I’ve been a Mason for 20 years, Past Master, 32°, Scottish Rite & York Rite. I don’t have any juicy secrets (like “33° Masons control the price of Ovaltine”), and I’m of the view that we’re / they’re mostly harmless. That said, I’m disillusioned. The Brotherhood is broken and not fulfilling what they promise to their craftsmen, which is to make good men better. It’s become one big LARP that sucks free time and money from its members and gives nothing back to the Brothers, their families, communities, or the world.
They broke their oath, I’ll break mine. Ask me anything. Or nothing.
I’m not sure what I expected to be honest. I needed positive guy friends and I got that. But I mostly wanted to help out the Brothers and the community and be part of something important. Instead we spend $50,000/year on building upkeep and give a $500 annual scholarship to a relative of one of the members.