All the secrets of masons in masonry to which this press the first joint with the thumbnail token alludes. The first degree ceremony of initiation for the first degree is performed at the masonic lodge. Entered apprentice degree entered apprentice degree. How many master mason members of a lodge must be present to open a lodge of entered apprentices. Master mason degrees nowhere else without its permission. This work explores the symbolism of that ritual journey from the perspective of what it means to be initiated. A full list of the masonic elements which are presented in this. More an explainer of the secrets, symbols and mythology of freemasonry, the apprentice a treatise on the first degree of freemasonry, is an introduction into the forgotten ideas behind the making of a mason.
Made me an entered apprentice in due form what was that due form kneeling on my naked left knee, my right forming a square, my body erect, my left hand supporting the holy bible, square, and compasses, my right resting thereon, in which due form i took upon myself the solemn obligation of an entered apprentice. Entered apprentice provincial grand lodge of east lancashire. The training of an entered apprentice mason begins within. On his first admission into the lodge, the candidate is reminded of the weak and helpless state of man on his entrance into the world. Time between degrees should be used for intellectual study, contemplation, and selfdevelopment. First, the entered apprentice degree, second, the fellow craft degree and finally, the master mason degree. My brother, as you are now introduced to the first principles of freemasonry, i congratulate you on being accepted into this ancient and honorable fraternity. Some time later, in a separate ceremony, they will be passed to the degree of fellowcraft, and finally they will be raised to the degree of master mason. Once regularly about the lodge, then pausing at the stations of the junior warden in the south, the senior warden in the west, and the worshipful master in the east, where the same questions were asked and liked answers returned as at the door, with the addition question from the worshipful master. Entered apprentice provincial grand lodge of lincolnshire. Passed to the fellow craft degree, or raised to the sublime. This mentoring booklet was presented to on his being initiated into freemasonry on by worshipful brother the worshipful master of lodge no date. Candidates for freemasonry are progressively initiated into freemasonry, first in the degree of entered apprentice.
The entered apprentice is the first level of masonry. When you were balloted upon to receive the degrees of masonry you were elected by what majority. All matters of business in a lodge are transacted in the third degree. It has it alludes tho the penalty of my obligation. Learn entered apprentice with free interactive flashcards. The entered apprentice degree qualifications of a petitioner the secret ballot preparation for initiation duly and truly prepared the hoodwink the cabletow entering the lodge the method of reception prayer in lodge the practice of circumambulation kneeling at the altar the obligation. The first degree is made up of fourteen distinct acts. Masonic rituals for entered apprentice, fellowcraft and. This handbook is designed to introduce the new entered apprentice to the vast body of knowledge associated with freemasonry in a meaningful and understandable way. It is hoped that through the serious and systematic study of freemasonry.
Words, and signs of blue lodge masonry pictou masons. Mark twain once said, when some men discharge an obligation, you can hear the report for miles around. Entered apprentice degree toolbox item this toolbox item is intended to build upon the lessons that were taught during the ea degree. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. After all, it is not the fellowcraft, nor even the master mason that is awarded the badge of a mason, the lambskin or white leather apron, it is the entered apprentice. Worshipful master i now present to you the working tools of an entered apprentice freemasonry. Ideally, candidates should demonstrate some degree of. Many masonic scholars view masonry as representing early progressive steps taken towards the perfection of human nature. United grand lodge first degree or ceremony of initiation. Entered apprentice candidate guide t his handbook was developed to introduce the newly initiated entered apprentice mason to the vast body of knowledge and symbolism associated with modern freemasonry in a meaningful and understandable way. Claudy introduction at your leisure hours, that you may improve in masonic knowledge, you are to converse with wellinformed brethren, who will always be as ready to give, as you will be ready to receive, instruction. For the degrees of entered apprentice, fellow craft, and master mason, as authorized by the grand lodge of north carolina free and accepted masons. Obligation itself, and its meaning in light of the aforementioned.
Prior to the first degree after the entered apprentice degree after the fellow craft degree after the master mason degree two months after raising six months after raising followup for a period of a year appendix a. First degree ceremony entered apprentice pathway books entered apprentice. It is the culmination of all that has been taught and revealed to the candidate in the two preceding degrees. The worshipful master approaching me from the east a 2nd time, who presented me with the lamb skin or white leather apron, and instructed me that it was an emblem of innocence and the badge of a mason. A lecture on the first degree the first degree, or that of the entered apprentice, is intended in its symbolic signification to furnish a representation of youth just entering on the struggles, the trials, and duties of an earthly and responsible existence. As an organization of good men and true, there is a well defined line directly connecting todays masonry with the operative masons who built the great castles and cathedrals of the middle ages in europe and the united. Entered apprentice, or first degree chapter 1 gnostic. Freemasonry is serious and whilst it confers favours on its members, it also makes great demands on them, and these demands we are bound, by our obligation. What is exemplified in the three degrees of masonry. The entered apprentice degree the grand lodge of florida. How well can you answer these entered apprentice lecture. The entered apprentice degree qualifications of a petitioner the secret ballot preparation for initiation duly and truly prepared the hoodwink the cabletow entering the lodge the method of reception prayer in lodge the practice of. As you stand ready to pass through the inner door into the entered apprentice degree, however, you are a man with no memories to draw from, no precedents to guide yourself, nothing to go on, but all is new, and strange, and it may even be somewhat disconcerting or even alarming. Entered apprentice degree congratulations on your decision to enter the worlds oldest and largest fraternal organization.
The freemason is a workman, engaged in building the internal temple dedicated to the glory of god and the welfare of mankind. Entered apprentice candidate guide masons of california. The lodge is set up with 3 alters along the sides of the room and 1 in the middle. No man may say when, where or how the symbol began. The worshipful master sits on the east end of the room along with the chaplain and senior deacon.
Words, and signs of blue lodge masonry entered apprentice degree first degree in the blue lodge sign of an entered apprentice the sign of an entered apprentice represents the position of the hand when taking the oath of an entered apprentice, my left hand supporting the bible and my right hand resting thereon. Brother tyler, i am directed to inform you that the. Freemasonry is the subjugation of the human that is in man, by the divine. The master first makes the duegard of the first degree, representing the position of the hands when taking the oath of an entered apprentice mason, which is called the duegard of an entered apprentice, viz my left hand supporting the bible, and my right hand resting.
The master always leads off in giving the sign or signs. Manual of the lodgesystem of monitorial instruction. But, on this account, a knowledge of it is highly necessary to every mason, that he may be the better enabled to assist in the correct performance of the ritual of the degree. The entered apprentice is not yet fully qualified, and he is given only those tools, which serve to shape the stones. The entered apprentice is the property of the lodge. What is a primary requirement for becoming a mason. These masonic rituals are provided in the portable document format pdf. Entered apprentice proficiency support examination congratulations on your decision to join the largest, oldest, and most prestigious fraternity the world has ever known.
Microsoft word worksheet for entered apprentice degree parts. Junior warden sits at about 45 degrees to the masters left in the south. It is particularly important not only for its antiquity, the many meanings which have been and may be read from it by the student, but because of the bond it makes between the old operative craft and the modern speculative masonry we know. The masonic rituals provided here are as practiced under the jurisdiction of the grand lodge of nevada, circa 1986. In the brief span of this first degree, the foundations are laid. The first section of the entered apprentices lecture principally consists of a recapitulation of the ceremonies of initiation.
After receiving the entered apprentice degree, he meets with the lodge mentor and receives the second masonic education lecture from the mentors manual chapter 3, instruction booklet no. The master mason degree is the crowning moment of your masonic journey. The obligation of an entered apprentice kilwinning lodge no. Officers, take your respective stations and places. Introduction to freemasonry entered apprentice by carl h. This communicate to the junior warden in the south, and he to the brethren present, that having due notice thereof, they may govern themselves accordingly. The deeper meaning of the entered apprentice degree an esoteric interpretation of the first degree w. At this point in your journey, you may be confused, surprised, overwhelmed, or a combination of other emotions and feelings.
The tracing board for the master to lay lines and draw designs on. You, as an entered apprentice mason, are a newcomer in a strange land. Duties and rights of entered apprentices and fellow crafts. Explanation of the first degree tracing board masons library. The masonic journey from darkness toward light has its beginning in the giant stride of the entered apprentice degree. The participants are a masonic mentor and a new brother.
Nor are you in much better state after the degree has ended. A basic masonic education course for entered apprentices. Entering from the west casting off ties with the old world the cabletow being brought to light the volume of sacred law the square and the compasses. Symbolism in the entered apprentice degree the lodge represents the world. If a candidate is to be initiated, the lodge is opened in the third degree.