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I attended the NMJ 33° conferral in Cleveland last summer, just because I wanted to see their version. Yes, it's very, very different from the SJ. Now I want to see the Prince Hall Scottish Rite 33° if I can.

Brother Cook is correct; the 33° is NOT an honorary degree. The confusion stems from the title of Inspector General Honorary. That's because the title indicates that the recipient of the degree is an honorary member of the Supreme Council, as opposed to an active Sovereign Grand Inspector General.

The few studies that have been done show that one-day members stick around and are active at virtually the same rate as traditionally-raised Masons. And that has seemed to be our experience in my own lodge.

Yeah, I've read several reports that Ho was made a Mason in Paris when he was young, but I've never seen any citation. Do a Google search on "was Ho Chi Minh a Freemason" and you'll find some references.

I think he is looking for any American Masons who happen to be Vietnamese.

I'm not Vietnamese, but I spent a year there in 1970-71: An Khe, Phuoc Vinh, Bien Hoa. I'm glad you're safely here, brother.

Replaced in the US by dues cards. That certificate doesn't tell whether someone is dues-current. People used to carry their Scottish Rite patents around in a case like that, and get brothers to sign around margins. Now mostly they are framed.

I know five.

Cracking the Freemasons Code, by Robert L. D. Cooper. https://www.amazon.com/Cracking-Freemasons-Code-Solomons-Brotherhood/dp/1416546820/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3LQIW15GJQQL&keywords=robert+l.d.+cooper&qid=1647238970&sprefix=robert+l.d.+cooper%2Caps%2C94&sr=8-1

Welcome, brother!

The general public doesn't understand the significance of two rocker patches vs. three. They don't understand a "riding association" vs. a "motorcycle club." They see guys on motorcycles, wearing vests with rocker patches and think "motorcycle gang." Associating the square and compass with...

Becoming a better man, and associating with other good men. That's it. If you're looking for the rumored wealth and power that comes from being a Mason, you've been misled.

What is it you want to start? We'll be glad to help, but you need to be a little clearer about what help you need.

Try contacting the the Grand Lodge of Ohio. Give them as much information as you can, i.e., full name, date of birth, city of residence. https://www.freemason.com/contact/

Absolutely. I'd be honored. Yeah, we do it after the degree is completed. The Master asks the Senior Warden to "pay the new craftsmen their wages" and then he asks me to explain. The first thing I tell them is that what we're doing is not a part of official Minnesota ritual, but simply a...

I do it "off the cuff," but here's a short article I wrote about it for the Grand Lodge newsletter that contains what I talk about: Corn, Wine, and Oil In the last few years, my home lodge has established a tradition of having the Senior Warden present a newly passed Fellowcraft with small...

Yes, we do. And as Lodge Education Officer, I give a little presentation on the symbolism. I make up the sets; not as fancy as yours. No little wooden container; just shrink tubed together with a tag attached that says "The Wages of a Fellowcraft" and our lodge information.

I have to say that, upon reading this part of your post, I really wondered why, if that's your experience in, and opinion of, Masonry, you want to get reinstated? I don't know the rules in Utah. When I'm on an investigating committee, I always tell the petitioner that his wife is welcome to...

I've got the Trivium and Quadrivium books in my personal library. They were interesting reads.

I don't know what country you are in. American Masons generally cannot help you become a Mason in another country. If Freemasonry is permitted in your country, they should have a Grand Lodge web site where you can get information on how to become a Mason.