Good morning,
My grandfather is now in a nursing home, and he asked me to take some things from his house and keep them safe with me. When I was putting the things from his jewelry box away, I noticed quite a few masonic coins and a medal. This sparked my curiosity. I started researching them on the internet, but I am curious to learn more. I was wondering if you could tell me about these things that I found. I was also fascinated when learning about all of the symbols that masons use. Could you recommend some further reading on this? I'll post some pictures of the coins, and if you could tell me anything about them, like the meanings of the symbols on them, I would really appreciate it! I know the medal was my great-grandfather's. It says "SPES MEA IN DIO EST". I only studied Latin for a year in middle school, but I think that means "My (faith?) is in god." I'd really like to know what the 32 in the triangle means, or what the cool-looking two-headed bird with the red eyes symbolizes.
Also, this is just a totally random question, but are there any female freemasons, or is there a similar organization for women, or no? Is it like boy scouts for grown ups? I'm sorry if these questions are ignorant or offensive; I'd just really like to learn more.
Thank you so much,
Julie
My grandfather is now in a nursing home, and he asked me to take some things from his house and keep them safe with me. When I was putting the things from his jewelry box away, I noticed quite a few masonic coins and a medal. This sparked my curiosity. I started researching them on the internet, but I am curious to learn more. I was wondering if you could tell me about these things that I found. I was also fascinated when learning about all of the symbols that masons use. Could you recommend some further reading on this? I'll post some pictures of the coins, and if you could tell me anything about them, like the meanings of the symbols on them, I would really appreciate it! I know the medal was my great-grandfather's. It says "SPES MEA IN DIO EST". I only studied Latin for a year in middle school, but I think that means "My (faith?) is in god." I'd really like to know what the 32 in the triangle means, or what the cool-looking two-headed bird with the red eyes symbolizes.
Also, this is just a totally random question, but are there any female freemasons, or is there a similar organization for women, or no? Is it like boy scouts for grown ups? I'm sorry if these questions are ignorant or offensive; I'd just really like to learn more.
Thank you so much,
Julie