Flood of petitions
Since Nov . my lodge has had a flood of petitions coming in , so many that we are having trouble keeping up with the degree work . Just this month we took in 5 petitions alone . A couple of years ago we went almost all year without having one petition .Even the Masons that have been EA's for years now want to move on through the degrees .
It seems it goes in cycles but never been like this . I think it may have to do with books and movies that have came out like National Treasure and The Da Vinci Code that has sparked interest in Freemasonry .
Has anyone of your lodges had an increase in new petitions ? I would love to see it continue at this rate . It seems that we are getting some quality men . We did have to weed out a few of the curious , but not many .
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Freemasonry is "veiled in allegory and illustrated by symbols" because these are the surest way by which moral and ethical truths may be taught. It is not only with the brain and with the mind that the initiate must take Freemasonry but also with the heart. -C. H. Claudy
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