It also accurately elucidates the mode of initiating a candidate into our ancient order. The entered apprentice s handbook by jsm ward audio book support us on patreon. No man may say when, where or how the symbol began. The qualifications of a masonic appren tice are a belief in a god, a desire for knowledge and a sincere wish to be of service to his fellow creatures. Claudy generation, kept alive the traditions and secrets of their art until such time as the world was again ready for the master builders. What freemasonry is to be in the future depends upon what you are now, as an entered apprentice. God bless freemasonry my entered apprentice essay youtube. Entered apprentice, or first degree seven freemasons, viz. Ex masons for jesus is a fellowship organization of men and women who have left the masonic lodge and appendant bodies, such as the order of the eastern star, jobs daughters, the order of rainbow for girls and the order of. It is intended that through the study of freemasonry the entered apprentice will come to.
The masonic rituals provided here are as practiced under the jurisdiction of the grand lodge of nevada, circa 1986. Lost in the mists of time, with expired s and a dwindling interest in freemasonry over the centuries. Entered apprentice where did the term entered apprentice originate. Loads of books and information about freemasonry 1 of 2. The entered apprentice degree qualifications of a petitioner. Entered apprentice, or first degree duncans masonic ritual. Acrobat reader is a free product that can be downloaded by clicking the banner below. An apprentice freemason is one who has begun the study of freemason ry. Mar 03, 2007 the entered apprentice degree, below, is the induction ritual of the masons. If the newly initiated freemason is to become worthy of the title, he. Claudy foreword freemasonry s greatest problems are lack of interest in its teachings and attendance at communications. Click download or read online button to get freemasonry and ritual work book now. Claudy table of contents source foreword introduction definition early history allegory and symbols the lodge entered apprentice suitable proficiency ritual free will and accord initiation the lodge as a symbol. Loads of books and information about freemasonry in one huge package.
Introduction to freemasonry the fellowcraft degree pdf. My thoughts on the entered apprentice degree programlecture by brother troy kelley my brothers, good evening, for the benefit of our two newest brothers. The book of the words by albert pike pdf 6110 history of freemasonry by albert mackey part 1 zipped txt 359 kb the builders a story and study of masonry by joseph newton pdf 472 kb opinions on speculative masonry by odiorne pdf 49695 kb the apocalypse of freemasonry by castells pdf 378 kb the hidden life in freemasonry by. The entered apprentice degree is being conducted in the movie from hell, and we also used it in our documentary game the secrets of freemasonry. Symbolism the symbolism of the entered apprentice degree emphasizes beginnings, spiritual birth. The biblical passages regarding the temple can be found in the first book of kings. The following exposures of masonic ritual are provided in a cooperative effort between exmasons for jesus and ephesians 5. Learn how to memorize long presentations quickly with these tips and tricks. Freemasonry and ritual work download ebook pdf, epub.
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. Masonic past master jewel represented a person knows freemasonry s secret when talking about the masonic past master jewel, it is presented to the immediate past master of the lodge. Degree as the 3rd psalm is of the entered apprentice s degree, and has the same intimate connection with the teachings of this ceremony. The future of freemasonry will depend entirely upon your happiness, satisfaction and dedication to the principles and practices of freemasonry in general, and your devotion to your own lodge in particular. It also accurately elucidates the mode of initiating a. This book could be a very worthwhile tool to future officers. Your entered apprentice degree, as well as your fellowcraft degree and your master mason degree will be performed within your lodge. Today you are an entered apprentice, in a short while you will become a fellowcraft and, in due time a master mason and the day will come when into your hands will be placed the responsibility of your lodge as master. Esoteric handbook for the entered apprentice mason kindle. Official cipher 2010draft 8 masonic grand lodge of maine.
He did not propose to judge them by a plumb line afar off in another land, in high. The lectures given to the candidate by the worshipful master or by some appointed brother. Full text of masonic monitor of the degrees of entered. Manual of the lodgesystem of monitorial instruction. Aug 29, 2014 freemasonry 4 the entered apprentice handbook 1. First, the entered apprentice degree, second, the fellow craft degree and finally, the master mason degree. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Top sites entered apprentice study book 2019 latest. Sword pointing to a naked heart one of the symbols in the master mason degree lectures is the sword pointing to a naked heart. May 24, 2017 in this episode i share what i had wrote as my entered apprentice essay. Reports other than those given for a candidate are dealt with as follows. In the interim, here and on the following pages are some items of information you may find useful the working tools of an entered. Included in this section are 16 masonic powerpoint presentations with attached speakers notes. Most of the ideas are original but some were willingly contributed by others.
A link is available on the page where this file is available. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Having described all the ceremonies and forms appertaining to the opening of a lodge of entered apprentice masons, setting them to work, initiating a candidate, and closing the lodge, i will now proceed too give the lecture on this degree. The common gavel is an instrument made use of by operative masons to break off the corners of rough stone, the better to fit them for the builders use. The fellow craft is not much better instructed in masonry, than the entered apprentice. Download introduction to freemasonry the fellowcraft degree book pdf free download link or read online here in pdf.
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. The apprentice degree of freemasonry freemason information. As a newly entered apprentice, if you only buy one of the many freemason. This work explores the symbolism of that ritual journey from the perspective of what it means to be initiated. Introduction to freemasonry i entered apprentice 1950 on. 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. Non masonic books located at this site although it can be utilized as reference as it has to do informally with masonry. Lodge powerpoint presentations masons of minnesota. 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. Containing instructions in all the degrees, from the third to the thirtythird, and last degree of the rite by charles t. Oath i, name, of my own free will and accord, in the presence of almighty god and this worshipful lodge, erected to him and.
These are the introductory words of the lecturer to the candidate, following the explanation of the rite of initiation whereby he has just been inducted into the lodge. Entered apprentice candidate guide masons of california. He is a mason to the extent that he is called brother and has certain rights. That agreeable to an ancient masonic custom in all regular and well governed lodges,it was then neccessary that i should be reminded to deposit something of a metalic kind, not for its intrisic worth or value, but that it might be laid upon among the relics in the archives of the lodge, as a memorial that i was therein made a mason. Order of mark master masons ritual for mark master 1992 preface. A basic masonic education course for entered apprentices with.
The great masonic library is a collection of 314 outofprint masonic books from some of the most respected authors of the 18th and 19th centuries. Words, and signs of blue lodge masonry pictou masons. The contents of this manual therefore may be discussed with, and read by, any person interested in. Masonic ritual from having read their descriptions in books and on the internet. The perfect gift for the newly made mason, providing him with an authoritive grounding in masonic. As an entered apprentice freemason ea the brother on the very first step of the ladder is the most valuable asset the fraternity possesses. It is hoped that through the serious and systematic study of freemasonry.
Richard carlile manual of freemasonry here is light. Freemason initiation entered apprentice degree youtube. We need to focus on what words are being used to convey the meaning to ensure that we are walking away with the most indepth understanding we can. A careful study of this book will implement the student with proper and plausible explanations of. Mcclenachan, 33 revised and enlarged edition, macoy publishing and masonic. This is called the dueguard of an entered apprentice mason many. If you are looking for a gift for the freemason in your life, especially before their entered apprentice degree, this book will help the new freemason to. This book is the classic exposition of english freemasonry.
Freemasons are part of an ancient tradition with rituals and symbols all their own. There is a lot to learn in the second section lecture of the fellow craft degree, if we just take the time to contemplate on it. First in the series of the symbolic lodge of freemasonry. Dec 03, 20 according to the statistics, people want to know about initiation into freemasonry and the entered apprentice degree. 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. The lecture on the mark master mason s degree and the lecture on the tracing board should be given in full as often as practicable. I am an entered apprentice, so taken and accepted among brothers and fellows. Exmasons for jesus is a fellowship organization of men and women who have left the masonic lodge and appendant bodies, such as the order of the eastern star, jobs daughters, the order of rainbow for girls and the order of.
My thoughts on the entered apprentice degree programlecture. How well can you answer these entered apprentice lecture. Today, modern freemasons have retained much of these degree ceremonies. Masonic books that are located in someone elses website. The deeper meaning of the entered apprentice degree an esoteric interpretation of the first degree w. A basic masonic education course entered apprentice handbook masonic education course famous masons the craft the plumb line the symbolic teachings of the three degrees masonry in the great light the black cube three pillars of freemasonry the badge of a mason the story behind the forget me not acacia in freemasonry the unspeakable masonic word. All this is most interestingly set forth in several books, best known of which is leader scotts cathedral builders. The entered apprentice knows but little more of masonry than the use of signs and tokens, and certain steps and words by which masons can recognize each other without being discovered by a person who is not a mason. Study 54 first degree catechism flashcards from craig m. The lectures of the three degrees in craft masonry. The timing of this will be dependent upon your lodge programme. 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 ideas at work in the rituals of becoming a freemason. The lecture of the first degree of freemasonry university of bradford.
Freemason books masonic books to read online, download. The publishers introduction from that edition is omitted for reasons. Masonic rituals for entered apprentice, fellowcraft and. I, name, of my own free will and accord, in the presence of almighty god and this right worshipful lodge of ancient free and accepted masons on the first degree of masonry, erected to him and dedicated to the holy saints john, do hereby and hereon solemnly and sincerely promise and swear that i will always hele, ever conceal, and never reveal any of the secret arts, parts, or points of the. Click download or read online button to get emulation ritual book now. Emulation ritual download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Secret masonic handshakes words, and signs of blue lodge masonry entered apprentice degree first degree in the blue lodge sign of an entered apprentice. Read online introduction to freemasonry the fellowcraft degree book pdf free download link book now.
Many plans have been devised by masonic leaders to stimulate interest and increase attendance, but few such efforts are more than temporarily effective. Print multiple copies of both the questions and the answers, below, to easily and quickly perform your duties to provide masonic education to the new. Introduction to freemasonry entered apprentice by carl h. Officers, take your respective stations and places. This book contains the complete ceremony of the entered apprentice degree, the official emulation lectures explaining the symbolism of the first degree some. Entered apprentice degree of freemasonry as practiced in the state of nevada circa 1986. 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. Introduction to freemasonry i entered apprentice 1950. 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. The apprentice, the world and the universe as one a treatise on the first degree of freemasonry by gregory b. Full text of masonic monitor of the degrees of entered apprentice, fellow craft and master mason together with the ceremony of installation, laying corner stones, dedications, masonic burial, etc.
Its no secret that freemasons have to memorize large amounts of text for their meetings. The entered apprentice freemason freemasonry matters. Q as free and accepted masons, how did you and i first meet. The perfect gift for the newly made mason, providing him with an authoritive grounding in masonic symbolism and practice and everything he needs for his next degree. Freemasonry is the subjugation of the human that is in man, by the divine. Claudy page 4 of 8 entered apprentice he then becomes an entered apprentice mason.
The ceremonies are based upon rituals that are centuries old rituals that were used by those guilds. Over the course of successive publications, carliles com. A basic masonic education course for entered apprentices. Mark twain once said, when some men discharge an obligation, you can hear the report for miles around. 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. These masonic rituals are provided in the portable document format pdf. A fellowcraft mason is urged to advance his education in these fields during the ritual of this degree. The following exposures of masonic ritual are provided in a cooperative effort between ex masons for jesus and ephesians 5.
If you dont have powerpoint, a free viewer is available for download here. As a mason, you can earn degrees, join esoteric and social organizations, and become privy to the language and abbreviations specific to freemasonry. Entered apprentice, or first degree chapter 1 gnostic warrior. The third section of the first degree treats of a lodge, its form, supports, covering, furniture, ornaments, lights and jewels. Claudy introduction to freemasonry entered apprentice by carl h. Study 57 first degree catechism flashcards from mitur bin i. Nonmasonic books located at this site although it can be utilized as reference as it has to do informally with masonry. According to the book of the constitution, this jewel is defined as 47th proposition of the 1st book of euclids square and the diagram carved on a silver plate and contains a pendant and also. A basic masonic education course for entered apprentices with questions prepared by. This electronic edition of carliles manual of freemasonry is based on a facsimile of an unspecified printing, issued by kessinger publishing in kila, montana. Originally published in 1825, just twelve years after the organization of the united grand lodge of england, this works boasts the most complete collection of early versions of the english masonic rituals available under a single cover. The first section of the entered apprentice s lecture principally consists of a recapitulation of the ceremonies of initiation. The master always leads off in giving the sign or signs.
This is the book of constitutions, and these are our byelaws, both of which i. They are offered here free, as a tool to masonic presenters. The entered apprentices handbook by jsm ward audio book. Fellow craft degree staircase lecture operative and. The apron of an entered apprentice freemason following on from this ceremony and at a subsequent meeting you will be passed to the 2nd degree. The lecture of this degree is divided into seven sections, and throughout the whole. Order of mark master masons ritual for mark master mason. Freemasonry and social england in the eighteenth century 97. It deals with the degree of an entered apprentice and is calculated to inspire the younger brethren with the resolve not to content themselves with the outward form of our ceremonies, beautiful though it be, but to gain a knowledge of the indwelling soul of masonry and to comprehend the deep meaning of the ritual with which they are step by. Certain qualifications are neces sary for every apprentice. 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. A few manifest typographical errors have been corrected. Most of these books have longbeen forgotten by generation after generation of.