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The whole system is transmitted to initiates through the medium of Masonic ritual, which consists of lectures and allegorical plays. [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]
Square and Compasses sign on the gates of Freemasons' Hall, Bournemouth, England. The Square and Compasses (or, more correctly, a square and a set of compasses joined) is the single most identifiable symbol of Freemasonry. Both the square and compasses are architect's tools and are used in Masonic ritual as emblems to teach symbolic lessons.
The Pass grip of a Fellow Craft, a Masonic recognition sign. A secret handshake is a distinct form of handshake or greeting which indicates membership in or loyalty to a club, clique or subculture.
The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries (1812), exhibiting the hand-in-waistcoat gesture. The hand-in-waistcoat (also referred to as hand-inside-vest, hand-in-jacket, hand-held-in, or hidden hand) is a gesture commonly found in portraiture during the 18th and 19th centuries. The pose appeared by the 1750s to indicate leadership in a ...
An MS-13 gang member displays "sign of the horns" gang sign. The "sign of the horns" hand gesture is used in criminal gang subcultures to indicate membership or affiliation with Mara Salvatrucha. The significance is both the resemblance of an inverted "devil horns" to the Latin letter 'M', and in the broader demonic connotation, of fierceness ...
Body language experts decode Prince Harry's cryptic hand gesture with Melania Trump. AOL.com Editors. Updated October 15, 2020 at 10:10 PM.
The right hand gives (palm downward) while the left hand receives (palm upward), symbolizing the transmission of Masonic light and knowledge. This form is typically used when the assembly is particularly numerous or during special ceremonies such as initiations. [8]
(The “Horned Frog” hand sign used since 1980 shows the horned lizard’s “horns.” That is not a claw. Or a bunny rabbit.) Former TCU cheerleader Chad Schrotel, now of Waco, originared the ...