Welcome
Hearty greetings to our Freemason brethren.
For the others, and for all those who feel interested by
Masonry, you will find here some information on our
association's end purpose.
Whoever you are, please accept our warm welcome. In its
present form, Masonry is an institution that dates back to the
18th century. Its paramount objective is man's self-improvement
and, through him, that of the society in which he lives.
Self-improvement means the elevation and development of one's
morals and ideals, and also humanism. This can be achieved
through continuous self-searching. To this end, we are using
symbols that we owe to corporations of builders dating back to
the Middle Ages. Using these resources, Freemasons are striving
to find a meaning to Man's journey on Earth. It is what they
call the search for truth. It is not a purely speculative
endeavour, but consists in performing actions that tend to
refine one's immanent "self", which amounts to improving one's
self-transcendence. One of the main criteria within this
refinement context consists for a man to identify, in his own
life, which values will enable him to improve. The aim is for
him to behave in compliance with his own ethics. The Masonic
concept of The Great Architect of the Universe means that a
Freemason is not an atheist, but a man involved in a quest for
spirituality, and aware of the reality of transcendence. Each
Freemason is free to practise a religion or not, or to opt for
his own belief. A Freemason reflects and acts both on his own
and together with his brethren (the other Freemasons) while
attempting to radiate Good : tolerance, justice, equality,
solidarity, humanism, just progress and education. Freemasons
can belong to any people, culture, belief, or be of any origin,
whence the universal feature of Masonry. In Masonry, freedom, of
which mankind has either blatantly or deviously been deprived
throughout history, has topmost precedence, this without
ambiguity; as a matter of fact, Masonic thinking categorically
and methodically opposes all forms of dogmatism, whether
political, religious, or other. In order to rejoin Freemasonry,
just send a simple request to a Lodge; they will examine your
application before deciding to admit you, and retain the right
to accept it or not, as in any other association. The Grand
Lodge Alpina of Switzerland, which regroups all the Swiss Lodges,
was formed in 1844 as an association governed by art. 60 of the
Swiss Civil Code. It is sovereign and has its own Constitution.
The Grand Lodge Alpina of Switzerland also entertains very
friendly relationships in several countries.
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