There is much information about masonry, masonic lodges, and other similar organizations in this day and age. But have you listened to some ex-insiders? The ones that aren’t brainwashed by the religion it is? I would encourage you to do so.
What are parables? They are the pictures that paint a thousand words that are apt for application in many areas of life: emotional and spiritual as well as physical or social. These are closely related to proverbs, which were also known as “dark sayings” because our understanding is often dark and un-illuminated when reading them without further study or first-hand application and reflection of the Word.
If you know anything about me, you realize I absolutely love finding, reading, and sharing books. Here are two books I felt I needed to add to my library. I found the first book via Homesteading Family’s video interview with Sophia Eng, a surprising interview since I have been to a regular gathering with her family!
After recently watching a Crappy Childhood Fairy video and reflecting on my own experience in an ACA group based on the original AA 12 step model, I think there are key aspects to include in group meetings focused on overcoming and maturity.
Surprising to me, this is a topic that has been brought up by at least a handful of friends and acquaintances, and so I decided that I should read up about it. My first thought was that this was not an idea that has benefited from a whole knowledge of the Word of Elohim. I searched for when this idea came into the church and found a good article here. Another helpful article I read, included the following points:
Narcissism. If you are anything like me, you have heard this word quite a lot in the last couple decades. What does the world generally think about narcissism? Here is a handy link, because this is not my focus here.
During my second pregnancy, I found some books that provided some great info. One of these was by Mama Natural, along with her very informative website.