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No UGLE brother would ever show up unannounced at any Lodge (even our own) let alone one overseas as this would break the agreed Masonic protocol for visiting between Grand Lodges (check with your own Grand Secretary). If he has not been invited to attend by a member of the Lodge he will have...

I strongly suspect that you are wrong with the point above! The UGLE recognises both of the Texas Gradn Lodges which means they recognise us which means there is inter-visitation. If you have a document from your Grand Secretary that states this is not so please let me have a copy which I can...

There is no landmark stating that all men are equal but all Freemasons meet on the square.

It is difficult to give you any meaningful advice as you do not supply any information about yourself. The first thing any of us would need to know, in order to guide you, would be where in the world you are.

It's not a problem, just address me as Mike.

First can I just say that if you're not a Freemason you shouldn't address Freemasons as "brother" as this is a term we use amongst ourselves. In answer to your question an allegory is basically a story, play or poem in which the events and characters are used as symbols in order to express...

King Solomon's Temple is the setting for the Degree Ceremonies and as such he becomes a character in the Masonic allegory.

Not used by any of the three Home Grand Lodges (England, Ireland & Scotland) in the UK. Mainly because when they started there was no such thing in Freemasonry.

Actually, the only religious requirement from the UGLE when recognising foreign Grand Lodges is that Atheists are not made Masons and that the VSL is present and open during Lodge meetings. Choosing to only admit Christians does not contravene these requirements in any way, any more than only...

Most Freemasons would actually say "I am the Master of a Lodge", "worshipful" is just an honorific.

Despite its name it isn't even Scottish actually having originated in France in the early 1800s

Click this link: http://www.alafreemasonry.org/documents/mission.pdf

Is it not because each Grand Lodge is actually named a "Prince Hall Grand Lodge" and Prince Hall was the first Grand Master hence there is a MW in front of his name.

The Grand Orient of France has not been recognised as practising regular Freemasonry by the UGLE since 1877. That was the year when it allowed membership of Atheists in its Lodges and began to really get involved in both political and religious interests in France. A couple of years ago it...

Hi Jason, I can't help you specifically (being in England etc) but I would give you the same advice that I would give any Mason, anywhere, looking to contact a foreign Lodge and that is that you should initially approach the Grand Lodge rather than individual Lodges. I would have thought that...

You have already supplied the answer to your own question. The skull and crossbones is not a specifically Masonic symbol and we use the normal meaning of the "memento mori" as a reminder of the inevitability of death.

It sounds as if someone is taking a "ritualistic exchange" literally. I think you'll be familiar with this: WM: In this country Freemasons’ Lodges are usually held in the evening; how do you account for that which at first view appears a paradox? Candidate: The earth constantly revolving on its...

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If you promise to not tell people the "secrets" and then you do, Freemasonry won't do anything at all. The "secrets" are already out there on the Internet but you will have shown that you (personally) have no honour or integrity, that you are totally untrustworthy and that your "word" is...

Once again and just to ensure accuracy, the first Grand Lodge of Canada formed in 1855, was originally the Provincial Grand Lodge of Upper Canada formed by the Premier Grand Lodge of England in 1792. From your own website...