Can I visit other lodges after demitting from mother lodge?
The Right of Visit is an inherent privilege belonging specifically to affiliated Freemasons in good standing 1. Non-affiliation—the status of a Mason who has demitted from a lodge without maintaining membership in another—is itself classed as a Masonic offense under traditional jurisprudence, though the non-affiliated Mason remains subject to the laws and disciplinary authority of the jurisdiction in which he resides 1.
Because the recognized landmark establishes the positive right of visitation for affiliated Masons 1, non-affiliated brethren do not possess an absolute right to enter and sit in a lodge. Furthermore, a Worshipful Master retains the authority to refuse admission to any visitor if he determines that their presence would impair the harmony or well-being of the lodge 1.
The supplied sources do not detail local jurisdictional regulations that may grant temporary or grace-period visiting privileges to newly demitted Masons, noting only the general doctrine that the right attaches to active, affiliated membership 1.
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