Becoming an MM is much like getting your private pilot's license, once you have the piece of paper you are free to spend the rest of your journey learning.Found out about an hour ago the degree team has another 3rd degree that day. So it will not happen on the 9th. I guess I feel like I still have to much to leave to become a MM.
That is a fantastic analogy.Becoming an MM is much like getting your private pilot's license, once you have the piece of paper you are free to spend the rest of your journey learning.
I never heard of them waiting to petition immediately aftwerwards, thank god I didnt experience that. You should enjoy going through at your own pace and when You are ready.A word of advice , do not let those in the other bodies pressure you . Where I am from , we have Shriners and SR Masons standing outside the lodge room with petitions in hand waiting for the newly Raised Master Mason to exit the lodge room . I was handed a SR petition before I even went up stairs to be Raised .
If you WANT to petition , then fine . But do not let them push you into it as it is the modus operandi of local SR Masons in my area . SR Masons in my (old) Valley receive incentives for turning in petitions . The biggie is a discount on their yearly dues .
The best part was listening and trying to remember it all to put the pieces of the puzzle together.Very good to know, Ashlar. I think it will really add to the fun. I consider myself lucky so far- my 1st two degrees had many PM's being involved, but nothing like a PM night.
My FC was really fun when I discovered that the SW and WM switched roles for the degree. I thought my ears were playing tricks on me and I found out I was right, when the time came. I think listening when I am raised and trying to figure out who is in what role will only add to the mystery.
It may not go on everywhere , too bad it happens here . At the last SR club meeting I attended most of the entire meeting , other than the 33rds slapping each other on the back , was about "pushing those petitions!" . It gets old having other bodies come into our lodges to push their petitions on new Masons and them trying to talk us who demitted to get back in .I never heard of them waiting to petition immediately aftwerwards, thank god I didnt experience that. You should enjoy going through at your own pace and when You are ready.