First Degree of Freemasonry Watch – Part 1

The very word "secrecy" is repugnant in a free and open society; and we are as a people inherently and historically opposed to secret societies, to secret oaths and to secret proceedings. We decided long ago that the dangers of excessive and unwarranted concealment of pertinent facts far outweighed the dangers, which are cited to justify it.

President John F. Kennedy
Address to newspaper publishers, April 27, 1961.

Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) was initiated into Army Philadelphe Lodge in 1798. His brothers, Joseph, Lucian, Louis and Jerome, were also Freemasons. Five of the six members of Napoleon's Grand Councel of the Empire were Freemasons, as were six of the nine Imperial Officers and 22 of the 30 Marshals of France.

But Freemasonry is democratic, loyal, a-political, and peaceful right?

M.A.F.I.A. = 'Mazzini autorizza furti, incendi, avvelenamenti'.  ( Eng. tr. "Mazzini authorizes thefts, arson, poisoning" )
World Underworld, page 58
Andrew Varna
London: Museum Press, 1957.

By this plan we shall direct all mankind. In this manner, and by the simplest means, we shall set all in motion and in flames.
Spartacus (Weishaupt
Professor) to Cato (Zwack, a Lawyer)
On founding of the Illuminati in 1776
Ingolstadt, Germany

"What matter the means as long as one arrives at the end?"
Honre-Gabriel Riquetti, Comte de Mirabeau
'The Great Terror' Revolutionary and Freemason
Paris, 1789

"I declare and I challenge all mankind to contradict my declaration, that no man can give any account of the order of Freemasonry, of it's origin, of it's history, of it's object, nor any explanation of it's mysteries and symbols, which does not leave the mind in total uncertainty on all these points. Every man is entitled therefore, to give any explanation of the symbols and a system of the doctrine that he can render palatable.

Hence have sprung up that variety of systems, which for twenty years has divided the order. The simple tale of the English, and the fifty degrees of the French, and the Knights of Baron Hunde, are equally authentic, and have equally had the support of intelligent and zealous brethren. These systems are in fact but one. They have all sprung from the Blue Lodge of three degrees."
Adam Weishaupt

And our expression, that our Lodges extend upwards to the Heavens, comes from the Persian and Druidic custom of having to their Temples no roofs but the sky.
Illustrious Albert Pike 33°
Morals and Dogma, page 366

Masonic Brother Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart His cheeky 'slip' was neither forgotten, nor forgiven... But Mozart joined Freemasonry An international Secret Society. With symbols and ritual and mystery, And Hiram Abiff in its third degree. With passwords, and handshakes, and door knocks. And covert signs when they are needed, But most of all, an oath of secrecy, Which each Mason is warned, must be heeded. Now Mozart's final opera (The Magic Flute) Was a peculiar one it would seem, For the story of this opera Contained a strange Masonic theme. But more than this it so happened, Or maybe it was meant to be In this work, Mozart "leaked out" Masonic secrets Perhaps a bit carelessly. "NO ONE IS TO REVEAL OUR SECRETS" Thunders the Worshipful Master from his stand, Or he will be dealt a fatal blow From the vindictive Masonic Hand. Yes – When a Mason discloses the secrets, He somehow meets with a tragic fate. As did, for example, William Morgan, At a somewhat later date. Now, curiously enough with Mozart, Shortly after this opera's premier, The composer was to meet with death, Though he was only in his thirty-sixth year. For to reveal the secrets of this order Is to its members a serious sin. And so til this day some have wondered: Did the Masons do Mozart in?

"It is useless to deny, because it is impossible to conceal, that a great part of Europe – the whole of Italy and France and a great portion of Germany, to say nothing of other countries – is covered with a network of these secret societies, just as the superficies of the earth is now being covered with railroads."
Benjamin Disraeli
July 14, 1856

Worshipful Master: * * *. (Strikes his gavel three times.) WM: Brother ______, if you are still willing to take the Obligation, say "I", repeat your name in full, and repeat after me. Candidate: I, _____ ______, of my own free will and accord, in the presence of Almighty G-d and this Worshipful Lodge of Master Masons, erected to Him and dedicated to the memory of the Holy Saints John, do hereby and hereon solemnly and sincerely promise and swear that I will keep and conceal and never reveal any of the secrets belonging to the Degree of Master Mason, which I have received, am about to receive, or may be hereafter instructed in, to any person unless it shall be to a worthy Brother Master Mason, or within the body of a just and duly constituted Lodge of such, and not unto him or them until by due trial, strict examination, or lawful Masonic information, I shall have found him or them justly entitled to receive the same. Question. Why does Freemasonry dedicate itself to John the Baptist and John the Evangelist but not have any mention of Jesus Christ in its 'charges' or rituals? Question. Why does Freemasonry forbid the use of Jesus Christ in place of the 'Great Architect of the Universe' in open lodge but contradistinctly emphasise the 'Holy Saints John'? Question. Does Freemasonry have any relation to the heretical Johanite Sects of the Mid East known as the 'St. John Christians' who revere John the Baptist but despise Jesus Christ who they term the 'Vomiter of Lies'? Question. Was not the Knights Templar accused of ascribing to the same Johanite heresy, and does not Freemasonry promote itself in secret as being the direct descendants of the Knights Templar? Furthermore: I do promise and swear that I will support the Constitution of the Grand Lodge of the State of Nevada, also all the laws, rules, and edicts of the same, or of any other Grand Lodge from whose jurisdiction I may hereafter hail; together with the by-laws, rules, and regulations of this or any other Lodge of which I may become a member, so far as the same shall come to my knowledge. Question. What about the laws of the STATE of Nevada? Furthermore: I do promise and swear that I will answer and obey all due signs and regular summons sent me from the body of a just and duly constituted Lodge of Master Masons, or handed me by a worthy Brother of this degree, if within the length of my cable-tow. Question. But isn't Masonry Free? Furthermore: I do promise and swear that I will help, aid, and assist all poor and distressed Master Masons, their widows and orphans, they applying to me as such, I finding them worthy, and can do so without material to myself or family. Question. What about all poor and distressed NON Masons, their widows, and orphans? Furthermore: I do promise and swear that I will keep the secrets of a worthy Brother Master Mason, when communicated to me as such, as secure and inviolate in my breast as they were in his before communication. Question. Then why does Masonry claim it is only the "Means of Recognition" that are kept secret? Furthermore: I do promise and swear that I will not give the Grand Hailing Sign of Distress of a Master Mason, except for the benefit of the Craft while at work or for the instruction of a Brother, unless I am in real distress; and should I see the sign given, or hear the word spoken, I will hasten to the relief of the person so giving it. Question. What about when a NON Mason gives a sign of distress? Furthermore: I do promise and swear that I will not give the substitute for the Master's Word in any other way or manner than that in which I receive it, which will be on the Five points of Fellowship, and at low breath. Furthermore: I do promise and swear that I will not wrong, cheat, nor defraud a Master Masons Lodge, or a worthy Brother of this degree to the value of anything, knowingly, nor suffer it to be done by another, if in my power to prevent. Question. What about wronging, cheating, or defrauding a NON Mason? Furthermore: I do promise and swear that I will not knowingly strike a Brother Master Mason, nor otherwise do him personal violence in anger, except in the necessary of myself, family or property. Question. What about striking or doing personal violence in anger to a NON Mason? Furthermore: I do promise and swear that I will not have illicit carnal intercourse with a Master Mason's wife, widow, mother, sister or daughter, nor suffer it to be done by another if in my power to prevent. Question. What about not having illicit carnal intercourse with a NON Mason's wife, widow, mother, sister, or daughter? Question. What about not having illicit carnal intercourse with a Master Masons SON? Furthermore: I do promise and swear that I will not be present at the initiating, passing, or raising of an old man in dotage, a young man under age, an irreligious libertine, an atheist, a person of unsound mind, or a woman, knowing them to be such. Question. But doesn't Freemasonry claim to be responsible for the concepts of Freedom of Conscience, Equality, Liberty, and Justice? Comment. Another Masonism it seems. Up is down and down is up. Furthermore: I do promise and swear that I will not be present at the initiating, passing, or raising of a candidate clandestinely, nor hold Masonic intercourse with a clandestine Mason, or with one who has been suspended or expelled, knowing him to be such, until duly restored. Question. You mean like how the Fascist P2 Lodge of Italy, Argentina, Chile, Greece, France, Switzerland, Britain, and the U.S. was counted as 'regular' by you because it was a 'regular' and 'duely constituted' lodge of the Grand Orient of Italy who you had granted 'regular recognition' to, but how you consider African-American Prince Hall Masonry 'irregular' and 'clandestine' because they are not 'men free born and well recommended'? To all of which I do solemnly and sincerely promise and swear, without any hesitation, mental reservation, or secret evasion of mind in me whatsoever; binding myself under no less a penalty than that of having my body severed in twain, my bowels taken thence, and with my body burned to ashes, and the ashes thereof scattered to the four winds of Heaven, that there might remain neither track, trace nor remembrance among man or Masons of so vile and perjured a wretch as I should be, should I ever knowingly or willfully violate this, my solemn Obligation of a Master Mason. So help me G-d and make me steadfast to keep and perform the same. Question. But Freemasonry isn't a cult right? WM: In token of your sincerity, kiss the Holy Bible on which your hands rest. Comment. But remember Brother the oaths you took were only to other FreeMasons... WM: Senior Deacon, remove the cable-tow; we now hold this Brother by a stronger tie. WM: Brother ______, in your present situation, what do you most desire? Candidate: Further Light in Masonry (prompted). Worshipful Master: Let the Brother be brought to Light. Comment. The Light of Lucifer...

'Jubela, Jubelo, Jubelum' First, Jubela – "O that my throat had been cut across, my tongue torn out, and my body buried in the rough sands of the sea, at low water mark, where the tide ebbs and flows twice in twenty-four hours, ere I had been accessory to the death of so good a man as our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff!" The second, Jubelo – "O that my left breast had been torn open and my heart and vitals taken from thence and thrown over my left shoulder, carried into the valley of Jehosaphat, and there to become a prey to the wild beasts of the field and vultures of the air, ere I had conspired the death of so good a man as our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff!" The third, Jubelum – "O that my body had been severed in two in the midst, and divided to the north and south, my bowels burnt to ashes in the center, and the ashes scattered by the four winds of heaven, that there might not the least track or remembrance remain among men, or Masons, of so vile and perjured a wretch as I am; ah, Jubela and Jubelo, it was I that struck him harder than you both. It was I that gave him the fatal blow; it was I that killed him outright;" The Legend of the 'Three Ruffians' The 'Blood Oaths' for the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Degrees...

You must conceal all crimes of your brother Masons...and should you be summoned as a witness against a brother Mason be always sure to shield him...It may be perjury to do this, it is true, but you're keeping your obligations.

Ronayne
Handbook of Masonry, page 183

Freemasonry takes good men and makes them "better"'

At one point Bernardo was on the top of the Police Department's suspect list when he was terrorizing women in the Toronto suburb of Scarborough with his years long rape spree.

Police then strangely dropped him to the bottom of the list, later saying they didn't think he was a 'credible' suspect.

Bernardo then graduated to his grisley mutilation killing rampage.

Did the large Police Officer Masonic Lodge Membership cloud some Detectives judgement about 'Brother' Bernardo's suitability as a suspect? How many Scarborough Police Officers were members of Scarborough Rapist Paul Bernardo's Scarborough Masonic Lodge?

Is Freemasonry the missing piece to the puzzle of how the Police could have failed for so long to stop Bernardo, including the ignoring of repeated tips about him, that has raised so many questions in the public's mind?

'A Web of Favoritism and Corruption' Brother, foot to foot teaches you that you should, whenever asked, go on a brother's errand, if within the length of your cable-tow, even if you should have to go barefoot and bareheaded. Knee to knee, that you should always remember a Master Mason in your devotions to Almighty G-d. Breast to breast, that you should keep the Master Mason's secrets, when given to you in charge as such, as secure and inviolable in your breast as they were in his own before communicated to you. Hand to back, that you should support a Master Mason behind his back as before his face. Mouth to ear, that you should support his good name as well behind his back as before his face. 'The Five Points of Fellowship' Master Master Initiation Ritual

Date	Offence	Court	Sentence/result
Dec 66	Attempted burglary	Old St Mags Ct	conditional discharge
June 67	Receiving stolen cars and property	SE London Quarter Sessions	1 yr Borstal training
May 75	Assault on police and theft of sunglasses	Marlborough St Mags Ct	fined £125 and £25 costs
Feb 77	Handling stolen goods, possessing documents with intent to deceive and unlawful possession of shotgun	Croydon Crown Court	five prison sentences all suspended. Fined £2250, £3500 compensation and £1000 costs.
Mar 79	Stealing electricity	Malling Mags Ct	fined £250
Oct 81	Smuggling a Magnum handgun	Canterbury Crown Court	Suspended 18 mths prison sentence and £2500 fine.
April 83	Police search Noye's home for missing lorry which had been loaded with shoes		nothing found.
Dec 85	Murder of PC John Fordham	Old Bailey	acquitted
Aug 86	Handling of gold from Brinks Mat robbery	Old Bailey	jailed for 14 years (released 1994).
99	International Fugitive	Spain	Extradited
Apr 00	Murder of Stephen Cameron	Old Bailey	Sentenced to life in prison

'Presiding in the East', The 'Worshipful Master' Kenny Noye. The life of Kenneth Noye has been one of malevolence and corruption. It is an example of how someone eagerly embracing crime as a profession can accumulate enormous wealth and frightening power. Detectives untangling his network of corruption now believe that at least one prominent MP was in his pay. Such was the apprehension and nervousness created by the extent of Noye's corruption of the police that during the investigation into Stephen Cameron's murder officers were given around-the-clock protection from their colleagues. Others changed their telephone numbers. The Noye file on the case was restricted to less than a dozen senior officers. In 1977 after being arrested by Scotland Yard for receiving stolen goods Noye joined the Hammersmith Freemason's Lodge in west London. He was proposed and seconded by two Police Officers. He eventually rose to be the Master of the Lodge with the support of the membership of which the Police made up a sizeable proportion. Other Masons included dealers in gold and other precious metals. A little while later Noye was being helped out of an arrest by a detective who was a fellow Mason. One of Noye's police contacts was prepared to intervene on his behalf not just with fellow officers, but other law agencies. The detective approached a Customs officer investigating Noye in the early 80s and pressured him to "lay off". April 13, 2000 The Independent, U.K. By Kim Sengupta and Paul Lashmar