We’ve all heard of Freemasonry and the supposedly
hidden agenda its members have to achieve global
domination through a new world order, but how many
of us really know anything substantial about the
subject? Freemasonry is one of the world’s oldest and
largest fraternities. While its traditions date back to
early history, Masonry in its current form appeared
when its public events were noticed by the residents of
London in 1717. Although Masonry—particularly
during its early days—had some elements of secrecy, the
first discovery of the supposedly highly secret Masonic
ritual actually happened in 1696! Since then there have
been tens of thousands of books published about this
not-so-secret organization. Freemasonry’s singular
purpose is to make men better and its bonds of
friendship, compassion, and brotherly love have survived
even the most divisive political, military, and religious
conflicts throughout the centuries. Freemasonry is
neither a forum nor a place of worship. It is not a
religion, as many believe, and it does not teach a
religious philosophy. Still, many questions remain
about this “fraternity”. The following 25 Curious
Facts About Freemasonry will attempt to shed some
light on the matter and help us understand the
organization’s cause and purpose a little better.

25
Freemasonry exists in various forms all over the world,
with a membership estimated at around five million
(including approximately 480,000 in Great Britain and
over two million in the United States).
Source: gwmemorial.org/freemasonry.php, Image:
Wikipedia

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24
Contrary to popular belief, the Freemasons are not a
secret society. A Mason can freely tell people they are a
Mason. They just can’t reveal the secrets of the order.
Source: bilderberg.org/masons.htm, Image: Wikipedia

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23
The conventional establishment of Freemasonry is
usually dated to 1717, when the Grand Lodge of
London emerged on June 24. The emergence of this
Grand Lodge marked the beginning of Grand Lodges
governing other lodges.
Source: freemasons-freemasonry.com, Image: Wikipedia

22
Freemasonry employs the tools and instruments of
stonemasonry to teach a system of morality, friendship,
and brotherly love, hence, the standard emblem of
Freemasonry is the square and compasses.
Source: Born in Blood: The Lost Secrets of
Freemasonry, Image: Wikipedia

21
Masonic symbols are usually regarded as existing
because of the fraternity’s secrecy. However, in reality,
Freemasonry started being illustrated by symbols because
at the very beginning most Freemasons could not read,
so the symbols served to remind members of the
fraternity’s teachings.
Source: Born in Blood: The Lost Secrets of
Freemasonry, Image: Wikipedia

20
The oldest Masonic symbol is the square and
compasses. It is also the most universally recognized
symbol of Freemasonry, though its exact significance
varies from country to country.

19
A Masonic “lodge” refers to the congregation of
people who meet there, it’s not just the name of a
building. Each lodge gets a charter from a “Grand
Lodge” but they basically run themselves. There’s no
overarching ritual for running a meeting; it varies with
each individual group.
Source: thoughtcatalog.com, Image: Wikipedia

18
It’s impossible to become a Freemason if you’re an
atheist. The first requirement is that potential members
must believe in a higher power of some kind.
Source: freemasonry.org, Image:
commons.wikimedia.org

17
There are two known branches of Freemasonry. The
Regular, guided by the United Grand Lodge of England,
and the Liberal, represented by the Grand Orient of
France.
Source: Born in Blood: The Lost Secrets of
Freemasonry, Image: commons.wikimedia.org

16
Masons traditionally recognize each other by various
“secret” signs, including wearing a ring with a
Masonic emblem, various lapel badges, and sometimes
the famous Freemason handshake (when shaking hands,
the thumb briefly strokes the other man’s hand in a
certain way), though the last is mostly restricted to
Freemasons in San Francisco and Washington, DC.
Source: Born in Blood: The Lost Secrets of
Freemasonry, Image: commons.wikimedia.org

15
Anders Breivik, perpetrator of the 2011 mass murders in
Norway, was a practicing Freemason.
Source: murderpedia.org, Image: pixabay

14
Freemasons are commanded not to testify truthfully
when another Mason is on trial. They admit that it
may be perjury, but to them it is a far greater sin to
not protect one of their own.
Source: Born in Blood: The Lost Secrets of
Freemasonry, Image: Wikipedia

13
Freemasonry has no single spokesman. It is comprised
of many individuals in numerous organizations, all of
which are subordinate to the Grand Lodge in their area.
None of these members or organizations can speak for
Freemasonry; that is the responsibility of each Grand
Lodge in the area.
Source: freemasonry.html, Image: Wikipedia

12
In case you didn’t know, there is a direct Masonic
link to the Statue of Liberty. Frederic Bartholdi, the
man who designed the famous statue, was a Mason.
Source: Secrets of the Statue of Liberty, Image:
Wikipedia

11
The secret handshakes and passwords now associated
with Freemasonry were used by the stonemasons to
identify each other, which was important for keeping
secrets in the guild.
Source: Born in Blood: The Lost Secrets of
Freemasonry, Image: Wikipedia

10
Astronaut Buzz Aldrin was a member of Clear Lake
Lodge #1417 in Texas. He was also the Lunar Module
Pilot on Apollo 11, the first manned lunar landing in
history. When he stepped on the moon he had with him
a special deputation from his Grand Master to claim the
moon as being in the territorial jurisdiction of the
Grand Lodge of Texas. John Glenn was also a Mason.
Source: masonicworld.com, Image: Wikipedia

9
Catherine Babington wanted to know what Freemasonry
was all about so she hid inside a pulpit at meetings in
Kentucky for over a year. When discovered, she was
held captive for a month.
Source: masonicworld.com, Image:
commons.wikimedia.org

8
Some of the most famous Freemasons include Charles
Darwin, Mark Twain, Winston Churchill, J. Edgar
Hoover, Benjamin Franklin, and the first president and
founding father of our country, George Washington.
Source: Born in Blood: The Lost Secrets of
Freemasonry, Image: Wikipedia

7
Conspiracies link Freemasons to the Illuminati.
However, this seems unlikely because the Illuminati are
an entirely secret society, to the extent that most people
do not believe they exist today, while people are entirely
free to divulge they are a member of a Freemason lodge.
Source: thoughtcatalog.com, Image: Wikipedia

6
Hitler believed that the Masons were a tool of the Jews
and under the Nazi regime it’s estimated that between
80,000 and 200,000 Freemasons were murdered.
Source: Wikipedia, Image: Wikipedia

5
In the type of Freemasonry practiced in the United
States female members are not allowed, whereas in the
type practiced in Europe, women are generally allowed
to be initiated.
Source: freemasonry.org, Image: Wikipedia

4
Sun worshiping is the core of Freemasonry and
probably many other secret societies.
Source: secret-societies.com, Image: Wikipedia

3
In the type of Freemasonry practiced in the United
States members are required to believe in God, though
the interpretation of this is left up to the individual
member.
Source: freemasonry.org, Image: Wikipedia

2
At the time it was built in 1892 the Masonic Temple in
Chicago, Illinois, was the world’s tallest building. It
was twenty-two stories high.
Source: chicagoreader.com, Image:
commons.wikimedia.org

1
During the American civil war enemy soldiers who
recognized each other as Freemasons helped each other
and saved each other’s lives. Even during war these
Freemasons’ loyalty to the craft did not fade.
Source: masonicfind.com, Image: Wikipedia

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Am not a Mason, neither should these posts be taken as an endorsement of the Masonic Order.
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jaymichael:
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Sun worshiping is the core of Freemasonry and
probably many other secret societies.
Source: secret-societies.com, Image: Wikipedia

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