Digital Freemasonry
"All Freemasons In One Digital Lodge"– Zoran Vojnic Tunic –
March, 19 2021
Are you ready for dialogue?
If your answer is Yes, welcome to the Official Digital Freemasonry Community.
Let’s talk constructively and systematically
Let us recall how the transformation from operative to speculative Freemasonry took place, as one of the greatest changes that has taken place in the history of Freemasonry so far, followed by constructive dialogue and a systematic approach.
Although there have been operational Masonic lodges in the British Island since the 13th century, only four London lodges met and announced the founding of the first Grand Lodge of England on St. John the Baptist, June 24, 1717, in London.
Let us look briefly at the systematic and constructive approach and constructive dialogue that preceded the adoption of the Book of the Constitution.
- June 24, 1718 Grand Master Georges Payne asked the brothers to submit and hand over all old writings and documents about construction and masons to the Grand Lodge in order to learn the customs of ancient times.
- September 29, 1721, Grand Master Montague, noticed certain shortcomings in the Gothic constitutions, issued an order to Brother James Anderson to review and put all of them together in a better and new way. Anderson accepted this great responsibility and compiled the manuscript, which he submitted to a special commission consisting of 14 brothers.
- March 26, 1722, the Grand Lodge met and the Commission of 14 Brothers reported that Brother Anderson’s manuscript had been reviewed and approved after several corrections, and the Grand Master was proposed to be submitted to the press.
- January 17, 1723 Grand Warden Anderson publishes The Constitutions of the Free-Masons, which consists of three parts: 1. History of Freemasonry, 2. Duties and 3. Regulations.
Today, almost 300 years after the founding of speculative Freemasonry and the adoption of fundamental principles, we have more than a real need to start solving the existing “chaos” brought to us by the Internet and the new Digital Age through constructive dialogue and a systematic approach.
Topics proposed here today and in the future, relate exclusively to changes brought by digitization in Freemasonry.
The topics, discussions or proposed changes and solutions are not going to be directed or related, nor will they be in the future, to the fundamental principles of Freemasonry, nor to mutual relations or “non-relations” between different Freemasonry organizations.
To further clarify this point I will use a quote from the Constitution adopted on October 22, 1775 at the General Assembly held in Brezovica, near Zagreb, Croatia, in the castle of Count Ivan Drašković, when the reformed Masonic system Libertas was founded, originally named “Latomia Libertatis sub corona Hungariae in Provinciam redakta” (Reformed Freemasonry of the province of Freedom, known to the wider Freemasonry community as “Drašković’s Observation”):
“By arranging Freemasonry in the Province and reorganizing it we don’t want to diminish anything from this ancient institution. Namely, our respect for her is so great that we gladly admit that we are incapable of introducing even the smallest novelty into such sublime things. “
Did you know?
The second major transformation from Speculative to Digital Freemasonry began on 19.03.2021 at the First General Assembly “The World Union of Sovereign Lodges – Libertas 5775”.
The solution to the problem starts with us. All of us.
The current chaos on the internet will not resolve itself and not acting on this issue is not an option.
Freemasonry went online with the first internet in the form of informational Masonic sites, social media profiles, blogs, forums etc. There are tens of thousands of examples, and soon there will be hundreds of thousands. Therefore, we can already conclude that Freemasonry and the Internet are deeply interconnected and the progression will only continue.
That’s why each of us should take part in dedicating a certain amount of time to solving this “chaos” because the solution to these problems starts with us, each individual. Various excuses for inaction will not be heard.
“Better we act, regardless of the outcome, than not act at all.”
If you are new to this page and have an inner calling, but don’t know how to get started, this is a unique opportunity to join us here in the Official Digital Freemasonry Community and find your way around. Feel free to open dialogue.
Did you know you can download the International Masonic Passport APP on your mobile phone via Apple Store and Google Play?
Hello, my name is
Zoran Vojnić Tunić.
I am currently the President of the World Union of Sovereign Lodges – LIBERTAS 5775, as well as the Grand Master in the Grand Sovereign Lodge of Croatia – LIBERTAS and I am the initiator and one of the founders of Digital Freemasonry.
In my early days upon admission to the Brotherhood, I met with certain administrative tasks, which progressively got more complex.
When I started the establishment of the Lodge “Ban Josip Jelačić” and became a Worshipful Master of the Lodge, these “administrative” tasks started to increase rapidly and the list was only growing.
The hardest of the jobs I encountered when I began to perform the duty of Grand Master, where things got much more complicated and the mistakes at that position are just not acceptable.
Thinking about how to improve these processes, an idea emerged to me. Digital “tools” crafted for Freemasons, Lodges, Grand Lodges and Associacions.
That crucial moment happened for me as I watched my two little sons, two Luftons, Maxim (three and a half years old) and Franco (one and a half years old). I imagined them in the future and realized that when both of them grow up and are ready to join the Freemasons, their “avatars” in the “metaverse” will also be adults.
I realized that our generation from the real world occasionally goes to the virtual, but their generation from the digital and virtual world will occasionally come to the real. Which, you have to admit, is diametrically opposed to what we consider “normal” today. Whatever the future and the path Freemasonry takes, I decided to dedicate this to my sons who are my inexhaustible inspiration and motivation.
Make your administrative tasks streamlined and simple
Although at first glance the Masonic Passport mobile application is intended for each brother individually, as a unique digital ID card, verified by an “authorized” person, it’s also a digital management tool for Grand Lodges and Lodges.
How the Masonic Passport platform helps in managing Grand Lodges or Lodges of any size.
Masonic Passport offers a dashboard access to Grand Lodges and Lodges who assign their administrators. Through the dashboard, admins have the following capabilities:
Grand Lodge Admin
Lodge Creation
Grand Lodge admin can create unlimited lodges and assign admins.
Event Invitation
Admin can create events on Grand Lodge and Lodge level.
Member Verification
Admin has insight in all lodges member requests and can approve or deny.
Lodge Admin
Event Invitation
Admin can create events on Lodge level for its own members only.
Member Verification
Admin processes its own member requests and can approve or deny.
SOS Requests
Admin can send an SOS emergency request to all the members.
Other Tools
Passport
Passport is your identification and verification tool for attending events.
SOS
Tool for communicating emergencies to other members willing to help.
Map
Map is a marketing tool for businesses listed by the member for the members.
Wallet
Did you know?
The first Freemasonry token is being prepared with the symbolic name “Libertas 5775”, which means Freedom and which is one of the fundamental values of Freemasonry.
By registering with the Official Community of Digital Freemasonry you can join in a special group called “Libertas 5775 token NEWS” and be informed in a timely manner about the development of this project.
That you can already join in the team that is preparing to build MasonicVerse, the new digital home of all Freemasons, whose official motto is:
“ALL FREEMASONS IN ONE DIGITAL LODGE”
Digital Freemasonry Ambassadorship
The official Freemasonry Community rewards all “active” members with a special NFT in gratitude for the efforts made in the construction and expansion of Digital Freemasonry and its official community. To qualify for your NFT you need to invite at least 2 new members to register at the Freemasonry Community. There is a well-defined scale and name for each of the three types of Ambassador levels and they are as follows:
Bronze – 2 new members
Silver – 10 new members
Gold – 25 new members