The silence in the room is interrupted by knocks on the wooden door and piped music. Everyone in the room stands up. The doors open and three elderly men clad in black suites, bowties and white gloves ...

The secret society of Freemasons, dating back to the 14th century, has been subject to conspiracy theories due to the organization’s rituals and use of symbols that some believe have demonic meaning.

Aside from their famous members throughout history — from George Washington and Benjamin Franklin to Thurgood Marshall and Harry Houdini — the Freemasons are known as one of the most secretive ...

Humanish: What Talking to Your Cat or Naming Your Car Reveals About the Uniquely Human Need to Humanize In this enthralling saga, journalist Gayle (We Refuse to Forget) resurfaces the ...

Myths tend to grow up around things we don’t know anything about. And organizations have their fair share of misinformation. The Masonic lodges are known for their rituals, their symbols and their ...

They are best known for secret handshakes, embroidered aprons and the dire penalties reputed to be inflicted on those who break their oath of secrecy. But today’s Freemasons insist that tattletales ...

To some, the Freemasons are a cult-like society practicing rituals, secret handshakes, and passphrases- but the modern-day organization is far from a secret Illuminati-like group. While it still ...

Met Police officers will now be forced to reveal links to secret society - Freemasons swear an oath of loyalty to the fraternity's principles and to supporting fellow members ...

Officers in the Metropolitan Police must tell bosses if they are a member - or have ever been a member - of the Freemasons, the force has announced. The group has been added to the Met's declarable ...

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Secret societies have existed since the rise of the first great civilizations, ranging from religious cults to political associations to college fraternities. Including philosophers, artists, ...