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I heard Ed Bloom whispering something about Literal Interpretation...

 EB> But the "original interpretation" had been written down for the future
 EB> members of the the Brotherhood.  These are the rituals in use today.

I have to disagree with you on this one.  The rituals in use today aren't
an interpretation at all.  The rituals are primarily allegory and symbolism
and must be interpreted by each Mason that he may apply them to his life.
There is some guidance in the ritual with respect to basic interpretation
of the lessons, but only insofar as to give the candidate a general direction
in which to do his seeking.

Our Order has no restrictions on one's spiritual expression save that one
*has* a spiritual expression with reference to a Supreme Being.  There is
no rigid interpretation that I can think of that would allow the lessons
of Freemasonry to work cohesively with so many belief systems as it does.

Fraternally,
Jody

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