Symbols of Freemasonry Vol. I
Symbols of Freemasonry Vol. I
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Symbols and Traditions Included:1. THE GREAT ARCHITECT OF THE UNIVERSE2. CORNERSTONE LAYING CEREMONIES3. THE POINT WITHIN A POINT4. CEREMONY OF CIRCUMAMBULATION5. THE BLAZING STAR6. THE TRIANGLE7. THE ALL-SEEING EYE8. THE FORTY-SEVENTH PROBLEM OF EUCLID9. THE ALTAR10. THE YEAR OF MASONRY11. THE LEGEND OF HIRAM ABIF12. THE TWO SAINTS JOHN13. THE LETTER G14. KING SOLOMON'S TEMPLE
15. THE MOSAIC PAVEMENT16. THE SQUARE AND COMPASS17. THE ROYAL ARCH AND KEYSTONE18. JACHIN AND BOAZ19. THE SPRIG OF ACACIA20. TUBAL CAIN
"This paper (app) begins with an earnest effort to describe a modern, basic concept of the Great Architect of the Universe as the foundation upon which all men can agree; not necessarily agree on the language of this discourse, for each reader must think and perceive in his own language and thought, but each reader is urged to think this basic concept through to his own conclusion, basing his thinking on the truth of the existence and reality of one ever living God, so that all may build upon the same foundation and there be no division..
The next truth that this paper (app) hopes to show, and that from the symbolical and traditional evidence in Masonry itself, is that from the beginnings of all stages of human enlightenment and knowledge man has looked up to some superior being as the focal point of his religious perception. It is further hoped that the thoughtful reader perceive that, as the three Craft degrees symbolize the three principal stages of human life — youth, manhood and old-age — in its development, both physically and spiritually, the institution of Freemasonry has passed through these stages of development. Finally, that in speculative Masonry, symbolizing the period of old-age, it attains to the highest of all spiritual traditions, which is, "That Temple not made with hands, eternal in the heavens," or the "Spiritual Temple" which also rests upon that basic foundation of eternal verity on which all men can agree and build, and in which all men are brothers." - Horace Sykes
[Note: The source materials for this app came from a public domain book entitled, Ancient Religious Traditions and Symbols in Freemasonry, by Horace Sykes, and, An Encyclopedia of Freemasonry and its Kindred Sciences, by Albert C. Mackey.]
In L.V.X.
15. THE MOSAIC PAVEMENT16. THE SQUARE AND COMPASS17. THE ROYAL ARCH AND KEYSTONE18. JACHIN AND BOAZ19. THE SPRIG OF ACACIA20. TUBAL CAIN
"This paper (app) begins with an earnest effort to describe a modern, basic concept of the Great Architect of the Universe as the foundation upon which all men can agree; not necessarily agree on the language of this discourse, for each reader must think and perceive in his own language and thought, but each reader is urged to think this basic concept through to his own conclusion, basing his thinking on the truth of the existence and reality of one ever living God, so that all may build upon the same foundation and there be no division..
The next truth that this paper (app) hopes to show, and that from the symbolical and traditional evidence in Masonry itself, is that from the beginnings of all stages of human enlightenment and knowledge man has looked up to some superior being as the focal point of his religious perception. It is further hoped that the thoughtful reader perceive that, as the three Craft degrees symbolize the three principal stages of human life — youth, manhood and old-age — in its development, both physically and spiritually, the institution of Freemasonry has passed through these stages of development. Finally, that in speculative Masonry, symbolizing the period of old-age, it attains to the highest of all spiritual traditions, which is, "That Temple not made with hands, eternal in the heavens," or the "Spiritual Temple" which also rests upon that basic foundation of eternal verity on which all men can agree and build, and in which all men are brothers." - Horace Sykes
[Note: The source materials for this app came from a public domain book entitled, Ancient Religious Traditions and Symbols in Freemasonry, by Horace Sykes, and, An Encyclopedia of Freemasonry and its Kindred Sciences, by Albert C. Mackey.]
In L.V.X.