Freemasons For Dummies

Covers Masonry's origins, purpose, and symbols

Your plain-English introduction to this ancient organization

Fascinated by Freemasons? This balanced, eye-opening guide demystifies Freemasonry, explaining everything from its elaborate rituals and cryptic rights to the veiled symbols and their meanings. You'll understand the Freemasonry philosophy, meet famous Masons throughout history, explore the many controversies and conspiracy theories that swirl around the organization, and discover the changes coming to the Craft.

Discover how to

• Get a handle on how this fraternal order operates


• Understand the degrees and groups of Freemasonry


• Gain knowledge of the Freemason degrees


• Recognize misconceptions about Masons


• Find a lodge

Christopher Hodapp is a Freemason and the editor of the Journal of the Masonic Society. He is the author of Solomon's Builders: Freemasons, Founding Fathers and the Secrets of Washington D.C. He has written for numerous other publications, and has appeared on the History Channel. He is the co-author with Alice VonKannon of The Templar Code For Dummies and Conspiracy Theories and Secret Societies For Dummies.