Is Freemasonry a secret organization?
Emphatically not! Progression through Freemasonry is achieved by the revelation to the candidate of a series of progressive stories and allegories. To allow the publication of those revelations would be akin to telling someone who was reading a book, how the book ends. A man is admitted by taking part in performance of particular ceremonies – these are very Private and Personal experiences so no-one can really describe to a Non Mason in a meaningful way “what it was like for them”. For that reason Mason’s “shut their Mouth” and this is often taken as confirmation of secrecy. Not so – it is more a case of Privacy to ones own thoughts on the matter. Freemasonry is an organization which does have some secrets, these however, are Modes of Recognition – nothing whatsoever to do with subversion or sinister plots – it is not a secret organization – How else can you read so much about it?
