Best-selling author Dan Brown's latest novel, The Lost Symbol, draws heavily on the lore and mystique of the Freemasons. A visit to one of the locations in the novel, a prominent Masonic building in ...

The secret society of Freemasons, dating back to the 14th century, has been subject to conspiracy theories due to the organization’s rituals and use of symbols that some believe have demonic meaning.

The room where the meeting is going on has writings and drawings on the wall. At the altar, at the centre of the room, there is a statue of a man holding a cross and before him, is a book that has a ...

Aside from their famous members throughout history — from George Washington and Benjamin Franklin to Thurgood Marshall and Harry Houdini — the Freemasons are known as one of the most secretive ...

To some, the Freemasons are a cult-like society practicing rituals, secret handshakes, and passphrases- but the modern-day ...

You could tell from the opening scene, as the menacing strings kicked in, and the booming, menacing movie trailer voice got all cool and bothered, that The Secrets Of The Freemasons was going to be a ...

Part two of a four part film series created for the exhibition, Mud Masons of Mali. Djenné masons speak about their training as apprentices and their work as masons. The skills necessary for success ...

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The silence in the room is interrupted by knocks on the wooden door and piped music. Everyone stands up. The solid doors open and three elderly men in black suits, neat bowties and white gloves walk ...