The White Swan is a lodge of the Grande Loge de France in London. Its meetings are held in French. They take place on Monday evenings, twice a month in central London, and once a year on a Sunday in the near suburbs.
Like all lodges of the Grande Loge de France, it inherits nearly three centuries of history and culture. It works in French on the first three degrees of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite.
Thus, through initiation:
- To Build Oneself to Find Meaning in Life
The purpose of Freemasonry and the Grande Loge de France is to provide a space for reflection and action for men who wish to find meaning in their lives, complementing but never contradicting what they build in their family, professional, or social lives.
- To Do So by Exercising Religious and Civic Freedom of Conscience While Respecting That of Others
This is an approach of absolute religious and civic freedom of conscience: the Grande Loge does not oblige nor forbid the belief or practice of any particular religion, philosophy, or ideology. Likewise, it does not claim any specific political stance. It respects all religious and political sensitivities. However, it rejects religious proselytism within its ranks from those who would push others toward their own faith because it wishes not to constrain anyone’s conscience. Similarly, it rejects anti-religious proselytism from its members that would also constrain freedom of conscience. Politically, it accepts the expression of all ideas that respect the civic freedom of conscience of its members, naturally excluding all forms of extremism that are incompatible with its fundamental principles of respect and human dignity, regardless of ethnic or cultural origin.
- To Work in an Ordered Space Dedicated to Ethical Values
It is not a school of a single thought but a space of freedom oriented toward humanist and spiritual values, allowing men of all ethnic backgrounds, social statuses, philosophies, and religions to come together. Through an original and specific initiatory method, it teaches them to build themselves, improve, reflect, and act both individually and collectively, in its temples and in society, with mutual respect, esteem, and tolerance.