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Chapter 4 - Signs & Symbols 233<br />

This grip, according to Masonic teachings, was already illustrated in ancient<br />

Egyptian pictures <strong>of</strong> Osiris. However, as shown in the Introduction, many<br />

Freemasons <strong>of</strong> the 18 th and 19 th centuries were inclined to deduct their institution<br />

to the ancient Egyptian mysteries and constructed analogies. <strong>The</strong> symbolic<br />

content <strong>of</strong> this grip (resurrection) may have been the same in ancient Egypt or<br />

totally different - the Masonic sources employed <strong>of</strong>fer no pro<strong>of</strong>s.<br />

"Lion's Paw" in ancient Egypt<br />

"Lion's Paw" in the Third Degree <strong>of</strong> Masonry

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