jpeffer2007

I think the the above terms, clandestine, irregular, and recognized all have legitimate places in Free-Masonry. However, it is only when they are used in their original context that they are appropriate. For example, the word Clandestine is used to describle any, and all, Masons that aren't recongnized by your particular Grand Lodge. But if you read "History of Freemasonry and the Development of the 15 Original English Masonic Lectures," the phrase Clandestine is explained differently in the lectures of the 2nd degree. The second part of the 2nd degree lecture describes a Clandestine Lodge as a lodge meeting in a secret cave planning the execution of one of the builders of the temple. This is the symbolism used to describe the word clandestine.

The words irregular and recongnized have been used in similar fashion....out of their original context. I'd encourage Masons from all jurisdictions to research these words for themselves, read Anderson's Constitutions, read masonic history and writings. Don't just take the word of some old man in the lodge.

Jamie