Freemasonry traces its ancestry to the operative crafts which, records indicate, were introduced into England as early as 674 A.D. Freemasonry is directly descended from those associations of operative stonemasons, primarily the cathedral builders of the Middle Ages. These master craftsmen, because of their special knowledge and skills, were privileged to travel from country to country employing the secrets and skills of their craft. They developed means of recognition and identification of their work.

Steps of Freemasonry

It is not a religion, although it is an integral part of the masonry ritual. It is not a center of power, although its social and political involvement and engagement can not be denied. These are some of the starting points for understanding Freemasonry

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Freemasonry and religion

Freemasonry is neither a religion nor a substitute for one. Freemasonry has no dogma, no priesthood and no plan for salvation. Neither is it an off-spring of any church, synagogue, mosque or religious group - ancient or modern. It espouses none of them nor is it subservient to any. While Freemasonry does require a belief in a Supreme Being, each Mason may worship in his own religious belief.

It has a philosophy of its own which is compatible with the teachings of religious institutions. The teachings of Freemasonry transcend all denominational and sectarian divisions. In the field of human conduct it is complementary to religion, but as has been said, religious topics may not be discussed.

Freemasonry is not connected in any way with a political creed. A Freemason's political views are his own and a lodge may well have members belonging to many different political parties. For that reason, no discussion of political matters is permitted in a lodge. A Brother may not seek to persuade his Brethren in a lodge to adopt this or that views in matters of Government

source: Chevalierramsay

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"In a world where people are fighting for the question of which definition of God is right, it is difficult to emphasize enough how much I appreciate and admire an organization in which people of different religions are able to break bread together in a fraternal and friendly relationship", not the words of the Slovene freemason, but it is for the recording of contemporary American writer Dan Brown, among others the author of the works of Da Vinci Code and The Lost Symbol, which can be seen at a new exhibition at the National Museum of Slovenia under the title Secret of Lodging: Freemasonry in Slovenia. They are also mentioned in the Freemasons: Tales From the Craft.

New exhibition at the National Museum of Slovenia under the title "Secret of Lodging: Freemasonry in Slovenia"

England 300 years ago

This year marks the 300th anniversary of the establishment of the first large Freemasonry lodge in the world, the Great Lodge of England. It was founded in 1717 in London, which means the beginning of a movement that emerged from the masonry guilds of the Middle Ages and developed into an international social phenomenon. Through its mysticism and social role, it has been preserved through various historical periods until today.

The layout thus covers the three hundred year old historical arc of the movement, which emerged from the tradition of medieval stonemasons, with the symbolic content of the construction of a harmonious world and the creation of fraternity among the various thinking, ethical postulatures of frames

There is no movement that would impose such an influence on people's minds

Just as Freemasonry occupies or occupies various roles in various social, political and spiritual contexts, it also has different definitions, those that are favourable to it, and critical ones. As Matevž Košir emphasizes, "The history of Freemasonry, written in resources, is not primarily political history and is far from the fairy tales of world domination and the cause of countless imprints." And, as he adds, "There is no movement that would have attributed such an impact to such an extent, and there was almost no significant historical event for which there would be no Freemasonry shadow."