WheatBarley
Registered User
Hello all,
I'm hoping to petition my local lodge this fall, and in the meantime, I would love to read more about Freemasonry. The problem is, I don't want to spoil the initiatory experience by knowing what to expect from the ceremonies. That makes me leery of buying some of the Masonic books I see available without another person telling me if they have any "spoilers".
I would love to hear your recommendations for some good books on Freemasonry which wouldn't risk spoiling the initiatory experience for me, should my petition be approved. I read Hodapp's Freemasonry for Dummies, but skipped the section on the ritual. Are there books that could give me a more general background, like stuff about medieval guilds, Enlightenment rationalism, or the building of Solomon's Temple which y'all would recommend?
Thanks in advance.
Edit: apologies if this should be posted in the general discussion area. Mods, feel free to move if that's the more appropriate section.
I'm hoping to petition my local lodge this fall, and in the meantime, I would love to read more about Freemasonry. The problem is, I don't want to spoil the initiatory experience by knowing what to expect from the ceremonies. That makes me leery of buying some of the Masonic books I see available without another person telling me if they have any "spoilers".
I would love to hear your recommendations for some good books on Freemasonry which wouldn't risk spoiling the initiatory experience for me, should my petition be approved. I read Hodapp's Freemasonry for Dummies, but skipped the section on the ritual. Are there books that could give me a more general background, like stuff about medieval guilds, Enlightenment rationalism, or the building of Solomon's Temple which y'all would recommend?
Thanks in advance.
Edit: apologies if this should be posted in the general discussion area. Mods, feel free to move if that's the more appropriate section.