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Originally posted by Becon of Light
Duncan's Ritual of freemasonry is the un-offical standardized set of rituals, though they vary where ever you go..
Originally posted by umwolves123
your friend is not telling you because frankly, it's none of your buisness...you are not a mason, so why should you know what their rituals are? He goes threw all this trouble, the investigation, the learning, the initiation...everything just to learn them, and you just want someone to tell you what they are or where you can find them....that sounds alot like cheating to me. If you wanna know what it's all about goto the lodge with him sometime and ask around...if you like what you hear take the next step if you dont....then dont. But dont just think that your privy to the same information that he is. Your not a mason.
Originally posted by hotpinkurinalmint
Originally posted by umwolves123
your friend is not telling you because frankly, it's none of your buisness...you are not a mason, so why should you know what their rituals are? He goes threw all this trouble, the investigation, the learning, the initiation...everything just to learn them, and you just want someone to tell you what they are or where you can find them....that sounds alot like cheating to me. If you wanna know what it's all about goto the lodge with him sometime and ask around...if you like what you hear take the next step if you dont....then dont. But dont just think that your privy to the same information that he is. Your not a mason.
I hear what you are saying, but perhaps there are things you would like to and would be able share about the variations between lodges in different areas. For examples, are their lodges where people tend to be very laid back, as opposed to following rituals strictly according to tradition? Are there regions where initiation is more of a challenge?
originally posted by: AussieDog
Doing searches on the web I've noticed that masoinc ritual appears to be different in different states. I have a friend going through right now. I'm curious to know what he has or is going though because he won't say a word.
I've done searches on the web for the virginia ritual, but I've found nothing.
I know this is an old post. There is a few books about the local history of a town i used to live in that say the largest public freemasonic ceremony took place in a town called tazewell virginia. The dude over the ceremony was gov george c peery. I cant remember the name of the books. Hope that helps.
Anybody know where I can find this?
Also, what are the masons trying to hide. I've seen Nevad's ritual I think. If masons are all the same, why are their rituals different? Is one better then the other one?
[edit on 1-12-2006 by AussieDog]