MACOY'S TRESTLE BOARD

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My petition was accepted. What should I expect?

Learn how to prepare for your first degree without spoiling the experience or revealing what should be encountered in the lodge.

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Macoy's Trestle Board draws upon Macoy Publishing's long Masonic publishing heritage and combines trusted historical sources with useful contemporary instruction.

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Macoy's Trestle Board is not a collection of anonymous articles assembled merely to attract clicks. It grows from the work of a Masonic publishing house that has served the Craft since 1849.

Macoy has continued serving Freemasonry through a Civil War, two World Wars, two pandemics, the Great Depression, countless recessions, civil rights movements, and enormous changes in American fraternal life. Serious Masonic education requires careful research, responsible authorship, thoughtful presentation, and respect for the traditions and jurisdictional differences of the Craft.
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My petition was accepted. What should I expect?

Learn what may happen before your first degree, how to prepare your mind, and how to approach the experience without having its lessons or ceremonies spoiled.

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I am a new Mason. What should I do next?

Explore the questions commonly asked before and after the degrees and begin building a path for continued Masonic education.

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How can I find greater meaning in the degrees?

Consider how reflection, discussion, reading, and the application of Masonic principles can turn a ceremony remembered into a lesson lived.

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