Not a freemason but i joined a great Fraternity during my undergrad. still best friends with some of my pledge bros and my big bro.

Isnt the catch that they tell low level members this to a point, and only high ranking members are revealed that its all about the devil/baal/moloch or some chit?

Kinda like Scientology at the low levels is one thing, then at a certain high level it flips and, in that case, gets retarded?

Social media, volunteering, working in the helping professions, church, joining a political party and forming your own social network through everyday relationships.

Your 1st meeting with the Masons will not be a ceremony, it will be an interview. Non-Masons are prohibited by death to attend ceremony. Although the death thing is mostly a deterrent rather than fact. They have guards at the entrance and will refuse non-members entrance to the ceremony room.In all my years as a Blue Mason (regular Masons) never once did I encounter anything resembling devil worship or the like. However that does not mean its not there as I've heard/read the rumours too. I find it extremely unlikely.
My experience with them is that it is mostly a benign organization of good intentioned men, neither doing much good nor any harm.

However, given that all membership is voluntary if they whip out the sacrificial baby during a ceremony you are free to leave and report them any time.

I'd be 4th gen. in if I do, which I've looked at doing out of family tradition which also the only reason my pops did it.
He said its really just a bunch of rituals, sayings and fancy handshakes to memorize.

I believe it can beneficial as far as networking goes though.

Its a bit of a time and $ investment as well which is what's held me off from doing it.

As a member though there's a ceremony involved by the members when one passes, was actually pretty cool at my g.pa's funeral.

my pops is a freemason

have a mason sticker on the back of a motorcycle he used to own that he gave to me a couple years back

cop once pulled me over and after a failed attempt at a weird handshake by him and me explaining it was my pops old bike, he let me go without a ticket

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