What do you feel is missing from modern Freemasonry, or what are some things you may have expected that you didn't see or experience?

My personal one is a chamber of reflection. I love the idea but as I understand, many GL's banned them, and some side orders may have them (wildly jurisdictional).

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Migrate your communities and friends to Lemmy or at least somewhere on the fediverse.

There are, how many, different additional degrees? Dozens, hundreds? It gets mind-numbing. Should Masonry focus on just a few (just Blue lodge), or keep it fractured?

Blue lodge, Royal Arch, Commandery, Knights Masons, etc etc

I fell down the rabbit hole years ago joining IDK how many different bodies until it just became ridiculous.

What do you find more rewarding or interesting in Freemasonry?

The study of the rituals, symbols, esoteric meanings, etc? The building/improvement of onesself?

Or the external facets, i.e: meetings, camaraderie, friendships, brotherhood, and charity work?

I know the answer can be both, but what do YOU get out of it? Many join for one or the other, but may only focus on one side.

Yesterday I visited Freemasons Hall in the Midlands town of Burton on Trent for the one-year Anniversary meeting of one of UGLE's newest 'special interest lodges', the Science Fiction & Fantasy Lodge #10016.

Their ritual is slightly tweaked, so the Director of Ceremonies carries Gandalf the White's staff, the Deacons carry lightsabers (complete with light and sound effects) and the Tiler's weapon is a Klingon bat'leth. Other quirks include copies of Mjolnir, Thor's hammer, acting as gavels and a TARDIS as a ballot box.

After the Festive Board there was a heated debate in the carpark about whether Call of Cthulhu or Dungeons and Dragons Fifth Edition was the better game, prompted by one of the brethren changing into a Cthulhu t-shirt for his long drive home in the hot weather. As they say, 'Oh Wonderful Masons!' 😁

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/13ILll_21fdCaBxf7kBEackR-H9kKnN5v

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