Freemasonry’s structure works like a staged mystery drama. Each degree...Entered Apprentice, Fellow Craft, and Master Mason...unfolds as a three-act ritual with officers acting as performers and the candidate guided through the experience. After each act, a detailed catechism must be learned, a sequence of questions and answers that unlocks the meaning behind the symbols and actions. The system is layered by design: every degree adds new understanding onto what was learned before, revealing the