one overall feeling
and the beginning to one, other,
particular, general feeling.

Chip Van Hassel

South Carolina York Rite History

“It was,” says he, “through gratitude for having been admitted to the labors of the mystical temple, that the Knights Hospitallers” (he should have said, “the Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Jesus Christ”) “requested of Pope Eugenius II.

Brethren:
On the 11th March, 542 years ago, the last Grand Master of the whole Order of the Temple breathed his last; and our noble brotherhood ceased publicly to exist as a great religio-military institution. The anniversary of his martyrdom should ever be held in sacred remembrance by all Knights Templars, whether they follow

“HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE ORDER OF KNIGHTS TEMPLAR.
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Narcissistic Managers

The Narcissistic Boss Will:

They create an unproductive work environment, then, blame it on the employees. Over time, this drains people’s souls and creates a low-level, low-paying workplace. They take away your value on purpose, and manipulate to make it appear that they display more value than you by explaining something that is menial at best.

Dakkuan

Templar Life

“The fine vocation of the sword and lance,
With the gross aims, and body-bending toil
Of a poor brotherhood, who walk the earth
Pitied.”

SOURCE

Inflation is a Lie.

We send, “money,” to Ukraine but send words to the Middle East. Imagine how foolish people are right now, believing that inflation is a real thing. Think about it: if we printed “too much” money, nobody would refuse it saying, “that money isn’t worth anything because there is too much it it.” … how STUPID are people to believe that “inflation,” is a cause and effect scenario? Inflation is simply lying about the value of a piece of paper and saying that a banana is worth more of those pieces of paper, as the result of having too many of those pieces of paper!

Chip Van Hassel

Ostracizing Your Fellow Man

… Being employed by men who want to do it all themselves to show you that they don’t need you, that they can do it themselves, but, more importantly, (to them,) they think they are showing you that they are tougher and better than you are; when, in actuality, they are ignorant in ostracizing the very fellow-man which they, themselves, need in order to survive!
A farm is not run by one man; and a one man farm is a lonely, pitiful situation rather than a farm.

Dakkuan

Lack of Population Control

The issue is that none of the work that I do right now builds something for the future.
A man pays me,
and he’s done with me;
and all of my work leaves me with nothing.

It used to be,
when you work,
you were working towards something in the end- a piece of the pie;
however,
nowadays,
there is no reward-
Only thieves.

Chip

Legend of Clermont College

“…have no relation to Apprentice, Fellow Craft, and Master- degrees, which were constructed for the general class of Masons. …”

Legend of Clermont College

Snapshot

Introverts

“The highly sensitive tend to be philosophical or spiritual in their orientation, rather than materialistic or hedonistic. They dislike small talk. They often describe themselves as creative or intuitive. They dream vividly, and can often recall their dreams the next day. They love music, nature, art, physical beauty. They feel exceptionally strong emotions–sometimes acute bouts of joy, but also sorrow, melancholy, and fear.
Highly sensitive people also process information about their environments–both physical and emotional–unusually deeply. They tend to notice subtleties that others miss–another person’s shift in mood, say, or a lightbulb burning a touch too brightly.”

Susan Cain


(Art: Photograph by Louis Fleckenstein)

(From the book: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking)

Click book for Susan Cain’s website.

You Can’t Stay Here

“…When they treat me in a way that they would not want to be treated, themselves, then, I point out their behavior; they tend to treat me like I am incorrect, aggressive and socially inapt.”

… So I needed a place to get out of the cold for the night.
Pepe, a nice Guatemalan man, the assistant trainer for Kelly R., gave me permission to sleep in the office at the barn for one night; but he told me to be careful of the cameras, because nobody is allowed to sleep there. I slept there for two nights. Early, in the morning, after the second night,

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Yes, You Can

Then Jesus told his disciples,
“If anyone would come after me,
let him deny himself
and take up his cross
and follow me.
For whoever would save his life will lose it,
but whoever loses his life
for my sake
will find it.
For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world
and forfeits his soul?
Or what shall a man give in return
for his soul?

MATTHEW 16:24-36

Pressure Relief

“We bring The Bible with us from place to place, when always The Bible is inside our hearts.”

A Decision

To decide between taking a vacation for reading The Bible and getting closer to God or taking a vacation for experiencing a new life by getting closer to another person, is a decision few men have the opportunity to make.

What Defines the Intention of the Sojourn?

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Japhy’s Experience

… the pitiful people who gravitate towards me, attempting to live vicariously through me. Like the man sitting next to me right now. He keeps humming and making noises with his mouth in an attempt to rape attention from those around him; but this raping moment, for him, is to butt-fuck the shit out of my serene peace, quiet and enjoyable company and state.

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Path of the Righteous Horseman

It is accurate to say that all the Old School horsemen are all gone. Just as capitalism no longer guarantees freedom (for the middle class), working hard in aspiration of earning an adequately-compensatory wage deems to be in incongruence with sanity, according to the current, socioeconomic reality. The delegation of a man of higher caliber insists that his such sojourn be ambulated, or accompanied by, similarly-spirited, likely-educated and strongly-willed, gentile warriors of both the sword and the book.

Japhy’s Correspondence

I swim deeply in the shallow waters of the minds of people- people who pass me by and leave me be, run away from me and avoid my suggestive nature.
nature…


I’ve found my spot, stay tight on the rail, yet, I’m wide-open and getting out. One Percent is me, an anarchist waging their own law against the lawmakers and the police-assholes-of-the-state. An Anarchist, and, though I don’t care if this world has a place for me in that, I still search for brotherhood and a woman. Lone traveler, as I always have been, machete in hand, whip in the other, torn between the two worlds, I swim deeply in the shallow waters of the minds of people- people who pass me by and leave me be, run away from me and avoid my suggestive nature. I scare away even me, you see? And that is ok with me, but not ok with me.

Japhy

YOUR FREQUENCY IS YOUR PROTECTION

“Love overpowers Fear because it is a higher, stronger and more energetic frequency…”

“Your Aura is made up of your dominant thoughts and emotions
If you have a high vibration, your Aura will be made up of Angels which makes it strong and shielded from negative entities

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Benefits of Canabis

  1. “One hectare of cannabis releases as much oxygen as 25 hectares of forest. Cannabis grows in 4 months and trees in 20-50 years.
  2. From one hectare of cannabis you get the same amount of paper as 4 hectares of forest.
  3. Trees make recyclable paper 3 times while hemp makes recyclable paper 8 times. Hemp paper is the best and most durable.
  4. Hemp plants are a radiation trap. Cannabis plantations purify the air.
  5. Hemp can be grown anywhere in the world, it needs very little water. Furthermore, because it can defend itself from parasites, it doesn’t need pesticides.
  6. Hemp textiles outperform flax products on their own properties.
  7. Hemp is an ideal plant for producing edges, ropes, bags, shoes, hats…
  8. Cannabis is banned in Bulgaria. But technical cannabis does not contain a drug and can be cultivated freely.
  9. The protein value of cannabis seeds is very high and two fatty acids contained in them are nowhere else in nature.
  10. Producing cannabis is much cheaper than soy.
  11. Animals who eat cannabis don’t need hormone supplements.
  12. All plastic products can be made with hemp, hemp plastic is environmentally friendly and completely biodegradable.
  13. Hemp can also be used for thermal insulation of buildings, it’s durable, cheap and flexible.
  14. Hemp soaps and hemp cosmetics do not pollute water, so they are completely environmentally friendly.
    And about the benefits of medical cannabis in the treatment of many different diseases,…”

The Story You Tell Yourself

“There are two ways of telling your story. One is to tell it compulsively and urgently, keep returning to it
because you see your present suffering
as the result of your past experiences.

But there is another way.

You can tell your story from the place where it no longer dominates you.
You can speak about it with a certain distance
and see it as the way
to your present freedom.”

Henri Nouwen
The Inner Voice of Love

Living the Sins of The Dead

Arrogance/Pride is the Deadly Sin which is dragging the world around.


Some would assume it is Gluttony, because there are a lot of very, very overly-obese people ambling around; and those people are also being Greedy whilst over-eating the wrong things.


Lust tends to overcrowd the minds of men and women nowadays as sex buys a woman in a pretty dress a drink while the notion of that dress purchases a man’s whims, employing a no-refund policy.


Sloth slows the feet down of the people. They trudge around, displaying no purpose or inspiration during the hours of their public day.
Wrath- the most misunderstood sin of all, seems to be many people’s unguided, “somebody is shaking the jar,” motive. It is the notion of, “social justice,” in action.

Envy imprisons the minds of the less fortunate. People view others, not knowing what others have acquired, however, they want what others have- not knowing what that is!

You Are Not Alone

“Many, many men
have been just as troubled
morally and spiritually
as you are right now.”

“You’re not the first person
who was ever confused
and frightened
and even sickened
by human behavior.

You’re by no means alone
on that score.

Many, many men
have been just as troubled
morally and spiritually
as you are right now.

Happily, some of them
kept records of their troubles.
You’ll learn from them—
if you want to.

Just as someday,
if you have something to offer,
someone will learn
something from you.
It’s a beautiful reciprocal arrangement. And it isn’t education.
It is history.
It is poetry.”

J.D. Salinger

Mind of Change

“…some Student of The Great Mysteries is always eventually discovered amongst the people.”

Over time, people need different types of,… religious consultants to recalibrate their mental journey. In certain locations, the people need a priest or a minister.

At other times, in other places, a shaman, or medicine man, is sought after.

As in ISAIAH 65:1, these people do not directly ask for a minister or shaman; however, some Student of The Great Mysteries is always eventually discovered amongst the people.

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Changing of the Advisors

“…Student of the Great Mysteries…”

Over time, people need different types of,… religious consultants to recalibrate their mental journey. In certain locations, the people need a priest or a minister. At other times, in other places, among other groups, a shaman, or medicine man, is sought after. As in ISAIAH 65:1, these people do not directly as for a minister or shaman; however, some student of The Great Mysteries is always eventually discovered amongst the people.
The two factors which separate the shaman, or Deacons, from the rest of the people are two fundamental characteristics:

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Double Dipping

“Drink water from your own cistern,…”

“For the lips of the adulterous woman
drip honey,
and her speech is smoother than oil;
but in the end she is bitter as gall,
sharp as a double-edged sword.
Her feet go down to death;
her steps lead straight to the grave.
She gives no thought to the way of life;
her paths wander aimlessly, but she does not know it.”

PROVERBS 5:3-6
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Wordless Groans

“And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit”

“We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption to s0nship, the redemption of our bodies.

For in this hope we are saved.

But hope that is seen
is no hope at all.
Who hopes for what they already have?
But if we hope for what we do not yet have,
we wait for it patiently.

In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness.
We do not know what we ought to pray for,
but the Spirit himself intercedes for us
through wordless groans.

And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for God’s people in accordance with the will of God.”

ROMANS 8:22-27

Minor Peace

For the majority to overpower the un-peaceful minority would have to be an exercise of totalitarianism.

The loudest voice in the room is not usually the correct voice. The silence of the majority has its social benefit by virtue of compassion, however,

the silence and inaction of the majority is a fatal weapon against progress, survival and peace.

One person at a bar (a millennial,) talking loudly over others about how amazing or oppressed they are becomes annoying to the rest of the people at the bar.

It is unfortunate that society allows this!

The majority is silently annoyed, but nobody approaches the millennial to inform they that they are annoying everybody around them!
It seems, to maintain peace, the majority agrees to bear unpeaceful environments and succumb to actual abuse!

Of an entire nation aware that the government has overstepped its authority and function, no peaceful repose can be heard over the loudest, incorrect, most (not-at-peace) minority.

For the majority to overpower the un-peaceful minority would have to be an exercise of totalitarianism.

Chip Van Hassel

The Strife of the Smart Man

My Experience:

In a world where doing wrong is seen as being correct
and where being correct is treated as being revolutionary or argumentative,
those of us who have maintained our moral rectitude currently relate less and less to our fellow humans.
I have belabored, “The Dunning Kruger Affect,” to the extent of mocking my fellow man.

It confused and angered me. I did not know how to deal with people in my daily life in a cordial way anymore.
It felt like I was surrounded by idiots and that I was the only person who cared to make myself and the world around me better.

My good friend, Don Adams, explained it to me. Don said this to me:

“You are surrounded by grown men who have child’s minds.”

Don Adams

The Pareto Principle keeps bounding around inside my head. Realizing that there is no escaping this paradigm, this reality, I have sought coping mechanisms to attempt to maintain being courteous surrounded by a world of discourteous people. I have found no useful tools to dissuade my resentful knowing of these people.

THE WEB OF LIFE

“From her web, Grandmother Spider observed the first thoughts as the Universal Mind awakened from the dream. “

When the Universe was still so dark that not even shadows could be seen in the night, Grandmother Spider sat in her web in the Sky World, waiting and watching. No one knows how old Grandmother Spider is, or how long she sat waiting for the Universal Mind to awaken. But, every Creature Being who has ever lived knows her song and dance as the weaver of the Web of Life.

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Scribe Of The Twelfth Tribe

Uses the Holy Bible As His 24 Inch Rule
The Tribal Scribe divides his day into three parts, using the guise of the Entered Tyler’s appearance of Ignorance to comport himself in The Way (The Tao) by an of example. He writes what he has seen, what has been and what will be.

Dakkuan

Rebuilt

“After this , I will return
and rebuild David’s fallen tent.”

This is the beginning of, or cornerstone of, the Temple. As the Sela Hammahlkoth is a fresh, encouraging Attitude, the destination is exactly that Unknown Feeling! ‘Tis a school, this project. ACTS 15:16 is not the journey. The destination is its own mystery.

Dakkuan
“After this , I will return
and rebuild David’s Fallen Tent.”

Juris Prudence

Juris Prudence “No Lodge shall make more than FIVE new Brethren at one Time.”

“II.
THE MASTER of a particular Lodge, has the right and authority of congregating the Members of his Lodge into a Chapter at Pleasure, upon any Emergency or Occurrence as well as to appoint the time and place of their usual forming : And in case of Sickness,
Death,
or

necessary

Absence of the MASTER,

the
Senior Warden

shall act as Master pro tempore, if no Brother is present who has been Master of that Lodge before ; for in that Case the absent Master’s Authority reverts to the last Master then present ; though he cannot act until the said senior Warden has once congregated the Lodge or in his Absence the junior Warden.”

…There is an ALARM at the door.

Why The Weak Are Now, “In Charge”

“Such is the decree of destiny. If the people are content with freedom of conscious and constitutional liberty, it will be well. If, going to the other extreme, they plunge into universal doubt and anarchy, let us hope that this may be but a step in the process of spiritual and political regeneration. For us, the only law is, to fulfill our duty.”
-LEGENDA XXXII

“Blue Masonry
neither remembers its duty,
nor knows its powers.
It can neither prevent political convolutions,
nor avert the horrors
of civil war.
When these rage,
it’s voice is not uplifted
to still the storm;
but it withdrawals
into its cells and asyla,
hoping to emerge again
when the skies are
clear once more,
to renew its self-glorification,
and weary men
with its idle vanities.”

LEGENDA XXXII (pages 23-24)

A Reminder to Myself

“We give our power away as humans- we blame others for things that happen to us,…”

“You’re probably not even at the halfway mark in your life, and if you think about it the first 25, you probably didn’t know much about anything.

Point being, your life up to this point has prepared you for this.

Now, you need to have the integrity of self to make decisions which align with your vision.”

Arch Kingsley
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The Unpopular Secret

Population Control

It used to be, “The Power of God,” until the population got to insurmountable numbers, and the many could not be killed in secret-
World wars are what are needed to bring the population down in a more expedited manner.

Dakkuan

See MATTHEW 24:40

Weak Men Drive Cars; Strong Men Ride Camels.

…more normal than they even know how to be!

I ate at a restaurant today; and there was no knife on the table. I used my pocket knife. The owner of the place got all nervous and started acting scared and giving me the “side-eye”.
I’ve used my knife

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Never-Ending-River of Breath

“No need to block beyond the shoulders.”
—Master Brian Gray

“Always thinking about the River-
The unchangeable, the constant, not-judging-
forever-force.”

Dakkuan

Exercise:

Watch breath right now,
visualizing pushing the Chi down
Constantly.

This dynamic tension
is centered.
(Iron Palm,) Pushing down on the Upward chi of Earth.

Breathing is the never-ending river that orchestrates chi wherever it is instantaneously needed.

“Make the entire body solid and reactive.”

Dakkuan

“No need to block beyond shoulders.”

Sifu, Grand Master Brian Gray

This is NOT the End Times

People say, “We are living in the, “End Times.”

They say this in result to observing the behavior of others around them.

Wrong is correct these days;
the truth is feared.

In the Biblical vibe, people see light as darkness and darkness as light today.

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Stability

“Want” and “need” know nothing of love.

Changing your life means Doing what is necessary.

Human nature is funny
in that two people can read
the same words on the page,
and, even though they are on the same page,
they still read the words differently.

There is always an independent variable-
which is not open for interpretation.

The soul
deep down
in a person’s heart
never

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Sober Judgement

Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.

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Neuro-Muscle Memory

Mental processes induce physical processes.
Example:
Being annoyed tenses muscles.
Allowing yourself to stew in annoyance creates muscle memory which becomes physically stressful.

A Dent of Deed

…”the body, the mind, the spirit,
flows as does water.”…

It starts with the in-breath and begins in the out-breath.
The continuous cycle is it’s own revolution,
it’s own change.
Hardened by it’s own hardness,
the body, the mind, the spirit,
flows as does water.
Water can wear rock away
even though rock can stop water.
Perserverence of the flow
proves phusical changd-
Maybe just a dent,
of deed.

Chip Van Hassel

The Power of God in the Head of Penny

“… United us as,
‘The New Family Among Us’.”


Where is the Power of God In the Head of a Single Penny ?

It had been a long day,
turning into a long night
when I walked in to a gas station,
counting a stack of quarters
I had in my palm.

Upon my arrival,
the clerk made eye contact
with me;
and she had angry eyes.

She was pissed off.

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The One That Got Away

“The yearning to comfort me…
I had not felt somebody’s eyes
do that for a long time!”

The look in her eyes,
When she listened to my plight

The wet eyes,
The yearning to comfort me…
I had not felt somebody’s eyes
do that for a long time!

Sharing Existence With Each Other

“Transitional People transcend their own needs and tap into the deepest, most noble impulses of human nature. …
…these responses are the synthesis through which we all experience each other…”

Today, The World NEEDS Transitional People.

What is a, “Transitional Person”?

According to Enkindle Wellness,
a, “Transitional Person is:
“A person who breaks unhealthy, harmful, abusive or unfortunate learned behaviors and replaces them with proactive, helpful, effective behaviors.  This person models positive behaviors and passes on effective habits that strengthen and build others in positive ways.”

Stephen Covey
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When Larceny Became, “The American Way”

Why has the American worker allowed for it’s employer to steal from it on the daily basis?

Correct Me If I Am Wrong!

You’ve Heard the Phrase Before:

“Taxation is Theft!”

Well, that is true!

When employers take taxes out of your paycheck, they are committing Larceny!

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Ghost Post!

The Ghost Continues

So, after the Doug Fout Debacle, I ended up dealing with the frustrating pain and anguish of dealing with the Florida Gaming Commission.
The red-tape of bullshit brings a man’s tolerance to it’s knees
as he listens to people tell him,

“I understand. I’m sorry, and I understand; but I cannot help you.

Lemme transfer you to somebody else who understands, is sorry, but,… they won’t help you, either!”

Every Asshole on the phone

They act like,

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Things Are Not What You Had Planned They’d Be!

The world will never be the way it has been taught to be!

Keeping yourself removed from the world
while being completely enthralled by it
all at the same time
has become my realized paradigm. 

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-Purple Water Chakra

Breathe-In
Moderately-Controlled

Make the aura around you flow of purple water-
It’s current- Strong,
Revolutionary of itself.
When you notice that your focus has been lost,
Breathe-In
Moderately-Controlled
down through your Sacral Chakra,
Circulating the inside of the chakra;
condensing it’s
outer physical membrane.

Chip Van Hassel

Gary Vaynerchuk scrolled past this!

“LEGACY IS GREATER THAN CURRENCY.” -Gary Vaynerchuk

I’ll Never Get Gary Vee’s Attention This Way!!!

Mr. Vaynerchuk,

Your time is valuable!
I spend hours building my website
Who would pay
to build their sites using wordpress? Would you in any capacity?

Check out Gary’s Site:

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Feel like You’re Surrounded By Idiots?

Feel like You’re Surrounded By Blank Personalities?

Feel like You’re Surrounded By Idiots?

Written in a fit of realistic rage in the Jeep:

I’m tired of being surrounded by idiots
Arrogant, loud people
Who want your attention
By way of being annoying.

These people are so

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A Crossed Sojourn

“Chaplain Bob smiled as he handed me a ten dollar bill from his wallet.”

His name is Chaplain Bob Miller. I cold-called him, asking for help one day. When he returned my call, he was driving back from the airport with his wife; they had just arrived home from Cuba.

Bob was warm and inviting. He understood my situation. He had a lot on his plate at the time, but he took a couple of moments to meet with me and briefly listen to my quandary. Little did he know,

The Day the Crossed Sojourn Began

“I’m giving you the last bit of cash I have.”

His name is Chaplin Bob Miller. I cold-called him, asking for help one day. When he returned my call, he was driving back from the airport with his wife; they had just arrived home from Cuba.

Bob was warm and inviting. He understood my situation. He had a lot on his plate at the time, but he took a couple of moments to meet with me and briefly listen to my quandary. Little did he know, I hadn’t told him

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Overtly Shining the Lamp of Diogenes Through Example via Action

Notes on reigning-in the Aggressive Power of The G.A.’s Intention:

QUANDRY:

Meritocracy is dead.
How does a (an operative)
Laborer survive
in a selfish (Inactive/Apathetic; speculative) World?

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Brotherhood

“Each day we must help our brethren for whom we are responsible, for one day God will say, ‘Where is thy Brother?’ Accept no reward, always be a pillar of the Temple, for all the Order holds for us is the opportunity to flee the sins of the world, to live charitably, to be penitent, and above all, to be the servant of Almighty God.”
“As true Templars, we must always be prepared for battle in either the temporal or spiritual realms. Our oaths require moral courage and our way of life demands dedication to our knightly ideals. The true knight is, of course, humble before the Lord and his fellow man. If a true Templar would boast about anything, he boasts in our Lord!”

Protection

Ore Well 2084

“Group mentality is the monarchy of the new era, and freedom is the new terrorist against consciousness expansion.”

The only danger we face in life is acceptance of any way other than the way of the individual. As a doormat cannot wipe its own feet on itself, the common man can only be common when he accepts the norm. Group mentality is the monarchy of the new era, and freedom is the new terrorist against positive consciousness expansion. The way to change reality is to Be the change within one’s own, individual mind.

Chip Van Hassel

We will never convince the people as a group; we can only convince the people by being an example for the group to follow. To follow the group is to be a lemming jumping off of the cliff.

To accept the common man's reality is an individual choice to sleep. To awaken is the greater energy, tapped-in to by free thought and purposeful action. 

Wealth can only be distributed when there is a definition of, “wealth”. Distribution only occurs when there are those who distribute. Subtract “wealth,” from the equation; and subtract distribution from common man’s mentality, and the true answer becomes screamingly apparent.

Modern man- the evolutionary betrayer.

Individuals who are free thinkers will be ridiculed by their current peers, only to be recognized for their genius long, long after their deaths.

Society is never ready for the truth. Positive thought is always ready for society.

-Chip Van Hassel

Trick Or Treason!

“…The change that has occurred within the racing industry is not something that is lasting.”

-Retired Journeyman, Christopher Van Hassel

I had always planned to train racehorses after I retired from my riding career, but I had not predicted that the racing business would change the ways in which it has. The change that has occurred within the racing industry is not something that is lasting. Why do I say that?

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Knights’ Love of Meditation

“Recognize with gladness that we are neither lost, nor strangers to God, but one of His good creatures, and in our Temple we shall meet people from many nations and religions. There is no shame in seeking God; forget not when we ponder that God’s Temple is our own being. God will not look for us, but we first must seek Him. Each day, time must be put aside for meditation and prayers for our Order and its work.”

Ashlar

“Remember, brothers, that we are the descendants of the ‘Poor Fellow Soldiers of Christ’ who first held their meetings in the precincts of the Temple of Solomon in Jerusalem. We must contemplate the word and meaning of the Temple. Remember also that we are but rough stones and must continuously work to build our own Temple with the smooth stones within us.”

Tribal Scribe

Flying Monkeys or Projection: the Narcissist’s Powerless Way Of Life

“You sent me something Crazy, and it was all in caps-lock!”

When a narcissist says that you did something crazy, however, (in reality,) YOU did something completely normal, they are using a manipulative tool called, “Projection”.

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Weakness

If the man ever acted the way that woman did, they would call him rude

Ignoring People

It is not normal to ignore people. It is an overt sign of disrespect.

He loaded a horse on to the trailer. As he exited the trailer, he said, “good morning!” to the driver’s girlfriend and daughter; but the women continued to lean-down petting a dog, ignoring the man.

It is the weak person’s way of seemingly maintaining dominance over other people. It is a shameful act of narcissism and selfishness. It is childish and petty. If the man ever acted the way that woman did, they would call him rude.

This is all because we live in a speculative world, and the operative people are shunned by weaker people.

From An Old Notebook

I don’t remember who I wrote this one about:

 I remember breathing in my boots
on your barn floor.

Each suspended moment lasted more and more;
so I use that education to smell and feel right now,
this moment,
more and longer right now more.

In between the beats of a measure of the heart which never ends nor begun.

Dakkuan

Are You Having Licensing Issues with Florida Racetracks?

If the Florida Gaming Control Commission ever denies your license for, “failure to complete an application,” … Read this!

Experience of Licensing Issues with Florida Racetracks:

1 When obtaining your license to work at Tampa Bay Downs, pay the Florida Gaming Control Commission (FGCC) $37.25 to be fingerprinted, then, pay the FGCC $80.00 to process that application with those fingerprints.

A Knights Templar’s Mission

“I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. …”
-ACTS 26:17

Our Mission:

“… ‘to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’”

ACTS 26:18

South Carolina York Rite History

HISTORICAL SKETCH

OF THE
ORDER OF KNIGHTS TEMPLAR.


Brethren:
On the 11th March, 542 years ago, the last Grand Master of the whole Order of the Temple breathed his last; and our noble brotherhood ceased publicly to exist as a great religio-military institution. The anniversary of his martyrdom should ever be held in sacred remembrance by all Knights Templars, whether they follow the banner of the Cross and Serpent, that of the Black Eagle, or that of the Blood-red Cross.
Prompted by these holy emotions, your committee requested me to address you on that occasion.

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