Masonic Regalia

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Freemasonry The Society, The Symbolism, The
Regalia

• Masons, popularly known as the freemasons, are a
  sort of secret society which finds its origins
  linked to somewhere in the art of masonry in the
  middle ages. Although, this group is known to be
  a secret society, in the information age you can
  better refer to them as "a society with secrets.
• The early freemasonry, based upon the literal
  craft of labor, is known as the Operative Masonry
  while the modern form of the said group, that
  finds its base in the philosophical connection to
  freemasonry, is referred to by many as
  Speculative Freemasonry.
• These freemason societies are structured under
  the grand lodges which are found in different
  places across the world. These lodges hold their
  own set of rules and jurisdictions. But no matter
  how much diversity exists among the lodges, the
  very central belief remains the acceptance of a
  supreme being by its members and the charitable
  work within the community on a wide scale with
  the development of friendship and brotherhood
  within the lodge as well as spreading membership.
  Freemasonry is said to have a member base of
  around six million people around the world and
  the numbers are still growing every day.
• The general icon of freemasonry is believed to be
  the symbol formed by a square and compasses. The
  square symbolizes the squaring of actions by our
  virtues and the compasses symbolize the
  circumscribing of desires. As is usually the case
  with every society or organization, there is
  always a need of some kind of uniformity or some
  sort of a symbolism that can immediately convey
  the membership of a person. Here, steps in
  Masonic jewelry.
• Masonic jewelry items are mostly regular jewelry
  that is embedded with the Masonic symbols and
  relics. Some of these accessories also state the
  rank of the person wearing it and hence making
  their relevance even more obvious. But Masonic
  jewelry articles can be quite confusing if you
  are not aware of the meaning of different symbols
  and representations.

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• Very few jewelers are into the trade of crafting
  Masonic accessories due to the shortage of proper
  knowledge about the symbols and their importance.
  It also becomes quite difficult to work with such
  intricate symbols and represent them correctly in
  the form of small articles such as rings and
  pendants.
• In the early ages, this task was done by a very
  small group of people who were themselves members
  of the society and knew the art of making
  jewelry. Today, quite a few companies like
  http//www.redtowerregalia.com/ are offering
  these accessories through their online stores as
  well as showrooms. These can be easily found over
  the internet and generally offer free shipping.
  Even the cost of these jewelry articles is quite
  reasonable considering the rarity and the
  exclusivity of the products.
• Even today, these jewelry items are generally
  prepared by the people who themselves are members
  or are somehow related to the members of the
  freemasonry. Being available online has had a
  huge impact on the spreading of the interest in
  freemasonry and it's membership has been rising
  off late. The information age has thus
  transformed this secret society and its workings
  as well!

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Contact Information

• Red Tower Regalia
• Box 13045, Alexandria,
• VA, 22312, USA
• Phone - 703-350-8805
• Website - http//www.redtowerregalia.com/