The Real The Secret by R. Byrne While Locksmith O. Winfrey distracts the masses with The Secret, Grand Lock members can read The Real The Secret and know that they are hearing the real deal. Does it have anything to do with “the power of positive thinking?” Nope! Quite the opposite in fact! Saying anything […]
by Leadership The chalice of Versailles has shattered. Custodians of Yvelelines have been commanded; proper precautions have been taken. Look for three flashes in southern sky before proceeding. The dog races are cancelled. Do not be deceived by the dogs on the dog track. Our actors are cunning and swift. Bore witness to a new […]
Welcome to the latest edition of the Locksmith newsletter. This week is all about “Listening to Directions” and “Doing As Your Told!” You’ll be hearing from Leadership shortly, but if I may be so bold as to add to His or Her or Their cryptic directives: 1. Recruitment is down. We had a lot of […]
Reproduction of The Gesture diagram, taken from a 1908 Canadian leaflet. Where others shake hands, The Grand Order of the Lock enables its members to identify themselves at distances greater than within-handshake-reach with The Gesture. (The current record for “Greatest Distance at Which The Gesture Was Exchanged” belongs to Tumblers J. Grillo and J. Molina […]
It is in the nature of our order to question everything. Established in 1852, it is in the nature of the Grand Lock Advisory Council to answer everything. You’ve got questions, we have the authority to invent answers. “My boss is not a member of the Order, which makes it nearly impossible to attend Lock […]
Welcome to the latest edition of the Locksmith newsletter. It feels like just a short while since I’ve spoken with so many of you as the turn-out for the Inauguration of the Shadow President of the United States was so jam-packed. As you know, Connie “Conrad” O’Birchwood put her hand on the Spaight Family Lock […]
2 for 1 hammers at White Plains Hardware Supply in White Plains, NY. (No mix and match. Must be two hammers of the same variety.) $50 off any room at any still existing Howard Johnson Inn. Free Howard Johnson Inn to interested parties (“Please. Just. Take it.”). 10% off any Apple product (Just Google “Apple […]
Last Week’s “Bird Night” Was a Fiasco by Barron B. Hoffbeck (no. 12513) Our illustrious order has a long-standing custom of bird ownership. Most Locks and Keys know too well the quiet pleasures of a molted feather, a friendly ‘chirp’ good-morning. Our avian friends bring a blessed feathery drip of mother gaia’s milk into our […]
A very happy Actual New Year (January 13th (observed)) to you all! Reminder: if you have not yet logged your resolutions in eLOK, please do so by the 20th. Though very little of it makes its way to the High Key, there has been a not insignificant level of chatter about how 2016 was “bad.” […]
Meeting of the Keys – On January 11th, the highest level members of the Order will meet at the Grand Temple in Washington, DC to discuss ongoing campaigns, and future overarching goals. All members at the Barron or Key levels must attend (except for P.D.T. who already asked if he could Skype in.) Sacred Revitalization […]
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