The Masonic lodge is the basic organisational unit of Freemasonry. The Lodge meets regularly and conducts the usual formal business of any small organisation (approve See more

Blue Lodges, known as Craft Lodges in the United Kingdom, offer only the three traditional degrees. In most jurisdictions, the rank of past or … See more

Origins
Since the middle of the 19th century, Masonic historians have sought the origins of the movement in a series of similar documents known as … See more

Anti-Masonry (alternatively called Anti-Freemasonry) has been defined as "opposition to Freemasonry", but there is no homogeneous … See more

Grand Lodges
Grand Lodges and Grand Orients are independent and sovereign bodies that govern Masonry in a … See more

Freemasonry describes itself as a "beautiful system of morality, veiled in allegory and illustrated by symbols". The symbolism is mainly, but not exclusively, drawn from the tools of stonemasons – the square and compasses, the level and plumb rule, the See more

18th century Enlightenment
During the Age of the Enlightenment in the 18th century, Freemasons comprised an international network … See more