It was during our initiation that we first heard and used the term architect in a Masonic ceremony. We repeated the part of the Obligation given to us by the Worshipful Master when he said that we were in the presence of the Great Architect of the Universe.
In the ritual of the Grand Lodge of Western Australia, the word architect appears six times in the first degree.
It is mentioned by the Chaplain in both the opening and closing of the lodge, by the Worshipful Master in the Obligation as already stated, in the Reasons for Preparation charge and twice in the First Tracing Board lecture.
