From your point of view as a Freemason, what is the meaning of the handshake they're exchanging?
It does not fit with the Blue Lodge methods of masonic identification. Higher up? I have no idea.
My understanding is that Masonic handshakes, etc. are not done outside of the Masonic temples, very similar to our temple ceremony.
When I was involved in Rainbow for Girls, which is a Masonic sponsored organization, there were handshakes and symbols which we could only reveal to a "closed" ceremony, like an initiation. An installation, which was open to the public, was very limited as far as handshakes and symbols which could happen openly.
Has this been your experience in the Masonic lodge, Merc? Are there any actual handshakes which are permitted outside the Masonic Temple?
I've seen Mormons do "the handshake" to each other outside of a temple setting, and Masons do the same.
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From your point of view as a Freemason, what is the meaning of the handshake they're exchanging?
It does not fit with the Blue Lodge methods of masonic identification. Higher up? I have no idea.
My understanding is that Masonic handshakes, etc. are not done outside of the Masonic temples, very similar to our temple ceremony.
When I was involved in Rainbow for Girls, which is a Masonic sponsored organization, there were handshakes and symbols which we could only reveal to a "closed" ceremony, like an initiation. An installation, which was open to the public, was very limited as far as handshakes and symbols which could happen openly.
Has this been your experience in the Masonic lodge, Merc? Are there any actual handshakes which are permitted outside the Masonic Temple?
We use signs and tokens outside of an opened lodge. It depends on the lodge and what type of masonry you belong to.
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