What do they do... exactly?
Replies sorted oldest to newest
dodgy handshakes,swear allegiance, jobs for the boys, non religious and teaches self knowledge. You're supposed to be of good character 
I'm sure there's much more, but that's about as much as I know and I'm probably wrong 
Originally Posted by Baz:
Originally Posted by Cold Sweat:
What do they do... exactly?
Funny handshakes ?
Lol... but surely there is more?
Well, I've just had my brain frazzled - reading about Freemasonry!
Originally Posted by Dame_Ann_Average:
dodgy handshakes,swear allegiance, jobs for the boys, non religious and teaches self knowledge. You're supposed to be of good character I'm sure there's much more, but that's about as much as I know and I'm probably wrong
I read that Kenneth Noye ran a lodge at one time. 
And there doesn't seem to be much substance to it!
Originally Posted by Cold Sweat:
I read that Kenneth Noye ran a lodge at one time.
well there you go, criminals also accepted 
You made me go and look them up 
I read two lines and gave up
Originally Posted by Dame_Ann_Average:
Originally Posted by Cold Sweat:
I read that Kenneth Noye ran a lodge at one time.
well there you go, criminals also accepted You made me go and look them up I read two lines and gave up
I actually managed a few paragraphs - and that's why I now have frazzled brains!
Originally Posted by Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing:
I actually managed a few paragraphs - and that's why I now have frazzled brains!
I wasn't even attempting..I was bored with 10 seconds
Father Cinds is an active Freemason. He's very proud of it, he's been master of several lodges, and visited lodges in many countries. However, I have no idea what they do, I've dropped him off & picked him up from meetings. He has a pinny, the lodge men call it an apron. Oh yeah, and very white gloves.
The funny handshake as far as I'm aware, from watching at the many events I have been to as a child & a half adult, I believe is something to do with the position of the thumb during the handshake (correct me if I'm wrong).
As as for religion, I do think it comes in to it somewhere, again, I'm only saying this from what I've seen & heard. But Dad used to memorise passages from his Freemasons book to recite during meetings & initiations, but I do remember heating religious stuff.
Originally Posted by Dame_Ann_Average:
Originally Posted by Cold Sweat:
I read that Kenneth Noye ran a lodge at one time.
well there you go, criminals also accepted You made me go and look them up I read two lines and gave up
OH. I retract me last post. ïŋ―ïŋ―
Originally Posted by Cinds:
Father Cinds is an active Freemason. He's very proud of it, he's been master of several lodges, and visited lodges in many countries. However, I have no idea what they do, I've dropped him off & picked him up from meetings. He has a pinny, the lodge men call it an apron. Oh yeah, and very white gloves.
The funny handshake as far as I'm aware, from watching at the many events I have been to as a child & a half adult, I believe is something to do with the position of the thumb during the handshake (correct me if I'm wrong).
As as for religion, I do think it comes in to it somewhere, again, I'm only saying this from what I've seen & heard. But Dad used to memorise passages from his Freemasons book to recite during meetings & initiations, but I do remember heating religious stuff.
Heating, I did of course mean hearing.
However, what I will say about the secrecy of it. Dad did used to keep all of his Freemason stuff in a locked briefcase.
As a teenager, along with some of my sisters we broke in to that briefcase. What we found was. A pinny (apron), white gloves, a bible & the masons hand book.
We were disappointed, thinking we'd discover some amazing secrets.
Originally Posted by Dame_Ann_Average:
dodgy handshakes,swear allegiance, jobs for the boys, non religious and teaches self knowledge. You're supposed to be of good character I'm sure there's much more, but that's about as much as I know and I'm probably wrong
Good character.
Originally Posted by Cinds:
Father Cinds is an active Freemason. He's very proud of it, he's been master of several lodges, and visited lodges in many countries. However, I have no idea what they do, I've dropped him off & picked him up from meetings. He has a pinny, the lodge men call it an apron. Oh yeah, and very white gloves.
The funny handshake as far as I'm aware, from watching at the many events I have been to as a child & a half adult, I believe is something to do with the position of the thumb during the handshake (correct me if I'm wrong).
As as for religion, I do think it comes in to it somewhere, again, I'm only saying this from what I've seen & heard. But Dad used to memorise passages from his Freemasons book to recite during meetings & initiations, but I do remember heating religious stuff.
can't argue with that Cinds...what I know/have heard is part gossip and no substance
I thought they carved stone on a voluntary basis
Originally Posted by Dame_Ann_Average:
Originally Posted by Cinds:
Father Cinds is an active Freemason. He's very proud of it, he's been master of several lodges, and visited lodges in many countries. However, I have no idea what they do, I've dropped him off & picked him up from meetings. He has a pinny, the lodge men call it an apron. Oh yeah, and very white gloves.
The funny handshake as far as I'm aware, from watching at the many events I have been to as a child & a half adult, I believe is something to do with the position of the thumb during the handshake (correct me if I'm wrong).
As as for religion, I do think it comes in to it somewhere, again, I'm only saying this from what I've seen & heard. But Dad used to memorise passages from his Freemasons book to recite during meetings & initiations, but I do remember heating religious stuff.
can't argue with that Cinds...what I know/have heard is part gossip and no substance
The funny thing is, sisters & I wind him up about it, and he bites every time.
Originally Posted by Cinds:
The funny thing is, sisters & I wind him up about it, and he bites every time.
I know quite a few from our lodge, but to be honest I never think about it.
When I was at polytechnic back in the 80s we had a sit-in and some of the students uncovered a room with the equipment of three lodges. The poly had always insisted that there were no lodges there, but had to admit that there was when they sent the student union a bill for damages to masonic equipment. I recall lots of robes, books, ceremonial daggers and a skull.
Originally Posted by Dame_Ann_Average:
Originally Posted by Cinds:
The funny thing is, sisters & I wind him up about it, and he bites every time.
I know quite a few from our lodge, but to be honest I never think about it.
Oh Really don't. He's now backing out of a family holiday next month because one if my nephews is being installed. I'm laughing, but dad has a huge op on Wednesday, so none of us might me laughing.
Originally Posted by kimota:
When I was at polytechnic back in the 80s we had a sit-in and some of the students uncovered a room with the equipment of three lodges. The poly had always insisted that there were no lodges there, but had to admit that there was when they sent the student union a bill for damages to masonic equipment. I recall lots of robes, books, ceremonial daggers and a skull.
A skull? Bloody hell if I'd found one of those in Dads briefcase, I would have nicked it.
Dressed up in ancient rites etc.