What are relations Grand lodges determined by?
y the concept of Recognition
Who carries a list?
Each Grand Lodge
of what?
of other Grand Lodges that it recognises
What does aminty mean?
When two Grand Lodges recognise and are in Masonic communication with each other, they are said to be in amity
what does this allow them?
the brethren of each may visit each other's Lodges and interact Masonically
What about if they are not?
inter-visitation is not allowed
Why would this happen?
many reasons
like?
Exclusive Jurisdiction and Regularity
What are Old Charges?
a series of similar documents
When are they dated from?
about 1425 to the beginning of the 18th century
What is in them?
a mythologised history of the craft
what else?
the duties of its grades
and?
the manner in which oaths of fidelity are to be taken on joining
When was ceremonial regalia seen?
The fifteenth century
What has happened since the 19th century?
Masonic historians have sought the origins of the movement
When was the Reglus Poem noted?
about 1425
Who was the membership for?
operative masons
Will a lodge withhold or withdraw recgonition?
yes
What are the two parts to Amity?
When two Grand Lodges recognise and are in Masonic communication with each othe
Are the Old Charges similar?
yes