06/09/2026
If Freemasonry Had a Mascot, What Would You Choose?
I was recently asked an interesting question.
Someone was asking different Masonic pages and individual Masons what animal they personally thought would best represent Freemasonry, or in the case of those of us who operate Masonic pages, what might best represent our own work.
She stated it was a personal curiosity, but wasn't sure if we had one, or what we would believe represents Freemasonry
I had never really given the idea of a “Masonic mascot” much thought.
But the question stuck with me.
There are certainly plenty of possibilities.
The lion can represent courage and strength. The owl has long been associated with wisdom. The bee and beehive beautifully represent industry, cooperation, and productive labor. A faithful dog could represent loyalty, service, and companionship.
All of them could make a good argument.
But after thinking about what Freemasonry means to me, and particularly what I try to accomplish through The Masonic Orator, I kept coming back to something different.
The Raven.
Not because I believe the raven is some established Masonic symbol. It isn't being presented here as one.
Rather, because of what it can represent:
Knowledge.
Inquiry.
Observation.
Memory.
Curiosity.
And the continuing pursuit of understanding.
Those qualities fit remarkably well with how I personally approach Freemasonry.
Freemasonry is a system veiled in allegory and illustrated by symbols. Its lessons are not intended merely to be heard once, memorized, and forgotten. They invite us to examine, contemplate, question, study, and continually discover greater meaning in what we have been given.
That is also very much the purpose behind The Masonic Orator.
I don't want this page simply to tell people what to think.
I want people to ask questions.
I want Masons to study our history and traditions more deeply.
I want non-Masons who are genuinely curious about the Craft to have somewhere they can ask questions without being ridiculed for not already knowing the answers.
And when misinformation or extraordinary claims about Freemasonry appear, I would rather examine the evidence than simply shout an opposing opinion.
That is why the raven seems particularly fitting.
It doesn't represent brute strength.
It doesn't suggest authority.
It represents something quieter: watching, learning, remembering, investigating, and trying to understand.
I can picture it perched beside an old volume, a quill, the working tools, or a rough stone, not pretending that the raven itself is a Mason, but allowing the surrounding symbolism to tell the story.
The raven observes.
The raven studies.
The raven questions.
The Mason works.
And perhaps that last line matters most.
Knowledge by itself isn't the objective of Freemasonry.
We can read every Masonic book ever written, memorize ritual, study history, debate symbolism, and accumulate degrees and titles.
But eventually we have to take what we have learned and put it to work upon ourselves.
So, if someone asked me today what animal I would choose to represent The Masonic Orator, and, in some respects, my own approach to Freemasonry.
I think I would choose the raven.
Now I'm curious what my Brothers and everyone who follows this page would choose.
If you had to select one animal to symbolically represent Freemasonry, what would it be—and more importantly, why?
~ The Masonic Orator
