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Hamilton was in trouble. Cholera outbreaks were occurring and the city needed a fresh water supply. The answer was the construction of this rather unique structure that included a boiler room which fed two massive 100 hp steam engines that drew water from Lake Ontario and pumped it 1.9 Km and up 150 feet to a reservoir located on the escarpment adjacent to the city.
No expense was spared in its construction and the entire structure was overbuilt. The smoke stack only needed to be 50 feet but was increased to 150 feet simply so that it would serve as a landmark. In fact this was the reason for its preservation. In the mid 60's plans were made to demolish it but they found because it was so overbuilt demolition was prohibitively expensive. Ultimately it was decided to preserve it as a heritage site and operate it as a museum.
The pumps are still in working condition and the tour is quite informative and fun. Well worth exploring.
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An old building is getting a classic refurbishment, courtesy of a Hamilton-based investment management company.
Forge & Foster purchased the 112-year-old Ray Electric building, at 20 Park Hill Rd., and the connecting space — severed just before Country Bowl — with plans on revitalizing the 40,000 square feet into “creative, culinary and flexible-use commercial spaces.”
The firm is also renaming the space The Classic Shoe Building, an ode to the one-time home of the Scott Shoe Company, owned by Galt-born Frank Stewart Scott.
Work by artist Lester Coloma will be done on the exterior of the Ray Electric building as it becomes The Classic Shoe Building.
• The name is derived from the Scott Shoe Company, founded at the turn of the last century. The company manufactured a number of footwear brands, including its leading brand “The Classic.” The company folded in the 1950s.
• The building will include current tenants and new tenants who are on letters of intent.
• Foster & Forge projects include the former home of Brantford Cordage and the revitalization of the Woolen Mills.
• Current work being done includes some exterior work and testing the soundness of the building’s infrastructure. The interior will undergo a refurbishment, with a revival of the brick and beam interior, and the exterior will get a facelift with a large mural.
Excerpt from www.therecord.com/local-cambridge/life/2021/05/23/what-s-... cambridge.html?li_source=LI&li_medium=rec_web_ymbii:
An old building is getting a classic refurbishment, courtesy of a Hamilton-based investment management company.
Forge & Foster purchased the 112-year-old Ray Electric building, at 20 Park Hill Rd., and the connecting space — severed just before Country Bowl — with plans on revitalizing the 40,000 square feet into “creative, culinary and flexible-use commercial spaces.”
The firm is also renaming the space The Classic Shoe Building, an ode to the one-time home of the Scott Shoe Company, owned by Galt-born Frank Stewart Scott.
Work by artist Lester Coloma will be done on the exterior of the Ray Electric building as it becomes The Classic Shoe Building.
• The name is derived from the Scott Shoe Company, founded at the turn of the last century. The company manufactured a number of footwear brands, including its leading brand “The Classic.” The company folded in the 1950s.
• The building will include current tenants and new tenants who are on letters of intent.
• Foster & Forge projects include the former home of Brantford Cordage and the revitalization of the Woolen Mills.
• Current work being done includes some exterior work and testing the soundness of the building’s infrastructure. The interior will undergo a refurbishment, with a revival of the brick and beam interior, and the exterior will get a facelift with a large mural.
They wanted to make recordings, but I've found it infinitely more difficult to make a recording than to make a picture. So, here's a picture. I've been snowed under with work and photography, I feel like I'm hanging on by my nails. The 365 project must go on.......
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Strobist: AB800 with HOBD-W overhead. Triggered by Cybersync.
Excerpt from www.therecord.com/local-cambridge/life/2021/05/23/what-s-... cambridge.html?li_source=LI&li_medium=rec_web_ymbii:
An old building is getting a classic refurbishment, courtesy of a Hamilton-based investment management company.
Forge & Foster purchased the 112-year-old Ray Electric building, at 20 Park Hill Rd., and the connecting space — severed just before Country Bowl — with plans on revitalizing the 40,000 square feet into “creative, culinary and flexible-use commercial spaces.”
The firm is also renaming the space The Classic Shoe Building, an ode to the one-time home of the Scott Shoe Company, owned by Galt-born Frank Stewart Scott.
Work by artist Lester Coloma will be done on the exterior of the Ray Electric building as it becomes The Classic Shoe Building.
• The name is derived from the Scott Shoe Company, founded at the turn of the last century. The company manufactured a number of footwear brands, including its leading brand “The Classic.” The company folded in the 1950s.
• The building will include current tenants and new tenants who are on letters of intent.
• Foster & Forge projects include the former home of Brantford Cordage and the revitalization of the Woolen Mills.
• Current work being done includes some exterior work and testing the soundness of the building’s infrastructure. The interior will undergo a refurbishment, with a revival of the brick and beam interior, and the exterior will get a facelift with a large mural.
Rod Stewart look-a-like, Allan Johnson plays guitar & sings.
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Shot on a GPG outing to capture late day light.
For me, this image captures the wonderful texture of the stone building emphasized by the strong side lighting.
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Kitchener, Ontario
This was already closed and boarded up when I took this photo. Sadly, here is what is apparently intended for the site:
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UPDATE: Sadly, this is indeed gone now.
Zer0 TeT1 has detected something odd in his realm......the red flames of misery he controls have flickered and dimmed slightly. What could have happened? Has there been a glitch or could this possibly be the work of his arch rival Memor, Has he actually figured out a way to destroy some of the bad memories? Zer0 TeT 1 consults his backup records...the definitive list of all bad memories that have existed in the mind and soul of human kind.
NEW YORK, USA
This is a wax replica at Madame Tussauds in New York, of "The Record " of the fire fighters who raised the American flag at Ground Zero on the terrible day of 11 September 2001.
Being an Australian I am able to live & enjoy the freedom of democracy thanks to the brave men & women of the United States who protect us with these values.
It was a time to reflect on how lucky we are to live in a free world. Democracy will live forever.
God Bless America!!
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I know that there are those of my Flickr friends who enjoy the family side of their Contacts, so I thought I’d share this one with them (although I am wondering now why I am actually admitting to have a child of this age! There goes my vicarious image!).
So, this is my eldest child (and eldest daughter) Nicole. I know that this photo is completely self-indulgent and not the greatest capture, but for me, it is one (of 2) of my favorite snapshots of Nicole. I think that it has really captured her fun, quirky, natural, outdoorsy, ‘Nicole’ personality.
Something that the camera was not able to capture in this shot, is the gigantic horseshoe that is shoved so far up her backside that there is no possible way on earth that it could ever be jostled out of position! It is quite true that she has had to work very hard to accomplish some amazing feats over her high school career (she actually appeared twice in the local newspaper a couple of weeks ago, once for winning a Millennium Scholarship and another time for being considered a top Regional student. I was only able to get one of the links, news.therecord.com/article/547670 , for those that are into that sort of thing). As proof of her horseshoe, Nicole has, once again, landed a really well paid, sweet summer job with the Ontario Rangers. Basically she is being paid to camp all summer! Part of her job requirements will be to escort groups of young (17 yr olds) girls on extended out-back canoe trips (last year they were GPS’ing remote campsites and portages/remapping the[Quetico Provincial] park and doing various paperwork/reports on trees and other foliage).
Earlier this week I was required to drive Nicole to Sudbury (about 6 hours north of where we live) for training for the above mentioned job. From there, she’ll travel about 18 more hours to north of Quetico Provincial Park where she will be stationed for the remainder of the summer. …The house seems so empty and quiet without her here. Sure, this is her third summer away, but this time she’ll only return for a short few days before heading off to University. [sigh] Why does independence have to be so bittersweet? =^{{
Artist Stephen B Whatley pictured yesterday, July 1st, 2014 at Archbishop's House, London with his portrait of Pope Francis, part of the Westminster Cathedral collection.
The portrait was the centre piece of Whatley's exhibition Paintings From Prayer, staged in the Chapels of St Andrew & Patrick in Westminster Cathedral, in August 2013. Greetings cards of this painting & other Catholic tributes, personally signed by the artist, are available in the Westminster Cathedral Gift Shop.
Archbishop's House is the official residence of the Archbishop of Westminster, Vincent Nichols who was pronounced a Cardinal by Pope Francis this year.
To read an insightful interview published in the Catholic press last year about the spiritual expressionist work of Stephen B Whatley please click the link:
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Expressionist painter Stephen B Whatley at the Preview of his current exhibition, Paintings From Prayer at Westminster Cathedral, London; until August 22, 2013.
Photographed by journalist Simon Caldwell of the Catholic News Service (CNS) who had just interviewed the artist; for a beautifully written feature this week published in the UK in the Catholic Times & The Catholic Universe newspapers; and online worldwide.
Stephen stands next to his paintings of Our Lady of Lourdes (2011) & The Holy Nativity, Christmas Day 2008.
To read the online version of the new press feature about the artist's way of working, please click the link:
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PAINTINGS FROM PRAYER by Stephen B Whatley
at Westminster Cathedral, Victoria Street, London. SW1P 1QW
8-22 August 2013
Exhibition displayed in the Chapels of St Andrew & St Patrick (Right hand aisle of Cathedral)
Exhibition open: Mon-Fri: 7-7pm, Sat: 8-7pm, Sun:7-7.45pm.
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Dr. Moninder Singh Modgil PhD Mr. Dnyandeo D. Patil Mr. Debendra (Cyclic Time Physics) Alumni - Electrical Engg Nath Behera IIT Kanpur, India
We see around us this beautiful & vast universe of many galaxies, stars & planets with deep mysteries. Whenever we gaze with curiosity at the starlit night sky, the beauty & mysteries of the universe have held a special fascination upon us & we wonder at the expanse of the universe! Whenever we look around this beautiful nature of mountains, seas, trees, & innumerable living beings of this earth planet, we ask ourselves with great wonder & curiosity that `Who is the creator of this world? From where all these come?, `Who is the artist of this mysterious universe?.
From the ancient times many Religionists, Philosophers had spend their whole life in search for the Creator - God & the mysteries of his creation; but they could not found Him. In holy Books they conclude that `God is the ultimate creator of this universe! This nature is an art of God & the universe is running by the power of God!`. Science is also doing deep research from last many centuries to find out the mysteries of universe and self reality. In recent decades there is a feeling that science & spirituality are two sides of "One Coin", and eminent scientists also have been pointing to the importance of spirituality & the need to understand & recognize the reality of the metaphysical self & Supreme being.
The Akashic Records
In Ancient Vedic holy scripts, we will find many hidden knowledge of creation which now present science are try to find out by many experiment and theories. One such verydeep interesting topic of Quantum physics research is "Akashic Records". In Vedic Sanskrit scripts word "Akashic Records" means "sky ", "space" "luminous" or "Aetheric Knowledge" , So Akashic records can be considered as Cosmic knowledge of universe. The Akashic records are collectively understood to be a collection of mystical knowledge that is encoded in the Aether energy; i.e. on a non-physical plane of existence. Akasha can also be thought of as the underlying ‘nothingness’ from which all ‘somethingness’ arises. No matter how things change, the ‘nothingness’ or ‘space’ remains and holds a record of all that has take place within it. There are three states of consciousness that we all go through every day: our sleep, dreams and waking. But then there's a state of consciousness that's called "cosmic consciousness," which is beyond the physical world, and basically a record of the entire history of the universe.
The Akashic Records are understood to have existed since the beginning of The Creation and even before. Just as we have various specialty libraries (e.g., medical, law), there are said to exist various Akashic Records (e.g., human, animal, plant, mineral, etc) encoding Universal Core. Most writings refer to the Akashic Records in the area of human experience but it is understood that all phenomenal experience as well as transcendental knowledge is encoded therein. This fundamental element, akasha, also has an additional, important feature: It records all that occurs. It is as if Creation itself remembers all that occurs and keeps a record of itself within the very fabric of creation.
The Akashic field of torsion waves may be new to science, its existence has been knownfor thousands of years in the East. The only new thing about it is that it is being rediscovered by western science. Akasha is the womb of creation bringing forth every physicalaspect that can be perceived with the senses according to eastern traditions. Inancient eastern spirituality the history written within the Akashic field are called the Askashic chronicles, the book of life that records everything that has everhappened or will happen in the universe. The Akashic chronicles or Akashic records contain the story of every soul that ever lived on this planet. When most of us think of the basic elements, we think of Earth, Fire, Water, Air and Space. If you are into physics, you would think of the elemental table or the basic elements from which all material things are made. Hindus see Akasha (Space) the FIRST element. It is the element which is the basis for all the other elements and forces in the universe. Jainism and Buddhism generally hold a similar idea of akasha. Akasha is considered it to be both the infinite space of the physical world, and the spiritual ground of all other physical phenomena.
Akashic Records were accessed by ancient people of various cultures, including the Indians, Moors, Tibetans, Bonpo and other peoples of the Himalaya, Egyptians, Persians, Chaldeans, Greeks, Chinese, Hebrews, Christians, Druids and Mayans. It is held that the ancient Indian sages of the Himalayas knew that each soul, atma, or entity recorded every moment of its existence in a "book", and that if one attuned oneself properly then one could access that "book". Nostradamus claimed to have gained access to the Akasha, using methods derived from the Greek oracles, Christian and Sufi mysticism and the Kabbalah. Other individuals who claim to have consciously used the Akashic Records include: Charles Webster Leadbeater, Annie Besant, Alice Bailey, Samael AunWeor, William Lilly, Manly P. Hall, Lilian Treemont, Dion Fortune, George Hunt Williamson, Rudolf Steiner, Max Heindel and Edgar Cayce amongst others.
In Surat Shabda Yoga cosmology, the Akashic Records would be located within the causal plane of Trikuti. In Indian mythology "Chitragupta" mention as helping hand of GOD, who keep all records of our entire life karmic actions. When we left body for next birth before that we get presented in front of GOD- the light and "Chritragupta" shows our all life actions and we promise to GOD that we will not do bad karmas again and when we take human birth again we forgot our promise and acts as per our wish. Also Indian mythology says that "Narada" had also access to an essential knowledge that is at the fabric of the divine cosmic order.Ancient Indian Vedas and the language of Sanskrit itself were extracted from Akasha.
The claim that in Egypt, those who could read the Akasha were held in high standing and would advise the Pharaohs on daily activities and dream interpretation. The Phoenicians and Babylonians believed there to be a celestial record kept by the Creator about everything which took place on earth. Within ancient Jewish scriptures are numerous passages about a record being kept about everyone’s life. In Islam, it is believed there is the KiramanKatibin, the two angels who record everything good or bad, every word, thought or action by each person. In theosophy and anthroposophy, the Akashic records are a compendium of all human events, thoughts, words, emotions, and intent ever to have occurred in the past, present, or future. They are believed by theosophists to be encoded in a non-physical plane of existence known as the etheric plane.The Akashic Records, or "The Book of Life," can be equated to the universe's super-computer system. It is this system that acts as the central storehouse of all information for every individual who has ever lived upon the earth.
Something similar is mentioned in the Bible called ‘The Book of Life’ which refers to the Akasha records in both the Old Testament (Psalm 69:28) and the New Testament (Philippians 4:3, Revelation 3:5, 13:8, 17:8, 20:12, 20:15 and Revelation 21:27 "Nothing impure will ever enter it, nor will anyone who does what is shameful or deceitful, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb's book of life.")which has recorded all the events in everyone’s life (references to the recording of people’s lives appear in the books of Exodus, Psalms, Philippians and Revelations). In Psalms, King David speaks openly about how God has kept a record of his life, both good and evil. Just a few of the other names for the Akashic Records, based on culture or religion, are: The Infinite Mind, Cosmic Mind, Book of Life, Hall of Records, Universal Mind and Eye of GOD.
The Scared Science of Akashic Records
The Mysteries of Creatorand mechanism of his creation can be understand by the knowledge of Akashic Records which are nothing but Mind of Almighty GOD!!! The Knowledge about Scared Science of Akashic Records describe here are our own experience in deep mediation, when we reach to delta stage and we get connected to the Universal mind which emerge in front of us as Giant Luminous rotating wheel of aetheric energy field which world called as "Akashic Records". It is infinite and vast and we always get feeling that 'What we know is the drop, what we don't know is ocean!' The deep mysteries of Creator and his Creation will be understand by doing collective research in direction that entire Universe as a Conscious body of Infinite consciousness (i.e God) which called as the "Gforce of Universe" in Aether Quantum Dynamic Physics.
Nikola Tesla a famous scientist of 19th century says that “If you want to understand the Universe, think of Energy, Frequency and Vibration.” Tesla was gifted with mind blowing ability that he can design the entire machine in mind then he run that machine in mind and see the results and if
found satisfactory then he goes for real making of machine. In same sense Almighty GOD gives first thoughts for Grand design of Universe to make playground for us and think for entire script of eternal cosmic cycle of all souls. He create cyclic pattern of human consciousness from high to low and again high through his infinite consciousness. Akashic Records have entire history of Grand cosmic cycle creation from Golden age to Iron age with every births recovered of all souls of world and all movement of 5 elements aether quanta as per collective consciousness of Human souls.It is as collective thoughts patterns of Creator who remembers all that occurs and keeps a record of itself within the fabric of creation.
As we are eternal conscious light (Soul) having Mind, Intellect(Subconscious Mind) and Resolves (Unconscious Mind- Sanskars) and physical body to play part in this world. We soul interact with body through Brain. In same way the Infinite consciousness i.e GOD has also Mind, Intellect and Resolves (Sanskars) and Universe as body to play this Grand Cosmic Cycle with us! Akashic records are Quantum Mind of GOD, the sustenance of entire cosmic creation by one Gforce is Intellect of GOD and playing Cosmic dance in Cyclic Sacred Geometrical patterns (Cosmometry) are Sanskars of Almighty GOD, who is our sweet eternal father...As we have our own physical body as our own cosmos, this physical universe is body of GOD and it's run by his divine cosmic code in the form of scared geometry energy field .
We create thoughts in Mind for action which is nothing but frequencies and Intellect which take decision as per our knowledge and experience, which give command to Brain and Sanskars are the patterns of behavior repeatedly doing through actions. In same way entire universe runs as per "Akashic records" which are primordial thought frequencies of Infinite consciousness in form of Atheric energy sacred geometrical patters store in White hole of Universe at the Horizon of this physical universe as per shown in Fig 1. The Akashic record of universe which science are try to understand by zero point energy. Everything is connected to this Universal Mind and world drama decoded by Matrix of energy, freq and vibrations at everyone Planck second.. We can see the wheel of Creation from Eternity to Infinity.
Some of the highly regarded ancient philosophies of the world proclaim that the universe originated with a vibration in an ocean of unmanifested fundamental substance which is described as an ocean of infinite indivisible motionless pure consciousness beyond space and time. When this motionless consciousness becomes active, it oscillates by its own power and
generates discrete quanta of consciousness which the physicists know as the discrete quanta of energy. Very low degree of manifestation of the consciousness makes the quanta appear like insentient matter. Thus the one becomes many and the laws of relativity becomes operative. The universe so originated undergoes cyclic evolution and involution implying cyclic nature of time.
Hence the Universe is Collective Dynamics Consciousness of GOD's Mind, Intellect and Sanskaras in form of Aether energy neural network grid, which he keep in storage of Aether frequencies form as Akashic record in White hole and His Intellect acts as Gforce to create 16 forces i.e Gravity, Electromagnetic, Nuclear force etc though his divine virtues and power in super quantum gravity field which works on these Aether frequencies to create reality through Sanskaras i.e E8 lattice geometry patterns which bounding all matter of creation with Time as Cyclic Geometrical Conscious entity with infiniteSacred geometrical patters of Aether energies. This Scared Science of Universe is vast and Infinite....
We had written details on this topic i.e How GOD is Gforce or Unified force of universe and what is the sacred space -time geometry of universe through which we can explain to world how God acts through his 32 energy points for creation of different forces to run the universe through his Divine Sacred Geometry, like God's Ocean of love energy creates gravity force for universe and this research paper name "Metaphysics of The Unified Field of Universe" was accepted to 'International Conference on Unified Field Mechanics' at London organize by International Physical and Mathematical Science Committee ,which was hold on Dec 15- 16, 2016.
We may raise with one fundamental question that " If Universe is body of GOD, who is ever pure and powerful residing in 10th dimension of universe which is beyond system of cyclic entropy, then why his body (Universe) get trap into entropy system which we see today?" The answer of this question can get through the mechanism of Body of GOD, which depends on collective consciousness of 108 souls, which play major roles in world drama. The scared quantum physics of universal body of GOD are hide in famous quote of Nikola Tesla that"If you only knew the magnificence of the 3, 6 and 9 then you would have a key to the universe". We will be discuss on this topic in other article because the knowledge about it are very vast.
The Aether Quantum Dynamic Physics (AQDP) of Akashic Records
Every Aether energy quanta of universe has consciousness and interact with each other's through Neural network of Scared Geometrical mechanism patterns. This Cosmos is a mind-like topological neural network based on the principle of tensegrity and wherein a Soul-like consciousness act as self- realize or self-actualize through the behavior of the “code”. Now this " Code" are recorded in terms of freq in this Aether elements of universe and we are the activator of these " Code" as per our thought patterns. One Planck unit adopted all the information of all protons and the fluctuation of this Planck units creates the information network which flow in the universe through Feedback mechanism.
The scared geometry of Aether energy is Nanohedron Geometry (O9) as shown in fig 2 , at the beginning of cosmic cycle which now became as Tetrahedron Geometry (O4) fig 3 due to depletion in human consciousness from Soul to body consciousness. The original Akashic Records of universe embedded in white hole are in form of LotusSacred Geometry as per fig 4 which are interconnected to each other energy fields and sections of Akashich records. Further these energy codes are connected with each Aether energy quanta of universe by Aetheric strings which flow the entire freq codes to universe!! Hence everything are connected and information flow are always in nature at all times. This we called as Dance of Natraj!!
Fig 2 Fig 3 Fig 4
Nassim Haramin find out that the representation of universe is encoded by the interference pattern of fluctuation of space time on the surface of every proton. The information of the black hole is present on the 2-D surface of the black hole known as it's " Event Horizon". Every atom has mini black hole and proton cloud be act as mini black hole in atom. If we look all little fluctuation of the vacuum, the amount of energy inside the proton in the vacuum fluctuation, the mass of the vacuum inside the little tiny protonis equivalent to all other protons mass of the universe !! All mass of the universe is represent Holographically by vacuum fluctuation in one little proton, so that one little proton is connected to all proton in the universe !! The holographic information encoding is dynamically happening at every Planck seconds at every movement and it constantly flowing throughout the universe. Universe is self organizing system and Space ( Aether energy) is connecting everything and it is great organizer. Its connect everything and gather all the information , knowledge of every point of universe. Reality is a consciousness hologram. The Akashic Records refer to the hologram (matrix) of consciousnessgrids that create our reality.
Electromagnetic energy is completely invisible to the naked eye, but a virtual universe of electromagnetic waves permeates our entire worldand this vast network of impulses carries within it information and data that we have come to depend on in our digital age. It is the backbone of what is otherwise referred to as the "Cloud Computing", which remotely stores billions of gigabytes of data.When we think about the "Cloud Computing" what we're really talking about is data transfer, information transfer through server computersto billion people of world. So we are not seen these hidden secret patterns and codes of Cloud computing that are floating around us but we get result by harnessing and Channeling them through right form of energy transmitters and decoders.
In same sense Akashic records are floating around us in form of "Torsion energy waves"which was First discovered by Nikola Tesla( but his work was suppressed by secret societies of world) and then Russian astrophysicist Dr. Nikolai A. Kozyrev. This energy is neither electromagnetic in nature nor does it relate to gravity as it stands on its own. This new form of energy is a spiraling non-Hertzian electromagnetic wave that travels through the vacuum at super-luminal speeds, a billion times faster than light. Due to the spiraling nature of the wave, the wave is called a torsion wave since it traces a spiraling path! According to independent researcher David Wilcock the torsion wave also traces a perfect Phi spiral! Torsion waves are called non-Hertzianwaves since they do not obey the classical theory of Hertz and Maxwell.
These Torsion waves having scared geometrical shape called Nanohedron are very remarkable waves as they never wear off, they propagateto the far corners of the universe without losing their momentum and in thisrespect they have eternal life. Torsion waves as they travel through the physicalvacuum do not encounter any friction; therefore they maintain their energy. Astorsion waves traverse the universe they interfere with other torsion waves. Thesearegenerated by many phenomena such as the vibration or displacement of matter,electromagnetic energy and our conscious thoughts to name a few.
Torsion fields are therefore information fields as they encode everything that hasleft its traces in the form of torsion waves in this universe. This boils down to therecording of every little thought that was ever thought and every little move thatwas ever made. The interference patterns of the torsion waves form a hugehologram that permeates the whole of the universe. Just like the waves of the seas form an interference pattern that in theory allowsus to decode the movement of the ships that stirred its surface, likewise torsionwaves theoretically allow us to decode the history of our universe. The onlydifference between the waves at sea and the torsion waves is that the sea waveseventually lose their energy as they crest at the shores. The superposition oftorsion waves and their memory capacity however is limitless and eternal.
Torsion waves allow for information transfer across the universe, connectingevery atom in the universe with every other atom and since torsion waves travelat super luminous speeds they could be the explanation of the non-local effectsthat were predicted in theory and discovered by experiment in quantum physics.The information field created by torsion waves in the universe allows for acoherent whole of the universe, connecting every little atom in the universe with all other matter in the universe informing it of its whereabouts and activity. Infact scientists are discovering a very high state of coherence in our physicaluniverse that cannot easily be explained if the universe is a bunch of singleindividual parts of atoms, molecules, planets and stars that only maintain contactby separate forces such as gravity acting upon them.
Quantum entangledparticles keep their coherent relation eternally and are not bothered by any
distance separating them whether it be a few millimetres or the distance of agalaxy. These relations can only be explained if an invisible field permeates theuniverse that interconnects them.The information field described above is termed the Akashic field by Professor Emeritus . Ervin Laszlo. Laszlo in the last four decades developed an integral theory foreverything; instead of specializing in one particular field, Laszlo has studied manyfields of science and finally developed an integral system theory. According to Laszlo the Akashic field is more fundamental than energy and matter in the universe.It’s this primordial information field that is the ground of our universeinterconnecting everything with everything rendering our view of separateentities in this universe useless. In his system theory there are no separateentities at all; ‘separate’ entities that we observe in our universe are allembedded in one seamless interwoven net of connections.
The Akashic records, are holographic torsion fields of individuals that embed inlarger holograms of groups of peoples such as nations. The holograms of nationsweave the hologram of humanity on Earth and resembles what Carl Jung calledthe collective mind of man. The A-field or Akashic field can explain the psychicabilities reported by many people to see into the past and know about events thattook place in this world that were not perceived by any personal cognitiveconscious experience. The Akashic records are the storehouse of information thathas been consulted by all great seers throughout the ages including Edgar Cayce. Ervin Laszlo presents a theory that helps to tie both together. He proposes that the quantum vacuum - which we know contains all the information of our history - is also consciousness. Everything in the universe therefore has consciousness; from a pebble to a tree, to a cloud, to a person. While this goes against the view of mainstream science, there are some highly respected scientists such as Freeman Dyson, David Bohm and Fritj of Capra, who support the idea that the universe is in fact conscious. Ervin Laszlo says that life happens because it comes from the quantum vacuum.
This energy not only shapes the physical world moment by moment, it is alsorelated to consciousness. Contemporary science is revealing that the firm belief ina distinction between the material and the spiritual word is false. There is noduality, the universe is constructed from one and one substance only and boththe physical and mental world springs forth from the ether. Ervin Laszlo, Amit Goswami, Daniel Winter and David Wilcock are a few of the scientists who have crossed the bridgebetween science and spirituality and who now believe that the primordialconscious energy of the universe is the first cause of creation.For the first time in recorded human history we may have a unified theory ofeverything (T.O.E.) within reach that not only explains our physical universe butalso connects it with consciousness, closing the gap between science andspirituality once and for all, 300 years after Descartes.The empty space of the universe is not empty at all. It contains a spiritual energythat modern day science has rediscovered as the Aether but this energy has beenknown for thousands of years in many ancient spiritual traditions by names suchas the Chi, Ki, Prana or Akashic energy of the universe.
The Aether energy can arranges itself into basic geometrical wave patterns thatwere named after Plato, the Platonic solids to form matter. Almost 2,500 yearsago, Plato wrote that the physical world was constructed from the Platonic solids.The Platonic solids arrange themselves in what chaos theory calls fractal patternsweaving a matrix in space interconnecting atoms with the stars. The scales of thePlatonic solid shapes are different but the ratios between them are still the same.
The Mysterious Script of Akashic Records
In year 2008, Renowned physicist and University of Maryland professor S.James Gates Jr. and Coauthors while doing research on Super symmetry of String theory, they found a specific computer code in the equations defining the fabric of the universe. The Super symmetry of 16 points as per fig.5 at Planck scale making one geometry which they describe in error-correcting codes. They theorizes that since these error-correcting codes areindistinguishable from those that drive search engines on our computers, it suggests that the cosmos is digital in nature.Professor Gates finding computer code in his string theories, it literally shook many scientists, because what they saying that there is code and not only code, but code that in the fabric of reality. So the implication is that our reality is digital, that every experience you've ever had is based on code.
They have found computer algorithms in the existence of the universe, a code of one and zeros, which would imply that the idea of an information field or the cloud is not a new idea, and it's happened before.It could be that the past, present and future has already happened.And if that's the case, we are really looking at a system that repeats itself over and over and over again.And that could be looked at as a script.It could be looked at as a computer code.Then it would make sense that we are in-in some way being directed by that information.These prophecies may be actually something where people were tapping into a future that already existed in some other sense.And it appears to be something that is part of a greater cosmic script that we're all following that does have an extraterrestrial influence in making sure that we stay on the script.
This mysterious universe run by quasi-crystal geometry language code of Aether energy in terms of frequencies and at Super quantumPlanck scale its works with aether energy for manifestation of reality. The code found by scientist are in first nature of digital because they are not know about the quasi- crystal geometry language code of aether energy which are the Kernel of universe engine and as per hierarchy its goes upwards scale to vibration patterns in quantum physics which science study in string theory and further decode in mathematics as binary system.
All modern computers are working on digital computer binary algorithms which program by programmer to perform any particular task. Present Artificial Intelligence works on neural networks of computer like Human brain on binary algorithms. Now we are finding that Quantum computers which are extremely fast then present binary algorithms technology are in deep research for future technology. The Supercomputer of nature reality works on quantum computing , which we are now exploring, but still mainstream scientists are not finding the truth because they are not seeing everything are connected as one conscious entity. They think that universe is mechanical and dead consciousness, which is their biggest mistake. From last centuries we found that science are doing great progress but at same time the human values are degrading to worst and entire mankind is on face of war. Why these are happing now and we all are moving towered the "Singularity" of what??
Is Akashic record contains a script Like a cosmic computer code that humans are being programmed to follow? Perhaps the answer can be found by examining evidence discovered by theoretical physicists that there is programming language embedded in the very fabric of the universe like Cloud of Akashic record of creation and we all are merely following a pre-programmed cosmic script embedded within an invisible realm that exists all around us?Do we have free will, or are we totally determined? The answer is: if you're not aware of the choices you're making, you're a biological robot.But if you become conscious of the nature of the universe, then you can start to have some degree of freedom and can be ready for upcoming new age of universe i.e Golden age (Lemuria / Atlantis) !! We must higher our consciousness from body to soul. We must know Who am I and from where I come to this world? What is the future of world and what will be my role for new world?
The answer are embedded in the script of Akashic records, which we must know for our future.
The details of Akashic records scripts given here are the self explaining script of Incorporeal Almighty through corporeal body of Prajapita Brahma, which other religion called as him as Adam. The present time is called Diamond age of universe, where the creator manifested himself through Prajapita Brahma and give the knowledge of entire creation in nutshell and teaching Rajyog Meditation to purified human souls from Iron to Golden. As Incorporeal Almighty doesn't have his own physical as well as subtlebody, he take body of the Brahma or Adam,who became the first prince- Krishna of Golden age in last cosmic cycle. This knowledge is giving by Almighty from last 83 years and still going on. This script mention the entire history and geography of mankind from Golden Age (Lemuria / Atlantis) to Iron Age (present). Our mission to give this true knowledge to all souls of world, because it is their birth right to come in Golden Age, if they can recognize self and our sweet eternal father. i.e Almighty GOD!!
A. Golden Age ( The Lemuria land) and Sliver Age (Atlantis land)
The grand cosmic cycle start from Golden age (Lemuria) of 1250 years span in which we human being takes 8 births as deities withaverage life span of 150 years. After golden age Silver age starts and human being takes 12 births as deities with average life span of 100years. In both divine ages of universe we were always in soul consciousness stage hence, we never became ill or old and alwaysexperience 100% bliss, purity, peace, happiness, joy forever life. Every movement of our life, we love unconditionally to each others, animals and nature. The first prince of this world is Lord Krishna and first princess Radhe, which get married and became world first emperor kingdomcalled Shri. Narayana and Shri. Laxmi of Lemurian land in Bharat. This is real Singularity of Human consciousness, in which there is one world, one nation, one language and one religion. We don't have any sorrow, fear or unsatisfaction etc. There will be“ Utron” Flying Machine running on Tesla’s Aether energy by Human mind. This machine will have Biological Brain which will run and control through Clean and infinite Aether energies vortex creating by their Diamonds and Gold design and control by our thoughts! This will be real quantum computing machine which will talk to each other's by their aether energy field and they all will be accident proof. Even small kids can also use these machines without any training!!
The starting population of this Golden age world are 9,16,108 deities souls living on the earth and 108 souls became the prince princess of Krishna family who make their consciousness very high like God consciousness in their previous birth i.e in present time through Rajyog meditation. In this age, the central gravitational forces of the cosmic world and the earth were balanced and zero. In the Golden age, the Aether energy was continuously flowing from the cosmic to the physical world through white hole due to which nature was fully charged with Golden particles. Due to continuous Aether energy flow on the earth, the living world was in its highest form of purity. The centre of gravity of the earth and the sky was in one direction due to which sun and moon were rotating above the earth in clockwise direction. Also, 108 stars of Zodiac and 7 stars (Saptarshri) were arranged like a crown and straight line form Polaris star respectively as shown in fig of Golden age universe.
In this period the speed of light was very slow due to which day and night period was of 21and 21 hours each in Lemuria and 18-18 hours each in Atlantis world. Also, sky was rotating very slowly because of less density of the universe and this scenario was continued till 2500 years in the Golden and Silver ages. In this period our serpent power was in crown centre as we were in soul conscious state due to which there was a continuously flow of Aether energy through Pole star and complete planetary system was following the thought orders of the World emperor.
At the starting of Golden age, there was bulk quantity of mercury all around the core of the earth due to which core was charging continuously by Aether energy and resulted in to production of earth’s strongest magnetic field. In this period, the earth magnetic moment was produced through Monopole and its entire energy centers were concentrated at the centre of the core. There were no meridian and equator on the earth and its land and water distribution was like lotus shape. The sea water was pure, crystal clear and clean. There was an absence of salt in the sea water and was spread all over in cyclic pattern covering the complete surface of earth with less depth and spread beyond the horizon too. The sea water was completely transparent through which it was possible to see seabed. The nature was in complete order of the deities because of their purity. In this period the aero planes were working on Aether energy with Tesla coil technology and could be controlled by the thoughts of deities. In the Golden age, different types of diamonds were found in Kimberlite and Lamprolite type of rocks from which rays of 7 colors were spreading all round. Such diamonds were used in palaces, aero planes and for outdoor lighting, etc. The colors from the diamonds were controlled and adjusted as per deities thought process.
In the Golden age, the sun light particle cones were dynamic in nature. When the World Emperor used to think about the day, sun’s light particle cones would open in 1800 which give day light on earth and when he used to think of night, the same sun light particle cones would shrink and get closed. In the night, there was reflection of such rays on the moon due to which full moon condition was maintained. The light cones from the rays of moon were also being controlled through thought process of the emperor.In this age, DNA was of 12 stands due to which deity’s body was very beautiful, strong with full of subtle powers. They never became old and could leave their body by self wish after completing 150 years. There was divine light all around the head of deities and they used to remain continuously in a soul conscious state as a memory of this, there is lamp in front of deity’s statue in a temple.
The birth of the deities was by the power of purity through eye sight and not by sex. To prove this fact, there is an example of the peacock whose birth process is by drinking eye the drops by peahen from peacock. Due to the purity of peacock, its feathers are used in the crown of Shri. Krishna hence it is known as the national bird of India.In the Golden age, animals were like toys with magnetic filaments and their look was very beautiful and innocent. The purity of deities controlled the gravity of the universe up to 2500 years period of Golden and Silver ages. The total population of 33 cores deities till end of Atlantis civilization. This divine civilization was spared in millions of kilometer on flat earth.
Hence Upcoming World called “The Lemuria / Atlantis” is the Magical land of many technological Singularities will be establish due to big shift in Human Consciousness towards Consciousness Singularity. Our all ancient scripts and holy books give description of this world as Heaven or paradise on earth. Greek philosopher Socrates and Plato describe in their books Timaeus and Critias about this land of Lemuria /Atlantis or Maria and whose evidences have been found in the records of old civilizations like Mayan, Babylonianand Egyptian etc.
B: Copper Age of Universe
If you see in night sky, we will find Seven stars below Polaris star which are higher consciousness part of Cosmic brain of God. In every creation design of nature, we will find seven numbers with unique combinations as human body have seven main chakras, seven colors spectrum of light, seven days of week etc. At the end of every cosmic cycle, Almighty God give his knowledge of creation to Seven sages souls through Brahma which Hindu called as Saptarishis and western philosophers called them as "ANUNNAKI". These Saptarishis are the main creators after Brahma - The first Adiyogi. God gives all knowledge of creation and design to Saptarishis, through which they creates the technology of Lemuria -Golden age and Atlantis- Silver age for next 2500 years of cosmic cycle.
After end of Atlantis due to massive flood, Abraham Soul come in world from soul world and establish Jewish religion 2500 years back, then Buddha come 2250 years back to establish Buddhist religion. After then Jesus Christ come 2000 years back to establish Christianity religion and finally Mohammad establish Muslim religion 1400 years back. Till end of Iron age we see many religions and cults come from these main 5 religions.
In copper and Iron age these Saptarishi souls written all religions Holy books like Vedas, Bible, Quran, other religious books and creation of all languages with grammar, astrology, mathematics in their different births. They are also the creator of present scientific technology by invention of many fundamental scientific theories in their different births as great Scientists which further decoded by many scientists, philosophers in the history of mankind which we are known today. Saptarishis have different names and services to mankind in each births such as Indian Sagas Maharshi Kanada, Bharadwaja, Aryabhatta, Sushruta etc and Western philosopher and scientists like Socrates, Plato, Pythagoras, Newton, Galileo, Nikola Tesla, Edison etc are among the few.
In the starting of copper age, when deities became body consciousness, there was change in Human consciousness from soul to body hence there was shift in universe axis withearthand changes in the fundamental scared geometry of Aether from which 5 elements get created. These cause the great flood which describe in many ancient scripts and holy books. Entire Atlantis civilization submerge in water which today we are searching in many parts of ocean. The entire Atlantis get broken in 32 parts and
deities souls spread out throughout the world in separate islands. Before end of Atlantis world Saptarishi get signal for weakness of earth core due to degradation in power of human consciousness hence they transfer their entire knowledge of creation in “13 Crystal skulls” which are part of Universal computer system.
Now these Crystal skulls are found near pyramids at different part of world in copper age. The Aura or energy fields of these Crystal skulls are very high of Indigo color, which indicated their strength of knowledge. The present owner of these Crystal skulls says that, these Crystal skulls are taking with them and giving information that they were comes from Atlantis and their creator will come again in future to read them. Scientists try to find out data from these Crystal skulls from last many years but they not get any success. Hence these are biggest mysteries in today’s world and many think that these are given by Aliens to present world as gift.
After this massive destruction of Atlantis on earth, Anunnakies build many pyramids on earth lay line, so that earth core can get Aether energy to balance the energy grid of earth. The main “Giza pyramid” constructed by Saptarishis, which was center of earth structure at that timeand they keep sample of Atlantis civilization below Giza pyramids at 1.6KM which we called as “Hall of Records”. From the centuries many archeologist try to find this “Hall of Records” but till date no one reach their. When all Saptarishis will come together in future, then they can open secretes of “Hall of Records” collectively. Also the earth’s magnetic Monopole divided into two parts due to which the earth’s single energy center got split into 13 numbers of energy centers at different places through which earth’s energy was distributed to living creatures and environment.
At the same time, there was formation of two black holes one in space above the earth and other one below the earth due to which there was formation of electrical insulator material inside the core at the centre. The core of the earth which was monopole got divided into two poles, due to which there was formation of two separate electromagnetic fields and hence the sky element at the center got divided into two parts. During conversion of monopole into dipoles, there was Pangaea event due to which the single Indian super continent got divided into 7 numbers of different continents. There were different types of natural disasters which occurred like earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, etc.
As there is formation of two black holes above and below the earth’s surface, the sky element got divided into two parts and it was found to be sinking. One part of the sky was from main meridian to the North Pole in which the light particles were moving in an anti clockwise direction similar to that of anti clockwise rotation of earth’s magnetic field. In the South Pole sky, the light particles were moving in clockwise direction similar to that of clockwise rotation of earth’s magnetic field. At the same time, the earth’s land boundaries were sinking and space dimensions became more cyclic hence light which felt on the earth was in cyclic motion due to which the earth seemed to be as it round in shape. Because of this reason the central gravity of the universe inclined at an angle of 23.50with respect to the central gravity of the earth.
The gravitational force became higher from the Copper to Iron age due to which the sky element got tilted by 700 to 800 with respect to earth. In the Golden age, the earth’s gravitational field was 100 percent and unified as monopole. In the Copper age, the monopole was broken into two parts and acted as a dipole. The earth’s core was unable to get sufficient amount of Aether energy hence its internal structure started changing. The core of the earth started discharging and resulted into geological and ecological imbalances on the earth. The central gravity of the cosmic world which was zero converted into gravitational force with respect to the earth’s and to balance these changes GOD had to create a subtle region between physical and cosmic world.
In the Copper age, 7 stars -Saptarishis which were in single straight line got disturbed and spread in different directions. There was effect of zodiac and planets on the DNA of human beings and also on their birth charts. The planets and stars had started transforming our lives. Aether energy used to structures our DNA and created our physical body. The serpent power was in crown center in the Golden age, it shifted in heart center in the Copper age and in the Iron age(now) it is in the root center.
There is a subtle form of Aether energy used for our body which is not discovered by science. Scientists have also found out that the universe is expanding due to increase in its density hence every living being has not been getting more Aether energy. At the start of the Copper age, visible matter and energy got converted into dark energy and dark matter which was mainly produced by our power of thoughts. Our power of purity controls the nature’s 5 elements. When we were pure, nature was pure and it act like an obedient servant but when we became impure, we became servant of nature.
In Golden age, mind power of the soul was in continuously in touch with the power of universe and in the Copper age, it separates from each other. In Copper age, our mind’s third eye got closed due to body consciousness, hence to regain our real identity; we have started prayers of GOD and His search everywhere. In this age, religious founder fathers have established different religions and spread the message of remembrance of GOD through devotion, prayers, meditation etc. They had been given knowledge of Karma philosophy from which the concepts of sin and virtue came into an existence.
We souls were in zero vision in the Golden and Silver ages, in narrow vision in Copper and Iron ages and in aero vision in confluence age. In the Golden and Silver ages these different powers in one’s hand and in the Copper and Iron ages, these different powers were split and divided into many hands due to which we became unhappy and restless. In the Golden age, the earth was like a lotus shape and became optical radical in the Copper age hence seen like a round shape and in future, it will become like lotus shape again.
At the start of Copper age, when we became impure, there were changes in the DNA structure, formation of black hole in human brain as well as at the centre of neurons. At the end of cosmic cycle, all the black holes would be evaporated and DNA would become 100 percent pure. There is a mechanism to keep Aether energy flow continuously in our body. As the time passed, this mechanism got disturbed and remained only known 10 percent and rest 90 percent unknown in which all our past memories and actions was stored. There was change in DNA structure and only 10 percent known part of it was used to form our body. Today scientists are saying that our DNA is 90 percent in dead condition or Junk DNA, but mystery that this 90% junk DNA control 10% DNA of human bing.
C: Iron Age (Present era) of Universe
At the end of Iron age, GOD -Ultra High Energy manifests Himself in human corporeal medium as Prajapita Brahma -Adam in 1936 in India. After entering into human corporeal medium, GOD has started revealing all the secrets of the universe along with the knowledge about past, present and future of the humanity. After the manifestation of GOD in India, there has been an increase in the Aether energy receiving capacity of the Indian continent due to which its electromagnetic field strength has been increasing. Also, because of entering of Ultra High Energy (GOD) into the physical world, scientists are getting more advance findings in their different research works. From last three centuries Secrete societies of world hidden many secretes of universe and history from mankind which work as opposite force to GOD act as Lucifer. They play major role to keep mankind in ignorance and in duality.
The centre of gravitational force of the earth is increasing because of the reduction in centre of gravitational force of the universe which is located on the top of Pole Star. As the universe is expanding, the speed of the rotating universe goes on increasing resulting in movement of the Pole Star towards the earth in a string pattern. The Pole Star will be the medium to spread Aether energy into the physical world and in future it will come very close to earth. Aether element will be spread into nature’s 5 elements; hence there will be complete purification of them. Due to the presence of Aether element, silicon present in the semiconductor form will be converted into bad conductor due to which all computers and electronic equipments will stop working hence the complete humanity and its life style will be disturbed. At the same time, there will be decentralization of uranium and other radioactive elements contained in the nuclear weapons resulting in the automatic explosions of nuclear weapons like atom, hydrogen bombs, etc. This event will play major role for the initiation of transformation process. The temperature of the earth will reach to 10lakhs degree Celsius due to which it will act like as it a small sun has appeared on the earth.
Due to huge temperature on the earth all elements, human beings, animals, objects, rocks, mountains and even land of different continents will start melting. Also, the silicon which is present all around the core of the earth will be converted into mercury by the power from nuclear explosions. This process will be completed through two triangular regions present on the earth i.e. Bermuda and Formosa triangles. These two triangular regions are direct opening to the core of the earth and are only covered with water. The gravitational force at these regions is very high due to which aero planes and ships entering into them pulled inside the earth. Hence, these triangular regions are known as Devil’s sea.When all around the core there will be presence of mercury, the earth’s core will start absorbing Aether energy and it will get charged with tremendous power which can drive the core up to the next 5000 years cycle. Also, the bad conductor present at the centre of the core will melt by the power of Aether element due to which the dipole will get converted into monopole again hence there will be major changes in the gravitational force. As per Einstein Boson’s condensation, the central core of the earth will become a Super Atom and its temperature will be -2730 Celsius and it will act like a superconductor. The earth’s gravitational force will be very high and its center point wills be in India.
There will be initiation to many natural disasters such as hurricanes, tsunamis, earthquakes, etc. Due to explosion of nuclear weapons, the earth’s temperature will be very high due to which the 96 percent ice present on both the poles of earth will start melting and the sea level may rise to 300 to 400 feet due to which all the cities situated on coastal areas may get submerged. There will be destruction of the continents and their lands will concentrate towards India and which is known as Atlantis, Maria, Pangaea or Gondwana land. All the processes involved in the transformation process will be wonderful and gigantic. There is an assumption by the scientists that transformation processes requires Crores of years to occur but it will start in blink of eyes.
The black holes below and above the earth in the sky elements will be destroyed by the Aether energy of Polaris Star and the land beyond South Pole will be visible to all. Today also, there is an existence of dinosaurs in this land. These types of species were produced from nature’s carbon element as the cell life energy requirement for development of such species is very less. These animals could not come into our world and we cannot go there because of South Pole’s magnetic field cyclic space geometric topology. When the black holes above and below the earth will be destroyed, the animals like dinosaurs present in the land beyond the South Pole will come to our world and will be destroyed by Aether energy and will be buried in the ground which will give us oil and gas at the end of the Iron age in next cosmic cycle. We will see the dinosaurs wandering in our world for certain period. These facts about the dinosaurs were shown in many Western world movies because of visions of their subconscious minds.
The Pole Star is carrying the cosmic world’s most powerful and luminous Aether element -O9. This Aether element will mix in nature’s 5 elements due to which there will be decentralization of element particles. Also, the power of GOD and the power of purity of the souls will concentrate the energy in the universe hence its entropy will be zero. As per the second law of thermodynamics, the entropy reversal would be possible by the ultra high energy present outside the physical world hence Aether energy and GOD’s metaphysical energy will reset the complete universe. The powerful Aether (O9) will purify the 5 five elements through Subtle Divine Geometric Structure and each particle in the physical world will come to its original purified form. Though, the world transformation seems to be destruction but in reality it is a transition of Iron to Golden age. Hence, the world has to accept the fact that, “The Purity of the Souls is Controlling the Gravity of the Universe.”
The Pole Star is coming towards the earth and will move back to its original position. People are unaware of this fact hence they are calling this as a Planet-X or Nibiru. When the Pole Star will move to its original position the expansion of the universe will stop and the central gravitational force will be reset to zero. All the planets, stars, sun, moon, etc. will set to their original positions like in the Golden age. As the speed of light will be very slow, all previously sent satellites on both the poles of earth will be visible and people will come to know that this earth is a flat disc and it is not round. There are many more mysteries of Earth and universe structure will be open to mankind and every one will be in state return journey to our sweet silence home with deep bliss.
The Unified Field is beyond this physical world (i.e. space and time) with its Dynamic Silence producing all 16 powers infinitely on continuous basis. When these 16 powers from antimatter or Golden Luminous Aether world come to physical world then these got converted into 16 energies by Polaris star which are used in the universe for different purposes. In Electrical Engineering, the Unified Field can be compared with Constant DC Generator with infinite output hence its mathematical analysis for infinite power and for 16 powers produced have been carried out. All 16 energies with Golden Luminous Aether form are produced from the Unified Field of the universe and passed into physical world from the cosmic world through white hole. Then, these energies processed into the Pole star (Luminous Aether) which acts as a universal processor of all energies. After processing these energies by Pole star then it flows into Saptarshi (7) stars and further processed in 108, 1008 stars to other stars in the sky element. Also there is direct energy flow of energy from Pole star and Saptarshi stars to planetary system and then to the inner core of the earth. From sky element (electrical energy) then this energy goes to air, fire, water and earth elements in the form sound, nuclear, chemical, gravitational energies respectively. When these various energies of different elements mixed in different proportion gives mechanical, thermal, electric potential, surface, magnetic, electromagnetic and electrostatic energies.
The final call of Akashic records
Now something definitely is going on this planet and surprisingly Edgar Cayce has forecast these events that came to be known as the prophecies of the ‘Earth changes’. He predicted that a new scientific awareness is being born on this blue planet. Its birthing took place in a small circle of scientists mostly outside the ring of mainstream science. This circle of scholars is expanding rapidly; among them are professors of famous universities in the fields of physics, biology, and neurophysiology. These scientist paint a whole new scientific vision that is breathtaking to say the least, however there is little public awareness of this new emerging vision since our newspapers are hardly cover them.
The souls who are in search for Infinite consciousness, Scared geometry science of creation and pure bliss and happiness in life will come together in upcoming time to make this world better and beautiful palace for mankind. There is an story of "Churning of the ocean" (Samudra manthana) in Indian mythology will be happen in world between many scientists and Sagas from which many jewels (Knowledge) and the amrita, the nectar of immortality will immerse. The new vision reveals a wondrous universe in which human consciousness plays a far more important role than ever fathomed. It also reveals that our civilization may not be the pinnacle of evolution after all, it is becoming more and more clear that other great and highly advanced civilizations must have preceded our current civilization. Atlantis is rising as Edgar Cayce predicted! Hence get realization of self as pure soul (not as body) and knowledge of Supreme soul (our sweet father) is the key to make our life blissful and joyful forever..
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I took this picture almost a year ago, without knowing anything about the person in it. My aim was to show the ironic and very sad contrast between the homeless person sleeping by this bank machine, and the sign and slogan above it.
Much later, J. Mac below posted the person's name, Martin Tarback, and some information about him. And now we have news that he has died.
There was a good article remembering Martin in the March 19, 2009 Kitchener-Waterloo Record. With full credit to them, I will quote it here in its entirety:
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The life story of 'Dreadlocks' could move beat cops to tears
March 19, 2009
Greg Mercer
RECORD STAFF
KITCHENER
Few men can make a room full of street-hardened police officers tear up.
But Martin Tarback could, such was the pull of his story -- of an adult life often spent with no place to call home, lost in the black hole of mental illness. He was an imposing, gentle giant, nicknamed "Dreadlocks," who shuffled around Kitchener's streets, where he lived for almost 20 years.
Tarback died Tuesday at Freeport Health Centre after a long struggle with cancer. He was 41.
Many who moved through downtown -- outreach workers, business owners, residents -- knew the man with the long beard and dreadlocks who often dressed in layers of tattered, dark clothing.
But Tarback also left an impact on the group of men and women who have walked the streets as officers of the Waterloo Regional Police.
For the beat cops of the Frederick Street police station, he was just Martin -- the guy they'd give a pair of boots, gloves, long johns, a bit of money or the occasional cigarette.
"There wasn't a foot patrol officer in our division who didn't know him," said Supt. Bryan Larkin, who has known Tarback since he was a rookie constable in his early 20s.
"Our streetscape has changed forever, because he was such a friendly, familiar face."
News of Tarback's death made for a sad day the police station yesterday, he said. Many remembered him from sensitivity training sessions where Tarback would be brought in to tell his story to a room full of 30 or 40 officers.
"On many occasions, he brought the room to tears," Larkin said. "He moved many officers who had worked with him for years."
Despite his rough appearance, Tarback earned a soft spot in the hearts of people who met him.
Strangers would buy him coffee. Little old ladies gave him chocolates. Downtown store owners bought him clothes and once put him up in a Victoria Street motel.
"A lot of people tried to help him," said Mark Garner, executive director of the Kitchener Downtown Business Association. "But he wanted to do things on his own terms, and he did it his own way."
By all accounts, Tarback had a normal childhood. In his teen years, he was a good-looking young man, with a steady hand on a pool cue and piercing eyes. He went to Eastwood Collegiate Institute and had a loving family.
But mental illness was slowly clouding his reality. By his 20s, he was living on the streets, sleeping in ATM lobbies, and turning away from the medication and doctors who could have offered him a more normal life.
Tarback had his good periods, when he'd accept help for his alcoholism and mental illness from the city's social agencies. And he had his bad periods, when he was unreachable.
Many people quietly looked out for him. He had an account at the King Street TD Bank branch, and could access a daily allotment there.
Many who came to really know him, saw him as more than just a man on the street, holding out his hand.
For many in downtown, he was a reminder that everyone has a story to tell, and everyone has hidden scars, Larkin said.
And for other people living on the street, Tarback's legacy just might be a kinder, more understanding police force.
"If we see somebody with their arm in a sling, we go 'oh, they must be hurt" Larkin said. "But it's much harder to see the signs of someone suffering from mental illness."
A memorial service is planned for Friday, March 27 at 3 p.m. at St. John's Community Kitchen, 97 Victoria St. N.
[Above article from The Record.]
A person in metal armor points a sailor to the sea while an American flag billows in the background. Created in 1917 by Albert Sterner.
Accession number: P.2284.253
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Google was a strong supporter of Net Neutrality
arstechnica.com/telecom/news/2010/08/a-paper-trail-of-bet...
until they made an announcement with Verizon
arstechnica.com/telecom/guides/2010/08/googleverizon-we-d...
arstechnica.com/telecom/news/2010/08/google-net-neutralit...
He'll be covering the rally
arstechnica.com/author/matthew-lasar/
Public policy groups rallied online & gathered 300.000 signatures
savetheinternet.com/blog/10/08/13/google-can-you-hear-us-now
www.colorofchange.org/opennet/
which were delivered to Google's DC office and today to their headquarters in Mountain View
www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2367814,00.asp
thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/114253-googl...
www.nbcbayarea.com/news/tech/Protesters-Lash-Out-at-Googl...
www.npr.org/blogs/therecord/2010/08/13/129176208/you-ve-g...
Google said people should comment on their public policy blog
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The Raging Grannies sang
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_O4hI1kiCP4
Google don't be evil chant
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQu7zl0xczA
Internet is under attack chant
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwyBCxL_KRc
I'll be uploading more video (to YouTube of course as well as here)
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2112 Facts About Rush's 2112 To Celebrate Its 42nd Anniversary
By Dave Basner
April Fools! But here are 21 things you might not know about Rush’s epic fourth studio album, 2112, which came out 42 years ago today:
1. After the lackluster sales of their previous album, a concept record called Caress of Steel, Rush’s label urged them not to do another concept album, but the trio ignored them.
2. Drummer Neil Peart wrote all the lyrics on the album except for the song “Tears,” which singer Geddy Lee penned, and “Lessons,” which guitarist Alex Lifeson did the lyrics for.
3. Peart credits “the genius of Ayn Rand” in the liner notes. Her book, Anthem, has many similarities to 2112 and Peart added the credit to avoid any legal issues. However, the association to Rand, an idol of many conservatives, had people labeling rush as right-wing extremists.
4. “Tears” is the first Rush song to feature an outside musician. Keyboardist Hugh Syme, who appears on many of the group’s tracks, was brought in to put a multi-tracked Mellotron string and flute part on the song.
5. Syme also created the cover art for 2112, which includes the first appearance of The Starman, an image the band’s fans have adopted as a logo. Neil Peart once told Creem magazine about the emblem explaining, “All it means is the abstract man against the masses. The red star symbolizes any collectivist mentality.”
6. The song “2112,” which is made up of seven parts, together is 20 minutes and 33 seconds long, making it the band’s longest song.
7. The storyline in 2112 actually begins in the not-too-distant future – the year 2062, when a galaxy-wide war put all planets under the rule of the Red Star of the Solar Federation.
8. Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson created the spoken section of “2112” by playing around with a tape recorder.
9. At the end of “Overture,” Alex Lifeson plays a piece of Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture.” 1812, of course, is 300 years before 2112.
10. The only words in “Overture” are “and the meek shall inherit the Earth,” a biblical verse. It’s up for interpretation how that plays into the album's concept, but some believe it symbolizes the rise of the Solar Federation.
11. The sci-fi sounds in the beginning of the “2112” suite were created with an ARP Odyssey synthesizer.
12. The sung lyrics for the song “Discovery” include the line “sounds that build high like a mountain,” but the printed lyrics on the album have the line as “chords that build high like a mountain.”
13. Everything the story's hero has been told has come from The Priests of the Temples of Syrinx, and the second suite is titled “The Temples of Syrinx.” In Greek mythology, Syrinx is a water nymph. A syrinx is also birds’ vocal organs.
14. At the end of "2112," the message “Attention all planets of the Solar Federation” is heard three times, then “We have assumed control” is heard three times. The first phrase has seven words repeated three times, and seven times three is 21. The second phrase has four words said thrice, and four times three is 12, echoing the album title.
15. While the storyline’s ending is ambiguous, Neil Peart meant for it to be a happy one that sees the people of the Solar Federation liberated.
16. “The Twilight Zone” was written and recorded in the same day.
17. In the 2003 movie School of Rock, Jack Black’s character assigns listening to 2112 as homework to one of his students. He suggests the boy plays close attention to Neil’s drumming.
18. 2112 is military time for 9:12. 9/12, or September 12th, is Neal Peart’s birthday.
19. 2112 is how December 21st is written in other countries. That is the day of the winter solstice, which has significant meaning in many cultures.
20. 2112 has been certified three-times platinum for sales over three-million copies.
21. 2112 was the band’s first record in the top 100 of the album charts, peaking at number 61.
Google was a strong supporter of Net Neutrality
arstechnica.com/telecom/news/2010/08/a-paper-trail-of-bet...
until they made an announcement with Verizon
arstechnica.com/telecom/guides/2010/08/googleverizon-we-d...
arstechnica.com/telecom/news/2010/08/google-net-neutralit...
He'll be covering the rally
arstechnica.com/author/matthew-lasar/
Public policy groups rallied online & gathered 300.000 signatures
savetheinternet.com/blog/10/08/13/google-can-you-hear-us-now
www.colorofchange.org/opennet/
which were delivered to Google's DC office and today to their headquarters in Mountain View
www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2367814,00.asp
thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/114253-googl...
www.nbcbayarea.com/news/tech/Protesters-Lash-Out-at-Googl...
www.npr.org/blogs/therecord/2010/08/13/129176208/you-ve-g...
Google said people should comment on their public policy blog
googlepublicpolicy.blogspot.com/2010/08/joint-policy-prop...
googlepublicpolicy.blogspot.com/2010/08/facts-about-our-n...
The Raging Grannies sang
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_O4hI1kiCP4
Google don't be evil chant
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQu7zl0xczA
Internet is under attack chant
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwyBCxL_KRc
I'll be uploading more video (to YouTube of course as well as here)
Google was a strong supporter of Net Neutrality
arstechnica.com/telecom/news/2010/08/a-paper-trail-of-bet...
until they made an announcement with Verizon
arstechnica.com/telecom/guides/2010/08/googleverizon-we-d...
arstechnica.com/telecom/news/2010/08/google-net-neutralit...
He'll be covering the rally
arstechnica.com/author/matthew-lasar/
Public policy groups rallied online & gathered 300.000 signatures
savetheinternet.com/blog/10/08/13/google-can-you-hear-us-now
www.colorofchange.org/opennet/
which were delivered to Google's DC office and today to their headquarters in Mountain View
www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2367814,00.asp
thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/114253-googl...
www.nbcbayarea.com/news/tech/Protesters-Lash-Out-at-Googl...
www.npr.org/blogs/therecord/2010/08/13/129176208/you-ve-g...
Google said people should comment on their public policy blog
googlepublicpolicy.blogspot.com/2010/08/joint-policy-prop...
googlepublicpolicy.blogspot.com/2010/08/facts-about-our-n...
The Raging Grannies sang
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_O4hI1kiCP4
Google don't be evil chant
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQu7zl0xczA
Internet is under attack chant
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwyBCxL_KRc
I'll be uploading more video (to YouTube of course as well as here)
A steam locomotive pulls a tourist train between downtown Waterloo and St Jacobs.
The Kitchener Waterloo Record described this unique steam locomotive on September 29th. news.therecord.com/News/Local/article/249068
The newspaper article refers to this as the "only operating steam engine in Ontario", but contacts have described a steam locomotive on the South Simcoe Railway in Tottenham www.steamtrain.com/index2.htm, as well as in Muskoka (Huntsville) www.muskokaheritageplace.org/train.html
When Maureen gets depressed, she comes out on her balcony, has a shot of whiskey and smokes a fatty. She mellows out pretty quickly after that. Over the years, Maureen has learned that those quantities are her limit. Otherwise, she might try flying like she did when she lived on the ground level floor. Flying from the sixth floor probably wouldn't end well.
San Diego, California 2013
Google was a strong supporter of Net Neutrality
arstechnica.com/telecom/news/2010/08/a-paper-trail-of-bet...
until they made an announcement with Verizon
arstechnica.com/telecom/guides/2010/08/googleverizon-we-d...
arstechnica.com/telecom/news/2010/08/google-net-neutralit...
He'll be covering the rally
arstechnica.com/author/matthew-lasar/
Public policy groups rallied online & gathered 300.000 signatures
savetheinternet.com/blog/10/08/13/google-can-you-hear-us-now
www.colorofchange.org/opennet/
which were delivered to Google's DC office and today to their headquarters in Mountain View
www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2367814,00.asp
thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/114253-googl...
www.nbcbayarea.com/news/tech/Protesters-Lash-Out-at-Googl...
www.npr.org/blogs/therecord/2010/08/13/129176208/you-ve-g...
Google said people should comment on their public policy blog
googlepublicpolicy.blogspot.com/2010/08/joint-policy-prop...
googlepublicpolicy.blogspot.com/2010/08/facts-about-our-n...
The Raging Grannies sang
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_O4hI1kiCP4
Google don't be evil chant
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQu7zl0xczA
Internet is under attack chant
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwyBCxL_KRc
I'll be uploading more video (to YouTube of course as well as here)
"The Abolition of the Slave Trade, Or the inhumanity of dealers in human flesh exemplified in Captn. Kimber's treatment of a young Negro girl of 15 for her virjen [sic] modesty" , by Isaac Cruikshank, 1792, showing Captain John Kimber of Bristol flogging a slave girl
Originally published in London, April 10, 1792
Shows John Kimber with a whip in his hand and an African girl suspended by her ankle from a rope over a pulley.
An anti-slave trade cartoon, reflecting an important and well-documented episode in the British campaign against the slave trade.
John Kimber was the captain of a slave ship, the "Recovery," owned by Bristol merchants, which had left New Calabar (present-day Nigeria) bound for the West Indies in 1791.
In a speech before the House of Commons in 1792, William Wilberforce, the abolitionist leader, accused Kimber of having caused the death of the girl by inflicting injuries on her because she had refused to dance naked on the deck of his ship.
As a result of Wilberforce's speech, Kimber was arrested and tried before the High Court of Admiralty in June 1792; he was also charged with having murdered another girl on his ship.
Kimber was quickly acquitted of all charges, the jury having concluded that disease, not maltreatment, had caused their deaths.
John Kimber was the captain of a British slave ship who was tried for murder in 1792, after the abolitionist William Wilberforce accused him of killing two female slaves.
Kimber was acquitted, but the trial gained much attention in the press, and established that slave ships' crew could be tried for murder.
In 1791, John Kimber was the captain of the Recovery, a slave ship of 189 tons from Bristol, England. The Recovery travelled from Bristol to New Calabar in West Africa, where it collected approximately 300 slaves who were to be sold at Grenada in the Caribbean. The vessel left Africa on 1 September, and arrived at Grenada on 28 October, by which time 27 of the slaves had died.
"Dancing the slaves" was a regular part of the routine of a slave ship on the Middle Passage, and aimed to ensure that slaves who were confined to the extremely cramped and unhygienic conditions below decks received at least a degree of regular exercise. Those who refused to take part were flogged.
On 2 April 1792, William Wilberforce made a speech to parliament at the end of a debate on the abolition of the slave trade. In his speech, Wilberforce gave two examples of the atrocities associated with the slave trade, aiming to earn the sympathy of his fellow members of parliament. Firstly, he described an attack on Calabar by British slave ships, which bombarded the city in order to force it to lower the price of slaves. The second example was the case of Captain Kimber, who Wilberforce alleged had murdered a slave girl who refused to dance for him. In his speech, Wilberforce emphasised the innocence of the girl, and downplayed the accusation (subsequently reported in the press) that she suffered from gonorrhea.
Isaac Cruikshank's depiction of Kimber's assault on a "virjen" also emphasizes her innocence in the face of Kimber's aggression and moral corruption.
On 7 April 1792, Kimber placed advertisements in several newspapers proclaiming his innocence. Reports of the charges against Kimber soon began to appear in the press, as did accounts of his trial. Such reports soon crossed the Atlantic, and appeared in ten American newspapers.
Kimber was arrested in Bristol on 8 April, and taken to London the next day. His trial at the Admiralty Sessions of the Old Bailey began on 7 June 1792, and was attended by many prominent public figures, including Horatio Nelson.
The trial revealed little about Kimber's alleged crimes beyond what had been stated in parliament and the press. The attention soon turned to the key witnesses testifying against Kimber. One witness, Thomas Dowling, was revealed to have a vendetta against Kimber; another, named Stephen Devereux, was a former mutineer. Three witnesses attested to Kimber's good character, but no witness was called to affirm that Kimber had not ordered a slave girl to be tied up and flogged.
Kimber was acquitted, and in 1793 Dowling and Devereux were tried for perjury, with Dowling being found guilty. Several accounts of the trial were published, which were supportive of Kimber to varying degrees.
Kimber pursued Wilberforce for damages after the trial, and continually loitered outside his house. Wilberforce later noted that Kimber's acquittal had been one of the few instances in the abolition campaign that had brought him distress.
Isaac Cruikshank (1764–1811), Scottish painter and caricaturist, was born in Edinburgh. His sons Isaac Robert Cruikshank (1789–1856) and George Cruikshank also became artists, and the latter in particular achieved fame as an illustrator and caricaturist. Cruikshank is known for his social and political satire.
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50 Year Masonic Pin presentation by M.W.Bro. Raymond S. J. Daniels, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Canada in the Province of Ontario.
Ray Daniels Obit:
Lifetimes: Beloved music teacher’s legacy went far beyond classroom.
Ray Daniels of Waterloo. Born: Sept. 2, 1937, in Orillia; Died: Jan. 24, 2016, of age-related illness.
Waterloo Region Record
By Valerie Hill
Ray Daniels was a conundrum, a man who sculpted himself a career that shot him into the limelight, but who also refused public accolades and often downplayed his abilities. Outgoing or introverted? Ray was both, and that is what made him so interesting and a bit mysterious.
Ray taught vocal music at Eastwood Collegiate for 23 years, started numerous choirs and co-founded the Waterloo Regional Gilbert & Sullivan Society, launching it at the school. Because
of Ray, students not only found their voices but several went on to professional careers including Alex Mustakas, artistic director of Drayton Entertainment.
Alex recalled, "I learned more about music and the works of Gilbert and Sullivan from him than anyone else I have ever met. He set the musical bar for me, no pun intended. An amazing human being."
Opera singer Thomas Goerz wrote a lengthy tribute to his old teacher, speaking of Ray's ability to inspire students. Ray was always at school an hour early and he led at least three choirs while encouraging even the most reluctant singer to open his mouth and just try.
"Raymond Daniels was known to many an Eastwood music student as Uncle Ray, Mister D, but usually just good ol' Ray," recalled Thomas. "Though I came from a musical family, it was Ray Daniels who was the true difference maker. He gave me the confidence to take the plunge into the unknown: a career in the performing arts."
Ray's father was an orchestral musician so the love of music might have been genetic. As a child, Ray studied piano then graduated to the organ at 13. At 17, he was hired as church organist in Barrie and later studied for a decade with a Toronto organist and at Syracuse University in New York. Ray also held diplomas from Trinity College of Music in London, England, and an undergraduate degree from Wilfrid Laurier University in music and history.
Ray was hired by a church in Simcoe where he was also music supervisor for the school board.
It was in Simcoe that he met Brenda, a music teacher. Brenda declined to be interviewed for this feature. The couple, married for 52 years, didn't have children.
In 1967 Ray accepted the vacated organist's position at Trinity United Church in Kitchener. He was aware of the church's reputation and told a Record reporter at the time "one of the reasons for my wanting to come to Trinity was its tradition of music. Because of the background and the service already done here the church staff was anxious that they be continued. I am also."
Ray and Brenda were musical powerhouses in the region. Brenda sang in the Grand Philharmonic Choir, then known as the K-W Philharmonic Choir, and Ray served as accompanist.
Retired conductor Howard Dyck said Ray was an exceptional accompanist, an intuitive musician who anticipated the choir's needs, sometimes before Howard did.
"An accompanist has to be a pretty good pianist," said Howard. "He needs to be looking at the choir, watching what the choir is doing."
Ray had to play with emphasis if a particular section was faltering, trying to get them back on track and he usually knew exactly which bar to start at after the conductor stopped the singing to fix a problem.
"Ray was able to do this magnificently," said Howard. "He was a very fine musician."
Howard also spoke of how much his friend loved Great Britain, particularly the musical history, and he had taken The Renaissance Singers, a choral group he founded in 1972, to perform at festivals in England.
"He was an Anglophile, he loved all things English," said Howard. "He was a walking encyclopedia of music, very knowledgeable."
Ray often suggested beautiful but neglected pieces of music, works that even Howard didn't know.
On a personal level, Howard said his friend was "a quirky guy who didn't suffer fools gladly. He would say really irreverent things about people he thought were uninformed. He was very funny."
As Ray began winding down his musical career, he poured his energies into Freemasonry. Ray had joined his father's Orillia lodge in 1959 and he was an active Mason during his teaching
career. By the early 1990s, he started moving up until he reached the highest rank in the province, that of Grand Master. Ray shared his fraternity's basic tenet of gentlemanly behaviour
and compassion for others.
Fellow Mason David Cameron said that Ray worked hard to open lines of communication between the general public and the Masons, an organization that has long suffered from
distorted public opinion about what goes on behind closed doors.
"He wanted to be open with them, get the facts out there as opposed to all those conspiracy theories," said David. "He rose to the top quickly because of his enthusiasm and his teaching
ability."
Ray came up with the idea of the Masons and Brock University partnering to establish the prestigious Dr. Charles A. Sankey Lecture Series on Masonic studies and they also established a
Masonic lodge in Afghanistan on a Canadian Forces base, to give young soldiers a sense of fraternity.
"He made it happen," said David.
What made Ray a good Grand Master? David thinks it was his friend's caring manner and how he would gravitate to new members ensuring they felt welcome.
"He always had a smile when he'd greet you," said David. "He was always approachable."
vhill@therecord.com
A second obit:
M.W. Bro. Raymond S.J. Daniels
Landmarks/Doric Lodge No.654
Passed January 24,2016
That incredibly rigorous intellectual mind and that gifted eloquence that were his trademarks will be no more; the friendship that was offered so graciously is now but a memory and we gather to bid a fond farewell to a friend and brother.
Raymond Sydney James Daniels, the 74th grand master of the Grand Lodge of Canada in the Province of Ontario first saw the light of Masonry in his father’s Lodge, Orillia Lodge No. 192 in Orillia in 1959. He was to hold membership in a number of lodges throughout this jurisdiction, was the Worshipful Master of New Hope Lodge – now Mystic Tie Lodge No. 279 – and New Light Daylight Lodge No. 744 when it was founded in 2001. He was elected Grand Junior Warden for the term 2000-2001 and served on the Board of General Purposes from 2001 until 2007 when he was elected Deputy Grand Master. He was installed as Grand Master on July 15, 2009.
As his theme for office Ray used the words of an ancient Hebrew scribe which best describe his approach to Masonic life – “get knowledge, get wisdom, but with all thy getting, get understanding”, for he believed that understanding the real and profound meaning of freemasonry should be the quest of every serious mason. Throughout his Masonic career Ray did just that – not only did he seek that profound understanding himself, but he tried to get people to understand that Freemasonry and Education are really synonymous terms. Right to the very end his Masonic Minutes were a source of enlightenment to those who studied them and I am grateful for those brethren of the Ancient Landmarks incorporating Doric Lodge of Hamilton who have taken the time to bring all of these Masonic Minutes together in one publication so that all Masons, present and future, may benefit from them.
In his efforts to ensure that all Masons had access to the benefits offered by our fraternity he spearheaded the initiative that led to the formation of Canada Lodge (UD) in Kandahar, Afghanistan. He also lent his full support to the campaign devised to provide free Tim Horton’s cards to personnel serving in the Afghan sphere of operations a simple “taste of home” that was appreciated by countless numbers of our warriors abroad.
His other initiative of note, the formation of the Sankey Lectures in coordination with Brock University and his attempt to develop a centre for the study of the impact that Freemasonry has had upon this country is still evolving. M.W. Bro. Daniels was a visionary in this regard and I sincerely hope we do not let this vision fade in years to come.
M.W. Bro. Daniels was never happier than when he was surrounded by young men with a willingness to listen and an eagerness to learn. His Socratic approach to teaching enabled others to become imbued with some of his own desire for knowledge and become enthused by the fire of his rhetoric.
Ray was also a trained and accomplished musician who truly appreciated the classics and in his lifetime he brought the joy of classical and sacred music to countless students and concert goers. Ray was not of course all seriousness - he had a highly developed, dry sense of humour that he often used to bring those with inflated egos back to earth and I am certain that at one time or another many in this theatre today have benefitted from his gentle but well aimed, barbs.
Given his frequent visits to the Ottawa Valley a group of brethren conferred “Honorary Valley Lad” status upon Ray and at some point during every visit to the area he reminded one and all that he really belonged as he was simply, a valley lad. At heart he truly was, for Ray enjoyed the people and the country which had borne them.
Raymond Sydney James Daniels, a man of simple tastes, a man who was renowned far and wide as a scholar, a teacher, a friend, a good man and a good Mason; a man who lived a good life and a man whose fortunes are not indeed, a matter of indifference to God. As is recorded in the gospel of Matthew 25:21 – “well done thou good and faithful servant”. He may be gone from us physically but his legacy will continue to be felt for years to come.
Honorary Life Member of Landmarks/Doric No. 654 It is with deepest regret and and profound sense of a great loss that we notify you of the death of our Past Grand Master. M.W. Bro. Raymond S.J. Daniels Sept 2, 1937 to Jan. 24, 2016 Grand Master July 2009 to July 2011.
A Masonic Memorial Service was held on Sunday January 31, 2:00pm at Dunfield Theatre Cambridge, 46 Grand Avenue South, Cambridge.
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Subject: [GL-IC] - Special Announcement - New Publication - The Collected Works of M.W. Bro. Raymond S.J. Daniels
Distribution to:
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The District Deputy Grand Masters are strongly encouraged to distribute this message, to the Lodges of the District, so that they may have ready access to resource documents that would be of interest and relevance to the Brethren of your District.
Dear Sirs & Brethren:
I am pleased to send you this Special Announcement, which is sent with high importance and a request that it be fully distributed among all member of our Grand Jurisdiction.
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Important General Announcement for all Members
District Deputy Grand Masters are requested to immediately make the members of the District aware of this opportunity.
Brethren,
We are extremely pleased to inform you that a local initiative that was commenced in Hamilton District C, which started out small and became much more than originally intended, has finally come to fruition. The Grand Secretary has just announced that a “new” 300 page soft cover book, published by the Grand Lodge of A.F. & A.F. of Canada in the Province of Ontario, entitled The Collected Works of M.W. Bro. Raymond S. J. Daniels, will be available for sale, at the Book Table, during our Annual Communication this July in Toronto. This book will also be available through the Grand Lodge office.
The following is the Preface from the publication.
The Collected Works of M.W. Bro. Raymond S. J. Daniels
PREFACE
It was at a summer meeting in Muskoka Lodge No. 360, in August 1994, that Raymond Daniels introduced himself as a Mason seeking my thoughts about the future of the Craft. Little was I aware that this initial meeting would lead to the writing of this preface for his collected works. Raymond was a summer cottager in Muskoka, starting to taper down his music and educational career at Eastwood Collegiate in Kitchener. Through his insatiable reading he was becoming energized to jump-start his Masonic career which had been somewhat latent due to other commitments that consumed his available time. During our travels and discussions, I soon found myself sharing noteworthy and fulfilling experiences of the growth and development of Grand Lodge and its programming . However, looking in the rear view mirror, my germane thoughts were catalytic in his ascendency in Freemasonry.
Becoming the Worshipful Master of New Hope Lodge No. 279, in 1999, afforded him the opportunity to spread his wings by serving on the Grand Lodge Instruction team, where he could utilize his pedagogical expertise, and develop lasting friendships. He always believed that Masonic events were opportunities to meet colleagues, develop new friendships, compare and discuss developments and learn from each other. As a volunteer at the Grand Lodge Library, Museum and Archives in Hamilton, Raymond would not only share his talents, but had complete access to the finest Masonic Library in Canada. This just whetted his Masonic appetite, but he needed more.
Being acclaimed Grand Junior Warden in 2000, the name Daniels became known province wide, along with requests as a speaker from all parts of the jurisdiction. While elected to the Board of General Purposes he chaired the Committees of Masonic Education and Lodge Resources, and it was through an electronic system of distribution via the internet, that his monthly educational messages were disseminated to all present and past DDGMs for distribution to all lodges within their districts. The exponential growth of Masonic Education was phenomenal, and Raymond had the disposition to fuel their desires. Becoming an inveterate researcher and writer, his congenial personality allowed him to share with all who would read and listen. Raymond perfected the “tool kit”, a collection of items from which he would moralize on, to prove their Masonic worth as a free-thinking Mason. The concept of the “tool kit” spread throughout the Districts especially among the newer Masons. Just recently I witnessed this when a newer Mason removed from a large plastic bag, three empty 12-pack cartons of Labatt’s, Molson’s and Keith’s beer. His research on their founders made for most interesting Masonic Education.
As Deputy Grand Master in 2007, Raymond’s writings continued as he visualized the lodge as a classroom for educating Masons and he encouraged the Masters to become teachers as well as ritualists and keepers of the Constitution. He noted that the essential part of the trip of self-discovery through Masonic activities is the ritual which distinguished Freemasons from others. He would challenge the Worshipful Master to make use of the ‘Teachable Moments’ available in every lodge meeting. Education was the process, learning was the method, and knowledge was the product.
As Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Canada in the Province of Ontario, in 2009, Most Worshipful Brother Raymond S. J. Daniels’ theme was “Get Knowledge, Get Wisdom, but with all thy Getting, Get Understanding.” The demands of his office never seemed to impact upon his continued desire to express his Masonic thoughts, especially when meeting the press. His active mind and gifted eloquence became trademarks, as he encouraged his Craft to seek the true calling of Freemasonry. In the interest of inspiring a daily advancement in Masonic Knowledge, he issued a directive to all lodges imploring “if the regular agenda of every meeting of every Lodge included a minute or two of interesting instruction, it would be a real incentive for all Brethren to come to Lodge.” Thus the term ‘Masonic Minute’ was coined. Through his visioning, a lodge was sanctioned for CAF troops in Kandahar, Afghanistan, along with Tim Horton’s coffee cards so the troops could have a ‘taste of home.’ His Grand Master’s Project was to establish a Centre to study the impact Fraternalism in general and Freemasonry in particular, has had on the history of Canada over the past three centuries. With the inaugural lecture at Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario, on April 17, 2010, annually it has continued to attract over 500 students, Masons and their families.
M.W. Bro. Daniels’ unconditional drive to share and serve his fellow Masons did not come lightly, as his health was beginning to let him know that he should be slowing his most strenuous pace. From 2009 he tried to take things a bit easier, but his Masonic Minutes continued. He saw the erection of that “Temple of Character” as the real ‘work’ of a Freemason, discovering, examining and evaluating the inner man. This being a personal process, with Freemasonry providing the compass as a ‘light unto the path’ for a life-long journey of self discovery.
At the October 29, 2015 monthly Publication Team meeting of Hamilton Masonic District C, the vision of archiving all of M.W. Bro. Daniels’ Masonic Minutes on our District Website, was reviewed as a viable project, but of course would need the author’s agreement and support. Raymond was most humbled by such a request, and readily agreed and cooperated to his fullest. Committee members had archived several, but there was no centralized registry of all that had been produced, which made for a most interesting quest. However with the help of several, including R.W. Bro Dr. David Cameron, we believe we finally have them all.
Sadly, on January 24th, 2016, M.W.Bro. Daniels passed to the Grand Lodge Above in his sleep. His January Masonic Minutes are printed. As the numbers increased, a decision to post them under five subsections was implemented. Thus the Anthology of his Masonic Works includes: Masonic Minutes; Masonic Moments; Masonic Research; Masonic Press; and Masonic Memorial. Subsequent nudging by a few Past Grand Masters, along with the co-operation of the Grand Secretary’s Office, lead to a shifting of platforms from the District C website to this book, "The Collected Works of M.W. Bro. Raymond S.J. Daniels", dedicated to a great Mason.
As he often said, “The future is in our hands, yours and mine. Let us be sure that those that follow us tomorrow can be forever proud of our achievements in Freemasonry today.” In the “light” of Freemasonry, we are given new vision to see the natural Beauty and keener minds to comprehend divine Truth.
Google was a strong supporter of Net Neutrality
arstechnica.com/telecom/news/2010/08/a-paper-trail-of-bet...
until they made an announcement with Verizon
arstechnica.com/telecom/guides/2010/08/googleverizon-we-d...
arstechnica.com/telecom/news/2010/08/google-net-neutralit...
He'll be covering the rally
arstechnica.com/author/matthew-lasar/
Public policy groups rallied online & gathered 300.000 signatures
savetheinternet.com/blog/10/08/13/google-can-you-hear-us-now
www.colorofchange.org/opennet/
which were delivered to Google's DC office and today to their headquarters in Mountain View
www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2367814,00.asp
thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/114253-googl...
www.nbcbayarea.com/news/tech/Protesters-Lash-Out-at-Googl...
www.npr.org/blogs/therecord/2010/08/13/129176208/you-ve-g...
Google said people should comment on their public policy blog
googlepublicpolicy.blogspot.com/2010/08/joint-policy-prop...
googlepublicpolicy.blogspot.com/2010/08/facts-about-our-n...
The Raging Grannies sang
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_O4hI1kiCP4
Google don't be evil chant
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQu7zl0xczA
Internet is under attack chant
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwyBCxL_KRc
I'll be uploading more video (to YouTube of course as well as here)
50 Year Masonic Pin presentation by M.W.Bro. Raymond S. J. Daniels, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Canada in the Province of Ontario.
Ray Daniels Obit:
Lifetimes: Beloved music teacher’s legacy went far beyond classroom.
Ray Daniels of Waterloo. Born: Sept. 2, 1937, in Orillia; Died: Jan. 24, 2016, of age-related illness.
Waterloo Region Record
By Valerie Hill
Ray Daniels was a conundrum, a man who sculpted himself a career that shot him into the limelight, but who also refused public accolades and often downplayed his abilities. Outgoing or introverted? Ray was both, and that is what made him so interesting and a bit mysterious.
Ray taught vocal music at Eastwood Collegiate for 23 years, started numerous choirs and co-founded the Waterloo Regional Gilbert & Sullivan Society, launching it at the school. Because
of Ray, students not only found their voices but several went on to professional careers including Alex Mustakas, artistic director of Drayton Entertainment.
Alex recalled, "I learned more about music and the works of Gilbert and Sullivan from him than anyone else I have ever met. He set the musical bar for me, no pun intended. An amazing human being."
Opera singer Thomas Goerz wrote a lengthy tribute to his old teacher, speaking of Ray's ability to inspire students. Ray was always at school an hour early and he led at least three choirs while encouraging even the most reluctant singer to open his mouth and just try.
"Raymond Daniels was known to many an Eastwood music student as Uncle Ray, Mister D, but usually just good ol' Ray," recalled Thomas. "Though I came from a musical family, it was Ray Daniels who was the true difference maker. He gave me the confidence to take the plunge into the unknown: a career in the performing arts."
Ray's father was an orchestral musician so the love of music might have been genetic. As a child, Ray studied piano then graduated to the organ at 13. At 17, he was hired as church organist in Barrie and later studied for a decade with a Toronto organist and at Syracuse University in New York. Ray also held diplomas from Trinity College of Music in London, England, and an undergraduate degree from Wilfrid Laurier University in music and history.
Ray was hired by a church in Simcoe where he was also music supervisor for the school board.
It was in Simcoe that he met Brenda, a music teacher. Brenda declined to be interviewed for this feature. The couple, married for 52 years, didn't have children.
In 1967 Ray accepted the vacated organist's position at Trinity United Church in Kitchener. He was aware of the church's reputation and told a Record reporter at the time "one of the reasons for my wanting to come to Trinity was its tradition of music. Because of the background and the service already done here the church staff was anxious that they be continued. I am also."
Ray and Brenda were musical powerhouses in the region. Brenda sang in the Grand Philharmonic Choir, then known as the K-W Philharmonic Choir, and Ray served as accompanist.
Retired conductor Howard Dyck said Ray was an exceptional accompanist, an intuitive musician who anticipated the choir's needs, sometimes before Howard did.
"An accompanist has to be a pretty good pianist," said Howard. "He needs to be looking at the choir, watching what the choir is doing."
Ray had to play with emphasis if a particular section was faltering, trying to get them back on track and he usually knew exactly which bar to start at after the conductor stopped the singing to fix a problem.
"Ray was able to do this magnificently," said Howard. "He was a very fine musician."
Howard also spoke of how much his friend loved Great Britain, particularly the musical history, and he had taken The Renaissance Singers, a choral group he founded in 1972, to perform at festivals in England.
"He was an Anglophile, he loved all things English," said Howard. "He was a walking encyclopedia of music, very knowledgeable."
Ray often suggested beautiful but neglected pieces of music, works that even Howard didn't know.
On a personal level, Howard said his friend was "a quirky guy who didn't suffer fools gladly. He would say really irreverent things about people he thought were uninformed. He was very funny."
As Ray began winding down his musical career, he poured his energies into Freemasonry. Ray had joined his father's Orillia lodge in 1959 and he was an active Mason during his teaching
career. By the early 1990s, he started moving up until he reached the highest rank in the province, that of Grand Master. Ray shared his fraternity's basic tenet of gentlemanly behaviour
and compassion for others.
Fellow Mason David Cameron said that Ray worked hard to open lines of communication between the general public and the Masons, an organization that has long suffered from
distorted public opinion about what goes on behind closed doors.
"He wanted to be open with them, get the facts out there as opposed to all those conspiracy theories," said David. "He rose to the top quickly because of his enthusiasm and his teaching
ability."
Ray came up with the idea of the Masons and Brock University partnering to establish the prestigious Dr. Charles A. Sankey Lecture Series on Masonic studies and they also established a
Masonic lodge in Afghanistan on a Canadian Forces base, to give young soldiers a sense of fraternity.
"He made it happen," said David.
What made Ray a good Grand Master? David thinks it was his friend's caring manner and how he would gravitate to new members ensuring they felt welcome.
"He always had a smile when he'd greet you," said David. "He was always approachable."
vhill@therecord.com
A second obit:
M.W. Bro. Raymond S.J. Daniels
Landmarks/Doric Lodge No.654
Passed January 24,2016
That incredibly rigorous intellectual mind and that gifted eloquence that were his trademarks will be no more; the friendship that was offered so graciously is now but a memory and we gather to bid a fond farewell to a friend and brother.
Raymond Sydney James Daniels, the 74th grand master of the Grand Lodge of Canada in the Province of Ontario first saw the light of Masonry in his father’s Lodge, Orillia Lodge No. 192 in Orillia in 1959. He was to hold membership in a number of lodges throughout this jurisdiction, was the Worshipful Master of New Hope Lodge – now Mystic Tie Lodge No. 279 – and New Light Daylight Lodge No. 744 when it was founded in 2001. He was elected Grand Junior Warden for the term 2000-2001 and served on the Board of General Purposes from 2001 until 2007 when he was elected Deputy Grand Master. He was installed as Grand Master on July 15, 2009.
As his theme for office Ray used the words of an ancient Hebrew scribe which best describe his approach to Masonic life – “get knowledge, get wisdom, but with all thy getting, get understanding”, for he believed that understanding the real and profound meaning of freemasonry should be the quest of every serious mason. Throughout his Masonic career Ray did just that – not only did he seek that profound understanding himself, but he tried to get people to understand that Freemasonry and Education are really synonymous terms. Right to the very end his Masonic Minutes were a source of enlightenment to those who studied them and I am grateful for those brethren of the Ancient Landmarks incorporating Doric Lodge of Hamilton who have taken the time to bring all of these Masonic Minutes together in one publication so that all Masons, present and future, may benefit from them.
In his efforts to ensure that all Masons had access to the benefits offered by our fraternity he spearheaded the initiative that led to the formation of Canada Lodge (UD) in Kandahar, Afghanistan. He also lent his full support to the campaign devised to provide free Tim Horton’s cards to personnel serving in the Afghan sphere of operations a simple “taste of home” that was appreciated by countless numbers of our warriors abroad.
His other initiative of note, the formation of the Sankey Lectures in coordination with Brock University and his attempt to develop a centre for the study of the impact that Freemasonry has had upon this country is still evolving. M.W. Bro. Daniels was a visionary in this regard and I sincerely hope we do not let this vision fade in years to come.
M.W. Bro. Daniels was never happier than when he was surrounded by young men with a willingness to listen and an eagerness to learn. His Socratic approach to teaching enabled others to become imbued with some of his own desire for knowledge and become enthused by the fire of his rhetoric.
Ray was also a trained and accomplished musician who truly appreciated the classics and in his lifetime he brought the joy of classical and sacred music to countless students and concert goers. Ray was not of course all seriousness - he had a highly developed, dry sense of humour that he often used to bring those with inflated egos back to earth and I am certain that at one time or another many in this theatre today have benefitted from his gentle but well aimed, barbs.
Given his frequent visits to the Ottawa Valley a group of brethren conferred “Honorary Valley Lad” status upon Ray and at some point during every visit to the area he reminded one and all that he really belonged as he was simply, a valley lad. At heart he truly was, for Ray enjoyed the people and the country which had borne them.
Raymond Sydney James Daniels, a man of simple tastes, a man who was renowned far and wide as a scholar, a teacher, a friend, a good man and a good Mason; a man who lived a good life and a man whose fortunes are not indeed, a matter of indifference to God. As is recorded in the gospel of Matthew 25:21 – “well done thou good and faithful servant”. He may be gone from us physically but his legacy will continue to be felt for years to come.
Honorary Life Member of Landmarks/Doric No. 654 It is with deepest regret and and profound sense of a great loss that we notify you of the death of our Past Grand Master. M.W. Bro. Raymond S.J. Daniels Sept 2, 1937 to Jan. 24, 2016 Grand Master July 2009 to July 2011.
A Masonic Memorial Service was held on Sunday January 31, 2:00pm at Dunfield Theatre Cambridge, 46 Grand Avenue South, Cambridge.
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District Deputy Grand Masters are requested to immediately make the members of the District aware of this opportunity.
Brethren,
We are extremely pleased to inform you that a local initiative that was commenced in Hamilton District C, which started out small and became much more than originally intended, has finally come to fruition. The Grand Secretary has just announced that a “new” 300 page soft cover book, published by the Grand Lodge of A.F. & A.F. of Canada in the Province of Ontario, entitled The Collected Works of M.W. Bro. Raymond S. J. Daniels, will be available for sale, at the Book Table, during our Annual Communication this July in Toronto. This book will also be available through the Grand Lodge office.
The following is the Preface from the publication.
The Collected Works of M.W. Bro. Raymond S. J. Daniels
PREFACE:
It was at a summer meeting in Muskoka Lodge No. 360, in August 1994, that Raymond Daniels introduced himself as a Mason seeking my thoughts about the future of the Craft. Little was I aware that this initial meeting would lead to the writing of this preface for his collected works. Raymond was a summer cottager in Muskoka, starting to taper down his music and educational career at Eastwood Collegiate in Kitchener. Through his insatiable reading he was becoming energized to jump-start his Masonic career which had been somewhat latent due to other commitments that consumed his available time. During our travels and discussions, I soon found myself sharing noteworthy and fulfilling experiences of the growth and development of Grand Lodge and its programming . However, looking in the rear view mirror, my germane thoughts were catalytic in his ascendency in Freemasonry.
Becoming the Worshipful Master of New Hope Lodge No. 279, in 1999, afforded him the opportunity to spread his wings by serving on the Grand Lodge Instruction team, where he could utilize his pedagogical expertise, and develop lasting friendships. He always believed that Masonic events were opportunities to meet colleagues, develop new friendships, compare and discuss developments and learn from each other. As a volunteer at the Grand Lodge Library, Museum and Archives in Hamilton, Raymond would not only share his talents, but had complete access to the finest Masonic Library in Canada. This just whetted his Masonic appetite, but he needed more.
Being acclaimed Grand Junior Warden in 2000, the name Daniels became known province wide, along with requests as a speaker from all parts of the jurisdiction. While elected to the Board of General Purposes he chaired the Committees of Masonic Education and Lodge Resources, and it was through an electronic system of distribution via the internet, that his monthly educational messages were disseminated to all present and past DDGMs for distribution to all lodges within their districts. The exponential growth of Masonic Education was phenomenal, and Raymond had the disposition to fuel their desires. Becoming an inveterate researcher and writer, his congenial personality allowed him to share with all who would read and listen. Raymond perfected the “tool kit”, a collection of items from which he would moralize on, to prove their Masonic worth as a free-thinking Mason. The concept of the “tool kit” spread throughout the Districts especially among the newer Masons. Just recently I witnessed this when a newer Mason removed from a large plastic bag, three empty 12-pack cartons of Labatt’s, Molson’s and Keith’s beer. His research on their founders made for most interesting Masonic Education.
As Deputy Grand Master in 2007, Raymond’s writings continued as he visualized the lodge as a classroom for educating Masons and he encouraged the Masters to become teachers as well as ritualists and keepers of the Constitution. He noted that the essential part of the trip of self-discovery through Masonic activities is the ritual which distinguished Freemasons from others. He would challenge the Worshipful Master to make use of the ‘Teachable Moments’ available in every lodge meeting. Education was the process, learning was the method, and knowledge was the product.
As Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Canada in the Province of Ontario, in 2009, Most Worshipful Brother Raymond S. J. Daniels’ theme was “Get Knowledge, Get Wisdom, but with all thy Getting, Get Understanding.” The demands of his office never seemed to impact upon his continued desire to express his Masonic thoughts, especially when meeting the press. His active mind and gifted eloquence became trademarks, as he encouraged his Craft to seek the true calling of Freemasonry. In the interest of inspiring a daily advancement in Masonic Knowledge, he issued a directive to all lodges imploring “if the regular agenda of every meeting of every Lodge included a minute or two of interesting instruction, it would be a real incentive for all Brethren to come to Lodge.” Thus the term ‘Masonic Minute’ was coined. Through his visioning, a lodge was sanctioned for CAF troops in Kandahar, Afghanistan, along with Tim Horton’s coffee cards so the troops could have a ‘taste of home.’ His Grand Master’s Project was to establish a Centre to study the impact Fraternalism in general and Freemasonry in particular, has had on the history of Canada over the past three centuries. With the inaugural lecture at Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario, on April 17, 2010, annually it has continued to attract over 500 students, Masons and their families.
M.W. Bro. Daniels’ unconditional drive to share and serve his fellow Masons did not come lightly, as his health was beginning to let him know that he should be slowing his most strenuous pace. From 2009 he tried to take things a bit easier, but his Masonic Minutes continued. He saw the erection of that “Temple of Character” as the real ‘work’ of a Freemason, discovering, examining and evaluating the inner man. This being a personal process, with Freemasonry providing the compass as a ‘light unto the path’ for a life-long journey of self discovery.
At the October 29, 2015 monthly Publication Team meeting of Hamilton Masonic District C, the vision of archiving all of M.W. Bro. Daniels’ Masonic Minutes on our District Website, was reviewed as a viable project, but of course would need the author’s agreement and support. Raymond was most humbled by such a request, and readily agreed and cooperated to his fullest. Committee members had archived several, but there was no centralized registry of all that had been produced, which made for a most interesting quest. However with the help of several, including R.W. Bro Dr. David Cameron, we believe we finally have them all.
Sadly, on January 24th, 2016, M.W.Bro. Daniels passed to the Grand Lodge Above in his sleep. His January Masonic Minutes are printed. As the numbers increased, a decision to post them under five subsections was implemented. Thus the Anthology of his Masonic Works includes: Masonic Minutes; Masonic Moments; Masonic Research; Masonic Press; and Masonic Memorial. Subsequent nudging by a few Past Grand Masters, along with the co-operation of the Grand Secretary’s Office, lead to a shifting of platforms from the District C website to this book, "The Collected Works of M.W. Bro. Raymond S.J. Daniels", dedicated to a great Mason.
As he often said, “The future is in our hands, yours and mine. Let us be sure that those that follow us tomorrow can be forever proud of our achievements in Freemasonry today.” In the “light” of Freemasonry, we are given new vision to see the natural Beauty and keener minds to comprehend divine Truth.
M.W. Bro. Raymond S. J. Daniels Grand Master Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M. of Canada in the Province of Ontario, Bro. Adam Cotter (having just been made a Mason, W.Bro. Peter Gelberger and V.W.Bro. Mark Stoiko.
50 Year Masonic Pin presentation by M.W.Bro. Raymond S. J. Daniels, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Canada in the Province of Ontario.
Ray Daniels Obit:
Lifetimes: Beloved music teacher’s legacy went far beyond classroom.
Ray Daniels of Waterloo. Born: Sept. 2, 1937, in Orillia; Died: Jan. 24, 2016, of age-related illness.
Waterloo Region Record
By Valerie Hill
Ray Daniels was a conundrum, a man who sculpted himself a career that shot him into the limelight, but who also refused public accolades and often downplayed his abilities. Outgoing or introverted? Ray was both, and that is what made him so interesting and a bit mysterious.
Ray taught vocal music at Eastwood Collegiate for 23 years, started numerous choirs and co-founded the Waterloo Regional Gilbert & Sullivan Society, launching it at the school. Because
of Ray, students not only found their voices but several went on to professional careers including Alex Mustakas, artistic director of Drayton Entertainment.
Alex recalled, "I learned more about music and the works of Gilbert and Sullivan from him than anyone else I have ever met. He set the musical bar for me, no pun intended. An amazing human being."
Opera singer Thomas Goerz wrote a lengthy tribute to his old teacher, speaking of Ray's ability to inspire students. Ray was always at school an hour early and he led at least three choirs while encouraging even the most reluctant singer to open his mouth and just try.
"Raymond Daniels was known to many an Eastwood music student as Uncle Ray, Mister D, but usually just good ol' Ray," recalled Thomas. "Though I came from a musical family, it was Ray Daniels who was the true difference maker. He gave me the confidence to take the plunge into the unknown: a career in the performing arts."
Ray's father was an orchestral musician so the love of music might have been genetic. As a child, Ray studied piano then graduated to the organ at 13. At 17, he was hired as church organist in Barrie and later studied for a decade with a Toronto organist and at Syracuse University in New York. Ray also held diplomas from Trinity College of Music in London, England, and an undergraduate degree from Wilfrid Laurier University in music and history.
Ray was hired by a church in Simcoe where he was also music supervisor for the school board.
It was in Simcoe that he met Brenda, a music teacher. Brenda declined to be interviewed for this feature. The couple, married for 52 years, didn't have children.
In 1967 Ray accepted the vacated organist's position at Trinity United Church in Kitchener. He was aware of the church's reputation and told a Record reporter at the time "one of the reasons for my wanting to come to Trinity was its tradition of music. Because of the background and the service already done here the church staff was anxious that they be continued. I am also."
Ray and Brenda were musical powerhouses in the region. Brenda sang in the Grand Philharmonic Choir, then known as the K-W Philharmonic Choir, and Ray served as accompanist.
Retired conductor Howard Dyck said Ray was an exceptional accompanist, an intuitive musician who anticipated the choir's needs, sometimes before Howard did.
"An accompanist has to be a pretty good pianist," said Howard. "He needs to be looking at the choir, watching what the choir is doing."
Ray had to play with emphasis if a particular section was faltering, trying to get them back on track and he usually knew exactly which bar to start at after the conductor stopped the singing to fix a problem.
"Ray was able to do this magnificently," said Howard. "He was a very fine musician."
Howard also spoke of how much his friend loved Great Britain, particularly the musical history, and he had taken The Renaissance Singers, a choral group he founded in 1972, to perform at festivals in England.
"He was an Anglophile, he loved all things English," said Howard. "He was a walking encyclopedia of music, very knowledgeable."
Ray often suggested beautiful but neglected pieces of music, works that even Howard didn't know.
On a personal level, Howard said his friend was "a quirky guy who didn't suffer fools gladly. He would say really irreverent things about people he thought were uninformed. He was very funny."
As Ray began winding down his musical career, he poured his energies into Freemasonry. Ray had joined his father's Orillia lodge in 1959 and he was an active Mason during his teaching
career. By the early 1990s, he started moving up until he reached the highest rank in the province, that of Grand Master. Ray shared his fraternity's basic tenet of gentlemanly behaviour
and compassion for others.
Fellow Mason David Cameron said that Ray worked hard to open lines of communication between the general public and the Masons, an organization that has long suffered from
distorted public opinion about what goes on behind closed doors.
"He wanted to be open with them, get the facts out there as opposed to all those conspiracy theories," said David. "He rose to the top quickly because of his enthusiasm and his teaching
ability."
Ray came up with the idea of the Masons and Brock University partnering to establish the prestigious Dr. Charles A. Sankey Lecture Series on Masonic studies and they also established a
Masonic lodge in Afghanistan on a Canadian Forces base, to give young soldiers a sense of fraternity.
"He made it happen," said David.
What made Ray a good Grand Master? David thinks it was his friend's caring manner and how he would gravitate to new members ensuring they felt welcome.
"He always had a smile when he'd greet you," said David. "He was always approachable."
vhill@therecord.com
A second obit:
M.W. Bro. Raymond S.J. Daniels
Landmarks/Doric Lodge No.654
Passed January 24,2016
That incredibly rigorous intellectual mind and that gifted eloquence that were his trademarks will be no more; the friendship that was offered so graciously is now but a memory and we gather to bid a fond farewell to a friend and brother.
Raymond Sydney James Daniels, the 74th grand master of the Grand Lodge of Canada in the Province of Ontario first saw the light of Masonry in his father’s Lodge, Orillia Lodge No. 192 in Orillia in 1959. He was to hold membership in a number of lodges throughout this jurisdiction, was the Worshipful Master of New Hope Lodge – now Mystic Tie Lodge No. 279 – and New Light Daylight Lodge No. 744 when it was founded in 2001. He was elected Grand Junior Warden for the term 2000-2001 and served on the Board of General Purposes from 2001 until 2007 when he was elected Deputy Grand Master. He was installed as Grand Master on July 15, 2009.
As his theme for office Ray used the words of an ancient Hebrew scribe which best describe his approach to Masonic life – “get knowledge, get wisdom, but with all thy getting, get understanding”, for he believed that understanding the real and profound meaning of freemasonry should be the quest of every serious mason. Throughout his Masonic career Ray did just that – not only did he seek that profound understanding himself, but he tried to get people to understand that Freemasonry and Education are really synonymous terms. Right to the very end his Masonic Minutes were a source of enlightenment to those who studied them and I am grateful for those brethren of the Ancient Landmarks incorporating Doric Lodge of Hamilton who have taken the time to bring all of these Masonic Minutes together in one publication so that all Masons, present and future, may benefit from them.
In his efforts to ensure that all Masons had access to the benefits offered by our fraternity he spearheaded the initiative that led to the formation of Canada Lodge (UD) in Kandahar, Afghanistan. He also lent his full support to the campaign devised to provide free Tim Horton’s cards to personnel serving in the Afghan sphere of operations a simple “taste of home” that was appreciated by countless numbers of our warriors abroad.
His other initiative of note, the formation of the Sankey Lectures in coordination with Brock University and his attempt to develop a centre for the study of the impact that Freemasonry has had upon this country is still evolving. M.W. Bro. Daniels was a visionary in this regard and I sincerely hope we do not let this vision fade in years to come.
M.W. Bro. Daniels was never happier than when he was surrounded by young men with a willingness to listen and an eagerness to learn. His Socratic approach to teaching enabled others to become imbued with some of his own desire for knowledge and become enthused by the fire of his rhetoric.
Ray was also a trained and accomplished musician who truly appreciated the classics and in his lifetime he brought the joy of classical and sacred music to countless students and concert goers. Ray was not of course all seriousness - he had a highly developed, dry sense of humour that he often used to bring those with inflated egos back to earth and I am certain that at one time or another many in this theatre today have benefitted from his gentle but well aimed, barbs.
Given his frequent visits to the Ottawa Valley a group of brethren conferred “Honorary Valley Lad” status upon Ray and at some point during every visit to the area he reminded one and all that he really belonged as he was simply, a valley lad. At heart he truly was, for Ray enjoyed the people and the country which had borne them.
Raymond Sydney James Daniels, a man of simple tastes, a man who was renowned far and wide as a scholar, a teacher, a friend, a good man and a good Mason; a man who lived a good life and a man whose fortunes are not indeed, a matter of indifference to God. As is recorded in the gospel of Matthew 25:21 – “well done thou good and faithful servant”. He may be gone from us physically but his legacy will continue to be felt for years to come.
Honorary Life Member of Landmarks/Doric No. 654 It is with deepest regret and and profound sense of a great loss that we notify you of the death of our Past Grand Master. M.W. Bro. Raymond S.J. Daniels Sept 2, 1937 to Jan. 24, 2016 Grand Master July 2009 to July 2011.
A Masonic Memorial Service was held on Sunday January 31, 2:00pm at Dunfield Theatre Cambridge, 46 Grand Avenue South, Cambridge.
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Distribution to:
Grand Master
Past Grand Masters
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District Deputy Grand Masters
Board of General Purposes
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Other Grand Lodge Officers & Initiatives (per current list)
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Distribution:
The District Deputy Grand Masters are strongly encouraged to distribute this message, to the Lodges of the District, so that they may have ready access to resource documents that would be of interest and relevance to the Brethren of your District.
Dear Sirs & Brethren:
I am pleased to send you this Special Announcement, which is sent with high importance and a request that it be fully distributed among all member of our Grand Jurisdiction.
*******************************
Important General Announcement for all Members
District Deputy Grand Masters are requested to immediately make the members of the District aware of this opportunity.
Brethren,
We are extremely pleased to inform you that a local initiative that was commenced in Hamilton District C, which started out small and became much more than originally intended, has finally come to fruition. The Grand Secretary has just announced that a “new” 300 page soft cover book, published by the Grand Lodge of A.F. & A.F. of Canada in the Province of Ontario, entitled The Collected Works of M.W. Bro. Raymond S. J. Daniels, will be available for sale, at the Book Table, during our Annual Communication this July in Toronto. This book will also be available through the Grand Lodge office.
The following is the Preface from the publication.
The Collected Works of M.W. Bro. Raymond S. J. Daniels
PREFACE:
It was at a summer meeting in Muskoka Lodge No. 360, in August 1994, that Raymond Daniels introduced himself as a Mason seeking my thoughts about the future of the Craft. Little was I aware that this initial meeting would lead to the writing of this preface for his collected works. Raymond was a summer cottager in Muskoka, starting to taper down his music and educational career at Eastwood Collegiate in Kitchener. Through his insatiable reading he was becoming energized to jump-start his Masonic career which had been somewhat latent due to other commitments that consumed his available time. During our travels and discussions, I soon found myself sharing noteworthy and fulfilling experiences of the growth and development of Grand Lodge and its programming . However, looking in the rear view mirror, my germane thoughts were catalytic in his ascendency in Freemasonry.
Becoming the Worshipful Master of New Hope Lodge No. 279, in 1999, afforded him the opportunity to spread his wings by serving on the Grand Lodge Instruction team, where he could utilize his pedagogical expertise, and develop lasting friendships. He always believed that Masonic events were opportunities to meet colleagues, develop new friendships, compare and discuss developments and learn from each other. As a volunteer at the Grand Lodge Library, Museum and Archives in Hamilton, Raymond would not only share his talents, but had complete access to the finest Masonic Library in Canada. This just whetted his Masonic appetite, but he needed more.
Being acclaimed Grand Junior Warden in 2000, the name Daniels became known province wide, along with requests as a speaker from all parts of the jurisdiction. While elected to the Board of General Purposes he chaired the Committees of Masonic Education and Lodge Resources, and it was through an electronic system of distribution via the internet, that his monthly educational messages were disseminated to all present and past DDGMs for distribution to all lodges within their districts. The exponential growth of Masonic Education was phenomenal, and Raymond had the disposition to fuel their desires. Becoming an inveterate researcher and writer, his congenial personality allowed him to share with all who would read and listen. Raymond perfected the “tool kit”, a collection of items from which he would moralize on, to prove their Masonic worth as a free-thinking Mason. The concept of the “tool kit” spread throughout the Districts especially among the newer Masons. Just recently I witnessed this when a newer Mason removed from a large plastic bag, three empty 12-pack cartons of Labatt’s, Molson’s and Keith’s beer. His research on their founders made for most interesting Masonic Education.
As Deputy Grand Master in 2007, Raymond’s writings continued as he visualized the lodge as a classroom for educating Masons and he encouraged the Masters to become teachers as well as ritualists and keepers of the Constitution. He noted that the essential part of the trip of self-discovery through Masonic activities is the ritual which distinguished Freemasons from others. He would challenge the Worshipful Master to make use of the ‘Teachable Moments’ available in every lodge meeting. Education was the process, learning was the method, and knowledge was the product.
As Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Canada in the Province of Ontario, in 2009, Most Worshipful Brother Raymond S. J. Daniels’ theme was “Get Knowledge, Get Wisdom, but with all thy Getting, Get Understanding.” The demands of his office never seemed to impact upon his continued desire to express his Masonic thoughts, especially when meeting the press. His active mind and gifted eloquence became trademarks, as he encouraged his Craft to seek the true calling of Freemasonry. In the interest of inspiring a daily advancement in Masonic Knowledge, he issued a directive to all lodges imploring “if the regular agenda of every meeting of every Lodge included a minute or two of interesting instruction, it would be a real incentive for all Brethren to come to Lodge.” Thus the term ‘Masonic Minute’ was coined. Through his visioning, a lodge was sanctioned for CAF troops in Kandahar, Afghanistan, along with Tim Horton’s coffee cards so the troops could have a ‘taste of home.’ His Grand Master’s Project was to establish a Centre to study the impact Fraternalism in general and Freemasonry in particular, has had on the history of Canada over the past three centuries. With the inaugural lecture at Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario, on April 17, 2010, annually it has continued to attract over 500 students, Masons and their families.
M.W. Bro. Daniels’ unconditional drive to share and serve his fellow Masons did not come lightly, as his health was beginning to let him know that he should be slowing his most strenuous pace. From 2009 he tried to take things a bit easier, but his Masonic Minutes continued. He saw the erection of that “Temple of Character” as the real ‘work’ of a Freemason, discovering, examining and evaluating the inner man. This being a personal process, with Freemasonry providing the compass as a ‘light unto the path’ for a life-long journey of self discovery.
At the October 29, 2015 monthly Publication Team meeting of Hamilton Masonic District C, the vision of archiving all of M.W. Bro. Daniels’ Masonic Minutes on our District Website, was reviewed as a viable project, but of course would need the author’s agreement and support. Raymond was most humbled by such a request, and readily agreed and cooperated to his fullest. Committee members had archived several, but there was no centralized registry of all that had been produced, which made for a most interesting quest. However with the help of several, including R.W. Bro Dr. David Cameron, we believe we finally have them all.
Sadly, on January 24th, 2016, M.W.Bro. Daniels passed to the Grand Lodge Above in his sleep. His January Masonic Minutes are printed. As the numbers increased, a decision to post them under five subsections was implemented. Thus the Anthology of his Masonic Works includes: Masonic Minutes; Masonic Moments; Masonic Research; Masonic Press; and Masonic Memorial. Subsequent nudging by a few Past Grand Masters, along with the co-operation of the Grand Secretary’s Office, lead to a shifting of platforms from the District C website to this book, "The Collected Works of M.W. Bro. Raymond S.J. Daniels", dedicated to a great Mason.
As he often said, “The future is in our hands, yours and mine. Let us be sure that those that follow us tomorrow can be forever proud of our achievements in Freemasonry today.” In the “light” of Freemasonry, we are given new vision to see the natural Beauty and keener minds to comprehend divine Truth.
Sisters of Mercy in service to Australia ... www.therecord.com.au/news/local/mercy-sisters-set-for-a-b...
RIP Dear Troubadour Col Bruce, you will be very missed
Immortal Sails
Now, in a breath, we’ll burst those gates of gold,
And ransack heaven before our moment fails.
Now, in a breath, before we, too, grow old,
We’ll mount and sing and spread immortal sails.
It is not time that makes eternity.
Love and an hour may quite out-span the years,
And give us more to hear and more to see
Than life can wash away with all its tears.
Dear, when we part, at last, that sunset sky
Shall not be touched with deeper hues than this;
But we shall ride the lightning ere we die
And seize our brief infinitude of bliss,
With time to spare for all that heaven can tell,
While eyes meet eyes, and look their last farewell.
- Noyes
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M.W. Bro. Raymond S. J. Daniels Grand Master Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M. of Canada in the Province of Ontario, Bro. Adam Cotter (having just been made a Mason, W.Bro. Peter Gelberger and V.W.Bro. Mark Stoiko.
50 Year Masonic Pin presentation by M.W.Bro. Raymond S. J. Daniels, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Canada in the Province of Ontario.
50 Year Masonic Pin presentation by M.W.Bro. Raymond S. J. Daniels, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Canada in the Province of Ontario.
Ray Daniels Obit:
Lifetimes: Beloved music teacher’s legacy went far beyond classroom.
Ray Daniels of Waterloo. Born: Sept. 2, 1937, in Orillia; Died: Jan. 24, 2016, of age-related illness.
Waterloo Region Record
By Valerie Hill
Ray Daniels was a conundrum, a man who sculpted himself a career that shot him into the limelight, but who also refused public accolades and often downplayed his abilities. Outgoing or introverted? Ray was both, and that is what made him so interesting and a bit mysterious.
Ray taught vocal music at Eastwood Collegiate for 23 years, started numerous choirs and co-founded the Waterloo Regional Gilbert & Sullivan Society, launching it at the school. Because
of Ray, students not only found their voices but several went on to professional careers including Alex Mustakas, artistic director of Drayton Entertainment.
Alex recalled, "I learned more about music and the works of Gilbert and Sullivan from him than anyone else I have ever met. He set the musical bar for me, no pun intended. An amazing human being."
Opera singer Thomas Goerz wrote a lengthy tribute to his old teacher, speaking of Ray's ability to inspire students. Ray was always at school an hour early and he led at least three choirs while encouraging even the most reluctant singer to open his mouth and just try.
"Raymond Daniels was known to many an Eastwood music student as Uncle Ray, Mister D, but usually just good ol' Ray," recalled Thomas. "Though I came from a musical family, it was Ray Daniels who was the true difference maker. He gave me the confidence to take the plunge into the unknown: a career in the performing arts."
Ray's father was an orchestral musician so the love of music might have been genetic. As a child, Ray studied piano then graduated to the organ at 13. At 17, he was hired as church organist in Barrie and later studied for a decade with a Toronto organist and at Syracuse University in New York. Ray also held diplomas from Trinity College of Music in London, England, and an undergraduate degree from Wilfrid Laurier University in music and history.
Ray was hired by a church in Simcoe where he was also music supervisor for the school board.
It was in Simcoe that he met Brenda, a music teacher. Brenda declined to be interviewed for this feature. The couple, married for 52 years, didn't have children.
In 1967 Ray accepted the vacated organist's position at Trinity United Church in Kitchener. He was aware of the church's reputation and told a Record reporter at the time "one of the reasons for my wanting to come to Trinity was its tradition of music. Because of the background and the service already done here the church staff was anxious that they be continued. I am also."
Ray and Brenda were musical powerhouses in the region. Brenda sang in the Grand Philharmonic Choir, then known as the K-W Philharmonic Choir, and Ray served as accompanist.
Retired conductor Howard Dyck said Ray was an exceptional accompanist, an intuitive musician who anticipated the choir's needs, sometimes before Howard did.
"An accompanist has to be a pretty good pianist," said Howard. "He needs to be looking at the choir, watching what the choir is doing."
Ray had to play with emphasis if a particular section was faltering, trying to get them back on track and he usually knew exactly which bar to start at after the conductor stopped the singing to fix a problem.
"Ray was able to do this magnificently," said Howard. "He was a very fine musician."
Howard also spoke of how much his friend loved Great Britain, particularly the musical history, and he had taken The Renaissance Singers, a choral group he founded in 1972, to perform at festivals in England.
"He was an Anglophile, he loved all things English," said Howard. "He was a walking encyclopedia of music, very knowledgeable."
Ray often suggested beautiful but neglected pieces of music, works that even Howard didn't know.
On a personal level, Howard said his friend was "a quirky guy who didn't suffer fools gladly. He would say really irreverent things about people he thought were uninformed. He was very funny."
As Ray began winding down his musical career, he poured his energies into Freemasonry. Ray had joined his father's Orillia lodge in 1959 and he was an active Mason during his teaching
career. By the early 1990s, he started moving up until he reached the highest rank in the province, that of Grand Master. Ray shared his fraternity's basic tenet of gentlemanly behaviour
and compassion for others.
Fellow Mason David Cameron said that Ray worked hard to open lines of communication between the general public and the Masons, an organization that has long suffered from
distorted public opinion about what goes on behind closed doors.
"He wanted to be open with them, get the facts out there as opposed to all those conspiracy theories," said David. "He rose to the top quickly because of his enthusiasm and his teaching
ability."
Ray came up with the idea of the Masons and Brock University partnering to establish the prestigious Dr. Charles A. Sankey Lecture Series on Masonic studies and they also established a
Masonic lodge in Afghanistan on a Canadian Forces base, to give young soldiers a sense of fraternity.
"He made it happen," said David.
What made Ray a good Grand Master? David thinks it was his friend's caring manner and how he would gravitate to new members ensuring they felt welcome.
"He always had a smile when he'd greet you," said David. "He was always approachable."
vhill@therecord.com
A second obit:
M.W. Bro. Raymond S.J. Daniels
Landmarks/Doric Lodge No.654
Passed January 24,2016
That incredibly rigorous intellectual mind and that gifted eloquence that were his trademarks will be no more; the friendship that was offered so graciously is now but a memory and we gather to bid a fond farewell to a friend and brother.
Raymond Sydney James Daniels, the 74th grand master of the Grand Lodge of Canada in the Province of Ontario first saw the light of Masonry in his father’s Lodge, Orillia Lodge No. 192 in Orillia in 1959. He was to hold membership in a number of lodges throughout this jurisdiction, was the Worshipful Master of New Hope Lodge – now Mystic Tie Lodge No. 279 – and New Light Daylight Lodge No. 744 when it was founded in 2001. He was elected Grand Junior Warden for the term 2000-2001 and served on the Board of General Purposes from 2001 until 2007 when he was elected Deputy Grand Master. He was installed as Grand Master on July 15, 2009.
As his theme for office Ray used the words of an ancient Hebrew scribe which best describe his approach to Masonic life – “get knowledge, get wisdom, but with all thy getting, get understanding”, for he believed that understanding the real and profound meaning of freemasonry should be the quest of every serious mason. Throughout his Masonic career Ray did just that – not only did he seek that profound understanding himself, but he tried to get people to understand that Freemasonry and Education are really synonymous terms. Right to the very end his Masonic Minutes were a source of enlightenment to those who studied them and I am grateful for those brethren of the Ancient Landmarks incorporating Doric Lodge of Hamilton who have taken the time to bring all of these Masonic Minutes together in one publication so that all Masons, present and future, may benefit from them.
In his efforts to ensure that all Masons had access to the benefits offered by our fraternity he spearheaded the initiative that led to the formation of Canada Lodge (UD) in Kandahar, Afghanistan. He also lent his full support to the campaign devised to provide free Tim Horton’s cards to personnel serving in the Afghan sphere of operations a simple “taste of home” that was appreciated by countless numbers of our warriors abroad.
His other initiative of note, the formation of the Sankey Lectures in coordination with Brock University and his attempt to develop a centre for the study of the impact that Freemasonry has had upon this country is still evolving. M.W. Bro. Daniels was a visionary in this regard and I sincerely hope we do not let this vision fade in years to come.
M.W. Bro. Daniels was never happier than when he was surrounded by young men with a willingness to listen and an eagerness to learn. His Socratic approach to teaching enabled others to become imbued with some of his own desire for knowledge and become enthused by the fire of his rhetoric.
Ray was also a trained and accomplished musician who truly appreciated the classics and in his lifetime he brought the joy of classical and sacred music to countless students and concert goers. Ray was not of course all seriousness - he had a highly developed, dry sense of humour that he often used to bring those with inflated egos back to earth and I am certain that at one time or another many in this theatre today have benefitted from his gentle but well aimed, barbs.
Given his frequent visits to the Ottawa Valley a group of brethren conferred “Honorary Valley Lad” status upon Ray and at some point during every visit to the area he reminded one and all that he really belonged as he was simply, a valley lad. At heart he truly was, for Ray enjoyed the people and the country which had borne them.
Raymond Sydney James Daniels, a man of simple tastes, a man who was renowned far and wide as a scholar, a teacher, a friend, a good man and a good Mason; a man who lived a good life and a man whose fortunes are not indeed, a matter of indifference to God. As is recorded in the gospel of Matthew 25:21 – “well done thou good and faithful servant”. He may be gone from us physically but his legacy will continue to be felt for years to come.
Honorary Life Member of Landmarks/Doric No. 654 It is with deepest regret and and profound sense of a great loss that we notify you of the death of our Past Grand Master. M.W. Bro. Raymond S.J. Daniels Sept 2, 1937 to Jan. 24, 2016 Grand Master July 2009 to July 2011.
A Masonic Memorial Service was held on Sunday January 31, 2:00pm at Dunfield Theatre Cambridge, 46 Grand Avenue South, Cambridge.
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V. W. Sir:
Please distribute the attached to the district. Thank you.
Fraternally
R. W. Bro. David J. Boyd
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(705) 728-4640
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From: "Peter Sialtsis"
Date: July 2, 2016 at 11:43:29 AM EDT
To: "'Peter Sialtsis'"
Subject: [GL-IC] - Special Announcement - New Publication - The Collected Works of M.W. Bro. Raymond S.J. Daniels
Distribution to:
Grand Master
Past Grand Masters
Deputy Grand Master
District Deputy Grand Masters
Board of General Purposes
Team Leaders
Other Grand Lodge Officers & Initiatives (per current list)
District Secretaries (per current list)
Distribution:
The District Deputy Grand Masters are strongly encouraged to distribute this message, to the Lodges of the District, so that they may have ready access to resource documents that would be of interest and relevance to the Brethren of your District.
Dear Sirs & Brethren:
I am pleased to send you this Special Announcement, which is sent with high importance and a request that it be fully distributed among all member of our Grand Jurisdiction.
*******************************
Important General Announcement for all Members
District Deputy Grand Masters are requested to immediately make the members of the District aware of this opportunity.
Brethren,
We are extremely pleased to inform you that a local initiative that was commenced in Hamilton District C, which started out small and became much more than originally intended, has finally come to fruition. The Grand Secretary has just announced that a “new” 300 page soft cover book, published by the Grand Lodge of A.F. & A.F. of Canada in the Province of Ontario, entitled The Collected Works of M.W. Bro. Raymond S. J. Daniels, will be available for sale, at the Book Table, during our Annual Communication this July in Toronto. This book will also be available through the Grand Lodge office.
The following is the Preface from the publication.
The Collected Works of M.W. Bro. Raymond S. J. Daniels
PREFACE
It was at a summer meeting in Muskoka Lodge No. 360, in August 1994, that Raymond Daniels introduced himself as a Mason seeking my thoughts about the future of the Craft. Little was I aware that this initial meeting would lead to the writing of this preface for his collected works. Raymond was a summer cottager in Muskoka, starting to taper down his music and educational career at Eastwood Collegiate in Kitchener. Through his insatiable reading he was becoming energized to jump-start his Masonic career which had been somewhat latent due to other commitments that consumed his available time. During our travels and discussions, I soon found myself sharing noteworthy and fulfilling experiences of the growth and development of Grand Lodge and its programming . However, looking in the rear view mirror, my germane thoughts were catalytic in his ascendency in Freemasonry.
Becoming the Worshipful Master of New Hope Lodge No. 279, in 1999, afforded him the opportunity to spread his wings by serving on the Grand Lodge Instruction team, where he could utilize his pedagogical expertise, and develop lasting friendships. He always believed that Masonic events were opportunities to meet colleagues, develop new friendships, compare and discuss developments and learn from each other. As a volunteer at the Grand Lodge Library, Museum and Archives in Hamilton, Raymond would not only share his talents, but had complete access to the finest Masonic Library in Canada. This just whetted his Masonic appetite, but he needed more.
Being acclaimed Grand Junior Warden in 2000, the name Daniels became known province wide, along with requests as a speaker from all parts of the jurisdiction. While elected to the Board of General Purposes he chaired the Committees of Masonic Education and Lodge Resources, and it was through an electronic system of distribution via the internet, that his monthly educational messages were disseminated to all present and past DDGMs for distribution to all lodges within their districts. The exponential growth of Masonic Education was phenomenal, and Raymond had the disposition to fuel their desires. Becoming an inveterate researcher and writer, his congenial personality allowed him to share with all who would read and listen. Raymond perfected the “tool kit”, a collection of items from which he would moralize on, to prove their Masonic worth as a free-thinking Mason. The concept of the “tool kit” spread throughout the Districts especially among the newer Masons. Just recently I witnessed this when a newer Mason removed from a large plastic bag, three empty 12-pack cartons of Labatt’s, Molson’s and Keith’s beer. His research on their founders made for most interesting Masonic Education.
As Deputy Grand Master in 2007, Raymond’s writings continued as he visualized the lodge as a classroom for educating Masons and he encouraged the Masters to become teachers as well as ritualists and keepers of the Constitution. He noted that the essential part of the trip of self-discovery through Masonic activities is the ritual which distinguished Freemasons from others. He would challenge the Worshipful Master to make use of the ‘Teachable Moments’ available in every lodge meeting. Education was the process, learning was the method, and knowledge was the product.
As Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Canada in the Province of Ontario, in 2009, Most Worshipful Brother Raymond S. J. Daniels’ theme was “Get Knowledge, Get Wisdom, but with all thy Getting, Get Understanding.” The demands of his office never seemed to impact upon his continued desire to express his Masonic thoughts, especially when meeting the press. His active mind and gifted eloquence became trademarks, as he encouraged his Craft to seek the true calling of Freemasonry. In the interest of inspiring a daily advancement in Masonic Knowledge, he issued a directive to all lodges imploring “if the regular agenda of every meeting of every Lodge included a minute or two of interesting instruction, it would be a real incentive for all Brethren to come to Lodge.” Thus the term ‘Masonic Minute’ was coined. Through his visioning, a lodge was sanctioned for CAF troops in Kandahar, Afghanistan, along with Tim Horton’s coffee cards so the troops could have a ‘taste of home.’ His Grand Master’s Project was to establish a Centre to study the impact Fraternalism in general and Freemasonry in particular, has had on the history of Canada over the past three centuries. With the inaugural lecture at Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario, on April 17, 2010, annually it has continued to attract over 500 students, Masons and their families.
M.W. Bro. Daniels’ unconditional drive to share and serve his fellow Masons did not come lightly, as his health was beginning to let him know that he should be slowing his most strenuous pace. From 2009 he tried to take things a bit easier, but his Masonic Minutes continued. He saw the erection of that “Temple of Character” as the real ‘work’ of a Freemason, discovering, examining and evaluating the inner man. This being a personal process, with Freemasonry providing the compass as a ‘light unto the path’ for a life-long journey of self discovery.
At the October 29, 2015 monthly Publication Team meeting of Hamilton Masonic District C, the vision of archiving all of M.W. Bro. Daniels’ Masonic Minutes on our District Website, was reviewed as a viable project, but of course would need the author’s agreement and support. Raymond was most humbled by such a request, and readily agreed and cooperated to his fullest. Committee members had archived several, but there was no centralized registry of all that had been produced, which made for a most interesting quest. However with the help of several, including R.W. Bro Dr. David Cameron, we believe we finally have them all.
Sadly, on January 24th, 2016, M.W.Bro. Daniels passed to the Grand Lodge Above in his sleep. His January Masonic Minutes are printed. As the numbers increased, a decision to post them under five subsections was implemented. Thus the Anthology of his Masonic Works includes: Masonic Minutes; Masonic Moments; Masonic Research; Masonic Press; and Masonic Memorial. Subsequent nudging by a few Past Grand Masters, along with the co-operation of the Grand Secretary’s Office, lead to a shifting of platforms from the District C website to this book, "The Collected Works of M.W. Bro. Raymond S.J. Daniels", dedicated to a great Mason.
As he often said, “The future is in our hands, yours and mine. Let us be sure that those that follow us tomorrow can be forever proud of our achievements in Freemasonry today.” In the “light” of Freemasonry, we are given new vision to see the natural Beauty and keener minds to comprehend divine Truth.
Slave Sale, Richmond, Virginia, 1861
Caption, "Dealers inspecting a Negro at a slave auction in Virginia."
This illustration accompanies a detailed eyewitness description of slave sales in Richmond.
The person shown here was to be auctioned, and "some of the buyers . . . asked him a variety of questions, as to his last employment, state of his health, and so forth.
Then they turned his head to the light, and lifted the corners of his eyes to ascertain if they were free from indications of disease; in the same way they examined his teeth. They did not do this in a harsh or brutal manner, but just the same as a doctor might examine a patient"
The Illustrated London News, February 16, 1861
(From Our Special Correspondent.)
I Arrived in Richmond, the capital of Old Virginia, on a Sunday afternoon, and found the whole slave population in the streets. I was much struck with the general well-to-do look of these people, for I had imagined they would have wretched, down-trodden appearance showing marks of ill-usage, and be afraid to look up at strangers; instead of which I found them well dressed, well fed, and apparently happy and contented; but I was looking on the surface only, I suppose.
I had a letter of introduction to a gentleman in the city, which I lost no time in delivering, and explained to him that my object in visiting the capital of the Old Dominion was to see what I could of slave institutions, and more particularly a slave auction, with the intention of writing an account of it, and also making some sketches, if possible, to be published in an English newspaper. My friend said this was rather a serious matter, for the Southerners had been so grossly libelled and misrepresented by novelists and newspaper-writers that they had got into a bad habit of not thinking of them or treating them in a kindly spirit; on the contrary, they rather manifested a desire to tar and feather them. I begged of my friend to understand that if these very worthy people did object to my sketching and taking notes I would promise not to do anything of the kind, and I began to wish myself in the district of Columbia again, for a sensation of stickiness had come over me in consequence of his tar-and-feather allusions. However, he would consult, he said, with a gentlemen of influence in the place, let me know the result, and advise me how best to proceed.
I had an excellent opportunity of observing the negroes of both sexes who were promenading along the road which passes over these structures: some thousands of them were out, all dressed in their best, in the height of fashion—negro fashion, of course. Scores of them passed and repassed during my stay there, all looking happy and contented. Some of the ladies were splendid in rainbow colours, wearing little pink or emerald-green silk bonnets hanging at the backs of their woolly heads, and bright orange-coloured shawls, which harmonised nicely with the skyblue satin ties with huge bows worn by the dark young gentlemen who were taking their "fair" ones out. But the great feature was crinoline; this was worn in quite an original manner, not as useful in expanding other draperies, but as a thing of beauty in itself. It was suspended loosely from the waist and was at least a foot from the ground, and, having scant drapery over it, it swayed to and fro in a truly graceful manner, at the same time exhibiting the beautiful feet of Dinah and the scarlet silk strings with which her shoes were fastened to them. One of the happy youths wore a white hat with a black crape band, his hat stuck on one side of his head in a jaunty manner, the black band put on as being ornamental; a blue dress-coat with gilt buttons, a yellow waistcoat, and pants covered with a large and ornamental pattern. Some wore the oldest and most threadbare of finery, but, however old, it was always something that had been fine, and was worn in that peculiar manner which indicates that the wearer believes himself or herself to be producing a very powerful effect.
On my return to the hotel I found my friend waiting for me; he had with him the influential person before alluded to, of whom I felt rather frightened at first, not forgetting what I had heard of these people's fondness for tarring and feathering. I liked him better, however, as our conversation progressed. He talked much like other people about slavery; thought it a very dreadful institution; but, having got it, and all their property embarked with it, it was not to be supposed they could give everything up at once at the bidding of New England parsons. He said that they were quite willing to discuss the thing in a statesmanlike and businesslike manner, and adopt such modifications in the system as would eventually place the negroes in a less degraded, and therefore better, position; but that the Northerners were continually threatening immediate abolition and proposing to use force to carry out their views; that they were determined to meet force by force, and that there was, in consequence, little chance of peace between them. He said they had been most foully slandered by Mrs. Beecher Stowe, that the incidents described by her as having all actually taken place were picked out of the events of fifty years, and yet made to appear as though they were every-day occurrences. He complained bitterly of the continual tampering with the negroes, abolitionist newspapers being conveyed secretly to such as could read, that they might read special articles to those who could not. All the persons present evidently thought that a rising of the slave population against the owners was quite possible in some of the cities, but that generally the blacks would stand by their masters. A gentlemen present from New Orleans said that he owned about a dozen negroes, chiefly household servants; that the young ones had been born in his family, and the old ones had known himself and his wife since childhood [sic] that their affection for his family was of the strongest possible kind, and they would all look upon leaving him as the greatest calamity that could befall them; he would be bound to carry them from New Orleans to Boston and back without losing one. Yet, said he, in spite of all this affection for my wife, my children, and myself, if a rising of the negro population took place I would not trust one of the them; they would murder us all in our beds if they could, and then howl in sorrow and misery over the bodies of their victims; they would blindly, and without reflection, follow others, doing what they did, and be deeply sorry for it afterwards.
"The Whipping Post began as a series dedicated to understanding how white culture has treated people of color. I now see these photographs as the visual equivalent of the Ghanaian word 'Sankofa,' which in the Akan language means, 'We must go back and reclaim our past so we can move forward; so we understand why and how we came to be who we are today.' " -- From photographer Brantley Carroll's artist's statement.
For details and video about the Syracuse Community Folk Art Center exhibit "The Whipping Post," see:
communityfolkartcenter.org/ExhibitionsPage.htm
blog.syracuse.com/video/2008/06/post_3.html
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For nineteenth century images of punishment masks, see:
hitchcock.itc.virginia.edu/Slavery/details.php?categorynu...
hitchcock.itc.virginia.edu/Slavery/details.php?categorynu...
cdl.library.cornell.edu/cgi-bin/moa/pageviewer?frames=1&a...
But in remembering the atrocities and lasting legacy of slavery we should beware of focusing only on objects. To quote Marcus Wood's Blind Memory: Visual Representations of Slavery in England and America, (p. 223): "Once the object of torture has gained such primacy the slave body is no longer necessary in order to remember, or to pretend to remember, slavery." Woods captures what is so powerful in Brantley Carroll's work, and what is so clearly absent from the pictures (like the one here) that I took of the objects and artifacts displayed alongside Carroll's photographic portraits in his exhibit.
As Dr. Kheli R. Willetts put it in his CFAC Academic Director's Statement on p. 1 of the exhibit catalog, "By reinterpreting the imagery of slave culture through the faces and bodies of artists, actors, and Syracuse city residents, Carroll has interwoven the past with the present. It is through the recognition of the sitters, we move in closer to the photographs, simultaneously allowing us to reconnect with the past."
In other words ... go see the exhibit!
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50 Year Masonic Pin presentation by M.W.Bro. Raymond S. J. Daniels, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Canada in the Province of Ontario.
Ray Daniels Obit:
Lifetimes: Beloved music teacher’s legacy went far beyond classroom.
Ray Daniels of Waterloo. Born: Sept. 2, 1937, in Orillia; Died: Jan. 24, 2016, of age-related illness.
Waterloo Region Record
By Valerie Hill
Ray Daniels was a conundrum, a man who sculpted himself a career that shot him into the limelight, but who also refused public accolades and often downplayed his abilities. Outgoing or introverted? Ray was both, and that is what made him so interesting and a bit mysterious.
Ray taught vocal music at Eastwood Collegiate for 23 years, started numerous choirs and co-founded the Waterloo Regional Gilbert & Sullivan Society, launching it at the school. Because
of Ray, students not only found their voices but several went on to professional careers including Alex Mustakas, artistic director of Drayton Entertainment.
Alex recalled, "I learned more about music and the works of Gilbert and Sullivan from him than anyone else I have ever met. He set the musical bar for me, no pun intended. An amazing human being."
Opera singer Thomas Goerz wrote a lengthy tribute to his old teacher, speaking of Ray's ability to inspire students. Ray was always at school an hour early and he led at least three choirs while encouraging even the most reluctant singer to open his mouth and just try.
"Raymond Daniels was known to many an Eastwood music student as Uncle Ray, Mister D, but usually just good ol' Ray," recalled Thomas. "Though I came from a musical family, it was Ray Daniels who was the true difference maker. He gave me the confidence to take the plunge into the unknown: a career in the performing arts."
Ray's father was an orchestral musician so the love of music might have been genetic. As a child, Ray studied piano then graduated to the organ at 13. At 17, he was hired as church organist in Barrie and later studied for a decade with a Toronto organist and at Syracuse University in New York. Ray also held diplomas from Trinity College of Music in London, England, and an undergraduate degree from Wilfrid Laurier University in music and history.
Ray was hired by a church in Simcoe where he was also music supervisor for the school board.
It was in Simcoe that he met Brenda, a music teacher. Brenda declined to be interviewed for this feature. The couple, married for 52 years, didn't have children.
In 1967 Ray accepted the vacated organist's position at Trinity United Church in Kitchener. He was aware of the church's reputation and told a Record reporter at the time "one of the reasons for my wanting to come to Trinity was its tradition of music. Because of the background and the service already done here the church staff was anxious that they be continued. I am also."
Ray and Brenda were musical powerhouses in the region. Brenda sang in the Grand Philharmonic Choir, then known as the K-W Philharmonic Choir, and Ray served as accompanist.
Retired conductor Howard Dyck said Ray was an exceptional accompanist, an intuitive musician who anticipated the choir's needs, sometimes before Howard did.
"An accompanist has to be a pretty good pianist," said Howard. "He needs to be looking at the choir, watching what the choir is doing."
Ray had to play with emphasis if a particular section was faltering, trying to get them back on track and he usually knew exactly which bar to start at after the conductor stopped the singing to fix a problem.
"Ray was able to do this magnificently," said Howard. "He was a very fine musician."
Howard also spoke of how much his friend loved Great Britain, particularly the musical history, and he had taken The Renaissance Singers, a choral group he founded in 1972, to perform at festivals in England.
"He was an Anglophile, he loved all things English," said Howard. "He was a walking encyclopedia of music, very knowledgeable."
Ray often suggested beautiful but neglected pieces of music, works that even Howard didn't know.
On a personal level, Howard said his friend was "a quirky guy who didn't suffer fools gladly. He would say really irreverent things about people he thought were uninformed. He was very funny."
As Ray began winding down his musical career, he poured his energies into Freemasonry. Ray had joined his father's Orillia lodge in 1959 and he was an active Mason during his teaching
career. By the early 1990s, he started moving up until he reached the highest rank in the province, that of Grand Master. Ray shared his fraternity's basic tenet of gentlemanly behaviour
and compassion for others.
Fellow Mason David Cameron said that Ray worked hard to open lines of communication between the general public and the Masons, an organization that has long suffered from
distorted public opinion about what goes on behind closed doors.
"He wanted to be open with them, get the facts out there as opposed to all those conspiracy theories," said David. "He rose to the top quickly because of his enthusiasm and his teaching
ability."
Ray came up with the idea of the Masons and Brock University partnering to establish the prestigious Dr. Charles A. Sankey Lecture Series on Masonic studies and they also established a
Masonic lodge in Afghanistan on a Canadian Forces base, to give young soldiers a sense of fraternity.
"He made it happen," said David.
What made Ray a good Grand Master? David thinks it was his friend's caring manner and how he would gravitate to new members ensuring they felt welcome.
"He always had a smile when he'd greet you," said David. "He was always approachable."
vhill@therecord.com
A second obit:
M.W. Bro. Raymond S.J. Daniels
Landmarks/Doric Lodge No.654
Passed January 24,2016
That incredibly rigorous intellectual mind and that gifted eloquence that were his trademarks will be no more; the friendship that was offered so graciously is now but a memory and we gather to bid a fond farewell to a friend and brother.
Raymond Sydney James Daniels, the 74th grand master of the Grand Lodge of Canada in the Province of Ontario first saw the light of Masonry in his father’s Lodge, Orillia Lodge No. 192 in Orillia in 1959. He was to hold membership in a number of lodges throughout this jurisdiction, was the Worshipful Master of New Hope Lodge – now Mystic Tie Lodge No. 279 – and New Light Daylight Lodge No. 744 when it was founded in 2001. He was elected Grand Junior Warden for the term 2000-2001 and served on the Board of General Purposes from 2001 until 2007 when he was elected Deputy Grand Master. He was installed as Grand Master on July 15, 2009.
As his theme for office Ray used the words of an ancient Hebrew scribe which best describe his approach to Masonic life – “get knowledge, get wisdom, but with all thy getting, get understanding”, for he believed that understanding the real and profound meaning of freemasonry should be the quest of every serious mason. Throughout his Masonic career Ray did just that – not only did he seek that profound understanding himself, but he tried to get people to understand that Freemasonry and Education are really synonymous terms. Right to the very end his Masonic Minutes were a source of enlightenment to those who studied them and I am grateful for those brethren of the Ancient Landmarks incorporating Doric Lodge of Hamilton who have taken the time to bring all of these Masonic Minutes together in one publication so that all Masons, present and future, may benefit from them.
In his efforts to ensure that all Masons had access to the benefits offered by our fraternity he spearheaded the initiative that led to the formation of Canada Lodge (UD) in Kandahar, Afghanistan. He also lent his full support to the campaign devised to provide free Tim Horton’s cards to personnel serving in the Afghan sphere of operations a simple “taste of home” that was appreciated by countless numbers of our warriors abroad.
His other initiative of note, the formation of the Sankey Lectures in coordination with Brock University and his attempt to develop a centre for the study of the impact that Freemasonry has had upon this country is still evolving. M.W. Bro. Daniels was a visionary in this regard and I sincerely hope we do not let this vision fade in years to come.
M.W. Bro. Daniels was never happier than when he was surrounded by young men with a willingness to listen and an eagerness to learn. His Socratic approach to teaching enabled others to become imbued with some of his own desire for knowledge and become enthused by the fire of his rhetoric.
Ray was also a trained and accomplished musician who truly appreciated the classics and in his lifetime he brought the joy of classical and sacred music to countless students and concert goers. Ray was not of course all seriousness - he had a highly developed, dry sense of humour that he often used to bring those with inflated egos back to earth and I am certain that at one time or another many in this theatre today have benefitted from his gentle but well aimed, barbs.
Given his frequent visits to the Ottawa Valley a group of brethren conferred “Honorary Valley Lad” status upon Ray and at some point during every visit to the area he reminded one and all that he really belonged as he was simply, a valley lad. At heart he truly was, for Ray enjoyed the people and the country which had borne them.
Raymond Sydney James Daniels, a man of simple tastes, a man who was renowned far and wide as a scholar, a teacher, a friend, a good man and a good Mason; a man who lived a good life and a man whose fortunes are not indeed, a matter of indifference to God. As is recorded in the gospel of Matthew 25:21 – “well done thou good and faithful servant”. He may be gone from us physically but his legacy will continue to be felt for years to come.
Honorary Life Member of Landmarks/Doric No. 654 It is with deepest regret and and profound sense of a great loss that we notify you of the death of our Past Grand Master. M.W. Bro. Raymond S.J. Daniels Sept 2, 1937 to Jan. 24, 2016 Grand Master July 2009 to July 2011.
A Masonic Memorial Service was held on Sunday January 31, 2:00pm at Dunfield Theatre Cambridge, 46 Grand Avenue South, Cambridge.
M.W. Bro. Raymond S. J. Daniels Grand Master Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M. of Canada in the Province of Ontario, Bro. Adam Cotter (having just been made a Mason, W.Bro. Peter Gelberger, Master of the Lodge and V.W.Bro. Mark Stoiko D.D.G.M. - Toronto West 2010 - 2011
Let There Be Light - was made possible with two Nikon Lightspeed flashes, a master and a slave.
(both flashes were freeborn).
50 Year Masonic Pin presentation by M.W.Bro. Raymond S. J. Daniels, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Canada in the Province of Ontario.
Ray Daniels Obit:
Lifetimes: Beloved music teacher’s legacy went far beyond classroom.
Ray Daniels of Waterloo. Born: Sept. 2, 1937, in Orillia; Died: Jan. 24, 2016, of age-related illness.
Waterloo Region Record
By Valerie Hill
Ray Daniels was a conundrum, a man who sculpted himself a career that shot him into the limelight, but who also refused public accolades and often downplayed his abilities. Outgoing or introverted? Ray was both, and that is what made him so interesting and a bit mysterious.
Ray taught vocal music at Eastwood Collegiate for 23 years, started numerous choirs and co-founded the Waterloo Regional Gilbert & Sullivan Society, launching it at the school. Because
of Ray, students not only found their voices but several went on to professional careers including Alex Mustakas, artistic director of Drayton Entertainment.
Alex recalled, "I learned more about music and the works of Gilbert and Sullivan from him than anyone else I have ever met. He set the musical bar for me, no pun intended. An amazing human being."
Opera singer Thomas Goerz wrote a lengthy tribute to his old teacher, speaking of Ray's ability to inspire students. Ray was always at school an hour early and he led at least three choirs while encouraging even the most reluctant singer to open his mouth and just try.
"Raymond Daniels was known to many an Eastwood music student as Uncle Ray, Mister D, but usually just good ol' Ray," recalled Thomas. "Though I came from a musical family, it was Ray Daniels who was the true difference maker. He gave me the confidence to take the plunge into the unknown: a career in the performing arts."
Ray's father was an orchestral musician so the love of music might have been genetic. As a child, Ray studied piano then graduated to the organ at 13. At 17, he was hired as church organist in Barrie and later studied for a decade with a Toronto organist and at Syracuse University in New York. Ray also held diplomas from Trinity College of Music in London, England, and an undergraduate degree from Wilfrid Laurier University in music and history.
Ray was hired by a church in Simcoe where he was also music supervisor for the school board.
It was in Simcoe that he met Brenda, a music teacher. Brenda declined to be interviewed for this feature. The couple, married for 52 years, didn't have children.
In 1967 Ray accepted the vacated organist's position at Trinity United Church in Kitchener. He was aware of the church's reputation and told a Record reporter at the time "one of the reasons for my wanting to come to Trinity was its tradition of music. Because of the background and the service already done here the church staff was anxious that they be continued. I am also."
Ray and Brenda were musical powerhouses in the region. Brenda sang in the Grand Philharmonic Choir, then known as the K-W Philharmonic Choir, and Ray served as accompanist.
Retired conductor Howard Dyck said Ray was an exceptional accompanist, an intuitive musician who anticipated the choir's needs, sometimes before Howard did.
"An accompanist has to be a pretty good pianist," said Howard. "He needs to be looking at the choir, watching what the choir is doing."
Ray had to play with emphasis if a particular section was faltering, trying to get them back on track and he usually knew exactly which bar to start at after the conductor stopped the singing to fix a problem.
"Ray was able to do this magnificently," said Howard. "He was a very fine musician."
Howard also spoke of how much his friend loved Great Britain, particularly the musical history, and he had taken The Renaissance Singers, a choral group he founded in 1972, to perform at festivals in England.
"He was an Anglophile, he loved all things English," said Howard. "He was a walking encyclopedia of music, very knowledgeable."
Ray often suggested beautiful but neglected pieces of music, works that even Howard didn't know.
On a personal level, Howard said his friend was "a quirky guy who didn't suffer fools gladly. He would say really irreverent things about people he thought were uninformed. He was very funny."
As Ray began winding down his musical career, he poured his energies into Freemasonry. Ray had joined his father's Orillia lodge in 1959 and he was an active Mason during his teaching
career. By the early 1990s, he started moving up until he reached the highest rank in the province, that of Grand Master. Ray shared his fraternity's basic tenet of gentlemanly behaviour
and compassion for others.
Fellow Mason David Cameron said that Ray worked hard to open lines of communication between the general public and the Masons, an organization that has long suffered from
distorted public opinion about what goes on behind closed doors.
"He wanted to be open with them, get the facts out there as opposed to all those conspiracy theories," said David. "He rose to the top quickly because of his enthusiasm and his teaching
ability."
Ray came up with the idea of the Masons and Brock University partnering to establish the prestigious Dr. Charles A. Sankey Lecture Series on Masonic studies and they also established a
Masonic lodge in Afghanistan on a Canadian Forces base, to give young soldiers a sense of fraternity.
"He made it happen," said David.
What made Ray a good Grand Master? David thinks it was his friend's caring manner and how he would gravitate to new members ensuring they felt welcome.
"He always had a smile when he'd greet you," said David. "He was always approachable."
vhill@therecord.com
A second obit:
M.W. Bro. Raymond S.J. Daniels
Landmarks/Doric Lodge No.654
Passed January 24,2016
That incredibly rigorous intellectual mind and that gifted eloquence that were his trademarks will be no more; the friendship that was offered so graciously is now but a memory and we gather to bid a fond farewell to a friend and brother.
Raymond Sydney James Daniels, the 74th grand master of the Grand Lodge of Canada in the Province of Ontario first saw the light of Masonry in his father’s Lodge, Orillia Lodge No. 192 in Orillia in 1959. He was to hold membership in a number of lodges throughout this jurisdiction, was the Worshipful Master of New Hope Lodge – now Mystic Tie Lodge No. 279 – and New Light Daylight Lodge No. 744 when it was founded in 2001. He was elected Grand Junior Warden for the term 2000-2001 and served on the Board of General Purposes from 2001 until 2007 when he was elected Deputy Grand Master. He was installed as Grand Master on July 15, 2009.
As his theme for office Ray used the words of an ancient Hebrew scribe which best describe his approach to Masonic life – “get knowledge, get wisdom, but with all thy getting, get understanding”, for he believed that understanding the real and profound meaning of freemasonry should be the quest of every serious mason. Throughout his Masonic career Ray did just that – not only did he seek that profound understanding himself, but he tried to get people to understand that Freemasonry and Education are really synonymous terms. Right to the very end his Masonic Minutes were a source of enlightenment to those who studied them and I am grateful for those brethren of the Ancient Landmarks incorporating Doric Lodge of Hamilton who have taken the time to bring all of these Masonic Minutes together in one publication so that all Masons, present and future, may benefit from them.
In his efforts to ensure that all Masons had access to the benefits offered by our fraternity he spearheaded the initiative that led to the formation of Canada Lodge (UD) in Kandahar, Afghanistan. He also lent his full support to the campaign devised to provide free Tim Horton’s cards to personnel serving in the Afghan sphere of operations a simple “taste of home” that was appreciated by countless numbers of our warriors abroad.
His other initiative of note, the formation of the Sankey Lectures in coordination with Brock University and his attempt to develop a centre for the study of the impact that Freemasonry has had upon this country is still evolving. M.W. Bro. Daniels was a visionary in this regard and I sincerely hope we do not let this vision fade in years to come.
M.W. Bro. Daniels was never happier than when he was surrounded by young men with a willingness to listen and an eagerness to learn. His Socratic approach to teaching enabled others to become imbued with some of his own desire for knowledge and become enthused by the fire of his rhetoric.
Ray was also a trained and accomplished musician who truly appreciated the classics and in his lifetime he brought the joy of classical and sacred music to countless students and concert goers. Ray was not of course all seriousness - he had a highly developed, dry sense of humour that he often used to bring those with inflated egos back to earth and I am certain that at one time or another many in this theatre today have benefitted from his gentle but well aimed, barbs.
Given his frequent visits to the Ottawa Valley a group of brethren conferred “Honorary Valley Lad” status upon Ray and at some point during every visit to the area he reminded one and all that he really belonged as he was simply, a valley lad. At heart he truly was, for Ray enjoyed the people and the country which had borne them.
Raymond Sydney James Daniels, a man of simple tastes, a man who was renowned far and wide as a scholar, a teacher, a friend, a good man and a good Mason; a man who lived a good life and a man whose fortunes are not indeed, a matter of indifference to God. As is recorded in the gospel of Matthew 25:21 – “well done thou good and faithful servant”. He may be gone from us physically but his legacy will continue to be felt for years to come.
Honorary Life Member of Landmarks/Doric No. 654 It is with deepest regret and and profound sense of a great loss that we notify you of the death of our Past Grand Master. M.W. Bro. Raymond S.J. Daniels Sept 2, 1937 to Jan. 24, 2016 Grand Master July 2009 to July 2011.
A Masonic Memorial Service was held on Sunday January 31, 2:00pm at Dunfield Theatre Cambridge, 46 Grand Avenue South, Cambridge.
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EVENTI MUSICALI
Venerdì 2 luglio 2010 – il contest
Serata presentata da Michele Orvieti di Trovarobato.
Le band verranno valutate da una giuria di esperti: Stefano Riccò (tecnico del suono degli ultimi album di Ligabue, proprietario dello studio di registrazione Dudemusic), Nicola Bonardi (collaboratore di Rockit.it e speaker a Radio Onda D’Urto), Leonardo Tondelli (pluripremiato blogger, giornalista per L’Unità) e il presidente della giuria Marco Manicardi (giornalista per IlMucchio).
Sabato 3 luglio 2010 – la serata principale
Domenica 4 luglio 2010 - il gran finale
EVENTI COLLATERALI
Location: Zona Campi Sportivi nei pressi del capo da tennis
MOSTRA PERMANENTE
a cura di : Martina Merlini aka p0na – illustration & painting
ESPOSIZIONE PERMANENTE
a cura di Aldo Soligno – fotografie d’autore dedicate all’operazione Piombo Fuso a Gaza
SABATO 3 /07
ore 17.00: Editoria di inizio secolo: Antonio Sofi ci parla di Canemucco e Coreingrapho, i ragazzi di Schiaffo Edizioni ci parleranno del loro progetto; a questi si aggiungerà ZOOO nella veste di casa di produzione e i stampa di illustraznioni
ore 18.00: Un incontro letterario tra Gianluca Morozzi (scrittore bolognese autore tra gli altri di Blackout, L’Era del Porco e del recentissimo Colui che gli dei vogliono distruggere) e Max Collini (voce narrante del gruppo musicale reggiano Offlaga Disco Pax) moderato da Marco Gallorini, presidente di Copyleft Festival.
ore 19.00: aperitivo e Vynil Dj set a cura della Vecchia Guardia Rolese!
DOMENICA 4/07
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cmcs.ceu.hu/news/briefing-issue-net-neutrality-takes-shar...
Google was a strong supporter of Net Neutrality
arstechnica.com/telecom/news/2010/08/a-paper-trail-of-bet...
until they made an announcement with Verizon
arstechnica.com/telecom/guides/2010/08/googleverizon-we-d...
arstechnica.com/telecom/news/2010/08/google-net-neutralit...
He'll be covering the rally
arstechnica.com/author/matthew-lasar/
Public policy groups rallied online & gathered 300.000 signatures
savetheinternet.com/blog/10/08/13/google-can-you-hear-us-now
www.colorofchange.org/opennet/
which were delivered to Google's DC office and today to their headquarters in Mountain View
www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2367814,00.asp
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www.nbcbayarea.com/news/tech/Protesters-Lash-Out-at-Googl...
www.npr.org/blogs/therecord/2010/08/13/129176208/you-ve-g...
Google said people should comment on their public policy blog
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googlepublicpolicy.blogspot.com/2010/08/facts-about-our-n...
The Raging Grannies sang
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_O4hI1kiCP4
Google don't be evil chant
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQu7zl0xczA
Internet is under attack chant
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwyBCxL_KRc
I'll be uploading more video (to YouTube of course as well as here)
50 Year Masonic Pin presentation by M.W.Bro. Raymond S. J. Daniels, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Canada in the Province of Ontario.
Ray Daniels Obit:
Lifetimes: Beloved music teacher’s legacy went far beyond classroom.
Ray Daniels of Waterloo. Born: Sept. 2, 1937, in Orillia; Died: Jan. 24, 2016, of age-related illness.
Waterloo Region Record
By Valerie Hill
Ray Daniels was a conundrum, a man who sculpted himself a career that shot him into the limelight, but who also refused public accolades and often downplayed his abilities. Outgoing or introverted? Ray was both, and that is what made him so interesting and a bit mysterious.
Ray taught vocal music at Eastwood Collegiate for 23 years, started numerous choirs and co-founded the Waterloo Regional Gilbert & Sullivan Society, launching it at the school. Because
of Ray, students not only found their voices but several went on to professional careers including Alex Mustakas, artistic director of Drayton Entertainment.
Alex recalled, "I learned more about music and the works of Gilbert and Sullivan from him than anyone else I have ever met. He set the musical bar for me, no pun intended. An amazing human being."
Opera singer Thomas Goerz wrote a lengthy tribute to his old teacher, speaking of Ray's ability to inspire students. Ray was always at school an hour early and he led at least three choirs while encouraging even the most reluctant singer to open his mouth and just try.
"Raymond Daniels was known to many an Eastwood music student as Uncle Ray, Mister D, but usually just good ol' Ray," recalled Thomas. "Though I came from a musical family, it was Ray Daniels who was the true difference maker. He gave me the confidence to take the plunge into the unknown: a career in the performing arts."
Ray's father was an orchestral musician so the love of music might have been genetic. As a child, Ray studied piano then graduated to the organ at 13. At 17, he was hired as church organist in Barrie and later studied for a decade with a Toronto organist and at Syracuse University in New York. Ray also held diplomas from Trinity College of Music in London, England, and an undergraduate degree from Wilfrid Laurier University in music and history.
Ray was hired by a church in Simcoe where he was also music supervisor for the school board.
It was in Simcoe that he met Brenda, a music teacher. Brenda declined to be interviewed for this feature. The couple, married for 52 years, didn't have children.
In 1967 Ray accepted the vacated organist's position at Trinity United Church in Kitchener. He was aware of the church's reputation and told a Record reporter at the time "one of the reasons for my wanting to come to Trinity was its tradition of music. Because of the background and the service already done here the church staff was anxious that they be continued. I am also."
Ray and Brenda were musical powerhouses in the region. Brenda sang in the Grand Philharmonic Choir, then known as the K-W Philharmonic Choir, and Ray served as accompanist.
Retired conductor Howard Dyck said Ray was an exceptional accompanist, an intuitive musician who anticipated the choir's needs, sometimes before Howard did.
"An accompanist has to be a pretty good pianist," said Howard. "He needs to be looking at the choir, watching what the choir is doing."
Ray had to play with emphasis if a particular section was faltering, trying to get them back on track and he usually knew exactly which bar to start at after the conductor stopped the singing to fix a problem.
"Ray was able to do this magnificently," said Howard. "He was a very fine musician."
Howard also spoke of how much his friend loved Great Britain, particularly the musical history, and he had taken The Renaissance Singers, a choral group he founded in 1972, to perform at festivals in England.
"He was an Anglophile, he loved all things English," said Howard. "He was a walking encyclopedia of music, very knowledgeable."
Ray often suggested beautiful but neglected pieces of music, works that even Howard didn't know.
On a personal level, Howard said his friend was "a quirky guy who didn't suffer fools gladly. He would say really irreverent things about people he thought were uninformed. He was very funny."
As Ray began winding down his musical career, he poured his energies into Freemasonry. Ray had joined his father's Orillia lodge in 1959 and he was an active Mason during his teaching
career. By the early 1990s, he started moving up until he reached the highest rank in the province, that of Grand Master. Ray shared his fraternity's basic tenet of gentlemanly behaviour
and compassion for others.
Fellow Mason David Cameron said that Ray worked hard to open lines of communication between the general public and the Masons, an organization that has long suffered from
distorted public opinion about what goes on behind closed doors.
"He wanted to be open with them, get the facts out there as opposed to all those conspiracy theories," said David. "He rose to the top quickly because of his enthusiasm and his teaching
ability."
Ray came up with the idea of the Masons and Brock University partnering to establish the prestigious Dr. Charles A. Sankey Lecture Series on Masonic studies and they also established a
Masonic lodge in Afghanistan on a Canadian Forces base, to give young soldiers a sense of fraternity.
"He made it happen," said David.
What made Ray a good Grand Master? David thinks it was his friend's caring manner and how he would gravitate to new members ensuring they felt welcome.
"He always had a smile when he'd greet you," said David. "He was always approachable."
vhill@therecord.com
A second obit:
M.W. Bro. Raymond S.J. Daniels
Landmarks/Doric Lodge No.654
Passed January 24,2016
That incredibly rigorous intellectual mind and that gifted eloquence that were his trademarks will be no more; the friendship that was offered so graciously is now but a memory and we gather to bid a fond farewell to a friend and brother.
Raymond Sydney James Daniels, the 74th grand master of the Grand Lodge of Canada in the Province of Ontario first saw the light of Masonry in his father’s Lodge, Orillia Lodge No. 192 in Orillia in 1959. He was to hold membership in a number of lodges throughout this jurisdiction, was the Worshipful Master of New Hope Lodge – now Mystic Tie Lodge No. 279 – and New Light Daylight Lodge No. 744 when it was founded in 2001. He was elected Grand Junior Warden for the term 2000-2001 and served on the Board of General Purposes from 2001 until 2007 when he was elected Deputy Grand Master. He was installed as Grand Master on July 15, 2009.
As his theme for office Ray used the words of an ancient Hebrew scribe which best describe his approach to Masonic life – “get knowledge, get wisdom, but with all thy getting, get understanding”, for he believed that understanding the real and profound meaning of freemasonry should be the quest of every serious mason. Throughout his Masonic career Ray did just that – not only did he seek that profound understanding himself, but he tried to get people to understand that Freemasonry and Education are really synonymous terms. Right to the very end his Masonic Minutes were a source of enlightenment to those who studied them and I am grateful for those brethren of the Ancient Landmarks incorporating Doric Lodge of Hamilton who have taken the time to bring all of these Masonic Minutes together in one publication so that all Masons, present and future, may benefit from them.
In his efforts to ensure that all Masons had access to the benefits offered by our fraternity he spearheaded the initiative that led to the formation of Canada Lodge (UD) in Kandahar, Afghanistan. He also lent his full support to the campaign devised to provide free Tim Horton’s cards to personnel serving in the Afghan sphere of operations a simple “taste of home” that was appreciated by countless numbers of our warriors abroad.
His other initiative of note, the formation of the Sankey Lectures in coordination with Brock University and his attempt to develop a centre for the study of the impact that Freemasonry has had upon this country is still evolving. M.W. Bro. Daniels was a visionary in this regard and I sincerely hope we do not let this vision fade in years to come.
M.W. Bro. Daniels was never happier than when he was surrounded by young men with a willingness to listen and an eagerness to learn. His Socratic approach to teaching enabled others to become imbued with some of his own desire for knowledge and become enthused by the fire of his rhetoric.
Ray was also a trained and accomplished musician who truly appreciated the classics and in his lifetime he brought the joy of classical and sacred music to countless students and concert goers. Ray was not of course all seriousness - he had a highly developed, dry sense of humour that he often used to bring those with inflated egos back to earth and I am certain that at one time or another many in this theatre today have benefitted from his gentle but well aimed, barbs.
Given his frequent visits to the Ottawa Valley a group of brethren conferred “Honorary Valley Lad” status upon Ray and at some point during every visit to the area he reminded one and all that he really belonged as he was simply, a valley lad. At heart he truly was, for Ray enjoyed the people and the country which had borne them.
Raymond Sydney James Daniels, a man of simple tastes, a man who was renowned far and wide as a scholar, a teacher, a friend, a good man and a good Mason; a man who lived a good life and a man whose fortunes are not indeed, a matter of indifference to God. As is recorded in the gospel of Matthew 25:21 – “well done thou good and faithful servant”. He may be gone from us physically but his legacy will continue to be felt for years to come.
Honorary Life Member of Landmarks/Doric No. 654 It is with deepest regret and and profound sense of a great loss that we notify you of the death of our Past Grand Master. M.W. Bro. Raymond S.J. Daniels Sept 2, 1937 to Jan. 24, 2016 Grand Master July 2009 to July 2011.
A Masonic Memorial Service was held on Sunday January 31, 2:00pm at Dunfield Theatre Cambridge, 46 Grand Avenue South, Cambridge.
(l-r) M.W.Bro. Allan J. Petrisor - Past Grand Master, R.W.Bro. John Logan - Grand Senior Warden, R.W.Bro. Mark Stoiko - DDGM Toronto West, M.W. Bro. Raymond S. J. Daniels - Grand Master in the Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M. of Canada in the Province of Ontario, W.Bro. Frank Veri - Worshipful Master of University Lodge No. 496 and R.W.Bro. Steven Warren - Grand Junior Warden.
50 Year Masonic Pin presentation by M.W.Bro. Raymond S. J. Daniels, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Canada in the Province of Ontario.
50 Year Masonic Pin presentation by M.W.Bro. Raymond S. J. Daniels, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Canada in the Province of Ontario.
Ray Daniels Obit:
Lifetimes: Beloved music teacher’s legacy went far beyond classroom.
Ray Daniels of Waterloo. Born: Sept. 2, 1937, in Orillia; Died: Jan. 24, 2016, of age-related illness.
Waterloo Region Record
By Valerie Hill
Ray Daniels was a conundrum, a man who sculpted himself a career that shot him into the limelight, but who also refused public accolades and often downplayed his abilities. Outgoing or introverted? Ray was both, and that is what made him so interesting and a bit mysterious.
Ray taught vocal music at Eastwood Collegiate for 23 years, started numerous choirs and co-founded the Waterloo Regional Gilbert & Sullivan Society, launching it at the school. Because
of Ray, students not only found their voices but several went on to professional careers including Alex Mustakas, artistic director of Drayton Entertainment.
Alex recalled, "I learned more about music and the works of Gilbert and Sullivan from him than anyone else I have ever met. He set the musical bar for me, no pun intended. An amazing human being."
Opera singer Thomas Goerz wrote a lengthy tribute to his old teacher, speaking of Ray's ability to inspire students. Ray was always at school an hour early and he led at least three choirs while encouraging even the most reluctant singer to open his mouth and just try.
"Raymond Daniels was known to many an Eastwood music student as Uncle Ray, Mister D, but usually just good ol' Ray," recalled Thomas. "Though I came from a musical family, it was Ray Daniels who was the true difference maker. He gave me the confidence to take the plunge into the unknown: a career in the performing arts."
Ray's father was an orchestral musician so the love of music might have been genetic. As a child, Ray studied piano then graduated to the organ at 13. At 17, he was hired as church organist in Barrie and later studied for a decade with a Toronto organist and at Syracuse University in New York. Ray also held diplomas from Trinity College of Music in London, England, and an undergraduate degree from Wilfrid Laurier University in music and history.
Ray was hired by a church in Simcoe where he was also music supervisor for the school board.
It was in Simcoe that he met Brenda, a music teacher. Brenda declined to be interviewed for this feature. The couple, married for 52 years, didn't have children.
In 1967 Ray accepted the vacated organist's position at Trinity United Church in Kitchener. He was aware of the church's reputation and told a Record reporter at the time "one of the reasons for my wanting to come to Trinity was its tradition of music. Because of the background and the service already done here the church staff was anxious that they be continued. I am also."
Ray and Brenda were musical powerhouses in the region. Brenda sang in the Grand Philharmonic Choir, then known as the K-W Philharmonic Choir, and Ray served as accompanist.
Retired conductor Howard Dyck said Ray was an exceptional accompanist, an intuitive musician who anticipated the choir's needs, sometimes before Howard did.
"An accompanist has to be a pretty good pianist," said Howard. "He needs to be looking at the choir, watching what the choir is doing."
Ray had to play with emphasis if a particular section was faltering, trying to get them back on track and he usually knew exactly which bar to start at after the conductor stopped the singing to fix a problem.
"Ray was able to do this magnificently," said Howard. "He was a very fine musician."
Howard also spoke of how much his friend loved Great Britain, particularly the musical history, and he had taken The Renaissance Singers, a choral group he founded in 1972, to perform at festivals in England.
"He was an Anglophile, he loved all things English," said Howard. "He was a walking encyclopedia of music, very knowledgeable."
Ray often suggested beautiful but neglected pieces of music, works that even Howard didn't know.
On a personal level, Howard said his friend was "a quirky guy who didn't suffer fools gladly. He would say really irreverent things about people he thought were uninformed. He was very funny."
As Ray began winding down his musical career, he poured his energies into Freemasonry. Ray had joined his father's Orillia lodge in 1959 and he was an active Mason during his teaching
career. By the early 1990s, he started moving up until he reached the highest rank in the province, that of Grand Master. Ray shared his fraternity's basic tenet of gentlemanly behaviour
and compassion for others.
Fellow Mason David Cameron said that Ray worked hard to open lines of communication between the general public and the Masons, an organization that has long suffered from
distorted public opinion about what goes on behind closed doors.
"He wanted to be open with them, get the facts out there as opposed to all those conspiracy theories," said David. "He rose to the top quickly because of his enthusiasm and his teaching
ability."
Ray came up with the idea of the Masons and Brock University partnering to establish the prestigious Dr. Charles A. Sankey Lecture Series on Masonic studies and they also established a
Masonic lodge in Afghanistan on a Canadian Forces base, to give young soldiers a sense of fraternity.
"He made it happen," said David.
What made Ray a good Grand Master? David thinks it was his friend's caring manner and how he would gravitate to new members ensuring they felt welcome.
"He always had a smile when he'd greet you," said David. "He was always approachable."
vhill@therecord.com
A second obit:
M.W. Bro. Raymond S.J. Daniels
Landmarks/Doric Lodge No.654
Passed January 24,2016
That incredibly rigorous intellectual mind and that gifted eloquence that were his trademarks will be no more; the friendship that was offered so graciously is now but a memory and we gather to bid a fond farewell to a friend and brother.
Raymond Sydney James Daniels, the 74th grand master of the Grand Lodge of Canada in the Province of Ontario first saw the light of Masonry in his father’s Lodge, Orillia Lodge No. 192 in Orillia in 1959. He was to hold membership in a number of lodges throughout this jurisdiction, was the Worshipful Master of New Hope Lodge – now Mystic Tie Lodge No. 279 – and New Light Daylight Lodge No. 744 when it was founded in 2001. He was elected Grand Junior Warden for the term 2000-2001 and served on the Board of General Purposes from 2001 until 2007 when he was elected Deputy Grand Master. He was installed as Grand Master on July 15, 2009.
As his theme for office Ray used the words of an ancient Hebrew scribe which best describe his approach to Masonic life – “get knowledge, get wisdom, but with all thy getting, get understanding”, for he believed that understanding the real and profound meaning of freemasonry should be the quest of every serious mason. Throughout his Masonic career Ray did just that – not only did he seek that profound understanding himself, but he tried to get people to understand that Freemasonry and Education are really synonymous terms. Right to the very end his Masonic Minutes were a source of enlightenment to those who studied them and I am grateful for those brethren of the Ancient Landmarks incorporating Doric Lodge of Hamilton who have taken the time to bring all of these Masonic Minutes together in one publication so that all Masons, present and future, may benefit from them.
In his efforts to ensure that all Masons had access to the benefits offered by our fraternity he spearheaded the initiative that led to the formation of Canada Lodge (UD) in Kandahar, Afghanistan. He also lent his full support to the campaign devised to provide free Tim Horton’s cards to personnel serving in the Afghan sphere of operations a simple “taste of home” that was appreciated by countless numbers of our warriors abroad.
His other initiative of note, the formation of the Sankey Lectures in coordination with Brock University and his attempt to develop a centre for the study of the impact that Freemasonry has had upon this country is still evolving. M.W. Bro. Daniels was a visionary in this regard and I sincerely hope we do not let this vision fade in years to come.
M.W. Bro. Daniels was never happier than when he was surrounded by young men with a willingness to listen and an eagerness to learn. His Socratic approach to teaching enabled others to become imbued with some of his own desire for knowledge and become enthused by the fire of his rhetoric.
Ray was also a trained and accomplished musician who truly appreciated the classics and in his lifetime he brought the joy of classical and sacred music to countless students and concert goers. Ray was not of course all seriousness - he had a highly developed, dry sense of humour that he often used to bring those with inflated egos back to earth and I am certain that at one time or another many in this theatre today have benefitted from his gentle but well aimed, barbs.
Given his frequent visits to the Ottawa Valley a group of brethren conferred “Honorary Valley Lad” status upon Ray and at some point during every visit to the area he reminded one and all that he really belonged as he was simply, a valley lad. At heart he truly was, for Ray enjoyed the people and the country which had borne them.
Raymond Sydney James Daniels, a man of simple tastes, a man who was renowned far and wide as a scholar, a teacher, a friend, a good man and a good Mason; a man who lived a good life and a man whose fortunes are not indeed, a matter of indifference to God. As is recorded in the gospel of Matthew 25:21 – “well done thou good and faithful servant”. He may be gone from us physically but his legacy will continue to be felt for years to come.
Honorary Life Member of Landmarks/Doric No. 654 It is with deepest regret and and profound sense of a great loss that we notify you of the death of our Past Grand Master. M.W. Bro. Raymond S.J. Daniels Sept 2, 1937 to Jan. 24, 2016 Grand Master July 2009 to July 2011.
A Masonic Memorial Service was held on Sunday January 31, 2:00pm at Dunfield Theatre Cambridge, 46 Grand Avenue South, Cambridge.
Ray visited University Lodge No. 496 on a number of occasions. One visit was particularly memorable for me. It was when we were passing a Bro. to become a Fellowcraft Mason. My Work was the Working Tools. I like that work better than some others. Afterwards Ray approached me quietly to share his thoughts. At the beginning of my piece I approached the Tools and rearranged them as they had been laid out in an unusual manner which I thought was illogical. During my DLP delivery I pressed the Square against the candidate and made other gestures with the other tools which led Ray to ask me who had shown me how to deliver that work. I replied that nobody had, but that I had thought that it helped to better demonstrate the ideas of the work. Ray said that he had never seen that work done in that way but that no delivery had ever been done better. I quietly thanked him and was internally on cloud nine. The next year he became the Grand Master of Canada in the Province of Ontario, after which I reflected on his compliment. He inspired me to continue to do my best to deliver my work as I progressed through the chairs.
'DLP' is an old British Masonic term meaning Dead Letter Perfect.
Web page: www.ontariodemolay.ca
Barrie Chapter
Last Wednesday of each month 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Barrie Masonic Hall
99 Morrow Rd, Barrie
Contact: Steve Barendregt
(705) 835-3831
Representatives from DeMolay Ontario, JD International and the Eastern Star attended - Brighton Chapter No 20, some of whom posed with the Most Worshipful Brother Raymond S.J. Daniels, the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M. of Canada in the Province of Ontario.
50 Year Masonic Pin presentation by M.W.Bro. Raymond S. J. Daniels, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Canada in the Province of Ontario.
Ray Daniels Obit:
Lifetimes: Beloved music teacher’s legacy went far beyond classroom.
Ray Daniels of Waterloo. Born: Sept. 2, 1937, in Orillia; Died: Jan. 24, 2016, of age-related illness.
Waterloo Region Record
By Valerie Hill
Ray Daniels was a conundrum, a man who sculpted himself a career that shot him into the limelight, but who also refused public accolades and often downplayed his abilities. Outgoing or introverted? Ray was both, and that is what made him so interesting and a bit mysterious.
Ray taught vocal music at Eastwood Collegiate for 23 years, started numerous choirs and co-founded the Waterloo Regional Gilbert & Sullivan Society, launching it at the school. Because
of Ray, students not only found their voices but several went on to professional careers including Alex Mustakas, artistic director of Drayton Entertainment.
Alex recalled, "I learned more about music and the works of Gilbert and Sullivan from him than anyone else I have ever met. He set the musical bar for me, no pun intended. An amazing human being."
Opera singer Thomas Goerz wrote a lengthy tribute to his old teacher, speaking of Ray's ability to inspire students. Ray was always at school an hour early and he led at least three choirs while encouraging even the most reluctant singer to open his mouth and just try.
"Raymond Daniels was known to many an Eastwood music student as Uncle Ray, Mister D, but usually just good ol' Ray," recalled Thomas. "Though I came from a musical family, it was Ray Daniels who was the true difference maker. He gave me the confidence to take the plunge into the unknown: a career in the performing arts."
Ray's father was an orchestral musician so the love of music might have been genetic. As a child, Ray studied piano then graduated to the organ at 13. At 17, he was hired as church organist in Barrie and later studied for a decade with a Toronto organist and at Syracuse University in New York. Ray also held diplomas from Trinity College of Music in London, England, and an undergraduate degree from Wilfrid Laurier University in music and history.
Ray was hired by a church in Simcoe where he was also music supervisor for the school board.
It was in Simcoe that he met Brenda, a music teacher. Brenda declined to be interviewed for this feature. The couple, married for 52 years, didn't have children.
In 1967 Ray accepted the vacated organist's position at Trinity United Church in Kitchener. He was aware of the church's reputation and told a Record reporter at the time "one of the reasons for my wanting to come to Trinity was its tradition of music. Because of the background and the service already done here the church staff was anxious that they be continued. I am also."
Ray and Brenda were musical powerhouses in the region. Brenda sang in the Grand Philharmonic Choir, then known as the K-W Philharmonic Choir, and Ray served as accompanist.
Retired conductor Howard Dyck said Ray was an exceptional accompanist, an intuitive musician who anticipated the choir's needs, sometimes before Howard did.
"An accompanist has to be a pretty good pianist," said Howard. "He needs to be looking at the choir, watching what the choir is doing."
Ray had to play with emphasis if a particular section was faltering, trying to get them back on track and he usually knew exactly which bar to start at after the conductor stopped the singing to fix a problem.
"Ray was able to do this magnificently," said Howard. "He was a very fine musician."
Howard also spoke of how much his friend loved Great Britain, particularly the musical history, and he had taken The Renaissance Singers, a choral group he founded in 1972, to perform at festivals in England.
"He was an Anglophile, he loved all things English," said Howard. "He was a walking encyclopedia of music, very knowledgeable."
Ray often suggested beautiful but neglected pieces of music, works that even Howard didn't know.
On a personal level, Howard said his friend was "a quirky guy who didn't suffer fools gladly. He would say really irreverent things about people he thought were uninformed. He was very funny."
As Ray began winding down his musical career, he poured his energies into Freemasonry. Ray had joined his father's Orillia lodge in 1959 and he was an active Mason during his teaching
career. By the early 1990s, he started moving up until he reached the highest rank in the province, that of Grand Master. Ray shared his fraternity's basic tenet of gentlemanly behaviour
and compassion for others.
Fellow Mason David Cameron said that Ray worked hard to open lines of communication between the general public and the Masons, an organization that has long suffered from
distorted public opinion about what goes on behind closed doors.
"He wanted to be open with them, get the facts out there as opposed to all those conspiracy theories," said David. "He rose to the top quickly because of his enthusiasm and his teaching
ability."
Ray came up with the idea of the Masons and Brock University partnering to establish the prestigious Dr. Charles A. Sankey Lecture Series on Masonic studies and they also established a
Masonic lodge in Afghanistan on a Canadian Forces base, to give young soldiers a sense of fraternity.
"He made it happen," said David.
What made Ray a good Grand Master? David thinks it was his friend's caring manner and how he would gravitate to new members ensuring they felt welcome.
"He always had a smile when he'd greet you," said David. "He was always approachable."
vhill@therecord.com
A second obit:
M.W. Bro. Raymond S.J. Daniels
Landmarks/Doric Lodge No.654
Passed January 24,2016
That incredibly rigorous intellectual mind and that gifted eloquence that were his trademarks will be no more; the friendship that was offered so graciously is now but a memory and we gather to bid a fond farewell to a friend and brother.
Raymond Sydney James Daniels, the 74th grand master of the Grand Lodge of Canada in the Province of Ontario first saw the light of Masonry in his father’s Lodge, Orillia Lodge No. 192 in Orillia in 1959. He was to hold membership in a number of lodges throughout this jurisdiction, was the Worshipful Master of New Hope Lodge – now Mystic Tie Lodge No. 279 – and New Light Daylight Lodge No. 744 when it was founded in 2001. He was elected Grand Junior Warden for the term 2000-2001 and served on the Board of General Purposes from 2001 until 2007 when he was elected Deputy Grand Master. He was installed as Grand Master on July 15, 2009.
As his theme for office Ray used the words of an ancient Hebrew scribe which best describe his approach to Masonic life – “get knowledge, get wisdom, but with all thy getting, get understanding”, for he believed that understanding the real and profound meaning of freemasonry should be the quest of every serious mason. Throughout his Masonic career Ray did just that – not only did he seek that profound understanding himself, but he tried to get people to understand that Freemasonry and Education are really synonymous terms. Right to the very end his Masonic Minutes were a source of enlightenment to those who studied them and I am grateful for those brethren of the Ancient Landmarks incorporating Doric Lodge of Hamilton who have taken the time to bring all of these Masonic Minutes together in one publication so that all Masons, present and future, may benefit from them.
In his efforts to ensure that all Masons had access to the benefits offered by our fraternity he spearheaded the initiative that led to the formation of Canada Lodge (UD) in Kandahar, Afghanistan. He also lent his full support to the campaign devised to provide free Tim Horton’s cards to personnel serving in the Afghan sphere of operations a simple “taste of home” that was appreciated by countless numbers of our warriors abroad.
His other initiative of note, the formation of the Sankey Lectures in coordination with Brock University and his attempt to develop a centre for the study of the impact that Freemasonry has had upon this country is still evolving. M.W. Bro. Daniels was a visionary in this regard and I sincerely hope we do not let this vision fade in years to come.
M.W. Bro. Daniels was never happier than when he was surrounded by young men with a willingness to listen and an eagerness to learn. His Socratic approach to teaching enabled others to become imbued with some of his own desire for knowledge and become enthused by the fire of his rhetoric.
Ray was also a trained and accomplished musician who truly appreciated the classics and in his lifetime he brought the joy of classical and sacred music to countless students and concert goers. Ray was not of course all seriousness - he had a highly developed, dry sense of humour that he often used to bring those with inflated egos back to earth and I am certain that at one time or another many in this theatre today have benefitted from his gentle but well aimed, barbs.
Given his frequent visits to the Ottawa Valley a group of brethren conferred “Honorary Valley Lad” status upon Ray and at some point during every visit to the area he reminded one and all that he really belonged as he was simply, a valley lad. At heart he truly was, for Ray enjoyed the people and the country which had borne them.
Raymond Sydney James Daniels, a man of simple tastes, a man who was renowned far and wide as a scholar, a teacher, a friend, a good man and a good Mason; a man who lived a good life and a man whose fortunes are not indeed, a matter of indifference to God. As is recorded in the gospel of Matthew 25:21 – “well done thou good and faithful servant”. He may be gone from us physically but his legacy will continue to be felt for years to come.
Honorary Life Member of Landmarks/Doric No. 654 It is with deepest regret and and profound sense of a great loss that we notify you of the death of our Past Grand Master. M.W. Bro. Raymond S.J. Daniels Sept 2, 1937 to Jan. 24, 2016 Grand Master July 2009 to July 2011.
A Masonic Memorial Service was held on Sunday January 31, 2:00pm at Dunfield Theatre Cambridge, 46 Grand Avenue South, Cambridge.
Google was a strong supporter of Net Neutrality
arstechnica.com/telecom/news/2010/08/a-paper-trail-of-bet...
until they made an announcement with Verizon
arstechnica.com/telecom/guides/2010/08/googleverizon-we-d...
arstechnica.com/telecom/news/2010/08/google-net-neutralit...
He'll be covering the rally
arstechnica.com/author/matthew-lasar/
Public policy groups rallied online & gathered 300.000 signatures
savetheinternet.com/blog/10/08/13/google-can-you-hear-us-now
www.colorofchange.org/opennet/
which were delivered to Google's DC office and today to their headquarters in Mountain View
www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2367814,00.asp
thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/114253-googl...
www.nbcbayarea.com/news/tech/Protesters-Lash-Out-at-Googl...
www.npr.org/blogs/therecord/2010/08/13/129176208/you-ve-g...
Google said people should comment on their public policy blog
googlepublicpolicy.blogspot.com/2010/08/joint-policy-prop...
googlepublicpolicy.blogspot.com/2010/08/facts-about-our-n...
The Raging Grannies sang
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_O4hI1kiCP4
Google don't be evil chant
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQu7zl0xczA
Internet is under attack chant
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwyBCxL_KRc
I'll be uploading more video (to YouTube of course as well as here)