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Date/Time Dimensions User Comment 2012-03-08 05:03: 456×536× (9569 bytes) EricCable [[Freemasonry|Masonic]] Square and Compasses. US Federal Courts ruled in the 19th Century the Freemasons could not claim trsademark on this icon.
Both the square and compasses are architect's tools and are used in Masonic ritual as emblems to teach symbolic lessons. Some Lodges and rituals explain these symbols as lessons in conduct: for example, Duncan's Masonic Monitor of 1866 explains them as: "The square, to square our actions; The compasses, to circumscribe and keep us within bounds ...
Tracing boards are painted or printed illustrations depicting the various emblems and symbols of Freemasonry. They can be used as teaching aids during the lectures that follow each of the Masonic Degrees , when an experienced member explains the various concepts of Freemasonry to new members.
Jewel (logo, icon) of a Masonic Past Master. Original design lost to history (pre-19th Century). Original design lost to history (pre-19th Century). This is a vector drawing I created myself.~~~~
Masonic symbolism is that which is used to illustrate the principles which Freemasonry espouses. Masonic ritual has appeared in a number of contexts within literature including in " The Man Who Would Be King ", by Rudyard Kipling , and War and Peace , by Leo Tolstoy .
The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, commonly referred to as the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts and abbreviated GLMA, is the main governing body of Freemasonry within Massachusetts, and maintains Lodges in other jurisdictions overseas, namely Panama, Chile, the People's Republic of China (meeting in Tokyo, Japan), and ...
While the emblem and ritual of the Grotto are often believed to be inspired by Thomas Moore’s poem, Lalla Rookh, which tells the story of the “Veiled Prophet of Khorasan,” [8] the modern ritual of the Grotto organisation actually draws inspiration from Masonic traditions and incorporates elements that allude to Moore’s themes. Each ...
The Heroines of Jericho contain three degrees in the subsequent order: the Master Mason's Daughter, the True Kinsman, and the Heroine of Jericho. [5] Emblems of the order include the Scarlet Chord, the Sheaf of Wheat, and the Three-Tiered Ark and the three colors are red, white, and blue. [6]