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I've known several people associated with masonry. One got kicked out after doing a 'mason in distress' sign at a judge to get his drug trial stopped. Another,

I've known several people associated with masonry. One got kicked out after doing a 'mason in distress' sign at a judge to get his drug trial stopped. Another, who has held several senior positions within lodges, has a second secret life that he has to keep hidden from them. Is just all borrowed power games and as far as I can tell the deal isn't worth it, the last secret has got to be an empty box, the power being in the idea of the secret itself. Then you get to stand around and look all enlightened and stuff. Then you go home and the car still has a squeaky noise that nobody can identify and the bath drain is mysteriously full of hair.

wl 8y ago
If you want to play power games in Freemasonry, you certainly can do so. That seems to me to be missing the point. I'm also not sure what kind of second secret life your friend has to hide from the craft. I think most folks misunderstand the use of secrecy in initiatic orders. If someone joins an order to learn their secrets, they will be sorely disappointed. Signs, passwords, and grips can have symbolic meaning, but they convey nothing the initiate is unlikely to already know. Some of the secret legends can be entertaining, but they, by themselves, won't improve your life. Rather, all these things are tools that, when used in concert, can bring about a change in a person. Not everyone needs or wants that, and that's fine.
- starbeast 8y ago
  >I'm also not sure what kind of second secret life your friend has to hide from the craft. Some people try to be experts in theoretical conspiracy. I think he is just more into the experimental side of the field.
samstave 8y ago
>One got kicked out after doing a 'mason in distress' sign at a judge to get his drug trial stopped. But has the signal worked for others?
- starbeast 8y ago
  It worked for him. He just then got kicked out.

wl 8y ago

If you want to play power games in Freemasonry, you certainly can do so. That seems to me to be missing the point. I'm also not sure what kind of second secret life your friend has to hide from the craft. I think most folks misunderstand the use of secrecy in initiatic orders. If someone joins an order to learn their secrets, they will be sorely disappointed. Signs, passwords, and grips can have symbolic meaning, but they convey nothing the initiate is unlikely to already know. Some of the secret legends can be entertaining, but they, by themselves, won't improve your life. Rather, all these things are tools that, when used in concert, can bring about a change in a person. Not everyone needs or wants that, and that's fine.

starbeast 8y ago
>I'm also not sure what kind of second secret life your friend has to hide from the craft. Some people try to be experts in theoretical conspiracy. I think he is just more into the experimental side of the field.

samstave 8y ago

>One got kicked out after doing a 'mason in distress' sign at a judge to get his drug trial stopped. But has the signal worked for others?

starbeast 8y ago
It worked for him. He just then got kicked out.