What Makes You a Master Mason?

Some join Freemasonry thinking of that beautiful symbol that is worn on the finger or placed upon the automobile of the one who posses the secrets of the Master, some feel that Freemasons are a cult of extraordinary politicians who when faced with legal adversities have the benefit to overcome all legal consequences due to there connection to the fraternal order; “so not true”.

So, what is Freemasonry? What makes you a Master Mason?

Freemasonry is a speculative art a scientific application of the rules and principles of operative masonry which inculcates the Dogma of religion and philosophy to the veneration of God and the purification of the the divine spirit which gives us the divine wisdom of who we really are. Masonry is being charitable, learning to reason while searching for the truth, practicing Temperance, upholding Justice, using Science and Art, practicing Morality and showing Brotherly love toward all men. Masonry is a Science of Morality developed and inculcated by the ancient method of heart into the great works of ancient temples buildings such as King Solomon’s Temple dedicated to God. To be a part of these great undertakings one had to prove himself deemed worthy of indulging in the building of such edifice. Not only the edifice of constructing a building using stones fabricated in the quarries but the edifice of belief.

Masonry is the meditation of intellectual light, the search for the truth. It is Philanthropy not only monetary but Spiritual Philanthropy where we as Masons must seek

Symbolism, it is a Progressive Science and a Symbolic Institution.

Being a Mason isn’t just about being a man, freeborn of lawful age, and being well recommended. It is a search for true light, divine light and that great illumination which all men should have. Speculative

Masonry is not the building of what is seen, such as Temples. But the building of what is yet to be revealed, it’s not for material gain and riches, but for the gain of spiritual enlightenment. It is the understanding that which exists within the celestial sphere is what exists in oneself. It is the belief of a Deity which is the creator of all things past and present. Masonry is one’s ascension from a dead level to that living perpendicular thereby erecting oneself from what was, into what should be.

We are given certain working tools during our journey into Masonry in which we are taught to have intrinsic values in our daily lives. We are taught to use them for the betterment of ourselves and mankind. We are taught to use the common gavel to divest our hearts and consciences of all the vices and superfluities of life thereby fitting our minds as living stones, for that spiritual building, that house not made by hands, eternal in the heavens. We are also given the Holy Bible as our great light for the rule and guide for our faith and practice, we are taught to use the Square to Square our actions and the compasses to circumscribe our desires and keep our passions in due bonds with all mankind.

Haven been given this great wisdom through allegory and symbolism we as Masons must use these teachings for

Making ourselves better spiritually by

Acquiring the ancient knowledge given to us and

Solidifying the wise understanding of the building of one’s own Temple can only come about by embracing the creator, our great Grand Master in the heavens by becoming

One with the spirit and not the flesh and always be prepared to receive.

New knowledge that infinite knowledge and wisdom that has no end.

In conclusion a Mason is one who is in search for the ultimate divine truths while utilizing all the information contained within the degrees of Freemasonry, thereby understanding and using each working tool that has been presented and explained within the college of Freemasonry to improve the spiritual man before his transition to the afterlife.■