MASON CLIQUE

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WHAT BITCHES ACT LIKE YOU KNOW.

Everything you need to kno to roll like a MASON.

 

The Secret Handshake:

It's a regular handshake, except that you press your forefinger

hard into the other's palm. The thumb presses against the base

joints of the second and third fingers. It looks pretty much like

any other handshake; only the person shaking hands can feel the

difference.

 

The Secret Password:

"Tubal-Cain" is the secret password of a Master Mason. But some

lodges have their own passwords.

 

The Secret Word:

Not to be confused with the password. The Word (always

capitalized) is so secret that initiates are taught it one letter

at a time. First they learn A, then O, then M, and finally I. The

Word is IAOM.

 

You never get a straight story as to what it means. As best

as anyone can figure, it is the ineffable name of God, or some

approximation thereof. The Word (or Name) is a tongue-twister. It

takes some practice to get it right. The following pronunciation

guide is from MASONRY AND ITS SYMBOLS IN THE LIGHT OF THINKING AND

DESTINY by Harold Waldwin Percival:

 

The Name is pronounced as follows: It is started by

opening the lips with an "ee" sound graduating into

a broad "a" as the mouth opens wider with lips

forming an oval shape and then graduating the sound

to "o" as the lips form a circle, and again

modulating to an "m" sound as the lips close to a

point. This point resolves itself to a point within

the head.

Expressed phonetically the Name is "EE-Ah-Oh-

Mmm" and is pronounced with one continuous out-

breathing with a slight nasal tone in the manner

described above. It can be correct and properly

expressed with its full power only by one who has

brought his physical body to a state of

perfection...

 

So I'm prepared to offer more info and in doing so I understand

my punishment as my throat cut across, my tongue torn out by

the roots, and my body buried in the rough sands of the sea.

I consent to have my body opened perpendicularly, and to be

exposed for eight hours in the open air, that the venomous flies

may eat my entrails and my my eyeballs pierced to the center

with a three-edged blade."

[VAJ]

I was raised by Masons.

On the back of a Harley.

Listening to Aerosmith & ZZ Top.

Eating twizzlers.

 

Act like you know.

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Masonry has as its decalogue, which is as a law to its Initiates.

These are its Ten Commandments;

 

I. God is the Eternal, Omnipotent Immutable Wisdom, Supreme Intellligence and

Exhaustless Love. Thou shalt adore, revere, and love him! Thou shalt honor him

by practicing the virtues!

 

II. Thy religion shall be, to do good because it is a pleasure to thee, and not merely

because it is a duty. That thou mayest become the friend of the wiseman, thou

shalt obey his precepts! Thy soul is immortal! Thou shalt do nothing to degrade it!

 

III. Thalt shall unceasingly war against vice! Thou shalt not do unto others that which

thou wouldst not wish for them to do unto thee! Thou shalt be submissive to thy

fortunes, and keep burning the light of wisdom!

 

IV. Thou shalt honor thy parents! Thou shalt pay respect and homage to the aged!

Thou shalt instruct the young! Thou shalt protect and defend infancy and innocence!

 

V. Thou shalt cherish thy wife and thy children! Thou shalt love thy country, and obey its laws!

 

VI. Thy friend shall be to thee a second self. Misfortune shall not estrange thee from

him! Thou shalt do for his memory whatever thou wouldst do for him, were he living!

 

VII. Thou shalt avoid and flee from insincere friendships! Thou shalt in everything refrain

from excess! Thou shalt fear to be the cause of a stain on thy memory!

 

VIII. Thou shalt allow no passions to become thy master! Thou shalt make the passions

of others profitable lessons to thyself! Thou shalt be indulgent to error!

 

IX. Thou shalt hear much; Thou shalt speak little; Thou shalt act well! Thou shalt forget

injuries! Thou shalt render good for evil! Thou shalt not misuse either thy strength or

thy superiority!

 

X. Thou shalt study to know men, that thereby thou mayest learn to know thyself! Thou

shalt ever seek after virtue! Thou shalt be just! Thou shalt avoid idleness of thought and deed!

[VAJ]

You will never know if anything you've posted is truth.

[Bojangles]

I guess my Grandfater was a high ranking mason from what I heard. Never met the guy.

 

The ritual to join is creepy. Saw a show on it once.

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Initiation:

 

There are two sides to Freemason initiations --

one astandardized, sedate ritual; the other a highly variable set of hazing stunts.

 

Prospective Masons must apply of their own free will. Masons may not recruit friends

at least not in theory. Proposed members are investigated by a committee of lodge

members. This is often just a formality but may include, for instance, a credit report.

The committee reports on the candidate at a lodge meeting. Members then vote.

 

The ballot box is the Lauterer catalog uses white balls and black cubes. (Losers are

blackcubed, not blackballed.) If there is a single negative vote, the ballot is declared

foul. The lodgemaster (who sees how each member voted) may try to convince

dissenting members to reconsider. A negative verdict on the second ballot is final.

 

Successful candidates are invited to the lodge for initiation. There are three basic

degrees: Entered Apprentice, Fellow Craft, and Master Mason. Each has its own ritual.

Entered Apprentice candidates begin by taking off their clothes to prove their gender

(women may not become Masons). In practice, this means taking off the pants and

any jacket. Underwear and shirt are kept on, but the shirt is unbuttoned and pulled

down to bare the left arm, shoulder, and breast.

 

The candidate is hoodwinked (blindfolded). A cabletow (rope) is placed around the

neck. (The Lauterer catalog's hoodwink is simply a standard, black satin half-face

mask -- without eyeholes -- secured with an elastic string. The cabletow is a heavy

blue rayon cord with tassels at both ends.) Ideally, the cabletow is supposed to

have four strands to symbolize the four senses (they don't count touch). The

candidate is escorted to a room where three candles are burning. One of the

lodge members takes a mason's compass or other sharp instrument and pricks

the candidate's bared skin. The candidate is instructed to recite a formula to

the effect that what he desires most is light. The other lodge members remove

his hoodwink and cabletow. Before the candidate are three candles. He is told

that the candles represent the sun, the moon, and the master of the lodge.

 

The candidate gets a lecture on the symbolism of Masonry. Visual aids are used

(Lauterer sells a set of three lecture charts and a set of 188 35-millimeter slides).

He is given a "lambskin," a white apron. Lauterer's lambskins are indeed genuine

lambskin, lined with cotton. They measure 13 inches by 15 inches or 14 inches

by 16 inches. A triangular flap folds down like the flap of an envelope. The lambskin

is worn in front, and a tie (tape or cord with tassels) fastens behind the back.

 

A member of the lodge pretends to be a collector for a needy cause and asks the

candidate to donate. Lacking his wallet, the candidate must refuse. The moral: Help

the less fortunate. Then the candidate is allowed to put his clothes back on. He is

taken before the master of the lodge. The master tells him that he is now a Mason.

The candidate is given the working tools of the Apprentice, a twenty-four-inch gauge

and a gavel.

 

More to come:

[Some1]

the funny thing is they publicly opened their membership to everyone about a year ago putting radio and tv ads on trying to get peopel to join...not so secret club

 

also my grand father and uncle we masons my uncle was the leader of one of the ones in my state held the highest position i still have no fucking clue what it be...

[CILONE/SK]

STONECUTTERS

Who controls the British crown?

Who keeps the metric system down?

We do! We do.

Who leaves Atlantis off the maps?

Who keeps the Martians under wraps?

We do! We do.

Who holds back the electric car?

Who makes Steve Guttenberg a star?

We do! We do.

Who robs cave fish of their sight?

Who rigs every Oscar night?

We do! We do.

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"Chewing the Rag"

A lodge member criticizes two candidates for speaking: "They

both talk too much and I fear they will someday betray the

secrets of our brotherhood." As a lesson, the candidates must

"chew the rag." The member says that he has a six-foot length

of string with a raisin tied in the middle. Each candidate gets

an end of the string. The member instructs the candidates to

chew the string from their respective ends: The one who gets

the raisin will be excused from "The Test of the Drowning Man."

They chew. The "raisin" is really a piece of candy coated with

Epsom salts. There is no "Test of the Drowning Man."

 

"Oriental Dance"

Lodge members strip a candidate and put a skirt on him. As

Oriental music is played, he is forced to dance on the electric

carpet. This is one of several uses of the carpet, all of which

are deemed more effective if the candidate does not know about

the carpet. The electric-shock sensation is not immediately

identifiable as such, or so the semiwarped reasoning goes.

Members may warn the blindfolded candidate to "step high" to

avoid burning desert sands, barbed wire, or snakebites.

 

"A Trip to the Moon"

A member raps his gavel and orders all to be seated. A second

member replies that there is no seat for himself and one of the

candidates. They are told to sit on the floor. They sit on a

spread blanket. As soon as the candidate is seated, the second

member steps off the blanket. The candidate is told to sing a

song. The lodge members protest his singing and demand that he

be punished. All quietly grab the ends of the blanket and toss

the candidate in the air.

 

"The Barber Shop"

A member feels a candidate's chin and calls for a barber. The

"barber" lathers the candidate, getting foam in his mouth. He

shaves him with what feels like a very, very rough blade. It's

a shingle.

 

"Boxing Match"

Two candidates are selected for a boxing match. Belts are

strapped around their waists. A six-foot rope connects the

belts so that candidates do not wander blindly off. The boxers

are given gloves. Unknown to the candidates, a member also puts

on gloves and gives them occasional jabs from unexpected

directions.

 

"Tug-of-War"

Two candidates or groups of candidates play tug-of-war. An

unseen member sets the rope afire in the middle. It burns in

two, and all fall down -- on the electric carpet, if desired.

"The Thirst"

"This neophyte has asked for a drink of water," a member says.

Another member replies that there is no water. "Then we must

make water," says the first. Several members urinate in a bowl,

making sure that the candidate hears. "It is ready," says a

member. "Drink, and quench thy thirst." The candidate is handed

a bowlful of warm water and forced to drink it.

 

"Punkin Pie"

This is just a forced pie-eating race, with the candidates'

hands bound behind their backs. Other gustatory stunts involve

making the blindfolded candidates eat various non- and quasi-

edible materials: INITIATION STUNTS suggests ginger ale

containing frankfurters and toilet-paper squares.

 

"The Shampoo"

A candidate is told that he must possess three essentials to be

a member: keen vision, a sensitive touch, and an acute sense of

smell. An egg is placed in his hand. "What is in your hand?" he

is asked. The candidate replies, "An egg." "Correct. Now to

test your sense of smell -- is it a good egg or a bad egg?" The

candidate answers. "We'll see if you are correct," the member

says. He crushes an empty eggshell on the candidate's head and

pours some water on it. He rubs the "egg" in ÿthe candidate's

hair. Another member holds a bottle of ammonia or other evil-

smelling substance under the candidate's nose.

 

"The Trained Dog"

A candidate is told that he must meet Fido, the trained dog. An

authentic dog is brought in. "Fido snarls at neophytes and

sometimes bites them in the calf of the leg," a member warns.

Another pinches the candidate's leg. The dog is placed in the

candidate's lap. The initiation ceremony proceeds with another

candidate so that the first believes that attention has shifted

from him. A member sneaks up on the candidate with the dog and

trickles some warm water in his lap. He may also hold a smell

bottle under the candidate's nose. "Naughty Fido!" all scold.

A variation is the "Bung Hole Test," a standard feature of

Shriner initiations. No dog is required. Two blindfolded

candidates are directed to opposite ends of a barrel or large

metal cylinder lying on its side. They are told to crawl into

the barrel or cylinder. The candidates bump heads in the

middle. Outside, a lodge member yelps like a dog. Someone

sprinkles warm water on the candidates' faces through a hole. A

member yells, "Get that dog out of there! It just pissed in his

face.!"

 

"The Sacred Stone"

The candidate is told that a "sacred stone" is near his feet.

He must make a sign of deference by bending over and placing

his forehead as close to the ground as possible. When the

candidate bends over, a member paddles him with a paddle

containing an exploding cartridge. "The Little Rose" test is

the same thing, only the candidate is told to pick a flower.

 

"The North Pole"

Candidates are forced to climb a greased pole while members

paddle them. Afterward, a member hands a candidate a piece of

ice: "Here is your share of the North Pole. Hold on to it as

long as you can, and pass it on."

 

"Molten Lead Test"

A member warns the candidate that the next test may be

dangerous if not performed carefully. Proof of a candidate's

courage and faith in the order is required, the member

explains. "Is the lead good and hot?" he asks another member.

"Yes, red hot," he replies. "If you are not a coward, you must

plunge your hands into a caldron of red-hot molten lead," the

member tells the candidate. A large pot is set before the

candidate. It contains any reasonably humane substitution for

molten lead. If the candidate refuses to put his hands in the pot,

the others force him.

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...not so secret club

 

They had to much press, this "Open Membership" was a front, and while anyone can

be a mason, what you know is based on degree. Basically 2-10th degree are still real

masons with secrets and all. The other dregee it's easy to become. Anyone can be a

32 degree, they're a joke though.

[tango 24]

those "tests" just sound like school boy pranks

weird...

[Some1]

They had to much press, this "Open Membership" was a front, and while anyone can

be a mason, what you know is based on degree. Basically 2-10th degree are still real

masons with secrets and all. The other dregee it's easy to become. Anyone can be a

32 degree, they're a joke though.

 

 

Isee... I want to drink blood from a skull isnt that like the 13th?

[deterrent]

Isee... I want to drink blood from a skull isnt that like the 13th?

 

Right on Brother. The Maniac 13 sect.

[KILZ FILLZ]

roll like a mason:privateeye:

 

heard of Bohemian Grove?

 

google it

[lord_casek]

morals and dogma....

[lepthebeard]

...My father is a very high ranking Mason, was the youngest Master in his lodge that started in the 1800s...

...I'm very intrigued but it still kinda freaks me out, one day I may join the craft but my life is too busy right now with the kiddies, graff and dance and 12oz...

Deterrent, expect some visitors, I'm sending my father a link to this thread..........

[lord_casek]

ask him about jahbulon

[Some1]

is that a bad thing are they gonna bug out on us for talking about the masonship?

[lepthebeard]

...time will tell....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ding dong

 

 

knock knock

[Some1]

I hope they come out and start hitting us with uber pwnage

[lord_casek]

i hope they stop worshipping lucifer, the grand architect, and start putting on happy off-broadway productions of woody allen classics...

 

 

 

p.s.:

 

 

 

BAAL.......

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WONK SAG

[After School Special]

http://www.askafreemason.org

 

I keep hearing radio spots for this site.

[lepthebeard]

...I'm just having a little fun with this but.............they have more power than Castle Greyskull

[lord_casek]

[deterrent]

 

Front like a pro, FREEMASON GEAR ON EBAY

 

 

 

[lepthebeard]

...you cats know too much, damn internet!...

...but on the real, membership is dwindling, they actually have recruitment officers now and they need young bloods like us to keep the tradition alive in North America...

 

but you are still going to get a little visit from some of meh associates!

[KM4RT]

 

1) What is Freemasonry?

 

Freemasonry is the word's oldest and largest Fraternity. It aims to promote Friendship, Morality, and Brotherly Love among its members; men from every race, religion, opinion, and background who are brought together as Brothers to develop and strengthen the bonds of friendship. There are more than 3 million members meeting in nearly every free country in the world. Freemasonry proposes to "make good men better" by teaching - with metaphors from geometry and architecture - about building values based on great universal truths. Finally, charity and community service is fundamental to Freemasonry and something we actively take part in.

 

3) What are the requirements to become a Mason?

 

Anyone meeting the following primary requirements may petition a Massachusetts lodge for membership:

 

1. You are an adult male (18 or older) of good character and recommended by a Massachusetts Mason.

2. You believe in a Supreme Being - no atheist or agnostic can become a Mason - but we are not concerned with theological distinctions or your particular religious beliefs.

 

 

 

 

sounds kinda gay

[MitchThe$nitch]

so if its so secret - whats with the emblems on peoples cars?

[lord_casek]

...you cats know too much, damn internet!...

...but on the real, membership is dwindling, they actually have recruitment officers now and they need young bloods like us to keep the tradition alive in North America...

 

but you are still going to get a little visit from some of meh associates!

 

preez