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Masonic initiation rites include the reenactment of a scene set on the Temple Mount while it was under construction. Every Masonic lodge, therefore, is symbolically the Temple for the duration of the degree and possesses ritual objects representing the architecture of the Temple. These may either be built into the hall or be portable.
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 ...
Pages in category "Masonic symbolism" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Ashlar; B. Baucent;
Kabbalistic doctrines, moral emblems, alchemical and Hermetic symbols were integrated into these manifestos. [ D 6 ] Later, the existence of a number of symbols in Masonic initiation rituals, such as mercury and sulfur in the chamber of reflection , or the air, water and fire tests of first-degree initiation in certain rituals, enabled ...
1812: Official document bearing the signature of the Grand Secretary of the Louisiana Grand Lodge, marked with the traditional three dots in triangle (∴), a Masonic symbol. Masonic abbreviations of technical terms or official titles are very extensively used in Freemasonry traditionally using the Masonic three dots. They serve to abbreviate ...
The emblem of the Order is a five-pointed star with the white ray of the star pointing downwards towards the manger. The meaning of the letters FATAL surrounding the center pentagon in the emblem is only revealed to members of the Order. In the Chapter room, the downward-pointing white ray points to the West.
Masonic concentration camp inmates were classified as political prisoners and wore an inverted red triangle. [210] Hitler believed Freemasons had succumbed to Jews conspiring against Germany. [211] [212] The small blue forget-me-not flower was first used by the Grand Lodge Zur Sonne in 1926, as a Masonic emblem at the annual convention in ...
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.