The sign of the Masons is a mystery kept for centuries

About Masonry written endlessly - volumetric research and artistic works (a great novel Pisemsky "Masons").

The unification of free masons (this is the verbatim translation of the word "freemason"), not being a religion, can compete with any of its branches in terms of the number of fans and popularity.

This is a complex, unusually interesting, and most importantly - a secret structure. She received official status several times, but not for long. No one knows for sure the true cause and time of its occurrence, no one can determine its true goals and the number of members in the ranks, if it does not have a direct relationship to the brotherhood. Therefore, organizations often attribute features inherent in other secret societies.

However, over the course of many centuries of existence, specific symbols of Freemasonry were developed and identified, when acquainted with which, it is possible to assert the following: in their ranks the Masons accepted, as a rule, people of highly educated, independent and established, despite the fact that in the first stage of the hierarchical ladder they were given the title "The pupil".

Special merits or large donations were needed to reach the second stage - the apprentice, and the third - the master. Along with the symbol, there was also the sign of the Masons, as a rule, secret.

The symbols contain hints on the history of the occurrence, priorities and goals of the organization. Thus, the "shell and pearl" embody the self-improvement and self-development of man (from a grain of sand with an incredibly laborious work, a pearl must be formed).

Any educated person is familiar with the symbols and knows that there were initially three of them: a gon, a hammer and a hatchet. Later, the "brothers" borrowed from symbols of the ancient religions such symbols as the "all-seeing eye", two columns (Yaoken and Boaz), six and five end stars, a circle and others, almost all of which carried the symbolism of Satan, that Partly explains the secret existence of the lies.

Mysterious is always tempting, excites fantasy, forces you to think out something. Therefore, membership in the Masonic organizations was attributed to a number of Russian tsars, Napoleon, Stalin and Hitler.

But if any of the symbols of Freemasonry - the sword (law), the branch of the acacia (immortality), the compasses and others (altogether about 14) - is indicated, documented, recorded on dozens of genius paintings, then the Masons' sign is always veiled.

There are several special gestures, and a significant role is assigned to them among the initiated. Such secret signs of Masons as a handshake at a meeting (the fingernail of the right hand is pressed to the 1st joint of the same hand of another member of the box), allowed the brothers to recognize each other and to emphasize their belonging to a secret society.

The alternate utterance of the syllables of the words Yaoken and Boaz is also a sign of the Masons, in the meaning of which only the chosen were dedicated.

A special role is given to the gesture of the "hidden hand", which symbolizes the supposedly postulate "people are talking about his affairs." Great worlds, depicted on canvases with a right hand, hidden behind a cuff of clothes, can not be counted. Maybe they were Masons, or maybe it was just a habit. Another sign of the Masons is the holding of the same right (with a special place in Freemasonry) with a hand near the neck of the dash parallel to the floor. He spoke of the person's belonging to the "disciple" step.

Signs of the Masons and their significance can not be overestimated, since, according to some sources, this society numbers about 5 million people in its ranks today, and its lodges are in all developed countries of the world. On a wave of equality, women's Masonic lodges have formed and continue to exist - "The Great Bear," "Cameo," and others.

Members of the secret society developed a whole system of secret signs, through which they could conduct dialogues. However, such a shocking sign of Masons (perhaps only attributed to them), like "show your horns" (three fingers, of course, the right hand clenched in fists, and the index and little fingers thrown forward), whether consciously it is applied or not, has surpassed all others. Judging by it, half of humanity belongs to masons. This sign of the Masons - the sign of Satan - compromises the movement, whose ideas (building a new one, striving for excellence, universal education) are not so bad.