Freemasonry Core Principles and Structure

Core Principles and Structure

🏛️Freemasonry is a secular organization focused on personal growth and community service, using building metaphors and rituals to promote brotherly love, help, and truth.

🔍Members progress through three degrees (mysteries), receiving secrets, signs, and handshakes at each level, starting as an Apprentice.

Symbolism and Rituals

🔺The square and compass, originally used by bricklayers, symbolize exemplary conduct and behavioral change respectively in Freemasonry.

🕯️The initiation ceremony involves a blindfolded candidate undergoing a mysterious ritual symbolizing rebirth and receiving light.

Membership and Traditions

👥Freemasonry is open to all, from garbage collectors to judges, and has thrived for 300 years despite its reputation for secrecy.

🍽️The Festive Council, a post-initiation dinner, features toasts to the queen, office, and Provincial Grand Master, with the new Apprentice seated next to the Venerable Master.