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Motto: „The masonry is rather a way of life”
At its origins, the freemasonry can be confounded
with the history and civilisation of human race, the occult societies of
The masonry was not made for audience or
proselytism, it arose only from people’s will to associate and to work
together for the humanity’s welfare, people who appreciate the thinking,
maybe sharing different ideas, but a unanimous belief in God,
Motherland, Brotherhood and human moral values.
The masonry is neither political nor religious, as
it accepts people of various beliefs and ideologies. There are not any
theological rules, the only requirement being the belief in a Supreme
Being corresponding to each one’s religion (i.e. God for Christians and
so on), whereas atheism is considered a form of ignorance.
The intended occultation of Masonic rituals and
knowledge arose from the natural necessity to protect these values
against ill-willed persons and against those persons who do not have the
required capacity of understanding; however one of the main principles
in masonry is that there are no limits in the search of the Truth.
Truth or Knowledge is assimilated through the
generic word Light and it is the sacred duty of each mason to always
follow this Path and to continue its quest in the search of the Light.
On this Path, he is never alone, being leaded by a
Guide. Just as on any other path, the promotion is progressive, step by
step, removing, one after another, the allegorical curtains with the
help of symbols and applying the knowledge acquired so that each stone
needed for the building of the
In the Symbolic Masonry, the path of knowledge is
structured on three degrees: apprentice, fellowcraft (companion) and
Master Mason.
The apprentice begins to discover new meanings of
life, other than those apparent at first sight and he starts to
understand that Maths, Geometry and the Working Tools have a more
profound signification than the meaning grasped by the majority of
people. Here, he learns that the brotherly love and the truth are the
necessary ingredients for a tidy life and for spiritual development.
At the fellowcraft (companion) level, he learns
that the access to Light is made through thinking, escaping the command
of the five senses, and that, although he is not yet in the possession
of the secrets and wisdom of a master, he participates directly to the
construction of the Temple of Humanity.
The degree of master mason reveals the sublime
truths required for a well structured life on earth and the hope in an
eternal spiritual life. Esoterically speaking, at this level all main
energetic channels are opened giving access to cosmic energy and
universal intelligence, but access depends only on the diligence,
perseverance and wish to move forward on the path of the Light.
In order to help and guide those who are in search
of more Light, several Rites of Perfection have been set up, out of
which we recall the York Rite, the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite,
Memphis-Misraim, the Rectified Scottish Rite etc.
Regardless of denomination, structure and
symbolism, the Rites have their origins in the Symbolic Masonry and they
cannot exist outside its limits, their purpose being that of creating an
absolute master mason.
A Rite of Perfection cannot operate without and
outside the Grand Lodge, in the same way as a Grand Lodge cannot
progress without a Rite of Perfection.