What description of the candidate was used to describe yourself when asked about entry?

• A. A curious apprentice seeking to learn the craft.
• B. A man seeking only secrets.
• C. A poor blind candidate who desires to be brought from darkness to light, by receiving a part of the rights, lights and benefits of this worshipful lodge of free and accepted Masons, erected to God, and dedicated to the Holy Saints John, as all worthy brothers have done, who have gone this way before him.
• D. A guest visiting the lodge for the first time.

Answer: (C)

The concept being tested is the ritual self-description a candidate uses to express his entering journey. In this moment, the candidate is expected to present himself as a humble seeker who is ignorant but eager to learn and be brought from ignorance to enlightenment. That is why the description uses language like “a poor blind candidate… brought from darkness to light” and “receiving a part of the rights, lights and benefits of this worshipful lodge.” It signals a willingness to submit to the Lodge’s teachings, take on its obligations, and receive the light and knowledge the fraternity offers, within a lodge that is dedicated to God and to the Saints John.

This aligns with the tradition of initiation, where the emphasis is on humility, the pursuit of enlightenment, and participation in the lodge’s rites and privileges. The other descriptions don’t fit that initiatory stance: they describe curiosity without the commitment to learn, a motive focused on secrets, or a mere visit rather than a candidate about to enter the fraternity.