Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The Freemasons came out of their lodges, so to speak, about seven years ago, finally revealing many of the secrets that had been a part ...

Several Masonic signs have been found 'hidden' in paintings of Scotland's bard Robert Burns. Tiny letters and symbols have been painted in minute detail in a paintings by Alexander Nasmyth, a ...

The Freemasons have roots dating back to medieval trade guilds. Secret handshakes, code words and symbols helped foster mutual trust among members – and gave freemasonry an aura of mystery that it ...

The Chief Executive of the Freemasons has admitted that there is a secret handshake, but anyone caught doing it outside the society would face ‘disciplinary action’. Today, the Freemasons put a full ...

File photo: The traditionally lengthy meetings, whose initiation rituals are at the heart of Masonic societies, are being replaced with more quick fire affairs to cater for busy executives Credit: ...