Being initiated next week
I’m being initiated next week. I suppose I’m nervous; honestly, the interviews were interesting but a bit unsettling. Because of my professional career, I actually knew some of the Masons who interviewed me. However, I felt the last interview was a disaster—questions without answers, and I felt like I was barely allowed to speak. Honestly, I didn't think I’d be accepted. Still, becoming a Mason is something that has interested me deeply since I was a child (I discovered Freemasonry through *The Kybalion* when I was about ten), and I’m very excited about it. Yet, the initiation itself scares me. They asked if I was claustrophobic or afraid of the dark (of course, I said no), but honestly, I consider myself the most anxious and claustrophobic person on earth. I read somewhere that you’re blindfolded the whole time, and that terrifies me; I had a traumatic experience involving a blindfold, and just thinking about it makes my blood run cold. I’d love some advice—maybe some recommendations, things I should know, or anything you could tell me to help put my mind at ease.