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Sunday, October 9, 2011

Question #1) Symbolism in Masonry and the similarities to other organizations

Here is a question often asked of Masonry.  The answers are either from my own research or from some of my more experienced brethren.  (If you have any questions I don't address here or need some further clarification, please don't hesitate to either ask me or the men over at http://www.masonforum.com/)

Question #1)  Does this symbol (pyramid, skull and crossbones, all seeing eye) mean that there is a connection between Group A (Skull and Bones, Illuminati, Palladists etc) and Freemasonry?

This question is one I have gotten a few times. 

A lot of people will see a Masonic symbol (or what they think is a Masonic symbol) and think that every group that shares it must be connected to the fraternity.  If that were true, wouldn't that mean...

A.  We're all mathematicians.  We use geometric symbols to identify ourselves (the square and compass) so we must be!  Right?
B.  We're all pirates, since we use the skull and crossbones pirates used to display on their black flags.
C.  We're all in the Navy, because the anchor (a common symbol denoting the Navy) is used in our lessons.

These are just a few examples.

The thing about symbols is they can be used by many groups and many people and not necessarily stand for the same thing.  Take the letter X.  You don't see the letter X everywhere and say "That means 10!" (as it does in Roman numerals).  X can mean kisses as in xoxo, railroad crossing like the X on signs before train tracks, or even alcohol (XXX on all those old cartoon jugs of whiskey).  It means different things, depending on the context.

What a compass means to me as a Mason isn't necessarily what it means to my high school math teacher.

The Illuminati, Skull and Crossbones, and Palladists have no direct ties to Masonry.

Masonry is just a fraternity where men can get together, socialize, and work on becoming better men for their communities and for themselves.

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