Two Masonic Objects of the Missouri Shriners

baqqrih

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I've just returned home from a very tiring day of loading junk that we received from a neighboring yard-sale just some miles east into my father's truck. Among that junk, I discovered that a family member of this neighbor's was a member of the local "Shriners" Masonic organization in Springfield, Missouri, a bit of a ways away from where I reside. A mysterious fez poked out among a little box of maps and jewelry in this yard, with the golden words "ABOU BEN ADHEM" ornately put upon it in big letters, and below it a strange collection of symbols, with a saber, a crescent, and a star all formulated into an orientalist collage, forming the symbol of the Shriners.
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Within the underside of the fez was a small pin, smudged and old, but quickly catching the eye with its mystery. The phrase "LOOKING ALIVE IN 95" sat in little black letters under a smiley face, a face which wore the same fez, the same phrase "ABOU BEN ADHEM" also on it, alongside "SPRINGFIELD" below the little man's fez, showing that it belonged to the Springfield chapter of the Shriners. This pin was probably given out during some sort of gathering in 1995.
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If you've ever driven through Springfield, you might have eventually acknowledged the massive mosque-like structure of the Shriners. It's one of their temples, nestled right in the city's center, across the street from the city's little billiards hall and to the left side of the large expo center. Sitting there with its two, large domes on either side of the front of its roof, and with various Middle-Eastern-style architectural features littered on its walls, a statue of a fez-wearing man sits out beside the entrance of the building, and in his hands, he holds a child. Behind him, on a curved wall, a quote in white letters reads "NO MAN STANDS SO TALL AS WHEN HE STOOPS TO HELP A CHILD". This is the slogan of the Shriners.
First, to understand that phrase that has come up both on the pin and the fez, "ABOU BEN ADHEM", we must understand a bit about the Shriners themselves. @nagolbud could very well know a lot about these Masons in general, and could be a great help in understanding these people, but, from what I know, the Shriners are a body of Freemasonry. Their icons, rituals, and motif are all based upon a Moorish and Egyptian culture that originates from the interests in orientalism held by their founder, Walter M. Fleming, who founded the Shriners to be a body of Freemasonry for those who had completed the Scottish Rite.
This phrase, "ABOU BEN ADHEM", also comes from this same cultural interest. The name comes from a poem of the same name that was written by Leigh Hunt, a British poet of the nineteenth century, who, in the poem, writes a story of a man in Arabia (likely based off of an actual Sufi mystic named Ibrahim bin Adham) encountering an angel of God and subsequently being inspired to find the love of God through kind acts to others. From the various philanthropic acts of the Shriners (their children's hospital network, most notably), it's clear to see the parallel of that tale of "finding God" plainly through acts of goodness and the many networks of charity that Freemasons operate on their surface.
Upon my father purchasing some saw blades, mechanical tools, and a vise, I also, taking interest in the fez and pin, asked the neighbor how much either of them would be, as there was no price tag on them. The neighbor smiled and said I was free to take them with no cost. I did not ask about the background of the objects because they were formerly in the possession of the deceased family member of the neighbors, some of whose stuff they were selling, and I did not want to bring up any emotional memories when I was already quite prepared to get home in the midst of the dry heat and the sweaty hardships of loading all of that junk into my father's truck already. However, the fez and pin now sit looking back at me, in my closet, somewhat ominously. I might stash either into the basement eventually, as they just give me a weird feeling. Still, if anyone has some more information on these Shriners that you’re aware of, share it here. I’m curious of them, of their non-surface background, of their rituals and their secretive practices, especially since they’re an organization of specifically Master Masons, already completers of the Scottish Rite.
 
Wow. That’s a nice find. I wonder why he would part with them so easily?
I have no real clue, it was just tucked away, poking out of one of their boxes just outside of their garage, in their drive-way, the box set atop one of the tables they had set up. The couple who were selling it both looked happy that someone found interest in it (I can't remember what the exact affiliation was between them and the man, I remember hearing something like "father-in-law" but I'm not sure if it would have been the father of one of them, maybe the father-in-law of another family member), but that's all of the emotions that I deciphered from them; just smiley old people, with the usual rural charm.
 
They're Christians who pretend to be Muslims. The process to join the Shrine is really weird though. It's like a souped up fraternity hazing and it's all so you can drink beer with the other weirdos who also went through the same rite.


Is what I would say if I was a freemason shill.

“To join the Shiners or any other organization of Freemasonry, you must swear alliance to Allah (the Islamic moon god) & you must do so on the Koran which says that Christians & Jews must be killed. The Shiners' symbols on their cars/trucks include the Islamic sword in the shape of a crescent moon with a star which are very clearly Islamic symbols. Another symbol on their vehicles is the "Eastern Star" which is the symbol of the satanic goat god called by different names such as "Pan, Yah, Baphomet, Allah, Mendez". You can very clearly see that it's the same symbol of a 2 horned star worn by admitted satanists.

The Shriners & other Freemasons believe in all religions as a path to Allah. So although they may at first embrace anyone of any religion, they will always ultimately point that person to Allah & to Islam. They place a great deal of importance on secret knowledge which they refuse to share with the little people of the world. They believe that only "the better, more intelligent" people have a right to the truth.

There are a lot of Baptist preachers who are Freemasons & Shriners. Many members do not reveal that they are secretly Freemasons. They swear allegiance to help all other Freemasons over and above non-members even if it's not the right thing to do. For example, a judge in a courtroom is required to give the favor in the verdict to the fellow Freemason even if that Freemason has committed a crime.”

Source: https://www.isawthelightministries.com/shriners.html
 
They're Christians who pretend to be Muslims. The process to join the Shrine is really weird though. It's like a souped up fraternity hazing and it's all so you can drink beer with the other weirdos who also went through the same rite.


Is what I would say if I was a freemason shill.

“To join the Shiners or any other organization of Freemasonry, you must swear alliance to Allah (the Islamic moon god) & you must do so on the Koran which says that Christians & Jews must be killed. The Shiners' symbols on their cars/trucks include the Islamic sword in the shape of a crescent moon with a star which are very clearly Islamic symbols. Another symbol on their vehicles is the "Eastern Star" which is the symbol of the satanic goat god called by different names such as "Pan, Yah, Baphomet, Allah, Mendez". You can very clearly see that it's the same symbol of a 2 horned star worn by admitted satanists.

The Shriners & other Freemasons believe in all religions as a path to Allah. So although they may at first embrace anyone of any religion, they will always ultimately point that person to Allah & to Islam. They place a great deal of importance on secret knowledge which they refuse to share with the little people of the world. They believe that only "the better, more intelligent" people have a right to the truth.

There are a lot of Baptist preachers who are Freemasons & Shriners. Many members do not reveal that they are secretly Freemasons. They swear allegiance to help all other Freemasons over and above non-members even if it's not the right thing to do. For example, a judge in a courtroom is required to give the favor in the verdict to the fellow Freemason even if that Freemason has committed a crime.”

Source: https://www.isawthelightministries.com/shriners.html
Wow, that’s a great resource (even if some of that site’s other views are very much “out there”). Thank you.
 
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>the time chuds.life unveiled a masonic cult
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@SaintBasil next video idea
Honestly this topic really fascinates me, I would love to do a video on it as I love this random internet rabbitholes you can fall into like this but unfortunately it doesn't fit with the type of content that has been working for me the past 3 videos. I post every 5-7 days but if I could make a video on the topic well continuing to post my regular content on schedule then I would totally make a video like that. I have always wanted to make a video on like an underground religious thing and this find was really cool.

TLDR: If I have the time Ill seriously consider it
 
Honestly this topic really fascinates me, I would love to do a video on it as I love this random internet rabbitholes you can fall into like this but unfortunately it doesn't fit with the type of content that has been working for me the past 3 videos. I post every 5-7 days but if I could make a video on the topic well continuing to post my regular content on schedule then I would totally make a video like that. I have always wanted to make a video on like an underground religious thing and this find was really cool.

TLDR: If I have the time Ill seriously consider it
would be kino but i don't think anyone here would do a deep-enough dive into a random masonic cult for a youtube video
 
Are the Freemasons wholesome 100 or are the conspiracies about them being an evil organization true? Edit: Just saw Based Frog's post, gonna read that soon
 
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I have no real clue, it was just tucked away, poking out of one of their boxes just outside of their garage, in their drive-way, the box set atop one of the tables they had set up. The couple who were selling it both looked happy that someone found interest in it (I can't remember what the exact affiliation was between them and the man, I remember hearing something like "father-in-law" but I'm not sure if it would have been the father of one of them, maybe the father-in-law of another family member), but that's all of the emotions that I deciphered from them; just smiley old people, with the usual rural charm.
I hope that means the owners of the trinkets have since moved on from their cult. I would think getting rid of those items would signify them cutting off that connection.
 
The muslim thing runs counter to what I have heard: that all (used to be only all god-believers) are welcome in freemasonry, but muslims won't join because they are forbidden to join secret societies. I read now that Sihr (sorcery) may include occultism, so maybe the ban on sihr is what gave rise to this idea. The whole "dude all our gods are totally the same" is something I have heard before about them. I'm pretty sure that tons of ghetto-woke blacks "muslims" hate freemasons for what that is worth.

If we actually want to learn anything about a controversial and secretive society, I think we need to start with the assumption that we're going to find a lot of misinformation on the internet- whether that's them or their detractors, we need primary sources. If you really want to know you should try to find ways to spy on their meetings. Probably would make good youtube content, kind of urbex themed albeit you would technically be committing crimes.
 
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