Freemasons will tell you in simplified terms that they are a group of closely-knit men that get together for fellowship both spiritually and intellectually. Now the real anti Freemasons view them in a much more devious light determined that they are out to take over the world.

There is often much discussion about the symbols that are utilized in Freemasonry. Some non-freemasons or those that feel that they are a cult suggest that their symbols are synchronized with devil worship. Freema­sons stip­u­late that the mis­con­cep­tion of them be­ing dev­il wor­ship­pers is a mis­con­strued in­ter­pre­ta­tion of the Bible tak­en out of con­text.

If Freema­son­ry seems to be some­thing that many peo­ple are fa­mil­iar with why is it dubbed a se­cret so­ci­ety? It is not a new or­ga­ni­za­tion and its known roots go back to the 1700’s and prob­a­bly be­yond that. There has al­so been said that the Ma­sons are a very se­cre­tive or­ga­ni­za­tion and it would seem that there are nev­er two iden­ti­cal ex­pla­na­tions about ex­act­ly whom they are, or what they stand for

If you google “America’s First Jewish President,” you’ll find links to dozens of stories in Jewish publications boasting about how Barack Obama was sponsored by Jews and is “one of us.” This may be literally true.

It would seem that Masons, non-Masons and anti masons all have their own detailed explanation as to what Freemasonry really is.

It is believed it dates back to the 1700’s during the time of the stonemasons and perhaps dealt with the influence of the Knights Templar — Christian warrior monks who were responsible for aiding pilgrims cross the Holly Land…

More expert advice from author and anomalist Franklin Ruehl on the origins of Freemasonry, what goes on during Freemason meetings, why Masons are so frequently implicated in conspiracies, Freemasonry’s connection with the founding of the US, some of the conspiracy theories involving Freemason symbols, possible links between Freemasonry and the occult, and alleged links between Jack the Ripper and Freemasonry.

American author and futurologist Robert Anton Wilson (1932-2007) shares his views on the Illluminati in the first of an 8-part series from WeirdTV.com.