What are the signs, symbols, and handshakes used by Freemasons in order to identify themselves to other Freemasons?
The Secret Grip of a Master Mason: It’s a regular handshake, except that you press your thumb against the base joints between the index finger and middle finger of the man you are shaking hands with. It looks pretty much like any other handshake; only the men shaking hands can feel the difference. The correct response is to ask if this grip has name and then “syllable it” with the shakee until the password of a Master Mason is arrived at. The Secret Password of a Entered Apprentice The password of the 1st degree, or the ‘Entered Apprentice’ degree is ‘Boaz’. The Secret Password of a FellowCraft The password of the ‘Second Degree’, or ‘Fellowcraft Degree’ is ‘Shibboleth’. The Secret Password of a Master Mason: ‘Tubal Cain’ is the password of a Master Mason, which is the ‘Third Degree’. Some of the more obtuse and perverse masons wear a tie stickpin or lapel pin called “Two Balls and Cane” in the sicko shape of a phallic cane with a “ball” on either side of it. We don’t imagine they let
The Secret Grip of a Master Mason: It’s a regular handshake, except that you press your thumb against the base joints between the index finger and middle finger of the man you are shaking hands with. It looks pretty much like any other handshake; only the men shaking hands can feel the difference. The correct response is to ask if this grip has name and then “syllable it” with the shakee until the password of a Master Mason is arrived at. The Secret Password of a Entered Apprentice The password of the 1st degree, or the ‘Entered Apprentice’ degree is ‘Boaz’. The Secret Password of a FellowCraft The password of the ‘Second Degree’, or ‘Fellowcraft Degree’ is ‘Shibboleth’. The Secret Password of a Master Mason: ‘Tubal Cain’ is the password of a Master Mason, which is the ‘Third Degree’. Some of the more obtuse and perverse masons wear a tie stickpin or lapel pin called “Two Balls and Cane” in the sicko shape of a phallic cane with a “ball” on either side of it. We don’t imagine they let
