The Modern Odd Fellow's Guide
Taken from The Patriotic Odd Fellows, 1790’s, initiation: My son, the days of man are of short duration, and it is our duty with the help of God, to endeavor, even when the afflictions that attend advanced age press on us, to do our best for mankind although no longer able to bear the burden […]
Read More The MakingLyrics are below. Philosophy of Odd Fellowship can be noticed in many places. “In Time” Where do we go? And all the people, they sure don’t want you to know They don’t want you to know, oh Livin’ in chains, the heart’s rearranged You gotta lure it back, all of the time Now tell me […]
Read More The Black Keys – In TimeThe Common Good. “It is possible that people should combine for the common good; hence we have societies…united by a compact, which protects their members.” There are several things in the above quote that an Odd Fellow can observe. However, I’ll focus specifically upon the idea, put forth in the quote, of a social contract. […]
Read More The Common Good: Mad Max and Little Lord FauntleroyRelease date: August 16th, 2011 MIRROR MIRROR, the New York based duo of David Riley and Ryan Lucero, bring their avant-pop explorations to RVNG Intl. with the release of Interiors, the ten-song follow up to their debut album, The Society for the Advancement of Inflammatory Consciousness. Recorded in two parts, Interiors features the production work of Chris Coady (Beach House, Gang Gang […]
Read More Music: Odd FellowsIn the video below we learn that our buildings continue to help communities express themselves, even though the lodge membership is long gone. The 99Angles Project is a multimedia artistic proposal that links digital writings to intervention’s methods in the public space. These 3 buildings, selected together with local artists, represent the past and […]
Read More Odd Fellows Hall, Digital Painting, Young PoetsThe very first Odd Fellows funeral in the United States took place in Maryland: “Some time during the spring of 1823, Andrew Wark, a member of Franklin Lodge, No. 2, was accidentally knocked from the deck of his vessel into the waters of the Chesapeake Bay, where he was drowned before help could reach him. […]
Read More First Odd Fellows FuneralThe Heads of Giants Human myth is full of giants. From the giant in “Jack and the Bean Stalk” to “David and Goliath” to the modern mythical giant “Godzilla.” But what do giants represent to ancient humanity and modern sensibilities? One of the ways we can begin to interpret the idea of “giant” is thinking […]
Read More The Heads of GiantsThe Conductor has two places in his heart. One is the cotton farm he grew up on. The other is South Louisiana. Here is the Household of Ruth, part of the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows on parade in South Louisiana!
Read More Odd Fellows/Household of Ruth Mother’s Day Parade, St. Charles Parrish, LouisianaCheck this out through an Odd Fellow’s eyes.
Read More I have seen the rose. I have seen the leaves.Working With Truth Our third degree, as everyone knows, is the Degree of Truth. Odd Fellows are told that “truth IS the imperial virtue.” But how do we know what truth is? How do we arrive at “truth?” Is there anything that can be called “THE truth?” Your Conductor’s goal here is to simply raise […]
Read More Working With “Truth,” the Imperial VirtueLyrics: Pit Vipers Golden Dawn Old straw nerves Burning Strong They call us oddfellows We’re dancing on the gallows Who will judge you tomorrow? From the hills, Here they come Cold magic Please behold We only know the odd way
Read More Odd Fellows by Tomahawk
Heart in Hand 