Entered Apprentice
First Degree
First Degree — What happened?
A plain-English recap of the key themes, signs and working tools, with prompts for reflection. This is your private study resource to help you reflect on the Entered Apprentice ceremony.
Key Themes:
- Initiation and new beginnings
- The working tools and their symbolism
- Personal reflection and growth
Further Study: Explore relevant modules on Solomon to deepen your understanding of the First Degree.
Working Tools of the Entered Apprentice
The 24 Inch Gauge
Teaches the proper division of our time into periods of work, rest, and service to others.
The Common Gavel
Used to divest our minds and consciences of the vices and superfluities of life, fitting us as living stones for spiritual building.
The Chisel
Demonstrates the advantages of education, by which we are enabled to give finish and polish to virtuous principles.