I am a freemason, and the son and grandson of freemasons. I am a member of the Blue Lodge and the York Rite. Even though I have a strong Masonic background I did not choose to become a Mason until I was 43. I find that the mysteries of Freemasonry have deepened and enlarged my commitment to spiritual truth and have given me strength and direction in my life.

I am active in my lodge and have held the offices of Junior Deacon, Senior Deacon (for two years, this was the most fun), and am now Senior Warden. I have just moved and am going to transfer my membership so I will probably get to start over going through the chairs again. I look forwards to this.

I have become somewhat of detecive regarding the mysteries. This has revealed a great deal of esoteric knowledge that I find both useful and enlightening. I wish you peace in your respective journeys.

4W

I am a new freemason. Raised in 2003 at the age of 34 in Cade-Rothwell #1151, Houston Texas. As curiousity turned to interest, I found I had only a very distant uncle who was a mason. I took a couple of years to finally make up my mind and learn more, and decide on a lodge.

I am not even considering the chairs in my lodge due to my traveling job, but it does allow me to visit many lodges in Texas and Louisiana.

Hello, I'm Amanda, and although I'm obviously not a freemason, I am the daughter and grandaughter of freemasons. My father is a freemason in New York, as was my grandfather. My father has told me bits and pieces about freemasonry, but I joined this tribe so that I would be able to speak about it with people other than just my father. Already I feel like I've learned a lot more. As an incredibly spiritual woman, yet not at all religious, I always found freemasonry to be extremely interesting.

I'm Chris, the Grandson of a Mason (He remains oddly tight-lipped about his affiliations).
I've been a collector of Masonic pieces for several years (Mason Rings, knives, swords, aporns, etc)
Chris

I'm not a freemason, but I've been thinking about it.

I'm a 37 year old 10-year Freemason from around Philadelphia. I presently attend Concordia #67 in Jenkintown, PA and remain a member of Lafayette-Dupont #19 in Washington, DC.

I'd still be a member of my mother Lodge - Hunter's #156 in Blacksburg, VA, except for two ridiculous rules:

1) Ridiculous Pennsylvania rule: PA Masons can't be a member of more than two Lodges (huh?)

2) Ridiculous Virginia rule: (Well, not a rule, but no one did anything to stop it) Several Masonic friends of mine from the DC area used to get together every few weeks to talk, eat, sometimes drink, and discuss how to make Freemasonry more relevant for its younger members. The then-GM in VA got word of this and summarily suspended me - no notice, no trial, no nothing. The Incredibly Brave GM who followed him decided it was none of his business. A few years later when I bothered to apply for reinstatement, I quit the GLoVA, not that I'm bitter...

Since I write for a living, I'm concentrating most of my Masonic efforts on produceing a Masonic book worth reading by the general public.

Just a bit of a cynic, I think that Grand Lodges and the sycophantic tendancies they tend to instill are the worst thing ever to happen to Freemasonry and will be the death of the organized Fraternity yet... But who says that a disorganized (or at least non-centrally-organized) fraternity would be such a bad thing?

FTR, I consider myself a freemason and so does my lodge.

2nd degree. Ojai Valley Lodge #551, American Federation, LDH.