Luciano Rodrigues
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What sites do you indicate, to download Masonic books in pdf?
Surely there are no openly available masonic books online. That would be heavily frowned upon.
Why? Is it there anything in Masonry we should be ashamed of, or need to be kept secret?
Are we to frown upon these freely available books on the internet:
Surely there are no openly available masonic books online. That would be heavily frowned upon.
Unfortunately pretty much every piece of every ritual of the Blue Lodge is available online cause someone found it and published it. The only real secrets that remain are the pronunciation of certain things. That's the only real way I see to distinguish a real Mason from a Non-Mason if Dues Cards aren't available.Surely there are no openly available masonic books online. That would be heavily frowned upon.
Unfortunately pretty much every piece of every ritual of the Blue Lodge is available online cause someone found it and published it. The only real secrets that remain are the pronunciation of certain things. That's the only real way I see to distinguish a real Mason from a Non-Mason if Dues Cards aren't available.
Thankfully so then. Some of the stuff I've found online is pretty close to American ritual. Minor differences here and there but the sentiments are usually the same. It's interesting to know how the modes of recognition change from region to region then. I'll have to keep that in mind should I ever decide to travel abroad.Actully, the question you would ask are not universal.
And no, not all rituals are easyily avalible online. In some juristictions there are still a lot of secrecy.
Thankfully so then. Some of the stuff I've found online is pretty close to American ritual. Minor differences here and there but the sentiments are usually the same. It's interesting to know how the modes of recognition change from region to region then. I'll have to keep that in mind should I ever decide to travel abroad.
The Emulation Rite my Lodge works in is available to be purchased by anyone and almost entirely written out with very few words ommited.Unfortunately pretty much every piece of every ritual of the Blue Lodge is available online cause someone found it and published it. The only real secrets that remain are the pronunciation of certain things. That's the only real way I see to distinguish a real Mason from a Non-Mason if Dues Cards aren't available.
...That's the only real way I see to distinguish a real Mason from a Non-Mason if Dues Cards aren't available.
Absolutely agree !!! In any case a ritual exposed does not give any significant information to someone who is not a Mason. Often the best way to hide something is not to hide it at all.I think Freemasonry is a vocation - you might know every word of ritual and not really be a Freemason
I hear you there. In the sense of literally being a Mason or not I'd say it comes down to the Modes of Recognition. However, the ability of the Mason is of course derived by how they carry out the lessons they've learned.While you can be a MM and member of a Lodge, does that really make you a Mason ? I guess it does, but I see lots who are those things and perhaps are really yet to become Masons. I think Freemasonry is a vocation - you might know every word of ritual and not really be a Freemason. Likewise, you might never have heard of the Freemasons and be closer to what I think a Freemason should be than some who have even become Past Masters...
Well, I would disagree. The last thing we want to do is teach Cowan's how to get into lodges, but I think a smart PM would often have a sense of an imposer without even testing him. I know I have; and one had "the secrets" but was complete BS. And as a Sec, I have had a phone call from a PM who met a man who wanted to visit his lodge claiming he was a member of mine...he thought the guy was bogus from his second sentence and before the man did indeed "prove" himself... he'd applied but was rejected.. he'd sniffed him out and called to confirm his suspicions. We need to be careful on giving visitors entry, but it is also not as easy to pretend to be what you are not, regardless of what imposters have read on the internet..Unfortunately pretty much every piece of every ritual of the Blue Lodge is available online cause someone found it and published it. The only real secrets that remain are the pronunciation of certain things. That's the only real way I see to distinguish a real Mason from a Non-Mason if Dues Cards aren't available.
Oh I totally agree with you there! I was simply stating that the "secrets" are out there for everyone to see. However, that's not what makes a Mason as per the ritual as I'm sure you know. I was solely referring to the mechanics of the Modes of Recognition. I agree that an imposter is easy to point out if you truly know Masonry.Well, I would disagree. The last thing we want to do is teach Cowan's how to get into lodges, but I think a smart PM would often have a sense of an imposer without even testing him. I know I have; and one had "the secrets" but was complete BS. And as a Sec, I have had a phone call from a PM who met a man who wanted to visit his lodge claiming he was a member of mine...he thought the guy was bogus from his second sentence and before the man did indeed "prove" himself... he'd applied but was rejected.. he'd sniffed him out and called to confirm his suspicions. We need to be careful on giving visitors entry, but it is also not as easy to pretend to be what you are not, regardless of what imposters have read on the internet..
..I was solely referring to the mechanics of the Modes of Recognition. I agree that an imposter is easy to point out if you truly know Masonry.