Masonic Regalia Shop

Freemasons wear Masonic Regalia at all of their meetings. Whilst this undoubtedly looks very strange to non-freemasons, regalia of different desingns and types is worn for a number of reasons. There are many different orders within freemasonry and each order has its unique masonic regalia which at a basic level distinguishes them between themselves. There are many variations of regalia even within orders and these serve to distinguish the different ranks and seniority.

Masonic regalia serves a more fundemental purpose to the learned freemason however because generally speaking it carries a symbolic meaning which is related to an individual's potential for self-improvement.

As an example consider the well known Entered Apprentices apron. It is made of genuine lambskin, plain white, rectangular with a triangular flap hanging down over the rectangle.

An candidate to become an Entered Apprentice Freemason is expected to be true and trusting and a generally good person before he can be considered to become a member. Candidate has its roots in 'Candida' or white. A white apron made of lambskin signifies innocence, purity and cleanliness of body and mind and a new mason is pledged never to disgrace the apron (badge) and thereby himself.

Of course when a person becomes a freemason he may not be as pure and innocent as even he would like to be himself. His entrance into freemasonry is the commencement of a very long 'journey' however, a journey to discover himself. Along that journey many freemasons, but unfortunately not all, will take on the moral teachings inculcated by freemasonry and thereby the symbols becomes 'alive' in the individual and he then radiates love, or charity, and goodwill to his fellow man.