Its proper rendition requires a large stage, elaborate costumes, and stage settings.
The spectacular ceremonial requires a cast of thirty (30) or more and offers unlimited opportunities in stage activities and stunt performance. While it is not and makes no claim to be a part of Symbolic Craft Masonry, we ever bear in mind that our membership is composed entirely of Master Masons. It encourages renewed interest in the Blue Lodge field with its activities and attendance. It is a social organization for the Master Mason and all such are welcome to our Enchanted Realm. It was decided at this meeting that the membership of the organization should be confined to Master Masons in good standing. The first meeting of this organization was held on the 10th day of September, 1889. The chief spirit in the fun was LeRoy Fairchild, and in the summer of 1889, he and a devoted band of followers discovered the Enchanted Realm in which, upon entering with song and laughter, they and their successors found a rich heritage. 120, F.&A.M., at Hamilton, New York, sought relaxation from the sterner duties of life by holding occasional informal meetings for fun and good fellowship. Its slogan is GOOD FELLOWSHIP, and in contact with our fellowman, this principle is exemplified to a marked degree.įor some years prior to 1889, several members of Hamilton Lodge N0. Although it is primarily an organization for good wholesome fun and frolic, it also has its serious side. While not connected with Masonry proper, its membership is restricted absolutely and exclusively to Master Masons in good standing. The Mystic Order of Veiled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm, whose subordinate bodies are the Grottoes, is an organization by and for Master Masons. HISTORY OF THE GROTTOES OF NORTH AMERICA, M.O.V.P.E.R. The reason why only the ruins of the fort have remained can be explained by the fact that people probably lived in tents at the time, and it was not uncommon for a fort to be the only permanent structure of a city.The BeerSheba Grotto Organization Committee started meeting on a regular basis starting on March 28th, 2020 and it consisted of the following Prophets Ralph Huerta, Al Smith, Eric Downs, Jay Laser (UBAR), Dan DiPietro, Denny King, Bill Tobias, Jack Harley (P.M UBAR), Pete Ruggieri (P.M UBAR), Glenn Rasp and Stanley Allen.īeerSheba was Constituted on Feb 28 2021.įounding Membersinclude Ralph Huerta, Bill Tobias, Al Smith, Stanley Allen, Daniel DiPietro, Dennis King, Eric Downs, Erik Kohl, Gregg Smith, Hud Atley, Jack Harley (UBAR), Jacob Young (UBAR), Jared Kichline (DELCO), Jay Laser (UBAR), Pete Ruggieri (UBAR), Richard Storms, William Neri (AZIM), Antonio Ruffini (AZIM) At the deepest end of the sinkhole, a tunnel has been built that leads farther down underground, where the remains of sunken walls can be found. Other parts have sunk lower, but some are still clearly visible. Sections of the fort still stand at the edge of the sinkhole and can be accessed by visitors. The fort in Shisr, therefore, literally sank into the desert sands. Furthermore, part of this fort collapsed when a sinkhole formed underneath, and several feet of sand eventually covered all the ruins. The ruins suggest there used to be a fort surrounded by eight walls with a tower at each corner, a description that matches the description of the legendary Ubar in ancient documents. Whether or not the ruins called Ubar in Shisr are actually the remains of the legendary Ubar is contested.Īrchaeological excavations suggest this outpost was involved in the incense trade, meaning it may have been a sizable settlement. The ruins found in Shisr are officially named Ubar. This is fertile ground, where legends and archaeological studies plant their seeds for wild speculations to grow.Īccording to one of these speculations, the ruins of Ubar have been found in the village today known as Shisr in Dhofar Region, Oman.
It’s even been dubbed the “Atlantis of the Sands.” Ubar and Atlantis have something else in common, too-there’s no unanimous consensus that either ever even existed.įinding the skeleton of a city that perhaps never existed can be a daunting proposition, but explorers and scholars are well aware of the prestige they could gain should they discover the ruins. Ubar is the Arabian equivalent of Atlantis, except that instead of sinking to the bottom of the sea, legend says it disappeared into the desert sands.
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