Gavels and mauls are common Stonemasons tools which have a place in Masonic Ceremony. The Common Gavel is a working tool used by stonemasons to rough it over the stone. Freemasons give these tools a moral dimension which has a connection to their practical use. In this instance, the Gavel represents the force of conscience …
Some examples of jokes and humour used by the freemasons and within freemasonry. Freemason & Freemasonry Jokes & Humour A LETTER FROM GOD Emptying a posit box, a postman noticed a letter that was addressed to God. The postman, seeing that the letter was not sealed, and there being no postage on it, opened and …
Freemasonry is the UK’s largest secular, multi-faith, fraternal and charitable organisation. It teaches moral lessons and self-knowledge through participation in a progression of allegorical two-part plays. One of the world’s oldest secular fraternal societies the following explains how Freemasonry is a society of men concerned with moral and spiritual values through ritual dramas, using stonemasons’ …
What is expected from you when you become a mason? These 9 points, taken from The Ancient Charges, highlight a Mason’s general responsibility to society, which he, as the Master elect, agrees to before being installed as the Worshipful Master of his lodge… 1 You agree to be a good man and true, and strictly …
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Our guide to some masonic prases and words used by the freemasons. Freemason Dictionary Pass Grip A form of handshake by which one brother can recognise another. (Explained to candidate during ceremony but very difficult to recognise from a normal handshake therefore only really used during he ceremony.) Secret Word A word by which one …
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Men considering becoming a Freemason really break down into three categoriesThe first is a man who is from a ‘Masonic’ family. Then there are those men who have no family Masonic connection but know someone who is a Freemason. The third is a man who would like to become a Freemason but knows no one …
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While about 15% of the approximately 950 Masonic Halls under the Jurisdiction of the Grand Loge of England have been purpose-built for Masonic the remainder of them have been converted from other buildings. Nevertheless with buildings dating from the late 1700’s many still retain important architectural features. About 330,000 Freemasons meet in over 8,500 lodges …
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Why become a Freemason? Well, that is one of the hardest questions to answer because every brother has his own reason and perspective on why he took the decision. Therefore, one would get a whole plethora of different answers.. But over the years, one hears different brethren give their reasons, so perhaps the best way …
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Headquarters of the United Grand Lodge of England Freemasons’ Hall is the principal meeting place for Masonic Lodges in London. They built the first Grand Lodge on Great Queen Street in 1775. The present Freemasons’ Hall being the third building on the site and built between 1927–1932 as a memorial to the Freemasons who died …
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Written in 1390 the Regius Manuscript was translated into English by James Halliwell in 1840. The Halliwell Manuscript, also known as the Regius Poem, is the first known Masonic text. Consisting of 64 written pages written in poetic form it begins with reference to Euclid and his ‘invention’ of geometry in ancient Egypt resulting in …
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