CLC - ENTERED APPRENTICE - 05.22.17

R OUGH AND P ERFECT A SHLARS Freemasonry expects its members to make a commitment to personal transformation. One symbol of this in the Entered Apprentice Degree is a set of two stones which are frequently present in the lodge room. One of these stones is roughly

shaped, and the other has smooth sides. The rough stone represents the state of the Mason as he begins his Masonic journey.

The smooth stone represents the ideal of self-improvement to which he strives by study and contemplation, as well as practice. These two stones are called the Rough Ashlar and the Perfect Ashlar.

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