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Run the world? There鈥檚 no way we could organise that! 鈥� why one young member believes the Masons are misunderstood

22 March 2018

When Sandie Tweedie found himself stuck in a rut he turned to Freemasonry to steer him through the rough patch.

“The Masons have helped me to learn new things, new ideas and I try to implement them into my own life”, he explained.

He now encourages other men in his position to consider joining the organisation.

Becoming a member was a source of personal development for Sandie, but to outsiders the Masons can appear suspicious.

People are often aware of the meetings held behind closed doors or of the secretive handshake and strange initiation ceremony.

Sandie admits Freemasonry is “a peculiar system of morality, veiled in allegory and illustrated by symbols”.

The secret handshake
The Freemasons began as a gathering of stonemasons protecting their trade skills and secrets. The Masonic handshake developed as a form of identification, allowing men to reveal themselves as skilled and trusted workers.
The rolled-up trouser leg
The rolling of a trouser leg during the enrollment ceremony is said to demonstrate the physical contact between the member and the Lodge. It is a bond that should never be broken.

Many believe the Freemasons are the secret hand that has shaped Scotland, but are they?

The formation of the Masons.

Some have even suggested that the Masons are part of the Illuminati, a shadowy organisation secretly running the world. But it’s an accusation Sandie laughs off.

“If they realised how muddled up things can be they’d realise that behind closed doors there’s no way we could organise anything like this!”

Sandie’s lodge, like all others, remains segregated by gender but he explained that Freemasonry is otherwise open to almost all.

“We’ve got people from Africa and South America; we’ve got people who are LGBT. As long as you believe in a singular higher Supreme Being then any religion can join.”

Secrets of the Masons

For the first time, cameras have been allowed behind the doors of the Grand Masonic Lodge of Scotland in Edinburgh.

Unique access to the secret societies of female freemasons.
The Freemasons鈥� reputation has not always been positive
The head of the Freemasons in England and Wales has said the handshake used by members during ceremonies is 鈥渘ot secret鈥�.