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**Ashlar521** · 07-08-2008, 02:37 PM

Welcome to Freemason Hall and congrats on joining the Fraternity . As regards to preperation in becoming a Freemason , I always tell new candidates to go in blind . If you find out too much , then it may ruin the experiance for you . "Freemasons for Dummies" is fine , but I really wouldn't go into things that delve into the degree work itself . Things like how the degree itself is done , the Obligation , grips words and what have you . I would just stick to the basics . You have plenty of time to learn all about Freemasonry when you are Raised to the Sublime degree of a Master Mason . What you may read in a book or on the internet or whatch on a video may not be how things are done in the Lodge you are joining . They will teach you what is needed as you go along so don't sweat it , you'll do fine .

All you need to do to prepare to become a Freemason is to show up with an open heart and mind and enjoy . Let your future Brother's worry about the rest .

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Ashlar521 Semper fidelis Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Kentucky Posts: 670 Blog Entries: 3	Welcome to Freemason Hall and congrats on joining the Fraternity . As regards to preperation in becoming a Freemason , I always tell new candidates to go in blind . If you find out too much , then it may ruin the experiance for you . "Freemasons for Dummies" is fine , but I really wouldn't go into things that delve into the degree work itself . Things like how the degree itself is done , the Obligation , grips words and what have you . I would just stick to the basics . You have plenty of time to learn all about Freemasonry when you are Raised to the Sublime degree of a Master Mason . What you may read in a book or on the internet or whatch on a video may not be how things are done in the Lodge you are joining . They will teach you what is needed as you go along so don't sweat it , you'll do fine . All you need to do to prepare to become a Freemason is to show up with an open heart and mind and enjoy . Let your future Brother's worry about the rest . __________________ 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 Last edited by Ashlar521; 07-08-2008 at 02:44 PM.