{"id":14461,"date":"2022-03-03T12:16:09","date_gmt":"2022-03-03T20:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freemason.org\/?page_id=14461"},"modified":"2024-09-24T08:57:48","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T15:57:48","slug":"what-is-freemasonry","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/freemason.org\/what-is-freemasonry\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Freemasonry"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"14461\" class=\"elementor elementor-14461\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ed74296 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ed74296\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-106baedc\" data-id=\"106baedc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-189bbe1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-full_page_js\" data-id=\"189bbe1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"full_page_js.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t      <div class=\"slide-nav\">\n        <nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t          <div class=\"perm-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"connect-link\" style=\"font-size: 18px;\" href=\"https:\/\/freemason.org\/discover-masonry\/connect\/\">Connect<br\/> to a Lodge<\/a>\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/freemason.org\/discover-masonry\/lodge-locator\/\">Lodge Locator<\/a>\n          <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"gScroll js-nav-links\" href=\"#slide-49fa8fa\">01<br>Freemasonry, Explained<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"gScroll js-nav-links\" href=\"#slide-44f2602\">02<br>Who We Are<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"gScroll js-nav-links\" href=\"#slide-806137f\">03<br>What Is a Masonic Lodge?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"gScroll js-nav-links\" href=\"#slide-67eaa2f\">04<br>What Happens in a Lodge?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"gScroll js-nav-links\" href=\"#slide-2fdb607\">05<br>What Do Freemasons Do Outside of Lodge?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        <\/nav>\n      <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"slide-cta-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/freemason.org\/discover-masonry\/connect\/\">Connect to a Lodge<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n      <div id=\"the-slides\" class=\"fullpage-js-slideshow\">\n                  <div id=\"slide-49fa8fa\" class=\"fullpage-js-slideshow__slide slidez-49fa8fa\">\n                          <div class=\"backgroundz-img backgroundz-img-49fa8fa\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/freemason.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1_WhatIsFreemasonry-scaled.jpg'); background-position: center center; background-size: cover; background-repeat: ; background-color: ;\"><\/div>\n                                      <div class=\"intro-contentz\" >\n                <h2>What is Freemasonry?<\/h2>\n                <p>Scroll down to learn more<\/p>              <\/div>\n              <div class=\"arrow\"><span><\/span><\/div>\n            \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"full-slideshow__contentz copyz copy-49fa8fa\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"copyz-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Freemasonry, Explained<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Freemasonry (or Masonry, for short) is one of the world\u2019s most historic membership organizations, a 300-year-old worldwide fraternity of like-minded people committed to bettering themselves and their communities. Masonry encompasses a series of moral teachings based on allegory and the symbolism of ancient stonemasonry. But we\u2019re so much more than our history. We\u2019re a way to find friendship, purpose, and connection.<\/p><p>At its core, Freemasonry is about:<\/p><ul><li><strong>True Friendship<br \/><\/strong>Many members meet their best friends through Freemasonry. That\u2019s because Masonry offers a combination that\u2019s hard to find anywhere else: shared traditions, shared purpose, and a shared commitment to fostering lifelong relationships.<\/li><li><strong>Personal Development<br \/><\/strong>Ancient Freemasons focused on building structures. Today\u2019s Masons focus on building character. We believe in strong values, and we embody them through our actions, our relationships, and our service to others.<\/li><li><strong>Community Service<br \/><\/strong>Masons take an obligation to support those around them. Masons give back in a multitude of ways, from local charity drives to statewide efforts through the <a href=\"http:\/\/masonicfoundation.org\/\">California Masonic Foundation<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section_cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"copy-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/freemason.org\/discover-masonry\/connect\/\">Connect to a Lodge<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t          <\/div>\n                      <script>\n              jQuery( document ).ready(function() {\n                gsap.to(\".slide-nav\", {\n                  scrollTrigger: {\n                    trigger: \".slidez-49fa8fa\",\n                    start: 'top',\n                    end: 'center',\n                    scrub: true\n                  },\n                  opacity: 1\n                });\n              });\n            <\/script>\n            <script>\n              jQuery( document ).ready(function() {\n                gsap.to(\".cta-button\", {\n                  scrollTrigger: {\n                    trigger: \".slidez-49fa8fa\",\n                    start: 'top',\n                    end: 'center',\n                    scrub: true\n                  },\n                  top: 15\n                });\n              });\n            <\/script>\n          \n          \n\n          <script>\n          jQuery( document ).ready(function() {\n            ScrollTrigger.create({\n              trigger: '.slidez-49fa8fa',\n              \/\/ scroller: '.fullpage-js-slideshow',\n              start: 'top top',\n              \/\/ endTrigger: '.slide2',\n              \/\/ end: 'bottom 50%+=100px',\n              pin: '.backgroundz-img-49fa8fa',\n              pinSpacing: false,\n            })\n          });\n          <\/script>\n                  <div id=\"slide-44f2602\" class=\"fullpage-js-slideshow__slide slidez-44f2602\">\n                          <div class=\"backgroundz-img backgroundz-img-44f2602\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/freemason.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/DSC03835-scaled.jpg'); background-position: center center; background-size: cover; background-repeat: ; background-color: ;\"><\/div>\n                        \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"full-slideshow__contentz copyz copy-44f2602\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"copyz-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Who We Are<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our secret isn\u2019t ancient rituals or secret ceremonies. It\u2019s our members. <a href=\"https:\/\/californiafreemason.org\/category\/member-profile\/\">Meet some of them here<\/a>. Our members come from all backgrounds and all walks of life. The average age of new members is about 36.<\/p><p>While the Masons of California represents the largest Masonic organization in the state, it isn\u2019t the only one. See a list of <a href=\"https:\/\/freemason.org\/masonic-organizations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">other Masonic groups here.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-callout\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-title\">Did you know?<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-content\">There are about 5 million Freemasons worldwide, and approximately 40,000 in California.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section_cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"copy-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/freemason.org\/discover-masonry\/connect\/\">Connect to a Lodge<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t          <\/div>\n          \n          \n\n          <script>\n          jQuery( document ).ready(function() {\n            ScrollTrigger.create({\n              trigger: '.slidez-44f2602',\n              \/\/ scroller: '.fullpage-js-slideshow',\n              start: 'top top',\n              \/\/ endTrigger: '.slide2',\n              \/\/ end: 'bottom 50%+=100px',\n              pin: '.backgroundz-img-44f2602',\n              pinSpacing: false,\n            })\n          });\n          <\/script>\n                  <div id=\"slide-806137f\" class=\"fullpage-js-slideshow__slide slidez-806137f\">\n                          <div class=\"backgroundz-img backgroundz-img-806137f\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/freemason.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/3_What-Is-a-Masonic-Lodge.jpg'); background-position: center center; background-size: cover; background-repeat: ; background-color: ;\"><\/div>\n                        \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"full-slideshow__contentz copyz copy-806137f\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"copyz-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>What Is a Masonic Lodge?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A Masonic lodge is essentially a local chapter. The term \u201clodge\u201d refers to both the members of that chapter (for example, Illinoistown-Clay Lodge No. 51, seen here) and the building in which they meet. Use our <a href=\"https:\/\/freemason.org\/discover-masonry\/lodge-locator\/\">Lodge Locator<\/a> tool to find a lodge near you.<\/p><p>Keep in mind that Freemasonry exists in nearly every country in the world. Lodges in a given region are overseen by a grand lodge, or larger administrative organization. The <a href=\"https:\/\/freemason.org\">Grand Lodge of California<\/a> is made up of more than 330 local lodges. Other Masonic organizations, like the <a href=\"https:\/\/mwphglcal.org\/\">Prince Hall Grand Lodge of California<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/wglca.org\/\">Women's Grand Lodge of California<\/a>, have local lodges, as well\u2014some of which meet in the same buildings as ours.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section_cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"copy-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/freemason.org\/discover-masonry\/lodge-locator\/\">Find a Lodge<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t          <\/div>\n          \n          \n\n          <script>\n          jQuery( document ).ready(function() {\n            ScrollTrigger.create({\n              trigger: '.slidez-806137f',\n              \/\/ scroller: '.fullpage-js-slideshow',\n              start: 'top top',\n              \/\/ endTrigger: '.slide2',\n              \/\/ end: 'bottom 50%+=100px',\n              pin: '.backgroundz-img-806137f',\n              pinSpacing: false,\n            })\n          });\n          <\/script>\n                  <div id=\"slide-67eaa2f\" class=\"fullpage-js-slideshow__slide slidez-67eaa2f\">\n                          <div class=\"backgroundz-vid backgroundz-img-67eaa2f\">\n                <video id=\"background-video\" class=\"bvidz background-img-67eaa2f\" autoplay loop muted >\n                  <source src=\"https:\/\/freemason.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Inside-Masonic-Lodge.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\">\n                <\/video>\n              <\/div>\n                        \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"full-slideshow__contentz copyz copy-67eaa2f\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"copyz-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>What Happens in a Lodge?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Every lodge has at least one recurring event on the calendar: A stated meeting. That\u2019s where members share announcements, vote on new members, and do the ongoing work of running the lodge, which is a nonprofit organization. It\u2019s also a regular chance for members to catch up and support one another.<\/p><p>The lodge is also where new members advance through the degrees of Masonry, and where members hold parties, community events, and communal dinners.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-callout\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-title\">Did you know?<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-content\">While lodges almost always have a regular meeting place, they can actually meet anywhere as long as they follow a few rules. Historically, that\u2019s included some strange places, like the underground cave in the town of Volcano, Calif.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section_cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"copy-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/freemason.org\/discover-masonry\/connect\/\">Connect to a Lodge<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t          <\/div>\n          \n          \n\n          <script>\n          jQuery( document ).ready(function() {\n            ScrollTrigger.create({\n              trigger: '.slidez-67eaa2f',\n              \/\/ scroller: '.fullpage-js-slideshow',\n              start: 'top top',\n              \/\/ endTrigger: '.slide2',\n              \/\/ end: 'bottom 50%+=100px',\n              pin: '.backgroundz-img-67eaa2f',\n              pinSpacing: false,\n            })\n          });\n          <\/script>\n                  <div id=\"slide-2fdb607\" class=\"fullpage-js-slideshow__slide slidez-2fdb607\">\n                          <div class=\"backgroundz-img backgroundz-img-2fdb607\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/freemason.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/5_What-Do-Freemasons-Do-Outside-Lodge-1.jpg'); background-position: center center; background-size: cover; background-repeat: ; background-color: ;\"><\/div>\n                        \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"full-slideshow__contentz copyz copy-2fdb607\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"copyz-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>What Do Freemasons Do Outside of Lodge?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Freemasons get together for lots of different reasons, from sharing a cup of coffee to taking in a ballgame to hosting large events where the whole town's invited.\u00a0<\/p><p>For example, we get together to<\/p><ul><li><strong>Socialize.<\/strong> That includes everything from <a href=\"https:\/\/californiafreemason.org\/2019\/07\/11\/have-craft-will-travel\/\">camping trips<\/a> to sporting events to formal dinners to Saturday morning pancakes.<\/li><li><strong>Host special events.<\/strong> Many lodges hold dinners and other parties to recognize people in their community, like standout teachers and exceptional students.<\/li><li><strong>Learn.<\/strong> Masonic clubs and group often <a href=\"https:\/\/freemason.org\/speakerseries\/\">meet to hear lectures<\/a> or hold discussions about the history of Masonry or esoteric teachings.<\/li><li><strong>Gather.<\/strong>\u00a0Masons love to form clubs about common interests\u2014for instance, the group of <a href=\"https:\/\/californiafreemason.org\/2020\/05\/12\/the-getaway-gang\/\">lovers of vintage Italian Lambretta scooters<\/a> seen here.<\/li><li><strong>Give back.<\/strong> Masons <a href=\"http:\/\/masonicfoundation.org\">support their community<\/a> and important local causes. On a statewide level, they support public education and early childhood literacy efforts in vulnerable communities.<\/li><li><strong>Mentor. <\/strong>Masons frequently work closely with students, including members of the <a href=\"https:\/\/californiafreemason.org\/2020\/07\/14\/100-years-later-still-leaning-in\/\">Masonic youth orders<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section_cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"copy-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/freemason.org\/discover-masonry\/connect\/\">Connect to a Lodge<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t          <\/div>\n          \n          \n\n          <script>\n          jQuery( document ).ready(function() {\n            ScrollTrigger.create({\n              trigger: '.slidez-2fdb607',\n              \/\/ scroller: '.fullpage-js-slideshow',\n              start: 'top top',\n              \/\/ endTrigger: '.slide2',\n              \/\/ end: 'bottom 50%+=100px',\n              pin: '.backgroundz-img-2fdb607',\n              pinSpacing: false,\n            })\n          });\n          <\/script>\n        \t\t\t\t        <div id=\"slide-outro\" class=\"slide slide-outro\">\n          <div class=\"backgroundz-img-outro\" style=\"background-color: #fff; background-image: url('https:\/\/freemason.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/SCbackground.png')\"><\/div>\n          <div class=\"outro-content\">\n            <p class=\"outro_title\">Next Steps<\/p>\n                          <a class=\"outro_link\" href=\"https:\/\/freemason.org\/becoming-a-mason\/\">Learn More About Becoming a Mason<\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <script>\n          jQuery( document ).ready(function() {\n            ScrollTrigger.create({\n              trigger: '.slide-outro',\n              start: 'top top',\n              pin: '.backgroundz-img-outro',\n              pinSpacing: false,\n            })\n          });\n          <\/script>\n      <\/div>\n\t  \n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Connect to a Lodge Lodge Locator 01Freemasonry, Explained 02Who We Are 03What Is a Masonic Lodge? 04What Happens in a Lodge? 05What Do Freemasons Do Outside of Lodge? 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