No endorsement needed really. You either go to a lodge directly or apply online. Your application will be reviewed and you will be interviewed. That's as much as i can say.
In essence, It's a social club of sorts where you pursue and share knowledge/experiences, but there's a wee bit more to it.
I was invited to join a long time ago by my stepfather. Needless to say I told him I wasn't interested.
I think the majority of Freemasons are there to further their personal network and belong to a club of potential influencers.
There are those selected from within who are destined for other 'greater' things, though what they have to do and go through to arrive at those destinations is open to debate, the influence of secret societies like the Freemasons within the corridors of power is undeniable.
Look, you can browse the millions of threads on ATS and GLP about this but you're never going to get an honest answer to this question (though some will scratch the surface of the truth, if you have the discernment to recognize them). Fact is, anyone who can tell you what the inner secrets of Masonry are would be signing his death warrant at the hands of shadow government by doing so. Anyone who claims to know them and tells them in public (or to a stranger) is lying. There are lots of dregs in Freemasonry that attain fancy degrees to keep them in the organization, people who think they've been let in on the secrets when they haven't actually been found worthy. If you join, you'll be told there's no secrets at all, and this is to test your critical thinking ability ("Wait, if there were a secret then the existence of the secret would itself be secret").
I will scratch the surface of the truth for you, and those who can discern will discern. Any secret society or cult that exists, has the utility to be allowed to exist by shadow government (e.g. Scientology would have been bankrupted by the IRS without tax-exempt status, granted at the same time mystery buyers acquired it in the 1980s, and Anonymous was only incited against German Scientology which didn't recognize the authority of the new ownership, leading to the German government shutting it down). Shadow government has people planted in these organizations (in Masonry they're called "Illuminized" Freemasons) to select the people they want and groom them for higher positions.
I think the frat for old dudes is the front. A legitimate organization which helps people (the mafia, yakuza, and KKK are known for helping the communities they live in too), but acts as a filter for potential candidates deeper in their system.
Antiseed117 ago
It's a big club and I'm not in it.
iamrage ago
You're way off mate
iamrage ago
No endorsement needed really. You either go to a lodge directly or apply online. Your application will be reviewed and you will be interviewed. That's as much as i can say.
In essence, It's a social club of sorts where you pursue and share knowledge/experiences, but there's a wee bit more to it.
Konran ago
I was invited to join a long time ago by my stepfather. Needless to say I told him I wasn't interested.
I think the majority of Freemasons are there to further their personal network and belong to a club of potential influencers.
There are those selected from within who are destined for other 'greater' things, though what they have to do and go through to arrive at those destinations is open to debate, the influence of secret societies like the Freemasons within the corridors of power is undeniable.
Techius ago
This is what I think of it.
SarMegahhikkitha ago
Look, you can browse the millions of threads on ATS and GLP about this but you're never going to get an honest answer to this question (though some will scratch the surface of the truth, if you have the discernment to recognize them). Fact is, anyone who can tell you what the inner secrets of Masonry are would be signing his death warrant at the hands of shadow government by doing so. Anyone who claims to know them and tells them in public (or to a stranger) is lying. There are lots of dregs in Freemasonry that attain fancy degrees to keep them in the organization, people who think they've been let in on the secrets when they haven't actually been found worthy. If you join, you'll be told there's no secrets at all, and this is to test your critical thinking ability ("Wait, if there were a secret then the existence of the secret would itself be secret").
I will scratch the surface of the truth for you, and those who can discern will discern. Any secret society or cult that exists, has the utility to be allowed to exist by shadow government (e.g. Scientology would have been bankrupted by the IRS without tax-exempt status, granted at the same time mystery buyers acquired it in the 1980s, and Anonymous was only incited against German Scientology which didn't recognize the authority of the new ownership, leading to the German government shutting it down). Shadow government has people planted in these organizations (in Masonry they're called "Illuminized" Freemasons) to select the people they want and groom them for higher positions.
dildonkers ago
It's just a much less powerful rival to the Zionists and who have been largely irrelevant for a century or two.
Estafusis ago
Ritualism serves it's own purpose. They have power exactly as much as people prescribe power to them.
iamrage ago
Nothing mysterious about them anymore. We've got several lodges here in Melbourne/Aus with the biggest lodge in Adelaide (I believe). You can register to become a Freemason at any point in time: http://www.freemasonsvic.net.au/membership/membership-enquiry-form/
Core values:
practice universal charity
provide opportunities for self development
build friendships
foster moral standards
seek excellence in all pursuits
ElspethTirel ago
I think the frat for old dudes is the front. A legitimate organization which helps people (the mafia, yakuza, and KKK are known for helping the communities they live in too), but acts as a filter for potential candidates deeper in their system.