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The Journey of a New Mason The Berkshire Mentoring Programme The Journey of a new Mason Stage 3 AFTER PASSING Published by The Provincial Grand Lodge of Berkshire JONM.Stg3.Sept 14 - 1 - The Second Degree Tracing Board JONM.Stg3.Sept 14 - 2 - JONM.Stg3.Sept 14 - 3 - FOREWORD Having completed your Second Degree ceremony of Passing in Freemasonry, you are more than half way through your journey to becoming a Master Mason. We hope you have enjoyed both ceremonies so far and that your understanding of Freemasonry is somewhat deeper than it was initially. We hope that the previous booklet in the series of “The Journey of a New Mason”, Stage 2, After Initiation’, was helpful in answering some of those initial questions you may have had following your Initiation. You have probably had several more questions since then and certainly many more following your ‘Passing’ recently. This next booklet of the series, Stage 3, After Passing; will continue to develop your Masonic knowledge during your journey as a new mason, answering some of those questions you have encountered and enlightening you on more of the finer points of Freemasonry thus far. As before, there may be questions which may not be covered in this booklet. Your Personal Mentor should be able to answer any that are not, when he discusses the subjects in the booklet with you. However, you can be forgiven if you think there is a long way to go. As was stressed at the end of the last booklet, the subject of Freemasonry is so extensive, and so challenging to the enquiring mind, that you will never stop learning. Rest assured that those around you who can help would be delighted to have the opportunity to do so. So do not hesitate to ask. Those you ask will probably learn something in the process. RWBro Martin Peters – Provincial Grand Master, Berkshire JONM.Stg3.Sept 14 - 4 - CONTENTS The Second Degree Tracing Board. Page 2 Foreword 4 Contents 5 What is a Fellowcraft? 6 Symbolic explanation of the ceremony of Passing. 7 Your Second Degree ceremony 10 The Second Degree Tracing Board (short version) 12 Working Tools (Second Degree) 13 Masonic Symbolism 14 Charity is at the heart of Freemasonry 16 The relationship between UGLE and the Provinces 21 Masonic Clothing Aprons/collars/Jewels 23 Your next step 27 Third Degree Questions and answers 28 Experience Record Sheet No 2 29 Notes page 30 JONM.Stg3.Sept 14 - 5 - WHAT IS A FELLOW CRAFT? Congratulations on being passed to the Degree of a Fellowcraft. During the ceremony you were told that you are now in the midway of Freemasonry, which is to imply that there is a further Degree beyond Fellow Craft. However, prior to AD 1730 there were only two degrees in Freemasonry, those of Entered Apprentice and Fellow Craft (Fellow of the Craft), and it was from the Fellow Craft of the Lodge that the Master of the Lodge was elected each year, provided that he had served at least one year as a Warden. These days we have three degrees, the third being that of Master Mason. During the First Degree you were taught the duties you owe to God and to your fellow creatures, the Deity being referred to as ‘The Great Architect of the Universe’ (TGAOTU). In this degree (Fellow Craft) you are taught about man's relationship with the world in which we live and which was created by TGGOTU. You were informed during the ceremony that you were now 'permitted' to extend your researches into the hidden mysteries of Nature and Science. Note the curious terminology 'permitted'. The Second Degree assumes that, having been taught in the First Degree your duties to God and your fellow creatures, you are now responsible and mature enough to learn about the Universe in which we live, to use its gifts for the benefit of all and not to abuse them. Knowledge without morality can be a very dangerous thing! Enjoy your advancement. Provincial Grand Mentor (Berkshire) JONM.Stg3.Sept 14 - 6 - SYMBOLIC EXPLANATION OF THE CEREMONY OF PASSING Just as the operative masons had to prove their proficiency in one level of work, so have you proved your proficiency as a speculative or free and accepted mason, by being ‘passed’ to the degree of a Fellow Craft. It is important to remember that in this degree you are already a Freemason and, as a result, there was no need for a hoodwink, or for a cable tow to prevent you from rushing into the Lodge. The purpose of the degree is firstly to acknowledge the progress you have made in the Craft and secondly, to build upon your knowledge by opening the way for further learning. You are now half way through your progress of being educated in the three degrees, although in practice it may take many years for you to completely understand them. This level of progression is illustrated by the position of the Square and Compasses on the Volume of the Sacred Law. One point of the compasses is disclosed, implying that you are now in the midway of Freemasonry, superior to an Entered Apprentice, but inferior to the degree of a Master Mason to which you will hopefully soon progress. Your progress is further signified by the different apron you are now wearing, with two rosettes on it. This is the shortest of the three degree ceremonies and, as a result, there is a danger that it may be considered the least important of the three. This is not so, for all degrees have equal merit and special value. Whilst your Initiation was obviously very important and you will soon discover the third degree ceremony is particularly dramatic, the main aim of the Second Degree is to impress on you the importance of developing your intellectual ability by studying the hidden mysteries of nature and science, namely Grammar, Rhetoric, Logic, Arithmetic, Geometry, Music and Astronomy. In other words, be open to learning throughout your life. Once again you were prepared to enter the Lodge in a special manner. This time you wore an apron of the Entered Apprentice, signifying your advancement in Masonic knowledge. JONM.Stg3.Sept 14 - 7 - The test questions put to you earlier in the ceremony were to demonstrate that knowledge. You still were in a state of poverty to remind you of the origins of Charity, namely in your heart. This time you were admitted into the Lodge by the Inner Guard presenting a square to your breast or heart. The square teaches and reminds you to square your actions with all men. Your movement around the Lodge Room again followed the sun as it appears in the Northern Hemisphere. Each stop in that journey proved to all present that you were a qualified Entered Apprentice, properly prepared and worthy of being passed to the Second Degree. Your Masonic journey to the light of the East continued as you again approached the pedestal. The predominant number in this Degree is five, and so you advanced to the pedestal by five steps as though ascending a winding staircase. When you knelt to take your obligation, the number five was again predominant, although perhaps obscure. When you took your obligation you formed five squares with both of your arms, your hand, your foot and your knee. You were instructed how to take the second regular step in Freemasonry. Although it was the same movement, but additional to the step you had taken in the First Degree, details of the various signs, tokens and words were quite different. During the course of your instruction you were told ‘For it was in this position that Joshua prayed fervently to the Almighty’. This alludes to the time when an army of Israelites, under the command of Joshua, was engaged in a battle with the Amalekites. Although heavily outnumbered, the Almighty had assured Joshua that the Israelites would prevail as long as he held his hands in the position you were shown. It reminds us of the complete trust we should all place in our Supreme Being. The word of the Degree is a Hebrew one, and when conjoined with the word in the First Degree forms the key to God's covenant with Israel. This is the real importance of the word. The fact that it bore the name of the Assistant High Priest at the dedication of King Solomon’s Temple is merely a convenient coincidence. JONM.Stg3.Sept 14 - 8 - Your new apron indicates that you have progressed from an Entered Apprentice to a Fellow Craft as it is now adorned with two rosettes. These should serve to remind you that, as a Craftsman, you are expected to make a serious study of the seven liberal arts and sciences. You may remember that they are grammar, rhetoric, logic, arithmetic, geometry, music and astronomy. Perhaps this could be somewhat modernised by suggesting that this list represents the need to develop your faculties, abilities and talents through study and research for the benefit of yourself and society in general. Freemasonry is a progressive science. In this Degree, you move from the North East corner where you were challenged as an Entered Apprentice, to the South East corner. In the Charge, you were told, “You are now placed in the South East part, to mark the progress you have made”. This is the fifth time the word ‘progress’ has been used during the ceremony. Firstly, the Tyler used it at the door of the Lodge. The Inner Guard repeated it when he reported your presence to the Master.
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