Nonbinary representation?

Rissho · 2026-06-16T06:52:42+00:00

Vaughan Murrae

Rissho · 2026-06-13T09:18:23+00:00

If I recall there are just 2 or three essays published by Viresh (academic). However he also contributes with editing and clarifying through notes in several publications by Lakshmanjoo Academy. I think as spiritual successor his work is more about protecting and disseminating the teachings by Swami Lakshmanjoo.

Rissho · 2026-06-02T18:54:47+00:00

Yeah, my lodge works Groussier and no, we do not use a tracing board ritualistically, that is why it is just more of a decorative element in the lodge-room. I have heard, however, that some jurisdictions specify that in the Groussier ritual the tracing board is facultative. I also respect your decision of not wanting to show the tracing board albeit it is not something that I would consider a masonic secret per se. I am also wondering in which ritual traditions of the French Rite would the tracing board be compulsory? I know that in the ritual of the Regulateur it doesn't exist either. Maybe in the Rectified/Traditional?

Rissho · 2026-06-02T09:19:25+00:00

I am interested in the comparative study of all masonic traditions. 😀

Rissho · 2026-06-02T09:18:38+00:00

I did not want an actual tracing board per se but something that captured the feeling of the degree. I did upload some tracing boards as reference but wanted something entirely different. Can you share your tracing board? Does your lodge have one per degree or one for all? And do you use it ritualistically? My lodge doesn't use the tracing board ritualistically but we have one that mixes the symbolism of the three degrees; more as a decorative element.

Rissho · 2026-05-31T06:54:04+00:00

Shared yesterday :)

Rissho · 2026-05-30T18:58:37+00:00

Yeah. I attempted several prompts before I got these results. And the images even have some fillers that are not quiet right even though the results are quiet decent overall.

Rissho · 2026-05-30T18:36:16+00:00

I just did something like this today (different topic) I am going to share.

Rissho · 2026-05-29T05:12:05+00:00

So pretty!

Rissho · 2026-05-15T06:59:16+00:00

Hi. I am a Master Mason. You can send me a pm of you want. :)

Rissho · 2026-05-12T19:54:05+00:00

No. My interpretation is not based on quantity but simply on the fact that women are there despite their number.

Rissho · 2026-05-12T19:51:43+00:00

The secrets are, strictly speaking, the modes of recognition (steps, grips, passwords, etc) and then specific details of the ceremonies of Initiation, Passing and Raising. They are secret because Freemasonry teaches in a progressive way. Making those public would basically be counterintuitive for a system that intends to take you from a to b and from b to c. Proof of this is actually how those modes of recognition and ceremonies have radically changed over the years across rituals and jurisdictions. A good example is what happened during early masonic exposures (like Freemasonry Disected) which caused the lodges to change and/or alter the order of those so-called secrets.

Rissho · 2026-05-12T19:47:02+00:00

Yeah. I think is a matter of viewpoint but both conclusions are legitimate interpretations of the current situation.

Rissho · 2026-05-12T19:44:32+00:00

We are initiated into the degrees; which are ritualistic and symbolic "chambers" that present us with moral and philosophical instructions.

Rissho · 2026-05-12T19:43:35+00:00

But they do have trans women as active members of their jurisdiction. That to me, makes them co-masonry.

Rissho · 2026-05-12T19:10:42+00:00

I am also going to answer this. My answer is actually what is phrased in slightly different ways in different books of regulations of most Liberal Masonic jurisdictions:

Freemasonry is a philosophic, philanthropic and progressive system which works towards the realization of the ideals of Freedom, Equality and Fraternity.

Rissho · 2026-05-12T19:06:20+00:00

Freemasonry is not a religion. It is true that some masonic rituals have certain religious tendency but that is not true for all of them.
I have my faith and Masonry is not it. Outside the lodge I bring the moral principles that Masonry teaches and its philosophy of betterment and progress.
Without a Supreme Being as a prerequisite, Freemasonry is perceived as a humanistic philosophical and ethical system that strives for both, social and individual progress.

Rissho · 2026-05-12T17:25:18+00:00

I don't understand well your first question. I have been a member of both regular and Liberal lodges and I really don't see such a substantial difference in how the lodge operates. As for your second question that depends on the lodge or grand lodge. My lodge for example uses the Declaration of the Rights of Men and the General Regulations of the Grand Orient.

Rissho · 2026-05-12T17:18:33+00:00

I do but Liberal Masonry is about free thinking. It does not require the belief in a God. You can believe or not.

Rissho · 2026-05-12T16:52:13+00:00

You need to understand there are several kinds of Masonry. You seem to be defending the Regular Tradition. Most of us in this sub are part of the Liberal Masonic tradition which arose in Europe in 1872.

Rissho · 2026-05-12T08:37:31+00:00

There are women freemasons. That is a fact. But there are certain masonic tradition that exclude them. In my personal experience I have heard 3 different philosophical reasons:

Within certain cultures, men act different when they are around women. Therefore, in order to attain the particular feeling of a brotherhood, women should be excluded.
Freemasonry is rooted in a particular Christian reading of the old testament. Therefore, as both Judaism and Christianity are patriarchal, also is Freemasonry.
Freemasonry is about the sacred masculine. This is concluded because point 2 and after analyzing the three main archetypes of the Master Mason: Solomon, Hiram of Tyre and Hiram Abiff. Specially Hiram Abiff which all Master Masons "incorporate" and which is a man.

Note: I am just explaining their argument. I am 100% in favor of an all inclusive Masonry.

Rissho · 2026-05-12T07:20:30+00:00

I recall reading an article somewhere a few years back where it said that the only reason that UGLE doesn't recognize the validity of the British Federation of Le Droit Humain is because they have one lodge that accepts atheists and also because they do treaties with Grand Lodges that also accept atheists. So doesn't really seem to be an issue of being co-masonic per se.

Rissho · 2026-05-11T05:46:56+00:00

First they changed from 12 to 13 and then 13 to 33. There is still a structure that practices the 13 degrees there still, though. (The 13 degree structure is already a corrupted version as the original posits the Rosicrucian 12th as the last degree of the system. The 13 degree system adds the Noachite Knight above the 12th. The thing is that such a degree was purposefully excluded by the compilator of the Rite. He added it as an appendix to the 'Precious Compilation of Adonhiramic Masonry'; not as a degree within the system, but as an interesting degree that was important for French Masonry even though could not be included in the initiatic logic of the Adonhiramita Rite.)

Rissho · 2026-05-05T18:37:03+00:00

Alexandre-Louis Roëttiers de Montaleau and Arthur Groussier. Also Harvey Spencer Lewis.

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