…The white dress thing is so Eastern Star.
…I assume there are variances, but the matron thing is a new revelation, especially when the Masonic lodges are normally all male. The OES is the female version of the same thing.
…The rune is upside down, representing the opposite of life and the circle encompasses that rune.
…Makes sense. [they] have taken symbols and inverted/perverted the true interpretations. My theory is the symbolism is astronomical allegory. Explains how many cultures, whom never had contact with each other, would be able to share similar symbolism, which is how oral traditions are passed down through the generations.
…The human conscience seems to be a special polarity. When the mortal shell 'dies', that 'energy' has to go somewhere. Thus, free will is the conscience decision to chose 'polarity', whether positive (God, not the invisible sky daddy shit) and negative (Satan/Devil/whatever invisible boogyman). It's strange for myself) being an atheist, yet spiritual. In the end 'God' does win. I'll admit that.
…Don't animals have 'souls' and potentially that 'soul' becomes evolved in consciousness, as the cycle progresses?