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Just Initiated - Your First CRITICAL Steps

Welcome Brother. We congratulate you on having become a member of our Antient and Honourable Fraternity. First: Read this

https://issuu.com/lawranceannies/docs/dglea_initiates_guide_reduced_size_-rs_4_jun_21


Second: As Your personal Mentor (Yes you should be given one) for a copy of you Masonic Passport - to help guide your steps. (If not you can find it here)

https://www.ashlar.online/forum/books/dglea


Third: Very Important - Sign up to Solomon!! - Fostering curiosity - Developing Understanding - Your Journey of Masonic Learning and Development


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Unknown member
May 16, 2024

For a detailed explination of Solomon 'Onboarding' - go here https://www.ugle.org.uk/discover-freemasonry/blog/solomon-learning-freemasonry-online

Steve NunezSteve Nunez
July 16, 2025

Fellow Craft

The 'lost' lectures ?

The Solomon paper Hidden in Full Sight says:


The ritual was reshaped following the creation of the United Grand Lodge. A few years later, the Lectures were also revised, but today they have largely fallen out of use.

Where can we find these lectures, revised or otherwise? As far as I can tell they're not in use anywhere in this district, and searching for 'lecture' on Solmon isn't very helpful.

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Aug 11

@Steve Nunez - The modern version of the Lectures are contained within the Revised Ritual book that you will receive on your raising. I cannot find an e-copy of them.

Alex Maroske

Applying the Teachings of the First Degree Lecture from Morals and Dogma to Personal Growth

by: Robert J White III.


Freemasonry, as a system of moral philosophy and self-improvement, offers a vast reservoir of wisdom. It provides a structured path for personal and moral development, challenging its adherents to strive for higher standards of conduct, knowledge, and service. Among its foundational texts, Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry by Albert Pike can serve as a profound guide for personal transformation. This text is not merely a repository of esoteric knowledge but a call to action—an invitation to align one’s life with universal principles of truth, justice, and fraternity. It serves as a compass for navigating the complexities of modern life while remaining anchored in timeless truths. Through its teachings, Freemasonry becomes more than a tradition; it transforms into a way of life that integrates personal betterment with societal contribution, bridging the gap between individual aspirations and communal responsibilities.


Here I…



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Jul 16

Well done WBro. Thank you. A few questions/comments/observations:


Wisdom, Strength, and Beauty: Achieving Balance in Life

I like how Beauty is explained:

Beauty: Refers to harmony and creativity, not mere appearance. It reminds us to seek balance in our endeavours, creating lives that are both meaningful and aesthetically fulfilling.

In our revised, and I've read this part a lot when practicing the 1st degree tracing board, it is written:


Beauty shines forth through the whole of creation in symmetry and order.

But interpreting that in a manner to guide us on our moral journey wasn't something I had considered until now.


Prayer and Connection to the Divine

This reminds me a lot of Buddhist meditation. Whilst I doubt that's what Pike had in mind, I wonder if there are any other masonic authors that have made that connection. I found the Buddhist mediation 'rituals' quite effective, (see, for example, The Science of Buddhist Meditation), and it would be interesting to see synergies here.


Questions

It seems that the themes of moral improvement have generally only been retained in Scottish rite lodges. Would you say this is true? I haven't found anyone that would say this is the primary goal for most UGLE lodges.


Our 1st degree tracing board mentions three distinguishing and characteristics of the order: Virtue, Honour and Mercy. Does Pike mention these?




Petros Zenieris

THE CANDIDATE’S TWO GREAT DANGERS

W Bro Petros N. Zenieris

PM of The Lodge of St George No 1152 EC


Brethren,

As a candidate gets ready to step into the lodge, he is bound to face two great dangers, but due to his hamble and sincere behaviour, he avoids them.


Although these two dangers only applied momentarily, being ceremonial in nature, they remain applicable throughout our existence due to a certain warning of avoiding rushness in our lives.


As a candidate, you are standing outside the door of the lodge facing two guards – one outside (the Tyler) and one inside (the Inner Guard), who communicate with you certain words, which you ought to remember being your password to entry.


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