CLC - ENTERED APPRENTICE - 05.22.17

E NTRANCE TO L ODGE Entrance into the lodge is symbolic of the movement from the outer to the inner, from the exoteric to the esoteric, from the world of material senses into the spiritual world of better understanding one’s true self and purpose. The reception, or greeting, of the candidate upon his entrance into the lodge room teaches him that our rituals are serious and confidential and that there are consequences for violating this confidence. It also reminds a man that his every act has a consequence, either in the form of a reward or a penalty. A man must demonstrate the virtue of fortitude before he may gain admission into the mysteries of Masonry.

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