West End Inner Workings

The most detailed and authoritative text on the true meaning of the Masonic rituals. The principal contents of this book are the Official Emulation Lectures on the Three Degrees of Craft Freemasonry. These lectures deal with the description of the ritual of those Degrees along with their moral and symbolic significance and are of a formal nature, arranged as catechisms - that is by question and answer form. The text can be studied at home or can be performed by two or more Brethren in open Lodge. Much evidence suggests that many sections of these lectures are as old as the degrees themselves. This book adds much to one's enjoyment and understanding of Freemasonry.

First published in 1908, the M M Taylor’s Handbook for Craft Freemasonry is a wonderful example of traditional English ritual. The ritual itself is known for it inclusiveness and detail and is a pleasure to read or to perform. This volume contains the large print edition of the ritual produced under the authority of The Taylor’s Ritual Association and includes the official Taylor’s version of the Three Degrees of Craft Freemasonry and the Installation Ceremony with notes and guidelines on ritual procedure and practice. 2008. In Hardback.

During the Ceremony of Installation there comes a time when the current Master installs the Master Elect of the lodge in his stead. To do this a board of Installed Masters is called in and a ceremony takes place to transfer the authority of the lodge and place the new Master in the chair of King Solomon. This section of the ritual is known as the Inner Working. This book contains the Universal Workings version of the Inner Working and is to be used with the Universal Workings Ritual book.1987,pp5.