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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]
The Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry is a rite within the broader context of Freemasonry.It is the most widely practiced Rite in the world. [1] [2] [3] In some parts of the world, and in the Droit Humain, it is a concordant body and oversees all degrees from the 1st to 33rd degrees, while in other areas, a Supreme Council oversees the 4th to 33rd degrees.
Freemasonry describes itself as a "beautiful system of morality, veiled in allegory and illustrated by symbols". [60] The symbolism is mainly, but not exclusively, drawn from the tools of stonemasons – the square and compasses, the level and plumb rule, the trowel, the rough and smooth ashlars, among others. Moral lessons are attributed to ...
The number of chivalrous ranks multiplied from 1740 onwards. The chivalric myth, through this legendary filiation, anchors the nascent Freemasonry in a form of immemorial legitimacy, [C 11] with masonry and chivalry attributed ancient origins. [P 2] The myth also offers a way forward for Freemasons wishing to combine action and spirituality. [C 11]
33 is the 21st composite number, and 8th distinct semiprime (third of the form where is a higher prime). [1] It is one of two numbers to have an aliquot sum of 15 = 3 × 5 — the other being the square of 4 — and part of the aliquot sequence of 9 = 3 2 in the aliquot tree (33, 15, 9, 4, 3, 2, 1).
A self-described student of the "science of symbolism", Downard peels away the rational veneer of history and exposes an abyss of logic-defying synchronicities. [4] Downard is known for his essay “King-Kill/33: Masonic Symbolism in the Assassination of John F. Kennedy," [5] originally published by Adam Parfrey.
The Chamber of Reflection had been used by some American Lodges from the earliest times of the new country, and is even mentioned in the famous Jachin and Boaz exposé of 1762, [13] [14] [15] (this exposé is known to have greatly influenced American Freemasonry), [16] [17] it was wildly incorporated into American Masonic rituals and Lodges by ...
The Wrights' symbol is the square and compasses in a different configuration from the traditional Masonic one. Wright is the Scottish and Northern English term for a Carpenter. The arms of the former Allan Glen's School , still used by the school club [ 12 ] and independent rugby club, [ 13 ] incorporate a square and compasses in a similar ...