MEMBERSHIP

QUALIFICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP

· You must be at least 21 years of age.

· You must have a religious belief in a Supreme Being or Creator.

· You must be able to afford the costs of membership.

· You should be free from any criminal conviction.

· You must state honestly, upon your honour, that you freely and voluntarily wish to join, prompted by a favourable opinion of Freemasonry.

· You must likewise state honestly, upon your honour, that you have no mercenary or other unworthy motive for joining Freemasonry

MASONIC TRIANGLE

Any three Master Masons may constitute a "Triangle", that is a minimal lodge which may meet ritually but may not Initiate, Pass or Raise.

MASONIC LODGE

A minimum of seven Master Masons may constitute a normal lodge, that is they may meet ritually and Initiate, Pass or Raise. Seven officers suffice to do the degrees: The WM, the SW, the JW, the Expert, the MoC, the Secretary and the Orator. However, and because of the fact that not all members of a new lodge may possibly attend at the same time all the time, Grand Lodge requires a minimum of 7 founding MMs. The founding members constitute a "temporary" lodge, which meets for a year without a charter, this is "under dispensation". After a year the S.O.O Communication decides whether the new lodge has worked satisfactorily and will be granted a charter.

From the outside, a Masonic lodge can look rather mundane. But inside the lodge room itself, Freemasonry comes to life, often with age-old artifacts, art, and the pageantry of our sacred ritual. More than anything, when Masons gather in the lodge, it’s a reaffirmation of our Masonic values of brotherly love, relief, and truth.

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ESOTERICMASONRY@OUTLOOK.COM