@Colonel I left out a lot of societies

Because I wanted to create a SIMPLE map

That's supposed to give just general info

Lol its fine, they're a bunch of crazies. But who am I to judge, I'm a Freemason

Ah

Another widow's son

Is there any hope for him?

What degree are you btw

3rd

30-32?

No I haven't gotten to that, you?

I'm not a Freemason

Ah

>3rd

I.e. Master Mason?

Yessir

I see

Why did you join

The knowledge, because the ceremonies and rituals have remained nearly unchanged since the early days of speculative Masonry. I found it fascinating knowing I was doing the same that some of histories most brilliant men had done, like most of America's founding fathers. I was also dealing with a lot of stuff internally, and thought the Masonry could help me. It is after all, about making good men better.

Opinion on conspiracy theorists

Extremely funny and we joke about them. I will say we aren't Satanists. I've had someone accuse me of being a alien reptile in disguise hell bent on the new world order and I just laugh. There are historical examples of Masons getting involved that are pretty true, but nothing nefarious happening today...or is there??

Have you ever thought that

Freemasonry is just a part of a big set of fraternities. It's not on its own

"Make good men better" has two meanings. Exoteric and esoteric. You will not get the esoteric meaning until you're at least a 32nd degree Freemason

Eh all fraternities and secret societies have their things in common. Its why I look more towards the history of each for a more clear answer, but even then the histories of all of them are muddied in one way or another.

Most of them are related

Exactly.

"The Blue Degrees are but the outer court or portico of the Temple. Part of the symbols are
displayed there to the Initiate, but he is intentionally misled by false interpretations. It is
not intended that he shall understand them; but it is intended that he shall imagine he
understands them. Their true explication is reserved for the Adepts, the Princes of
Masonry. The whole body of the Royal and Sacerdotal Art was hidden so carefully,
centuries since, in the High Degrees, as that it is even yet impossible to solve many of the
enigmas which they contain. It is well enough for the mass of those called Masons, to
imagine that all is contained in the Blue Degrees; and whoso attempts to undeceive them
will labor in vain, and without any true reward violate his obligations as an Adept.
Masonry is the veritable Sphinx, buried to the head in the sands heaped round it by the
ages."

-Good ol' Albert Pike

From Morals and Dogma

I don't think Morals and Dogma is mandatory literature for Freemasons nowadays

Its not, I wish it was

Same

It used to be

Until the 70's, I think

Thankfully, my lodge places higher importance on studies

Freemasonry IS related to Luciferianism. Don't listen to weirdos who say Freemasons are reptiles or what not. But there is a relation to the luciferian doctrine. Luciferians don't believe in any god, they believe in human intelligence and nature and seek to improve it.

That's the esoteric meaning of "make good men better"

Hmm I'm going to have to think about that one 🤔

I partially agree

Regular Freemasons are just not given the esoteric meaning of Freemasonry

Well its something I've heard before, I've just never agreed with it fully, hmm

But I must be off