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Chapter 7 - Rituals
upon to endure. Be steadfast, practice love, dispense light, shun
falsehood, and believe only in the truth. (p. 68)
Then, the Junior Princess exemplifies the sign of the First Epoch and the
response, and explains that the mystic number of this Epoch is seven, alluding to
the number of Job's sons and the measure of his flocks. She also explains that the
emblem of the First Epoch is the white dove, symbolizing purity and truth (note
the parallel to the Masonic white lambskin apron), and relating to one of Job's
beautiful daughters 1523 (cf. p. 68). The Junior Princess extends her hand toward
the emblem of the dove on the pedestal, belonging to the equipment of the
Bethel, and the Junior Custodian draws the attention of the Pilgrims towards it
by extending the emblem forward. The choir or members sing "Come Holy
Spirit, Heavenly Dove" by Jerome (cf. p. 69).
Second Epoch
After "travels" through the Bethel, the Guide faces the Pilgrims East and
addresses the Honored Queen, who demands of the Pilgrims the response of the
First Epoch. Then, they are allowed to be told the secrets of the Second Epoch,
during which the Senior Princess presides. The Guide conducts the Pilgrims to
the Third Messenger, who relates the temptations of Job: The torture-stricken
Job, having become a companion of beggars and outcasts, is met by three men
who came out of the east. They are the friends of his youth, El'-i-phaz, Bil'-dad,
and Zo'-phar. They tell him that calamity destroys the wicked only, and that he is
being punished for sinful acts, but Job maintains his purity.
The Fourth Messenger then continues the story by telling how Job's cries are
heard by God, and how Job is ashamed and admits that God can do everything,
and that no thought can be hidden from him. God's wrath is kindled against the
three friends, who have not spoken the truth about God as Job did, and the Lord
heals Job's wounds and restores to him twice as much of the world's goods as he
had before. After this lecture, the Guide conducts the Pilgrims to the Senior
Princess, who uses the crown symbolism, just as in the Order of DeMolay, the
Order of the Rainbow, and the androgynous orders, to summarize the lesson:
The man whom God corrects should count himself happy, for his
correction is meant to awaken him from his dream of evil and lead him
into a broader, cleaner life, rich in blessings, and to be crowned with a
ripe and peaceful end. (p. 74)
1523 According to Job, chapter 42, verse 14, the three beautiful daughters with whom God awards him
after all the trials are called Je-mi'-ma, Ke-zi'-a, and Ker'-en-hap'-puch. Neither the Authorized
King James Version, London and New York: Collins' Clear-Type Press, 1994, nor the "Masonic"
Bible from 1960 (cf. Bibliography) offer a translation of these names.