Tradition · Freemasonry
Beliefs & practices
Members progress through three foundational Craft degrees: Entered Apprentice, Fellow Craft, and Master Mason. Higher-degree systems such as the Scottish Rite and the York Rite are open to Master Masons but operate under separate governance.
Lodge work centres on ritual drama, moral instruction, and charitable activity. Officially, lodges do not discuss partisan politics or sectarian religion in tyled meetings.