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I guess it comes down to what you consider Masonic Secrets. I've never met anyone who considered the working tools (or even the majority of the Tracing Boards) as secret.

Does your jurisdiction specifically prohibit masonic tattoos or is that your interpretation?

That absolutely does not cover tattooing the Square and Compass in any way that could possibly be interpreted since the meaning and symbolism of the Square & Compasses is not a Masonic secret and is even very often printed in informative material for public consumption. So you will have to...

Masonic tattoos are fairly common where I'm from and nothing in our degrees prohibits or discourages them. Mine is above the bottom of my shirt sleeve but many Brothers get them in visible locations. Does your jurisdiction not allow them?

One of the definitions is "a person who is trained to examine buildings and check what condition they are in." I guess he could mean that he is examining the structure or condition of Freemasonry? Just guessing here. Maybe he's an actual surveyor.

I'd no more wear an open Masonic symbol in the UAE than I would my kippah.

I've whispered all the good counsel I can, Brother. You do you.

You likely won't find any S&Cs floating around there as all Regular Masons know the situation and know to keep their mouths shut about the Craft and not wear any outward signs. Maybe my info is old and they will welcome you with open arms there. But I doubt it. You would do well to remember...

There are no Lodges in Dubai and you will likely find yourself arrested if you attempt to start one as Freemasonry is illegal in the UAE. I heard there was one PHA military Lodge there operating on the base some time back but I have no info on that.

This popped up on my feed today and I got a good laugh out of it. Makes me think of all the pseudo new age nonsense some Brothers keep trying to inject into Freemasonry. I wonder how many people got this tattooed before they actually translated it.

It seems like you are judging all Masonry by your experience which will likely only lead to frustration. There are a lot of flavors of Freemasonry and types of Masons out there and not everyone joins for the same reasons or wants the same things from the Craft. Some, like me, love the esoteric...

I believe Freemasonry is still illegal in Dubai. Only way for you to join is to move to a country that permits it.

I'm a big fan of Pietre-Stones Review of Freemasonry. It should go without saying though, to be careful looking for online resources to make sure you are not spoiling future degrees. http://www.freemasons-freemasonry.com/

That is such an awful looking design and evokes nothing of Freemasonry. At least the other patch used here in the US is actually made of Masonic symbols.

The part that is difficult to understand is that a sphere does not feel like a cube. It doesn't matter what they're made of. If a person can't see them, wouldn't the difference in shape be enough for them to cast their ballot correctly? I'm obviously missing something here.

Still don't understand why you would need a ceramic ball and rubber ball in the ballot box. Wouldn't the shape of a sphere feel the same for someone who is visually impared, regardless of material?

You say that now! :) Welcome to the forum.

Ours is like this. You put your hand in and select the shape you want. It is always interesting seeing the small variations in jurisdictions.

Ours you can't see your hand. You feel the shape you want and drop it into the drawer at the back. The more things are the same in Freemasonry, the more they're different!

The Paine quote is only ironic if you didn't read what I wrote, how I worked for years against one day classes and reduced requirements. And which traditional way are you referring to? If you had actually made a study of Freemasonry instead of railing against your perceived slight in your small...