What does an EA do when he has 2 or 3 months of time to pass while the lodge is dim?
I think the first answer would be obvious, study study study! The lodges in my jurisdiction provide a cipher to use to study the obligation from.
At first I was very intimidated about having to memorize the whole thing. I thought to myself "Well maybe I should wait to memorize it, what if I forget it by the time the lodge lights get turned back on?"
I was amazed at how right the brethren of my lodge were in saying once you know it you will not forget it.
With that obstacle overcome, what to do next?
I read Freemasons for Dummies from cover to cover, with the exception of anything pertaining to the FC and MM degrees (didn't want to ruin any of the surprise). From that I learned alot about the history of the craft and alot about appendant bodies. Very useful source of information, as well as a tool to answer alot of questions from other family members regarding just what this Freemasonry was all about.
The most surprising thing about the whole summer for myself has been how much becomming an EA, and keeping the lessons taught in the back of my mind has really put in motion change within myself.
It started as a seed in my heart and is now blossoming into a a tree with many branches reaching into my life.
I know I still have a long way to go in shaping myself and my heart into that perfect ashlar but I am surprised at how much impact this whole experience is having on me.
All I will say is that I am applying the lessons in the lecture of the first degree to my life and it feels great knowing that I am making change!
What am amazing summer and amazing experience! I cannot wait for what the future holds! With fall rapidly approaching and the opening of lodge again it will be an exciting season!
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