TRAPPED IN A MASONIC WORLD

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There are gloves, gauntlets, hats, chain collars, aprons, badges, lariats, cufflinks, buckles, tie pins,
canes, medals, swords, daggers, star shaped jewel crests and coloured silk sashes and the list goes on and
on, and big bucks to be made from those dedicated millions of blind leading the blind followers of the
craft, that all have a Masonic link almost always connected to ancient Greek, Egypt, Rome and the Bible or
Torah and other earlier religious and ancient texts and beliefs also a regularly feature.
As I say, there‘s symbolic meaning in everything, hats in general as they‘ve always denoted rank in
society, - alleged gentlemen wore top hats, or cocked hats prior this time, whilst you‘re lower classes are
famous for donning a flat cloth hat. Whereas, when your bowler hat came along, people of from all walks
of life could be seen wearing one, though it must be said it was predominately your middleclass City kind
of chap, such as bank manager Captain Manwaring out of the Dad‘s Army TV series, who was famous for
wearing one. More so in them days than present, but almost every bank manger was a Freemason and a
very high percentage of them still are today.
And no wonder they weren‘t too keen to have TV cameras in Masonic Houses of Parliament, as only
recent as 1998 the tradition for MP‘s to wear a collapsible Top hat, known as an ―Opera Hat‖ ceased. The
hat was put on ones bonce within the House of Commons to raise a ―point of order‖ during a division, and
in the past the ‗Speaker of the House‘ had to wear one, as it signified the house was in session. Though
not an everyday item, top hats are still worn in The House of Lords, as a Peer one wears a ―symbolic
Crown‖, though nowadays normally limited to coronations and other state occasions etc.
You can still see the odd traditionalist ―Stock Jobber‖ wearing a ―Topper‖ in the City of London, who
works in the London Stock Exchange, though this common practice stopped around the mid 1980‘s. A
Stock Jobber is formerly a trusted person who bought and sold stocks and shares from other traders on the
floor of the Stock Exchange, no physical money changed hands during these transactions, normally the
Jobber was dealing on someone else‘s behalf, and again these kinds of positions were only normally
allocated to a fellow Freemason. And it is where we get the phrase; ―My word is my bond‖, as this
specific term has for centuries been the motto of the London Stock Exchange, but in various forms; e.g. ―a
gentleman‘s/Englishman‘s word is as good as his bond‖, it dates back to at least 1500, when a Scottish
source has ―O kingis word, shuld be o kingis bonde‖. [1] In the bible; Kings 18:4 for when Jezebel
destroyed the prophets of the LORD, Obadiah took a ... [2] and will cut off from Ahab every male, ―both
bond‖ and free in Israel.
The wearing of a top hat generally signifies to other Freemasons he is a Master Mason. It is said you
can enter many a lodge and count the number of Master Masons, by the number of hats along the top shelf.
It is also said with the head being covered it has a meaning of authority, and he is going about his loyal
duty. The wearing of hats also symbolises freedom and brotherly equality. In French Masonry a new
Master of a Lodge receives a hat with the words; ―With this hat you may cover yourself in the future‖,
again pointing to the authority bestowed upon the Master of the Lodge. [3]
There‘s much more meaning to it and everything else in Freemasonry, but I simply haven‘t the room
here to tell you much more. I do cover a lot about the subject, but my main purpose is not teach you about
the subject, but to inform you how widespread it is and always has been. I want the average man and
women in the street to realise why the world is how it is, - which is not because of god or religion passé,
but because of these band of secret societies who have us trapped in a Masonic world of theirs, contrived
to serve them and to keep us suppressed and in order. And how this has been achieved and maintained is
by having these all important secret ceremonies, rituals, oaths and pledges in line for the initiate to carry
out and be rewarded for good merit as when they are due, is how the Order has been able to control its
millions of members from everyday walks of life in which 98% of them make up the overall majority of
their fraternities membership.
It‘s said of Jacob‘s ladder; that it plays two important symbolic roles in Freemasonry, which is
introduced to the initiate at the very first degree and then again at the 30th degree of the Knight Kadosh.
The ladder represents the lessons learned in life, [listening and learning to be loyal to your masters and
doing unquestionably as is asked of you], which if properly used, brings the initiated higher and higher in
knowledge; [if you adhere to your oaths and pledges, and are loyal to the brotherhood, you will be
rewarded and promotion will follow]. However, if these lessons are forgotten, the danger of falling back
down is continuously present, [if you fail to adhere to your solemn oaths, pledges and commitment to the
fraternity then you‘re soon be out on your ear]. And again, first and foremost the majority of Freemasons
will never even surpass the 3rd degree of Master Mason, as many of the higher degrees are by invitation
only, and reflects you current status and the profession you may be in, which in addition is what the reward
of medals and honour system is all about. Imagine those ambitious among us who will trample on as many