Ritual Knowledge

[jason]

Did anyone look up the Ritual before going through it? I know one of the members of my group that went through with me had read about the rituals, and tried to tell me. I personal didn't want to know before hand.

 

[Green-Moo]

This reminds me of knowing the sex of your baby before it's born. You can find out, but why would you want to spoil the experience of discovering for yourself?

 

[cemab4y]

I did not

The rituals of Masonry have been published for many decades. It is possible, therefore, for a man to study the rituals, prior to experiencing them in lodge. But it is much more meaningful, to go into the lodge room, unprepared, and to complete the rituals traditionally.

I went back and reviewed. some of the material, afterwards, for my own personal enrichment.

 

[chocoguy]

I think that the studying the rituals is a must for any mason. Knowledge is power and this also goes to masons.

 

[Ashlar2006]

I didn't want to ruin the experiance so I reframed from reading ahead . I also know some who has . I was watching a MM degree and the candidate was about 4 or 5 words ahead of the Master while giving his obligations .

 

[RoughAshlar]

I read quite a bit before I decided to join, but my impression of what I read was nothing like what I actually went through. Although I was very skeptical of everything I read back then, especially what came from the internet.