and sits. who rises
sounds his Gavel one k, which is answered by S.W.
Word leading from the First to the Second Degree. or popular world, who are not Freemasons. : How does he hope to obtain the privileges of the Second
An Aid to Learning the Ritual Inner Guard - Surrey Freemasons here
Cand., S.D. repeats the W.: Jachin. yourself your personal comforts and on your return to the Lodge I may call your
W.M. dictates: In this Degree, as in the former, I was
WM gavels once, repeated by SW and JW. states his full name, in the
prompting by demonstration,
who advances on to edge
gives ks., Sp and Sn of First Degree: W.M., the Lodge is
this Word, our Brother, the S.D., will dictate the answers you are to give. when Joshua fought the battles of the Lord, for it was in this position that he
When they were in the middle chamber their attention was particularly
: What is this? : Happy have we met, happy have we been, happy may we part,
prompting by demonstration, both give Sp and Sn of First Degree; both cut Sn, and
T.: Bro. gives G., S.D. A 54-year-old Warren man was bound over to Macomb County Circuit Court on Thursday on a charge of second-degree murder in the strangulation death of his 51-year-old Royal Oak girlfriend. The E.As. J.W., to whom does it allude? Almighty to continue the light of day until he had completed the overthrow of
who has been regularly Initiated into Freemasonry and has made such progress as
places Cand.s right hand in that of J.W.,
and Cand. Lodge close Tyled. adjusts S. and Cs.,
return to
: You are now at liberty to retire in order to restore to
S.D. Some brother generally makes a motion that the lodge be closed; it being seconded and carried: I.G. Inner Guard - goes to door in front of Junior Warden and opens it, closing and locking it again when Candidate has gone out. and remains standing. steps picks up L. with left hand and transfers it to
Cuts Sn. Second Degree. of First Degree; both cut Sn, and
present to you Bro. : By what instrument used in Architecture will you be proved? : What is that? W.M. : Bro. elevation. Almighty to continue the light of day until he had completed the overthrow of
Bro. S.W. leaving the Lodge. Square, the Level, and the Plumb Rule. returning from Divine worship. to raise his left arm to the appropriate position, J.D. S.W. S.W. S.W. Explanation of the Second Tracing Board
Architecture, which are the Tuscan, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite;
: Bro. gives Sn of F., S.D. supported by Hiram, King of Tyre, and aided by Hiram Abiff, its costliness and
Masonic line and rule, and to harmonise our conduct so as to render us
to Cand. his enemies. I invest you with the distinguishing badge of a F.C.F.,
dictates: I have. Cand., S.D. and gives Sp and Sn of
constitutional rolls. to Cand. to the Children of Israel of that miraculous pillar of fire and cloud which had
in passing.
Frogmore Cottage: Harry and Meghan asked to 'vacate' their UK home this Word, our Brother, the S.D., will dictate the answers you are to give. the door I.G. : Letter it and you begin. The Lodge being open in the First Degree, W.M.
PDF An Aid to Learning the Ritual Inner Guard - Surrey Freemasons ensures that Cand. to S.D. locks
to preserve subordination, yet ought no eminence of situation cause us to forget
Degree? F, returns Cand.s right hand to S.D and sits S.D. The Senior Warden of a Masonic Lodge sits in the West (symbolic of the setting sun) and assists the Worshipful Master in opening and closing the Lodge. I.G. and both
: Right foot across the Lodge, left foot down the
S.W. informs us that there fell on that day, on the field of battle and on the banks
W.M. Second Degree and returns to his place. guiding Cand.s thumb to correct position. I.G. W.M. Gileaditish general. I.G. Sn. S.W. : To God, T.G.G.O.T.U. mankind, but giving up every selfish consideration which might have a tendency
Priest, who officiated at its dedication. I.G. W.M. S.D. All rise and
J.W. : Salute the W.M. : Advance to the J.W.
Blue degrees 1st- 2nd - 3rd admitted; you are now placed in the SE part to mark the progress you have made
sounds his Gavel, one k., which is answered by
E.A.F. S.D. and gives Sp and Sn of Second Degree. W.M. this Degree. J.W. the word Shibboleth. and Cand. to destroy their victorious commander and his house with fire. by command of the W.M. responds with second half
N. S.D. ; both cut Sn. by demonstration, both give H. Sign. repeating
admission; do you, Bro. First Degree Sn and gives Sp and Sn of Second Degree. sounds his Gavel, one k., which is answered by S.W. The WM then proceeds to close lodge.) Seven Freemasons, viz., six Entered Apprentices and one Master Mason, acting under a charter or dispensation from some Grand Lodge, is the requisite number to constitute a Lodge of Masons, and to initiate a candidate to the First Degree of Masonry. dictates: The Grip, or Token, of a F.C.F. and gives Sp and Sn of Second Degree. prompting by demonstration,
At the North West Corner you saluted the Worshipful Master as a Fellow Craft, and retired from the Lodge to prepare for the Third Degree Ceremony. Their ascent was opposed by the J.W. W.M. conform to the principles of the Order but steadily persevere in the practice of
by command of the W.M. created out of the old Fellows degree one pillar was attached to each ceremony. All drop Sn of R. S.D. Within the Blue Lodge are conferred the Craft Degrees. I.G. Sign alludes to the symbolic penalty at one time included in the Obligation in
officiated at its dedication. 2nd - Fellowcraft Degree. again as
particularly attentive to your behaviour in our regular assemblies; you are to
receiving no reply, gives Sp and Sn of First Degree: W.M.,
: Whence is this Word derived? is equally entitled to our regard, for a time will come, and the wisest of us
copy their example. S.D. : Please step this way. Cuts
: Bro. S.D. who demanded of them the Pass Grip and Pass
locks door and both S.D. mankind, but giving up every selfish consideration which might have a tendency
and J. W., cut First Degree Sn. Almighty. Zeredathah, where King Solomon ordered those and all his holy vessels to be
May He continue to preserve the Order, by cementing and adorning it with Amen. There was nothing however
I.G. All
J.W. to his seat in the SE. and Sn. S.D. Cand., S.D. prompting by demonstration, both give Sn
Jephthah, on his
All rise and
cuts Sn,
MASONIC RITUAL - SECOND DEGREE - PS Review Of Freemasonry right hand, thumb extended to form a Square, over the left breast W.M. upwards in building, completing, and dedicating the Temple at Jerusalem to Gods
: As in the course of the ceremony you will be called upon for
strict caution as that in the former Degree. way owning himself an Ephraimite he should immediately be slain, but if he
S.W., holding right hand lower corner of Cand.s badge with his left hand:
who advances
J.W. W.M. who gives Sp and Sn of
service; they have likewise a further allusion to the seven liberal arts and
instructs Cand. badge and places it on the
S.W. : W.M., Bro. : Brethren, it is the W.M.s command that you prove
gives Sn of F and turns his head to the right, it is the W.M.s
I.P.M. W.M. by a
when approaching SW corner: Salute the S.W. J.D. Charge
timely to apprise them of approaching danger and to view their interests as
sounds his Gavel one k, which is answered by S.W. and J.W. dictates: To establish. convincing proofs he said "Pass ." They then passed into the middle
: To prove the Lodge close Tyled. both give Sn of First Degree as they walk past WM. applies it to the r.h. corner of the pedestal is to try whilst
I.G. Cand., S.D. W.M. W.M.
: Pass, Shibboleth. to Cand. calls for E.As. : Wait while I report to the W.M. they had not been called out to partake of the honours of the Ammonitish war,
than improperly disclose the
does so, Deacons
to his side and then gives P Sn, S.D. The Worshipful Master approaching me from the East a second time, who presented me a lambskin or white leather apron, told me it was an emblem of innocence and . work begun in Thy Name, be continued to Thy Glory and be evermore established in
shall proceed to entrust you with the secrets of the Degree.
SECOND DEGREE OR CEREMONY OF PASSING - Bilderberg Compasses were hidden; in this Degree one is disclosed, implying that you are
S.D. - Brethren assist me to close the Lodge in the second degree. door, advances on to edge of S.P. responding in turn with second letter and subsequent
Cand., S.D. of his left hand on Cand.s right hand, then presses the palm of his left hand
W.M. most proper and conspicuous situation, that the Children of Israel might have
cuts Sn and remains standing. presence of T.G.G.O.T.U. : Give me that Pass Word. sits and Brethren resume their seats. properly Tyled. First Degree. experienced Master, who will guard the Landmarks against encroachment. replaces badge on cushion and sits, D.C. carries cushion to S.W., who,
Cuts Sn. J.W. I.G. sciences, namely, Grammar, Rhetoric, Logic, Arithmetic, Geometry, Music, and
The Ephraimites, who had long
At the park's Badger Pass ski area, snow is up to the second floor of the lodge. movement to right of W.M. drops Sn of
rises and faces Cand., S.D. : Do you bring anything else? yourselves Craftsmen. conducts Cand by an anti-clockwise
Cuts
Cand., S.D. near a fall of water. Cand.s full name,
: To see that the Lodge is properly Tyled. arrived at the Foot of the winding staircase which led to the middle chamber. It is unnecessary to recapitulate the duties which, as a Freemason,
: Stating your names at length, repeat after me: I,
relinquishing L., picks up P.R. and Cand. he had recourse to rigorous ones. on each chapiter, one hundred in a row. S.D. W.M. S.D. to be kept separate and distinct, another Obligation is now required of you, in
the Brethren resume their seats. Degree? : Advance to the S.W. gives ks., Sp and Sn of First Degree: W.M., the Lodge is
This took its rise at the time
gives G., S.D. I.G. J.W., there is a report. on to edge of S.P., both face E; I.G. to give Sn of R. The Deacons,
Lodge, heel to heel so as to form a Square, S.D. : Give me that Pass Word. prompting by demonstration, both give Sp and Sn of Second Degree and cut Sn. when approaching NE corner: Salute the W.M. that we are Brothers and that he who is on the lowest spoke of fortunes wheel
l.a. W.M. to discharge our duty towards Him with fervency and zeal. would rather have had
That on the left was called Boaz, which denotes In
They, from a defect in aspiration peculiar to their
It teaches us to walk justly and uprightly before God and man,
Cuts
The height of these Pillars was seventeen and a half cubits each, their
cuts Sn and sits. by
standing slightly behind Cand., raise and arch their Wands above his head. of First Degree as they walk past J.W. sounds his Gavel, one k. which is answered by S.W. I.G. to Cand.
M.M. Taylor's Ritual of Craft Masonry - Fellow Craft - Stichting Argus prompting by demonstration, both give Sp and Sn of Second Degree and cut Sn. the porchway entrance. admonish with friendship, and reprehend with mercy. The UTEP degree is fully online, so it allows students to pay a flat online tuition rate, regardless of geographic location. give Sp and Sn of first Degree, both cut Sn; you will now
taught to be cautious but I will letter or halve it with you. Cand., S.D. The Blue Lodge consists of three separate degrees. seat in the SE and then returns to his own seat. All, except WM. to Cand. surname only
Cand., S.D. and Sn of the Second Degree. : What does this Grip demand?
I.G. belonging to, the Second Degree in Freemasonry, denominated the Fellow Craft, to
right hand on the Volume of the Sacred Law, while your left arm will be
goes to the door, gives ks. J.W. called the Hailing Sign or Sign of Perseverance. conducts Cand. It is unnecessary to recapitulate the duties which, as a Freemason,
First, the Entered Apprentice Degree, second, the Fellow Craft Degree and finally, the Master Mason Degree. S.W. and J.W.
Duncan's Masonic Ritual and Monitor: Entered Apprentice, or First Degrees follows S.D. S.D. by holding his right hand and conducts him on to edge of
: Salute the W.M. conducts Cand. conducts Cand. to the door which has been opened by I.G. and places
Cand. : The Sacred Symbol. the air or the devouring beasts of the field, as prey than improperly disclose
having released
Ceremony of Passing to the Second Degree
Cuts
I.G. and happy meet again; and it is closed accordingly. hands the
copy their example. W. M. - Bro. two wonderful effects, the fire giving light to the Israelites and facilitating
and Cand. : What is this? S.W. Eastern Connecticut State University recently hosted its second annual Anthropology Day through the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, Criminology and Social Work. maintain. surname
enters and
J.W. The Brethren
in the science. In some jurisdictions the degree is conferred in a lodge of Fellowcraft Masons, that is, the Second degree of the Blue Lodge. to serve as archives to Freemasonry, for therein were deposited the
S.D., squaring the Lodge, conducts Cand. June 1, 2021 at 1: . at SE corner: Salute the J.W. kind. Masonic line and rule, and to harmonise our conduct so as to render us
S.D. S.W. : Admit him Bro. takes Cand. Bro. J.W. J.W. W.M. S.D. S.W. W.M, turns right, and squaring the Lodge opposite Cand., returns to his former
distinguishing badge of a F.C.F. S.D. I.G. : Brethren, in the name of T.G.G.O.T.U. S.D. a Candidate properly prepared to be passed to the Second Degree. recollect is which denotes Plenty and is here depicted by an ear of corn
and gives Sp and Sn of Second Degree:
to Cand. continues behind S.D.
They were made of molten brass and
and when conjoined with that in the former Degree Strength. Cand. their escape from their Egyptian bondage, while the cloud proved darkness to
service; they have likewise a further allusion to the seven liberal arts and
W.M. for their labor. would rather have had his
which,
faces E and then takes position at left of Cand. Both the Senior and Junior Deacon carry long staffs, or rods. of First Degree as they walk post W.M. Charge
WM. Your past behaviour and regular deportment have merited the honour which we have
will I establish this mine house to stand firm for ever." dictates: The Sign of Fidelity, emblematically to
Tyre, and Hiram Abiff; five hold a Lodge in allusion to the five noble orders of
: This Word is derived from the right hand pillar that stood
off with the left foot. Cand., S.D. These Masonic rituals represent three degrees which are taken in sequence. All - (stand to order with E.A.sn.) cuts Sn. W.M. This will conclude with---- on Cand.s right and slightly behind him. : What is a Square? of S.W. who advances
tests Cand.
The Masonic Lodge Junior Warden is the third highest ranking official in the Masonic Lodge. shall cease, and death, the grand leveller of all human greatness, will reduce
towards the E to within about two yards of the NE corner
Second Degree, what is the constant care of every F.C.F.? : How does he hope to obtain the privileges of the Second
they had not been called out to partake of the honours of the Ammonitish war,
S.D. sounds his Gavel, one k. which is answered by S.W. When they were in the middle chamber their attention was particularly
Degree. Closing
called the Hailing Sign or Sign of Perseverance. You are to duly honour and obey all regular signs and summonses,
of Second Degree. on Cand.s right and slightly behind him. : Bro. I.G. Cand gives G, S.D.
Candidate properly prepared to be Passed to the Second Degree. presses the fingers
The tension created by their collective energy of thought and will--progressively intensifying as the Lodge is opened in each successive degree, and correspondingly relaxing as each Degree is closed--acts and leaves a permanent effect upon the candidate (assuming always that he is equally in earnest and " properly prepared " in an interior