Day 89 out of 100 to Learn Masonic Ritual, and you’re probably expecting that today we’ll finish off our revision of the Raising ceremony. Well that’s what I planned, but then I decided to…
Masonic Ritual, Day 89 of 100: Revising Installation Ceremony
In my book Investing the Officers starts on page 214 with the IPM, then picks up with the Senior Warden on page 223, through the Offices to page 235, then Resuming is on page 68 and Closing the Lodge is pages 62-65. Yep, back to revising Installation Ceremony.
This time I took the dogs for a walk and when I was in the middle of a field with no-one about I went through the ritual. I wouldn’t exactly say it was proper out-loud rehearsal, more run through it at a quick speed to myself. And the dogs! I did have the words with me, but kept them in my pocket for “emergency use only”. I need them a little, but more for confirmation of the odd word, rather than complete memory lapse.
If the Installation was tomorrow I could probably do it, but with a couple of slips and stammers. Basically, enough to get through, but not quite to the quality that I personally want to be at.
However, it’s still 12 days to go, so that plenty of time to finish off the Third Degree revision, and rehearse the Installation to perfection.