The regular monthly meeting of Solvitur Ambulando was held on Friday, January 8th 2009 at Sunset Masonic Lodge.

Discussion was held concerning the issue of inviting Santa Monica Bay Royal Arch to join our Society.  The members were very enthusiastic about this possibility.  A vote was taken to draft a letter inviting the Royal Arch Chapter to join with us.  Santa Monica Bay Royal Arch contains a vibrant membership of intelligent gentlemen who could contribute a great deal to our work.  In addition, it is believed that the fostering of a closer relationship between the Blue Lodge, the Eastern Star Chapter and the Royal Arch would be beneficial to each of our respective organizations.  Based on this, the vote to extend an official invitation to join our Society was passed unanimously.

The upcoming schedule of speakers was reviewed.  The list for the year will be published on our website by the end of January.

There being no further business to discuss, Brother Michael Wamback then presented an interesting lecture on Hermetic Philosophy, and how the Hermetic view of God is consistent with our Masonic Philosophy.  He pointed out parallels between the core beliefs and principles of Hermetic thought, with the elements of our Masonic and Eastern Star ritual work.

The evening ended with good fellowship.

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The regular monthly meeting of Solvitur Ambulando was held at Sunset Masonic Lodge on Friday, December 11th 2009.  There being no new or unfinished business, a round-table discussion was held to determine an agenda for 2010.  A number of ideas were discussed.

Brother Iwanski indicated that the Santa Monica Bay Royal Arch Chapter was expressing interest in forming a study group.  As the Chapter currently meets at our lodge, it was determined that we would poll the membership of Solvitur Ambulando at our January meeting to see if interest was there in extending an offer to Santa Monica Bay to join our Society.

We reviewed the calendar for the upcoming year and a number of members expressed an interest in giving talks this year.  We also discussed the possibility of starting a book study session to begin in February.

Good fellowship prevailed.

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Solvitur Ambulando assembled at Billingsley’s in West Los Angeles for our annual banquet.  There was a very good turnout and the food and companionship was excellent.  Following the meal, degrees were conferred based on participation and attendance for the prior year.

It was agreed that meeting off-site to hold the banquet was a very positive thing, as it allowed us to socialize in a relaxed setting.  We believe that this may well become an annual tradition.

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The regular monthly meeting of Solvitur Ambulando was held on Friday, October 9th 2009 at Sunset Lodge.

New Business – A motion was made and passed that the Society hold our annual year-end festivities off-site at a local restaurant or other suitable accommodation.  Sister Krista Schwimmer will make the arrangements and let everyone know prior to the November meeting.

There being no other new or unfinished business, the meeting was turned over to Sister Krista who gave an outstanding talk on the Tibetan Book of the Dead.  A lively discussion followed with good fellowship.

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The regular monthly meeting of Solvitur Ambulando was held on Friday, September 11th at Sunset Lodge.  The meeting was well attended.

Michael Wamback reviewed the schedule of upcoming events.  There being no unfinished or new business, the floor was turned over to Brother Vito Lappicola who presented a fascinating talk on kundalini energy and the chakras.  Vito’s talk was very informative and highly entertaining.

There being no other business, the meeting was adjourned and fellowship was enjoyed.

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Solvitur Ambulando met on Friday, May 8th at Sunset Lodge.  The meeting was well attended.

The schedule for upcoming speakers was reviewed.  We now have speakers lined up until the end of this working year.

Krista and Michael are working out details for our annual field trip in August and will make the announcement at our June meeting.

There being no new business, the meeting was turned over to Michael Wamback who made an excellent presentation on the Mystery of Oak Island and it’s possible connection to the Masonic Fraternity and in particular the Royal Arch.

The meeting concluded and was followed by good fellowship.

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The April meeting of Solvitur Ambulando was held on Friday, April 10th at Sunset Lodge.

Following a very brief business meeting, a roundtable discussion was held concerning possible events that would benefit the growth of our Lodge and Chapter.

It was suggested that the Lodge and Chapter should hold regular seasonal events, and a number of ideas were discussed including our popular model railroad exhibit, an art show and possibly staging a play.

It was determined that the Lodge and Chapter should hold an educational session for our newer members in July.

Also discussed was the idea of programs to benefit the Veterans Administration Hospital and Public Schools.

The Chapter is going to examine the possibility of hosting exemplifications of the original degrees at some future period, as well as the possibility of attending such events if they are held within the District.

It was also decided that the Lodge and Chapter would examine the possibility of creating a “buddy system”, where new members would be paired with an older member who would act as a mentor.

The society will also examine the possibility of holding an Open House in July.

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The regular monthly meeting of Solvitur Ambulando was held on Friday, March 13th at Sunset Lodge.

Michael Wamback reviewed our calendar for speakers and asked for volunteers for the months of July through to the end of the year.  April’s meeting will be a breakout session for members only.  May’s meeting will feature Michael presenting a talk on Oak Island and it’s possible connection with Freemasonry.  June will be a talk by Clifton Aduddell on alternate theories concerning the history of King Solomon.

There being no new business, the meeting was turned over to our host, Sister Victoria Waks, who presented an interesting talk on the history of the Knights Templar.  Following Victoria’s talk, there was a discussion of the topic from the floor, followed by fellowship.

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The regular monthly meeting of Solvitur Ambulando was held on Friday, February 13th 2009.  The meeting was well attended.

There was no old business to discuss.

New business – A motion was made that the society create a donation box to help off-set the cost of refreshments at our meeting.  Up until now, the person hosting the talk has traditionally provided refreshments.  The motion was passed.  This means that the person hosting the talk will continue to provide light refreshments, but a fund will help to reimburse them for out of pocket costs.  In the event that the fund builds a surplus, the group will vote on how best to spend the money.

Bro. Michael Wamback offered to search out a suitable container to use as a donation box.

Bro. Craig Kamp offered to provide a guest lecturer from the Rosicrucian Fellowship at our first open meeting.  Discussion took place as to the desire to have a guest lecturer.  A motion was made and passed that we book the speaker from the Rosicrucian Fellowship.  Michael will coordinate with Craig to arrange a date.

Bro. Michael then reviewed the calendar for upcoming speakers.  Our dates for the remainder of the year are filling up.

Bro. Michael also asked members to consider a destination for our annual field-trip in August.  Last year, the society visited the Griffith Observatory and had a very enjoyable time.

There being no other business, the meeting was turned over to Sister Krista Schwimmer and Brother Guy Churchouse III for their talk on the Virute of Truth.

Sister Krista gave a wonderful talk on the Eastern Buddhistic beliefs concerning truth.  Her talk was followed by a question and answer session that was very entertaining.  Brother Guy then took the floor and presented the views on truth from the Western Philosophical schools of thought.  Another round of discussion took place following Guy’s entertaining and insightful presentation.

There being now other business, the meeting adjourned and fellowship followed.

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The monthly meeting of Solvitur Ambulando was held on Friday, January 9th.  We discussed the upcoming calendar of lectures.

There being no other new business to discuss, the floor was turned over to Victoria Waks, who presented a very well researched and fascinating look at the historical character of Ruth.  Victoria then went on to delve deeply into the symbolic aspect of Ruth.

Following Victoria’s talk, a very interesting and lively discussion was held, which was very much enjoyed by all in attendance.

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