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However, as Freemasonry is non-dogmatic, there is no general interpretation for these symbols (or any Masonic symbol) that is used by Freemasonry as a whole. [ 2 ] The name Square and Compass was used by two national college fraternities that were created by Master Masons , specifically Square and Compass and a group later called Sigma Mu Sigma .
[2] Common to all of Freemasonry is the three grade system of Craft or Blue Lodge freemasonry, whose allegory is centred on the building of the Temple of Solomon, and the story of the chief architect, Hiram Abiff. [3] Further degrees have different underlying allegories, often linked to the transmission of the story of Hiram.
M∴ M∴ – Master Mason. Mois Maçonnique, "Masonic Month" (French): March 18 the first Masonic month among French Freemasons. Also Meister Maurer, "Master Mason" (German) M∴ P∴ S∴ – Most Puissant Sovereign. M∴ W∴ – Most Worshipful. M∴ W∴ G∴ M∴ – Most Worshipful Grand Master; Most Worthy Grand Matron.
A mason's mark is an engraved symbol often found on dressed stone in buildings and other public structures. In stonemasonry
The History Channel, Decoding the Past: The Templar Code, 2005, video documentary; The History Channel, Mysteries of the Freemasons, 2006 video documentary; Stephen Dafoe, The Compasses and the Cross, 2008. ISBN 0-85318-298-1; Gordon, Franck (2012). The Templar Code: French title: Le Code Templier. Paris, France: Yvelinedition. ISBN 978-2-84668 ...
The Double-Headed Eagle is used as an emblem by the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry [33] which was introduced in France, in the early 1760s, as the emblem of the Kadosh degree. [34] The Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry , adopted the 'Double Headed Eagle of Lagash' as its emblem since the 1758 establishment of the Masonic Chivalry ...
The history of Freemasonry encompasses the origins, evolution and defining events of the fraternal organisation known as Freemasonry.It covers three phases. Firstly, the emergence of organised lodges of operative masons during the Middle Ages, then the admission of lay members as "accepted" (a term reflecting the ceremonial "acception" process that made non-stone masons members of an operative ...
The Royal Arch Mason (or Holy Royal Arch) degree is said by many to be the most beautiful degree in all of Freemasonry. [4] Following a convocation of the Supreme Grand Chapter in England on November 10, 2004, there are currently significant ritual differences between what is worked in England and that worked in many U.S. jurisdictions. [5]