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silky4960 · 10/03/2020 09:18

I have a lady friend who has informd me she is going to be initiated into the womans free masons, she hasnt googled what this entails but I have and are concerned as the initiation consistes of wearing a black skirt below the knee a white blouse and stockings, the candidate is then blindfolded and a noose put around their neck they then have to remove a stcoking to reveal a knee reveal a bare arm and this is what I find disturbing reveal a bare left breast, she is a vunerable lady, should I tell her what will happen?

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mauvaisereputation · 10/03/2020 09:23

I am sure they'll talk through the ceremony with her before she does it! Also although the Freemasons do seem a bit weird, ultimately they're quite a well-established group, so it's not something I'd be worried about a vulnerable person joining.

GinDaddy · 10/03/2020 09:23
Hmm
WorraLiberty · 10/03/2020 09:24

Well she wouldn't need to Google it if she's at the stage where she's going to be initiated, would she?

She'll know exactly what it entails from the other women telling her.

NemophilistRebel · 10/03/2020 09:27

There is a historical reason for the baring of the knee , arm and chest.
It’s about rebirth and being without riches when you start.

I think this is why it’s always been a men only society.

It’s very private and the person going I for initiation should really have nothing to worry about as it’s all about trust in the other members who’s re there to nurture and teach you.

If someone is anxious about the initial ceremony then they probably aren’t the right sort of candidate for it.

To clarify - I am not a Freemason

GinDaddy · 10/03/2020 09:27

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41804543

MiaFarrowsWheelbarrow · 10/03/2020 09:30

FGS no one will be jumping her and flopping her boobs out, it's all symbolic (if it happens at all) 🤷🏼‍♀️

Why would you interfere anyway? Why don't you go along and think about joining? They raise a great deal for charities, are very sociable, and you might even make more friends for yourself.

silky4960 · 10/03/2020 09:30

they do not tell you what will happen at the ceromony your kept in the dark, literally with the blindfold, I get men being macho bearing their chest but why women should do it and be paraded about the chamber seems very demeaning to me

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Wigglewaggle01 · 10/03/2020 09:31

It's the Freemasons, there an odd bunch but hardly Scientology or the KKK.

As much as I don't believe in special society's for the select few there are much worse groups she could join.
The Masons won't screw her for every penny (Scientology) or indoctrinate her into killing all non white races and Jews, she'll be fine.

NemophilistRebel · 10/03/2020 09:31

This PDF gives a detailed word by word process of the entered apprentice ritual, along with the reasons and mythology behind it

www.bilderberg.org/First_Degree.htm

NemophilistRebel · 10/03/2020 09:32

Silky - they aren’t blindfolded the whole time
And the room is lit.

Wigglewaggle01 · 10/03/2020 09:32

*they're

WalkingDeadTrainee · 10/03/2020 09:32

they do not tell you what will happen at the ceromony your kept in the dark, literally with the blindfold

It's so secret that it's all over the internet

WorraLiberty · 10/03/2020 09:33

they do not tell you what will happen at the ceromony your kept in the dark, literally with the blindfold, I get men being macho bearing their chest but why women should do it and be paraded about the chamber seems very demeaning to me

Don't be ridiculous. The information is out there for all to see, so if you're actually going to join, of course you will know about it.

silky4960 · 10/03/2020 09:33

MiaFarrowsWheelbarrow The ladies follow what the men do so boobs will be flopped out

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NemophilistRebel · 10/03/2020 09:33

The pdf is obviously from a fraternal sect of freemason but it’s as closely copied for female version as possible

silky4960 · 10/03/2020 09:34

Worraliberty, she was asked not to look so its a suprise

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NemophilistRebel · 10/03/2020 09:34

Yes the women will expose a breast.

But it’s not for titillation and it’s only surrounded by the group of other female Freemasons who have all done it before her

WorraLiberty · 10/03/2020 09:35

And God forbid a gathering of women should be comfortable about their breasts.

WalkingDeadTrainee · 10/03/2020 09:35

How is she vulnerable?

NemophilistRebel · 10/03/2020 09:36

A bit more detailed info on the symbolism of it all - ww2.pglel.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/15-PGLEL-Mentoring-Personal-Guide-ENTERED-APPRENTICE-v1-01F.pdf

WorraLiberty · 10/03/2020 09:36

Worraliberty, she was asked not to look so its a suprise

Haha! She was asked not to look at the internet? Ok then.

BadCatDirtyCat · 10/03/2020 09:36

They are weird as fuck but I don't think it's a specifically "abusive to women" thing. Are there even any men at the women's initiation?

Fwiw I was asked to join once and was really tempted to do it out of curiosity but DP persuaded me out of it.. morals and ethics and all that crap Hmm

silky4960 · 10/03/2020 09:36

NemophilistRebel yes the blindfold comes off near the end but the vast majority of the time it is kept on

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canterburytales · 10/03/2020 09:37

Absolutely nothing untowards will happen. My husband has been in it for years and years. I'm not in the ladies version. Nothing will be flashed or revealed out- think top of bra strap/top of bra. The room is lit too. PM me if you are concerned.

silky4960 · 10/03/2020 09:38

WalkingDeadTrainee, no family vulnerable she of course has friends

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