Do you believe the theories about the Freemasons? What's the most sinister one you've heard of?

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They have a lot of secrets, but I hope they don't know where to find us bigfoots.

My brother is a mason and my sister and I have seen the props they use for their rituals and such. I feel like Freemasons help each other out in whichever path they take. Not very long after him telling me he was around Freemasons he suddenly started getting job offers from many banks and such after never really receiving offers and has been doing extremely well financially compared to before.

My dad was a past Master Mason and never missed a meeting at his lodge. when he was in the hospital dying not one member of his lodge checked on him. Thats one of the many reasons I never thought about joining.

The first rule of The Freemasons: You do not talk about The Freemasons.

*The numbers Mason, what do they mean*

A number of my close relatives were Freemasons, and there was a lodge next to my house as a child. My brother just remembers the masons as older men in dark suits who used to drink a LOT of whisky and have a good time. Like that Irish mason in the video said - "it's about dressing up, doing some rituals and having a good old chat"

I was working for a cateting company here in England a couple of summers ago and we hosted regular, monthly freemason gatherings. I listened in and watched a lot of what they do, and spoke with them a lot whilst tending the bar. They were mostly pretty normal local dudes, some of who I knew. For the most part, they were chanting and singing odd songs, partaking in sort of drinking games, and discussing issues. There was a slight religious theme to it all but I never noticed anything mysterious or anything that equated to a huge conspiracy. Seemed mostly like a drinking and social club for old men.

"They drink beer all day and play ping pong." The Stone cutters in the Simpsons

I’m a Freemason. It is the coolest thing when you walk through an airport and someone gives you a handshake and says “safe travel brother”

My dad is a Freemason and I was in Demolay (basically freemasonry for teen guys) and it was very strange. It always felt like we were doing rituals and that I was partaking in something wrong. I eventually distanced myself from the meetings and got myself out of it. Very creepy and eerie vibes. Scary old run down building too.

As a Mason I can confirm that it is essentially just a big play that we perform when we enter the Temple. And if we all play our part right it creates a calm environment that gives a break from our daily lives and stimulates self reflection.

When I was around 11 I entered a public speaking contest through my school. This contest was run by the Freemasons and because I was a semi finalist they showed my family and other contestants around their meeting area and told us who goes where and what rules they follow. When asked about what they do they remained very secretive.

My uncle was apart of this and after he died I got his cane with a hidden sword in it and it has the hammers on it.

Master Mason in California here. This is all still true to this day. We are a welcoming society of intelligent and hard working Men, dedicated to the general prosperity of humanity and the specifc moral growth of the men in our company.

As a Freemason I can say that this is accurate. I do feel as though it does not talk about what we actually do for the community.

They really just worship me in secrecy

"moneyed men"? I know many Freemasons who are at or below the poverty line. I also know many Freemasons who are wealthy. Most of them I know, are somewhere in between. However, when you see their interactions in a Lodge room, at a meal, or elsewhere, you would not be able to tell where any of them fall on the economic line.

Some of these “strict rules of conduct” are jurisdictional differences. In the Grand Lodge of Alabama, I’ve had plenty of conversations with our Grand Master who will casually show up and treat everyone in the lodge with the same level of respect. While we do give vertical honor - respect - to the Master of a lodge (in the same way you would a chairman of a committee), one of the building blocks of Freemasonry is the idea of horizontal honor - all are equal.

I am a Freemason. Your videos is great. There are 3 orders to the Worlds fraternity. You didn’t mention that in the beginning, but the rest is quite true. I have learnt the art of public speaking and have grown as a man, and have developed a sense of purpose with increased confidence in myself. I enjoy my masonic life.

The infographic show can’t know if anything sinister is going on because it’s all a secret

My father is apart of this group, I've been in there as a young child, sometimes right outside the room when they have their secret meetings. There's a bunch of seats all over the room, just like in the video you're assigned to one of them accordingly and these seats all do vary, some are simple seats in the walls while these other ones look like thrones. When I was outside the room during their meetings I often heard oaths or discussions on helping the community, that's my own personal experience. The place tends to host dinners for Thanks Giving, Xmas and Easter. My dad's side of the family is heavily involved and I probably got a chance to go in if I really wanted to but I'm not the one for secret societies. There's no crazy cult things going about. Though to clarify some rumors yes masons do technically have an advantage in the work because you're to be an outstanding man and it puts a better image on you, or if the boss of that place is a mason chances are you're having a lot higher of a chance.

My boy from the Infographics show is in Connecticut too? I didn't think anyone lived in Connecticut except me and like three other people.

I finally decided to look this up because there is a Masonic temple down in my old neighborhood. It's been there my entire life and I swear I have NEVER seen a single person go in or out of that building.. but yet it always looks well kept, and is well lit up in the evenings... Legit one of the strangest things I've ever seen lol

My Grandfather was one, and I still have no clue what they are.

Introverted. I have my own little club. No one is in it though.

As a 3° Master Mason, 7° Royal Arch Mason, Shriner, and 32° Scottish Rite Mason, I can attest that this video is somewhat accurate. Not completely, but much closer than most of the swil that exists. However, no amount of explanation or information exists to fully explain the true benefit of Masonry. It can only be experienced. Through osmosis, you will truly become a better person if you're willing to give your time.

It is an hugh honor for me to be a Masonic Brother. I come from a power lineage from FreeMasons and Eastern Stars for several generations and enjoy learning new things within my personal journey it's the gift that keeps on giving, So mote it be.

My professor back in college was a freemason and he made us cleanup their lodge for extra credits

"Everything these guys do is basically a secret" "Now let's separate fact from myth..." *pick one*

I went above and beyond in repairing a vehicle for a free Mason. Later, he had me repair his central air, his wife's car, his house foundation, and help with his plumbing. I charged extremely low because I was learning as I worked on his property and vehicles. I also repaired his computers, network, and many electronics. He respected my work so much that he invited me to become a free Mason. I am rather reluctant because I have never been a member of any group, formal or nonformal. I have never been in any sort of social collective at all. I have never belonged anywhere as a valued member of any sort of social herd. I have always done everything alone and have not had any friends for many years. I just enjoy repairing things and doing my best. Though, I have no friends, my reputation as a mechanic and technician that can repair nearly anything is rather widespread. I never bothered to befriend anybody, nor belong to their social collective or herd. I am still thinking about the invitation. I still do repairs for the gentleman.

Idk what they do, but I have been in 2 different masonic lodges with free reign. 1st time I was there as a stage hand, moving all the theatrical props from one lodge to another, it's crazy how flimsy their props are. 2nd time I was organizing a fund raiser and they invited me to come over one night, that lodge was just people who were drinking and having fun, so like I said, idk what the secrets are, but to me it looks like a lot of people having a good time, complete with theatrics and alcohol... wakka wakka

Am i the only one who reads the comments and forget your watching a video

The Freemasons in my country (Norway) have their own website with a Q&A section 😂

Spot on I'm an American Freemason from the Southern Jurisdiction the only way you will get most information out of one is to ask. Freemasons follow a general policy of not encouraging people to become freemasons. Ask and it will be given to you, seek and you shall find, knock and the door shall be opened unto you.

“Myth of king Solomon’s temple” Even though it’s highly accepted amongst most sociologist and anthropologist that king Solomon existed similar Pythagoras

As a research Mason, I found only two minor errors in the entire video: Masons outside of a building that looked like a church - with two crosses on top. Masons sometimes attend church as a body, but no Masonic building features a cross on top of it. Secondly, masonry does not have any problem with the Catholic Church - it's quite the other way around. I'm Episcopalian, and many of my Scottish Rite brothers are Roman Catholics. Please see Wikipedia for the entire story - it's too much to write here! Any man who believes in a Supreme Being can join the Masons in the U.S.A. - regardless of his religious tradition.

My grandfather was a Mason became a shriner grandmother was a Eastern star, my father was a Mason i just remember once a year going to the best bbq luncheon in Coral Gables, Miami in the late 70's only secret was the bean recipe

Those rules are a little less strict in a lot of lodges. its a bit more laid back nowadays than it used to be

My great grandfather died 2 years ago at the age of 97. He had been in the air force as a navigator and trained a bunch of troops to be navigators. I had always found this very cool and interesting. But it wasn't until the day of his funeral that I found out he was a member of the Masonic Lodge. I would have loved to hear him tell stories of his service in the military and the masonic lodge. Unfortunately I didn't meet much of that side of my family till after he had suffered from a lot of memory loss and what not. I'd give so much to be able to sit down and listen to him me stories. edit: Just to correct myself he was in the Army Air Corp not the Air Force. I had just learned the difference not that anyone necessarily cared lol

The freemasons were generally highly skilled tradesmen involved with the building industry, hence the compass & square symbols & their leading spiritual figure being referred to as the great architect. Over the past couple of centuries as new countries were discovered, or towns were created due to population expansion, or new access paths to other parts of the country were made accessible, there would be a need for new buildings such as hospitals, halls, libraries etc to be built in which case the skills of Mason tradesmen could be applied. Generally, the cost would be considerably cheaper as a result of these tradesmen being used plus the masons also helped with the funding from monies raised thru donations etc from well to do families that were members.

This video was GREAT to me because it's short, educational, precise and stuck to the point well

I am a Free Mason in Oklahoma. Masonic lodges we’re responsible for providing over 3 million dollars to charity in the State of Oklahoma. Yes, we have lots of secrets, but the most important thing we do is charity. Planning, running, and volunteering to work those charity events is definitely the most important aspect of Masonry.

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"Well it's not really a secret, when everybody knows about it"-(legendary hero Cpt. Obvious)

Hello. I am a Worshipful Master of Mesa Lodge 55 in Grand Junction Colorado. I'm always happy to talk about Freemasonry. I usually won't shut up about it once I get started. The term Worshipful Master just means wise or learned on. The Master of the Lodge is elected each year from among the brothers. The Sr. Warden, Jr. Warden, Secretary, and Treasurer are also elected by the brothers of the lodge. The other officers are appointed by the Master. I can tell you that in our jurisdiction the only secretes are the modes of recognition (handshakes & passwords). We don't like to talk about the rituals as they lose their impact on the candidate/brother going through them if they know about them beforehand. I can also say that they build upon each other. The rules of each lodge are a bit different. Some require tuxedos, some it's okay to wear jeans and a button-down shirt. There is no talk about religion or politics in the lodge. But outside of lode brothers are free to discuss anything. Each jurisdiction has a set of rituals for the lodges in that jurisdiction. Though there can be some minor customization for each lodge. For example, in Mesa Lodge the opening prayer is said when our Sr. Deacon is on his way back to his chair. In other lodges, it is when he arrives at his chair. But in general, the rules are always the same in all lodges. Stand when talking to the Worshipful Master, no side conversations, no politics or religion in the lodge. Each new brother is encouraged to talk to other members to learn the decorum of the lodge and each new brother is assigned a mentor, usually a friend, to help him in his Masonic Education. One thing I would like to clarify from the video is the term "Great Architect of the Universe." To be a Freemason you have to profess a belief in a higher power. What that higher power is isn't for the lodge to know as it is between the brother and his creator. In the US most Freemasons are some form of Christian. But there is nothing preventing anyone of another faith from joining. We use the term Great Architect as a placeholder for the brother's creator.

You know what we do in my lodge? Meet discuss business, discuss new applications of memberships, have dinner, talk about upcoming community events, have bbqs, and initiate new members of all races and backgrounds as long as they have clean records. Thats it. Rinse and repeat. Half our lodge are men 50+ years old the other half in their 20s to 40s. Our families join us for our big dinners. Theres your “secret society.” Sheesh. btw greetings to fellow bros from Downey United 220 F&AM

Freemasons are so secret they have bumper stickers on their cars; they gave the movie _National Treasure_ their official approval and ran an ad in the theatre where I saw it.

Actually, you can walk into a lodge and start mingling (not with a beer in hand mind you) all you are asked to do is present yourself to the Master of the lodge as soon as possible. Keep in mind each lodge can be different. As far as seating, outside of the officer seats you can sit wherever you want (at least in every lodge I've been to). I also wouldn't say it's a 'strict' code of conduct, just one of respect and maturity. A lot of lodges will have an open day for the public as well. For example, when we do officer installations we make it open to the public, we bring our families and friends. Also, if you want to see inside a lodge just ask. odds are they will let you if someone is available to let you in. Many temples within Scottish Rite have normal hours where they are open to the public during weekdays. As for the dress code, it varies. At my lodge some of us wear jeans and t-shirts, during summer some wear shorts.

You just knock on the door at the lodge and that's pretty much it. Having someone vouch for you helps but you gotta earn your way. It all stems from the first time you knock on the door. Masons also don't go around asking people if they want to join, it's something you have to choose. Believing in a higher power is a must.

So the freemasons is no longer a guild for tradesmen. More of a place to dress up with your friends and put on a play? It's all so confusing.

I recently visited the gravesite of my paternal grandma and my great grandpa, her father. I noticed the Freemason symbol on my great grandpa’s headstone and the Order of the Eastern Star on my grandma’s headstone. This is the first time I learned of Freemasonry in my family

"Moneyed men." HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!! I make pizza for a living!

Well, I have no idea what they do. But I have noticed freemasonry symbols on many well maintained public places, both in my hometown and in other places of the world. I also enjoy walking around foreign cities trying to pick up little symbols of their presence. It started here in my hometown, when a friend of mine was talking that a house near our school had a small symbol on the outside, and that it was the symbol for "The Great Architect."

I had a friend who did her internship at the World Bank in New York right after graduation. Then she went on to work at Saatchi&Saatchi. Then she became a creative director in Apple. I searched her father's name and surname. And he turned out to be a high degree free mason in the Ankara lodge. So this is what they do. They plant each other to important positions to extend the reach of their power play. Then they talk about honor all night long. Be a good puppy and you'll be planted somewhere.

My grandpa was a Master and they contributed to the funeral services. One from each type of degree was there (I think that’s what you called them?) and they performed a ritual. It was beautiful and very meaningful to us. Most of what was done, that I know of, involved taking sick children who needed rides to the hospital for treatment. Every week, month, or however often they needed. I don’t know much, but they do know they do charity type work.

My uncle is a Freemason. I've always thought that to become one, you had to know someone who knows someone etc. My local Freemason lodge is taking online applications.

my grandpa is a freemason, so I've been to a couple meetings, and they best way I can describe it is as a play that you memorize and recite. its pretty cool.

As a very active Texas Freemason and a Past Master of my Lodge, I must say this video is mostly quite accurate. there are a few things that are not exactly right but from a non-,mason it is very understandable. By and Large Free Masonry is a fraternity, and in my opinion its greatest asset is the ability of its members to meet on the "level" meaning that no matter what our position is in society, in a lodge room we are all equal. I have had the pleasure of sitting in lodge with a justice of the supreme court of Texas and in the same room were, school teachers, Realtors, plumbers and electricians. Truly men from all parts of society, and various socio-economic backgrounds. Peace and harmony prevails because of the love we have for each other, which is solidified by an obligation each one of us freely take on. And the belief that we all meet upon the level as free men.

Don't expect Freemasons to tell you anything.

My grandfather was a Shriner, we used to play with his goofy hat, though he didn't ride in the clown cars. It always made me laugh to think of this very solemn correct man wearing that hat at meetings. He was also one of the kindest, most st loving people I ever knew, and had a serious work ethic.

At the top they worship Lucifer, thats what that A Pike claims at least, (and there's a statue of him in D.C.😮).

Overall a very accurate presentation. Nicely done!

My grandfather was a freemason in Australia, never knew until he passed away. doubt he wouldve spoken about it. But wasn't a strange guy lol.

As an entered apprentice Mason I can tell you that it is pretty much just business with a focus on charity. There are usually meals before meetings that are open for people to come to and if you want to be one you have to ask another mason. You'll need a couple masons to vouch for you. We welcome you!

I just made it to a Master Mason this past year. And this video is pretty much accurate. My lodge is a little less formal than most, the posture and etiquette are pretty lax.

Intriguing, I always knew there was more to life and i have also been looking for a way to find not only protection but a way to be influential to the human society.

As a Freemason, you did a nice job on presenting what is all about. What you forgot is that we don't allow atheists, agnostics or satanist in the order. If there is one, then he lied about believing in a higher power(s). There are also very different Rites in Freemasonry and other subgroups that you can enter only as a Freemason. A perfect example is the Shriners, who control the Shriner hospitals. We also try to improve our communities, and the teachings of Freemason are a way for you to have a guidance on how to do it. There are also Freemasons that doesn't necessarily believe in some traditions, even if they are in the Anglo-Saxon Freemasonry that are indifferent if women are allowed or not in Freemasonry. However, within the Anglo-Saxon Freemasonry there are some women groups as well. This group, however, is limited to daughters and wives of Freemasons. In other words, not every woman can enter. I want to say that there are some sad stories within Freemasonry that are being fixed today. One case is the racism that once existed in Anglo-Saxon Freemasonry. This history can be learn with the Prince Hall Lodges. However, today, racism is forbidden in Freemasonry in general. Any lodge that acts in a racist way will be thrown out by the higher lodges that maintain the smaller ones. They will not even be allowed in other lodges from either of the big branches, Anglo-Saxon and Continental Freemasonry, as their names and the lodge's name will be mention to all lodges. They can, however, return to the main bodies if they apologize and fix such behavior as this is one of the tenants of Freemason. We are suppose to become better than our past selves.

This is all broadly speaking true. However you didn’t mention charity - it’s probably the largest part of what we do. Our province raised £3.3m this year alone - funded entirely by donations from fellow masons - and the UGLE (United Grand Lodge of England) received £33m in donations total. We’re the second largest donor to charitable causes in the UK, after the national lottery. After meetings, most members will dine together - we have great food and drinks and engage in lively conversation. We’re a great community of people from all walks of life - masonry isn’t the preserve of the wealthy and powerful.

It's interesting that some people get attracted into these memberships and others do not. Perhaps it's a specific personality trait that makes some us to need to belong and others to be solitary.

I am an active member. We are strong. We have tries deep. It's nothing dark. All good men. Power in strong places. But good intentions.

Why is it whenever I talked about something the day before info post a vid about it the day after

I've been a Mason longer than most reading this have been alive and I've been very involved in the Craft. The single element never mentioned about Freemasonry is it's about memorization. Everyone has a small bit of memorization to acquire, while officers have more. The third degree in my jurisdiction takes just over an hour to confer and it's largely one officer doing all of the talking from memory. I think it's never mentioned because they're afraid that it might scare people away. However, the ritual is filled with clues and techniques that make this possible for any man. When I first heard it, I was amazed, and thought I'd never be able to do it. And yet, I went on to be Master of my Lodge, a District instructor in the Ritual, and a member of the appendant bodies. The greatest years of my life were spent on the Lodge Room floor, making Masons, and advancing them through the Degrees. And the greatest friends I've made were the brothers in my Lodge who taught me the work.

This exactly appears to be a children's game that adults indulge in but are embarrased to admit it...probably the reason why they dont come out with the rituals.

The important part that missing is that they teach sacred occult knowledge

This is really well done, and factual, as opposed to so much about Masonry on the internet. Thank you.

As a Freemason, my own experience does not reflect some of the points made during this video. For example, not everything the worshipful master says during lodge meetings must be kept secret. In fact, lodge minutes should show what everyone in the lodge talked about, including the points of business brought up by the worshipful master. This stated and as pointed out in the video, rules in grand lodge jurisdictions vary.

Thanks for posting.

The masonic hall in my city is used as a practice area for the local amateur theater group. And many of the smaller lodges in small towns have not been used in decades and in some towns with an old lodge there are no masons any more. The kids of the old masons were just not interested in joining.

I have been a Freemason for seven years now. It’s a fraternity plain and simple.

I can't say for sure if it was 100% correct, but it was very interesting to watch. Most of the answers you got from Mason is what I'd answer too.

Very well done 👏

How many masons does it take to change a lightbulb?... Sshhhhhh🤫.... Seriously can’t tell you that! It’s a secret

I used to go to a lodge when I was in my 20's, Like my dad. It was like second church, all the same guys I met at church went there, there where a lot of rituals and rules about where you stood, There was a lot of trade talk, You where kind of expected to be a handyman of a sort, and be open to sharing that knowledge with people. Most of all there where a lot of community organizing. Helping Organizing community programs, Assisting in local activities, A lot of elderly outreach programs, a lot of bake sales. This might of been unique to my lodge cause it was a large lodge in a comparatively small town, So it felt like everyone important was a member including the Principle of my school, the Chairman of our School District Educational Board, Our Pastor, and the Head of our Towns Department of treasury, Oddly enough the mayor at the time was not in it, because she was a woman and this lodge was male only. I never went far in the order cause it just sort of felt like the Old Men club. So for all I know the Master Masons could be doing some shady stuff, But I never felt like that could be happening.

I thought he was talking about Alcoholics Anonymous at first lol!

Look into Ashtorah, Baal and Moloch next.

Who is searching in the comments for someone who is taking this Illuminati thing way more seriously than they should??

My father was a Freemason, I remember going to a barbecue with a bunch of people with the same mason rings, at one point the other kids, my brother and I had to be by ourselves while our parents talked. It was pretty weird

My uncle is a freemason, he owns businesses and large chunks of real estates, and a foundation he is also a rotarian. He is a powerful person with many influence

Theres a masonic lodge in my town and a temple in the closest major city to me, the title implies they used to be active, they still are

My local lodge takes care of their people and the community quite often

My grandfather past away in 2017 and was a freemason and had a burial with them blessing and rituals and rights. It ment alot.

The most shocking thing I learned was their are white beans

So basically Freemasons: 1. Obey rules 2. Don't work stone

I have an idea i suggest that you should compare mad max and military

“The myth of the king Solomon’s temple?” It’s not a myth.

There are two Freemasonry: Invisible and Visible. The first is invisible, acts behind the scenes of the fashion industry, economy, music industry, countries, politics, defining events of the mankind such as exposed by the legendary progressive rock band Kansas in the rare music video for the song "Play the Game Tonight" released in 1982, and the second is visible, as we all know, and they need to keep some secrets

Not a big secret or anything, but one of the Highest Rules of Freemasonry is the concept of the "Brotherhood of Man", which states that all Men (and boys) are born under God and deserve your highest Respect and attention. It is a Fraternal Order of Men, FOR MEN... to Help, network with, and assist Men, regardless of race of economic background, but specifically focused on giving other tradesmen a "leg up", so to speak.

Speaking as a mason I can say your information is quite accurate and interesting to watch. True masonry is about building the individual person, a way of making good people better and to help and encourage self belief in other people. It is a charitable organisation, but charity does not always mean giving money; For example, If you could give someone an hour of your time to sit and talk because they are lonely, or to deliver teddy bears to a children's cancer unit and see the joy this brings is a selfless charitable act and is priceless. The secrets are related to progression throughout your masonic journey and nothing sinister that affects the outside world; For example, what's the point of someone organising a surprise party for you then telling you exactly what's going to happen on the day and what presents you are getting? Or if you worked in a large company and they were having a board meeting for senior members only, then you would have to become a senior member and show proof of your position in the company in order to be admitted into the meeting, and why would a senior member of a company discuss anything about a meeting to a junior member? masonry is no different. Do you have to pay to join? Daahhh!! You have pay to join a golf club, you have to pay to join a gym, you have to pay to join a lot of things so yes, you have to pay to join. Masons do not recruit, they will never try to persuade or force you to join and you will only be considered if you ask, but even then you might not be suitable. Should you ever consider joining masonry please make sure the lodge you are considering joining is recognised by The United Grand Lodge of England based in London, if it isn't then it is NOT a true lodge.