The Freemasonry movement has shed centuries of secrecy and is now looking for a few good men. Daniel Tran reports.
HANGING by a piece of barely visible thread is the letter G.
It is silver and large, about the size of a man’s head, and it hangs in another 309 rooms across Victoria in similar fashion.
For the freemasons gathering under it tonight, it is a representation of one their ancient order’s central tenets: there is God.
Although the organisation has traditionally been shrouded in secrecy, Freemasons Victoria’s grand secretary Peter Henshall is straightforward about what the once-esoteric organisation does. “Freemasonry is probably one of the world’s oldest fraternal organisations. It offers men over the age of 18 opportunities to develop themselves, interact with other like minded men, pursue community and charitable work and, in a general sense, adopt a principled way of life.”
He says freemasons believe in fraternity, acting honestly, equitably with their fellows — be they members, family or peer and acting in a principled way.
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HANGING by a piece of barely visible thread is the letter G.
It is silver and large, about the size of a man’s head, and it hangs in another 309 rooms across Victoria in similar fashion.
For the freemasons gathering under it tonight, it is a representation of one their ancient order’s central tenets: there is God.
Although the organisation has traditionally been shrouded in secrecy, Freemasons Victoria’s grand secretary Peter Henshall is straightforward about what the once-esoteric organisation does. “Freemasonry is probably one of the world’s oldest fraternal organisations. It offers men over the age of 18 opportunities to develop themselves, interact with other like minded men, pursue community and charitable work and, in a general sense, adopt a principled way of life.”
He says freemasons believe in fraternity, acting honestly, equitably with their fellows — be they members, family or peer and acting in a principled way.
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