littlecat123
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If you wanted to become a Mason, how does one go about it? Do you contact the lodge? Do you have to know someone and be invited in? How does it work?
Go to your local lodge, introduce yourself to the guys there and ask if you can join.If you wanted to become a Mason, how does one go about it?
Yes.Do you contact the lodge?
No.Do you have to know someone and be invited in?
Like religious groups, many people become Freemasons through a family connection, like a father or grand father. There are Freemason groups for young people, like the Demolays..I hope I spelled that right...that provide education to young people who are interested in learning.If you wanted to become a Mason, how does one go about it? Do you contact the lodge? Do you have to know someone and be invited in? How does it work?
Masons are not allowed to solicit for members. Therefore, as it has been said, you must ask one. Most lodges have a website, and some of them have a calender of events when the lodge is open. Most will have contact information too. It is my goal to get a links database setup soon with Grand Lodges, and eventually individual lodges.
One note, Freemasons are not a religious group, though we are religious in nature. It is true that many men join because of a family connection, not through it. Masonry asks no questions about previous Masons in the family, and has no requirements for such.Like religious groups, many people become Freemasons through a family connection, like a father or grand father. There are Freemason groups for young people, like the Demolays..I hope I spelled that right...that provide education to young people who are interested in learning.
I agree with Sage. Groups with easy-sounding platitudes and big boasts always seem to cater to the more simple-minded among us. They can get too big and destructive.It would be nice if more groups were not allowed to solicit members. I think the world would be a nicer place.