Capricornguy
Registered User
So I ran into another mason that worked in my area. He sported the jacked mason jacked, wore the ring, and necklace. I started talking to him. He claimed he was a 32nd degree scottish rite mason. I was like cool: You got your dues card? I showed him mine he showed me his. Mine was brown and his was Blue.
I showed him mine he showed me his. We talked. Then I talked to my teacher about his lodge. He said his lodge is "recognized" under the GLofTX but not part of our jurisdiction. So It wouldn't be a good idea to talk to him about masonic stuff.
We looked up his lodge online(facebook) and sure enough it looked like it was a group of people who just made a lodge and formed their own work and claimed to be masons. I am curious if this is common.
I was also told he couldn't attend our meetings nor the grandlodge meetings, and I wouldn't be able to attend theirs.
After our encounter he didn't wear any masonic apparel at all and avoided me since. We didn't have a bad chat we talked about how masonry improved our lives etc. Never spoke of the work.
I showed him mine he showed me his. We talked. Then I talked to my teacher about his lodge. He said his lodge is "recognized" under the GLofTX but not part of our jurisdiction. So It wouldn't be a good idea to talk to him about masonic stuff.
We looked up his lodge online(facebook) and sure enough it looked like it was a group of people who just made a lodge and formed their own work and claimed to be masons. I am curious if this is common.
I was also told he couldn't attend our meetings nor the grandlodge meetings, and I wouldn't be able to attend theirs.
After our encounter he didn't wear any masonic apparel at all and avoided me since. We didn't have a bad chat we talked about how masonry improved our lives etc. Never spoke of the work.