Post by Tamrin on Oct 11, 2009 9:07:06 GMT 10
The man in the street, gazing up at the Lodge's thickly covered windows that reveal only a thin rectangular outline of light must wonder what goes on behind the veil. For those credulous men who easily fall prey to the fraternity's detractors and exploiters, the mystery of what occurs may create an unnecessary dread.
Some who read such best selling novels as Brad Meltzer's The Book of Fate may come away believing that a cabal of Masons are trying to open the gates of hell in distant Washington, D.C., in spite of Meltzer's note at the end of the novel that attempts to separate truth from fiction he created about the fraternity. The public may draw similar conclusions from the works of other contemporary novelists, especially those of Dan Brown (da Vinci Code, Angles and Demons).
But while most of the public is not so gullible as to believe what are obviously tall tales, some may still hesitate to knock at our door on account of the fear bread of uncertainty.
Some may have misconceptions about the Masonic Initiation. As illustrated by these 19th Century magic lantern slides, such unfounded fears have a long history - at least a long as fears of what lives under the bed or in the closet!
Some who read such best selling novels as Brad Meltzer's The Book of Fate may come away believing that a cabal of Masons are trying to open the gates of hell in distant Washington, D.C., in spite of Meltzer's note at the end of the novel that attempts to separate truth from fiction he created about the fraternity. The public may draw similar conclusions from the works of other contemporary novelists, especially those of Dan Brown (da Vinci Code, Angles and Demons).
But while most of the public is not so gullible as to believe what are obviously tall tales, some may still hesitate to knock at our door on account of the fear bread of uncertainty.
Some may have misconceptions about the Masonic Initiation. As illustrated by these 19th Century magic lantern slides, such unfounded fears have a long history - at least a long as fears of what lives under the bed or in the closet!
