The Two Caves and the Work of Light
What do Plato’s Cave and Porphyry’s Cave of the Nymphs have to do with Freemasonry? This essay explores Masonic Light, self-knowledge, symbolism, and the daily work of learning to see clearly.
The Middle Chamber of the Mind
A staircase is not an education. But no education begins until a man admits that he has been standing on the lower floor.
The Sun Is Not a Brighter Shadow
The first light a man sees after darkness may still be only a fire behind him. Plato’s Cave asks whether we seek truth—or simply a more flattering version of the shadows.