Measured Expectations () von Michael R. Poll

Introduction............................................................................... vii

A Young Man Joins a Masonic Lodge................................... 1

Masonic Ritual in the United States....................................... 11

With the Goal of Helping........................................................ 23

The Masonic Legend of Hiram - Another Look.................. 26

The Scottish Rite Double Headed Eagle (Phoenix?)............ 32

The Tactics of the Anti-Masons.............................................. 39

The Ritual Trap......................................................................... 54

Burning the Candle at Both Masonic Ends........................... 61

Should We Allow EA's in Lodge Business Meetings?....... 65

When Masons Come Knocking - Visiting Masons............. 74

Who are you? Who am I?........................................................ 81

When the Best Help is to Walk Away................................... 84

Be the Scottish Rite................................................................... 89

The Lodge Meal........................................................................ 94

Masonic Jurisprudence - the Laws of Freemasonry......... 99

The "Four" Bodies of the Scottish Rite.................................. 108

The New Atlantis and Freemasonry..................................... 113

Words to the New Mason....................................................... 125

We Need Someone to Speak!.................................................. 131

The Role of Music in Freemasonry........................................ 141

The Cause and Effect of Freemasonry................................... 146

Esoteric Initiation........................................................................ 154

About The Author........................................................................164