Masons
* Physical Aspects
* Masons are a worldwide fraternal organization also known as the Freemasons or Masonics. While many people see it as religious organization, it really isn't. It is more of a place for men to meet and be religious in their own religions rather than being confined to church meetings.
* Masons practice in lodges (what a Mason group is called) and the buildings that they practice in are called temples. The oldest is the United Grand Lodge of England (also known as UGLE), located in London.
* Masons are primarily men but there are documented cases where a woman has been admitted into a lodge. One of these cases occurred when a woman saw the proceedings of a lodge through a hole in the wall of her father's house and was admitted because she had seen secret practices. She was an active member of the lodge until she died and was given the honor of a Mason funeral.
* Women can join the sister group, called The Order of the Eastern......
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