Freemasonry is one of mankind's oldest existing secular brotherhoods. Its past members include kings, presidents, military leaders, writers and philosophers, and today there are over ten million freemasons in the world. The power of their network is often feared, and yet freemasonry is not a closed doctrine. Members of the same lodge do not share the same political or religious opinions. So what do freemasons share? What can their Masonic experience bring to others? This book gives the reader a clear response to these questions by means of an explanation of freemasonry through the moral, philosophical or religious symbols which lie at the heart of its teaching: from the Masonic calendar to Solomon's Temple, the stonemason's tools, and special clothing, customs and rituals. Richly illustrated, Symbols of Freemasonry is designed in gaining a better understanding of this fascinating but often misrepresented society.