u/3rdeyedroplets

Basically the title.

As much as I find Freemasonry to have a slight appeal, I have my doubts about their overall sincerity. There are too many stories and news reports. even recent reports out of the Northeast about a Grand Lodge covering up the abuse of a Mason's wife.

These are not the types of things conducive to having one trust a group to perform a ritual upon you.

Are there other groups, means, or resources that one can use to achieve similar result?

I have been reading Manly Hall, W. E. Butler, and touching on Israel Regardie.

Seems most things are pointing me to Kaballah and the like. I find myself partial to the Tao te Ching, Buddhism, and drawn to hermetics and gnosticism.

I stepped away from riding for a few years right as we started adding suspension. I'm getting back into it and now I see EVERYONE with these pads on the sides of most wheels, presumably for extra control. Their popularity must mean they work well.

A couple of questions:

"Grizzla" brand pads seem a bit expensive. Are these the same ones that are offered with most higher wheels for free(I'm getting an Oryx)? Are there cheaper alternatives that are still good? They are just plastic and Velcro, right(3-d printable?)?

Any suggestions on which pads/setup configurations are best, especially for an Oryx set up to be a "do it all" machine for a larger rider?

Thanks!