Freemasonry (3 Viewers)

[GordoDeCentral]

I saw the "magic flute" last night, and though i was aware of its masonic undertones the libretto was very puzzling. after some research I found this:

"The opera's main characters are associated with the Sun and Moon and the four Elements of antiquity: Fire, Air, Water, and Earth. These are the subtle essences of the elements out of which our physical world and cosmos were formed — not to be confused with the common elements with which we are familiar. We can picture Tamino and Papageno on a vertical line descending from Sarastro/Sun, while Pamina and Monostatos are descended from the Queen of the Night/Moon. In a horizontal alignment Fire (Tamino) warms Water (Pamina) out of its frozen state; while Air (Papageno) lightens the heavy aspect of Earth (Monostatos)."


How is this relevant to freemason rituals and such, and if any initiates had more info please share.

 

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[HelterSkelter]

i have no clue what this is about.

 

[Gianluigi]

No clue.

 

[GordoDeCentral]

oh come on someone's got to know a thing or two about this subject

 

[swag]

I honestly know little of the Freemasons.

Other than if you drop water from the four basic elements, you get a pretty groovin' R&B group.

 

[Eddy]

Search for a book called "The Hiram Key"
Everything you want to know about the Freemasons is all there

 

[mikhail]

Wikipedia article on them:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freemasons

 

[GordoDeCentral]

I was hoping for something a bit more elaborate, and also relating to the opera. Anyhoo it looks like the oath of silence is sealing lips

 

[JCK]

Not a single freemason will speak about it.

 

[GordoDeCentral]

does it mean you're a freemason i have a couple friend who are but i think they're too clueless they just pay a yearly fee to brand their cards around.

 

[JCK]

I am not a freemason and I have a couple of friends who are. Have you ever considered that they only tell you that they are clueless but in fact they know something.

 

[GordoDeCentral]

yes i have, but they also ramble too much to be credible. i mean hows you gonna walk around with compass pins when this is a secret society.

 

[JCK]

They are proud to be members, and the ring is even more popular than the pin. It is the activities, the object and the bilaws that are secret.

 

[GordoDeCentral]

not knowing their objective this sounds to me like a loser version of the "cool" lunch table

 

[GRK]

Watch A National Treasure for a hint or two.

 

[Gandalf]

yes i have, but they also ramble too much to be credible. i mean hows you gonna walk around with compass pins when this is a secret society.

everybody knows the masons, freemasons and others.. it's no secret.. it's not a secret society..it's more like a "society with secrets"..

no clue about the paly, though..