What is Freemasonry About?

Freemasonry is about building meaningful relationships with like-minded individuals who have a spiritual connection without religious dogma. In most instances, those bonds last a lifetime in person, at a distance, both online and on the street.

What Does Freemasonry Do?

Freemasonry opens men’s eyes to the knowledge that the road to happiness is found in the journey to the perfection of the spirit, intellect & soul, collectively striving to their fullest potential.

Differing from religious institutions, Freemasonry sees all men as equal, not drawing division of expressions of faith or depth of beliefs. Fellow Freemasons are regarded as brothers because of the rituals of Freemasonry, which have remained virtually unchanged for many hundred years. By accepting men of all faiths, together in Freemasonry, they learn and teach the truths of morality, justice, patriotism, and brotherly love all expressed through reverence to the divine Great Architect of the Universe.

Simply, Freemasonry builds and advances the character of men to make them better. Building on principles of moral integrity, Freemasons hold brotherly love as paramount to the benefit of mankind. Whether through charitable acts or by direct involvement, Freemasonry has dedicated itself to the prosperity of mankind.

On the individual level, Freemasonry builds on moral philosophy, through allegorical symbols to impart rich and complex meanings about the divine. What that means is taught through Masonic education where individuals are given their own personal building blocks to contribute to the development of their own personal moral character and then charged with applying that purpose in their day-to-day life.

Freemasonry does NOT act to impart religion to its membership. Instead, Freemasonry builds on the tenets and virtues taught by all religions, including faith in the divine, the application of the Golden Rule, and the value of leading a morally virtuous life – all with the drive to put these ideas into personal practice. It promotes active participation in the member’s individual faith tradition, charging them to build their spiritual character.

Throughout the mason’s life, the lessons of morality and ethics are revisited through the extensions of the various bodies of Freemasonry, building further on the principles of Freemasonry. Seldom can a mason say they have learned all of the meanings taught to them through the degrees.

By serving to promote brotherly love, Masons are actively involved in extending charity and benevolence to meet the needs of those in the most need in society.