CLC - ENTERED APPRENTICE - 05.22.17

Freemasonry. The use of a ladder or steps is also a symbol of a climb towards perfection. Just and Upright. A phrase used to denominate an Entered Apprentice, as he stands in his lodge. “Just” means “complete, perfect” as a lodge is “just” when it has the required number of brethren present to open and work. “Upright” refers to character rather than posture, although the cringing bent head of the slave before the master is apparently the inspiration for applying a contrary definition to a Mason. Light. (See Circumambulation, East, Cornerstone.) Universally as well as in Freemasonry, a symbol of knowledge, both temporal and spiritual. The opposite is also true. Darkness is universally as well as n Freemasonry a symbol of ignorance. Manual . Having to do with, or involving, the hands. Masonic Formation . The process of experiencing the Masonic tradition, becoming a part of it, and improving oneself through its lessons and taking those lessons out into the world to demonstrate the values of Freemasonry to others. An ever continuing process of moral, ethical, spiritual, and intellectual formation or growth that all Freemasons should continuously undergo. Mystery . The modern meaning of the term “mystery” means something unknown; to the ancients,

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