Does anyone have any older Knight Mason swords for sale? Preferably UK based for the shipping.

The new ones available aren’t great quality and just don’t look very nice.

I’ve already tried eBay with no joy and literally just missed one on FB marketplace.

Hi Masons!

I’m a 17m that has a recently taken an interest in masonry. While clearing out a box of old books I came across my great grandfathers Masonic handbook (or something of the sort). One of my hobbies is collecting old books so this was a fun development! I quickly realized that this whole Freemason thing seemed kind of interesting and I’m interested in learning more about how I would go about joining.

My great grandfather was the last mason in my family and I have no other connection to the fraternity. I am aware that minors can’t join but once I come of age, what would be my first steps?

If we end up being contacted or contact an intelligent race beyond our planet do you think they may join the fraternity and at that point would there be a grand lodge of earth? Or do you think that they may adopt/already have their own version?

Alright, hear me out first and would love your thoughts. My outgoing WM is in the hospital and won’t be able to close out his final duties. I’ll be handling as his SW. I’m thinking of gifting him a hurricane lamp that I’m going to use the same oil we use at lodge, and during lodge igniting it with the flame from the taper that represents him before his lodge of sorrow is closed. That way he can have his Masonic light as he journeys through his illness (major illness that will be a multi year journey). Is this stupid or cool?

Hi Guys, I’m very ambitious, I have traveled the world learning from other and trying to achieve my dreams, I have been looking to join a group of very ambitious people and mentors to help me and others to achieve our goals so we can contribute to our group. Does FreeMasonry provide business help

Just curious if anyone here is a subscriber to this publication.

Well Bugger! Starting to see scratches hoping they buff out! Has anybody any ideas ?

Good morning, Gentlemen. My name is Eric and I'm from Cincinnati. My grandfather was a Mason there and I am curious as to whether or not any of you knew him? His name was Omer Barkalow. He was a 33rd degree. If my memory serves me...he served under a man nicknamed "Doc". My memory is poor and my contact with any remaining family is gone. I appreciate any and all comments. Have a good day, Gentlemen!

Hi guys. I’m being installed to the chair in my lodge next week for the first time. Those of you that have been through yourselves - do you have any guidance, tips or words of advice for my year?

(UK, emulation)

Kind regards

This is my late grandfathers ring from the 1940s or 50s. He was made a mason in 1945 however I’m not sure when he acquired his ring. If anyone know anything about what type of ring this is or just any fun information about it I would love to know!

I’m interested in hearing about your favorite bodies and why do you prefer them over others.

Does anyone happen to make frames?

I’m not about to pay $400.

Wow.

What a beautiful day. ❤️❤️

Evening all, last night was my mother's instillation night where I was put in the South for the second year. Last year I was keen but due to a change in jobs, this year I'm concerned that I'm not able to fulfil the role to my own or the lodges satisfaction.

I tried to bow out but unfortunately I've been roped in again by our WM and I'm sitting in the chair again.

I visited another lodge today and had a fantastic time at their installation. How do I work up the motivation to do the job properly for my mother when we sometimes struggle to get enough brothers to open?

We have a candidate next month and I want to be able to absolutely nail it for him. Id also like to be able to do something to, I don't know. Give the meetings some oomph!

I guess that's more than one question and a bit of a vent...

J

Been seeing folks share their rings and thought I’d join. This was a family friends ring, and after they passed their widow gifted it to me.

First at all, I am not an initiate into masonry (I hope I will in the future).

I heard a lot of people from differents gnostic, mystic and esoterism positions said that masonry is dying. Usually they named the same thinks like "Lodge now looks more of a social club than an actual lodge", "theres a lot of superficiality","rites basically lost its meanings or "that theres is a few or none people who had a real initiaion in the lodge and it shows".

Does anyone have an opinion of this? I feel personally that there is a lot a different lodges to have a transversal or universal opinio of all.

Edit: I forgot to mention that every year there are less young people on it.

Hey brothers I’m wanting to get into York Rite. How do I do so?

I am 27 years old, and over the last 5 years a few things have happened to me which have made me not only question, but embrace spirituality.

I don't want to bore you with my story, however within the last year, though study of theology, religion and esoteric history it feels as if I cannot avoid freemasonry. The best way for me to explain it Is, I feel as if no matter how deep I search, how open I keep my mind I will never reach a standard of knowledge and understanding that freemasons have. I do not know any freemasons, and from what I have concluded, that's a big problem if I ever wanted to join a lodge.

I feel as if there is something inside me yearning to find a higher cause. For the past 5 months me and my brother have been running a business and everyday seems as if my blessings are fruitless because I am apart of nothing greater than myself. My family has always been broken, parents both dead before I graduated high-school, me and my brother were distant for much of our childhood. It appears to me that i have no one close to me I can relate to when it comes for my drive and passion for the spiritual and esoteric. At most my girlfriend will entertain her friends tarot readings and such, but when it comes to deeper things I feel alone. I respect that from what iv learned freemasonry might as well be the oldest organization that still exist to this day, and even carry on traditions and teaching from even older cultures.

I may be speaking into a void here, but iv seen this subreddit a few times in my searches, and don't know where else I could find sound advice. I am extremely hard working, driven and patient, I don't wish to mock the fraternity in any way, I truly just don't know how else to approach it.

I hope you all are enjoying those Thanksgiving leftovers.

As a life long student I can ask many questions but all lead to one.

I call it the Life long question.

Here it is:

What is the biggest lessons you've learned from the Brotherhood that you apply almost daily in your life as a Freemason?

Hi Brethren,

Greetings!

I just want to ask regarding 3rd degree. Is it possible to conduct 3rd degree or raise a 4 to 5 brothers in a single stated lodge meeting?

I wear a gold rope necklace and would like to add a square and compass pendant to it in 10k or 14k gold (not plate). Perhaps 3/4 of an inch tall from compass top to square bottom.

I am asking for recommendations for a reliable vendor to purchase from. A brother would be preferred but not required.

Edit: I'm located in the US.

Hello Masons! Just like the title says, i’m wondering if being a freemason would be good for me. A little background: many of my ancestors were masons, and I still have living family members who are active masons. To keep it short- one side of my family is heavily involved.

Now, the only things I have really learned about the masons has been from being part of this subreddit and seeing what you guys have to say. I agree with basically everything freemasonry stands for, like being a better man, doing good for your community, etc. however, the problem is that i’m pretty left-leaning in the political sense. I don’t tolerate maga extremism, as I only see hatred, fear mongering, bigotry, and contradiction come from that side.

That being said, where does masonry fall under a political spectrum- if it even does so? I know that in Missouri (where my family resides), people are usually conservative or right-wing. Do these meetings or rituals tend to get political? Would I be accepted as a liberal, more progressive person? Is there any form of political indoctrination that they want you to follow? Does it just depend on the location of the lodge?

This matters to me because I do not want to be involved in anything that promotes hatred or bigotry against others, or exploits others for personal gain or masonic gain in our capitalist system.

If anyone could offer up their experiences or advice, either liberal or conservative, I would love to have some input! Thanks guys.

I know that Catholic Church prohibits it’s members from joining masonic organisations but is it true the other way around. If candidate declares himself as a Catholic can he still eneter or is he disqualified?

Why aren’t more men joining Masonry?

Hey good afternoon Brothers all!! Hope everyone is having a terrific holiday weekend.

I'll keep this short and sweet. There is this awesome charity called Movember. They have a super unique origin story and they have raised 1.5 BILLION dollars for Men's Health in the past 20 years. It is quite impressive. You can read all about it on the Movember website.

I am here to ask some of you kind hearted men and women to donate to my fundraiser so that I can stop growing this mustache lol. I look... bad. But I have committed to growing the mustache until I hit my $1,000 goal.

Today Pringles is gonna match $25 donations, probably some sort of cap at how much they'll match per singular fundraiser but I dunno what that is... So yeah. If you are willing and able, it would mean a lot to me and it would honestly just mean a lot to men all throughout the world. This is an incredible organization.

Thank you for your time and consideration!!

https://movember.com/m/benjamin219

Hi. I'm here to ask you about some reading material about the history of freemasonry. I'm mostly interested in the 18th and 19th century periods and the relationship between freemasonry and the Enlightenment Movement.