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Whatever truths (or lack of) that lie in the conspiracy theories, one thing is for certain and that is that a fundamental part of Freemasonry is the belief in a creator - a grand architect. Though candidates are supposed to pledge upon a holy book of some sort, my guess is that Freemasonry teaches about a new concept of 'god', or at least a new way of woshipping the existing god. Sacred geometry is key, this is why god as sometimes referred to as 'the architect'. This originates with the Templars, who brought back from the middle east with them an advanced understanding of geometry. This can be seen in the advanced gothic architecture of their time, with all the esoteric symbols contained therein.
I have some of my own theories about freemasonry, including that it essentially harks back to the Ancient Egyptians. The pyramids at Giza have encoded in them some extremely advanced conceptions of geometry, physics and astrology. I even tend to believe that the 'ark of the covenant', the word of god, was actually the ultimate knowledge of nature through geometry and that it came from Egypt, then to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem where the Templars came into possession of it and brought it (or at least, the knowledge) back to Europe. When the Knights Templar were outlawed, they continued under the guise of Freemasonry.
All very fascinating, and I've wondered about joining before. But I'd need to be certain about some of my assumptions first.
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