Glasgow - For centuries, the secret of Freemasons is known only to its members. However, a rare opportunity revealed in the BBC's latest documentary program reveals a new understanding of the mysterious fraternity group.
Documentary footage highlighted some old buildings in Scotland allegedly linked to Freemasons.
Quoted from News.com.au on Monday (19/3/2018), stone craftsmen - the first generation of Freemasons - gathered to form trade unions in the 1500s, after building many public buildings in Scotland.
In 1599, William Schaw, who helped build castles and palaces for King James VI of Scotland, has established rules for the members of the Freemasons.
Bob Cooper, curator of the Grand Lodge of Scotland, a Freemason government agency, said the group is synonymous with the character of his handshake, as well as the habit of rolling the ends of his pants.
"The handshakes are a way of identifying each other, especially when they have to move to Scotland to find work," Cooper said.
"If you go to a place where you are not known, you must have some proof that you can work in the construction sector (Freemason's ancestral work)," Cooper continued, describing the trousers rolled up as a symbolic gesture to know fellow Freemasons.
The most interesting aspect is the initiation ceremony of the members of the Freemasons, where it is always shrouded in a mystery that has never been revealed, even to this day.
However, some of the former members who left the secretive group have revealed some interesting details in the virtual world.
One thing many people have believed is that the related ceremony is based on a story in the Bible.
The story involved Hiram Abiff, an important figure in the construction of the Temple of Solomon, who was killed for refusing to reveal the secrets behind the structure of the building he was building.
One of the main rules reads as follows: "They shall be true to one another and live charitably together as becometh sworn brethren and companions of the Craft," - they must be honest with each other and live together in love as brothers and friends under oath (Craft Freemasonry). "
However, the deal was only fully realized when Sir Robert Moray, a Scottish warlord, was involved.
The Principle Helps Each Other
Another reason why Freemasons constantly attract attention, not because of its members, but on the principle of helping each other to achieve success in life.
In fact, no half-hearted, if a policeman is part of the Freemasons, and see other members constrained legal issues, most likely to let them escape from sanctions violations.
But according to former members in the modern era, said that the allegations above are no longer applicable in the Freemasons.
"Those in the Freemasons are not self-employed, or help if they realize they are in one bond.They will always help each other to pass dreams on many things," Cooper explained.
Another criticism of this organization is the fact that women - traditionally - are forbidden to join and participate.
However, according to deputy Scottish related institution, Ramsay McGhee, said that there are advantages of gender segregation.
"Sometimes we are criticized because we are only men, but I'm sure there are times when men need to be with men and there are times when women need to be with women," he said.
Currently, the number of Freemasons is around five million people worldwide.
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