The Arcana of Freemasonry (1915) - The Masonic Trowel

IX
THE ORIGIN AND EXPLANATION OF
SOME MASONIC SIGNS AND SYMBOLS
A Lecture delivered before the Hendre Lodge, No. 3250, at the
Masonic Temple, Cardiff, 24M April, 1913.
Wales, in conjunction with the West of England,
Devon and Cornwall, is particularly rich in possessing
remains of old Temples and stones, on
which many Signs and Symbols are still extant, and
can be seen ; hence you will recognize
that here
you possess objective proofs, and are therefore
able the better to appreciate and follow me than
many other Brothers who are not so rich in the
possession of Sacred Symbols. I always feel a
pleasure in giving information upon the origin
and meaning of all our Signs and Symbols and
Rituals, as without a knowledge
of the Astro-
Mythology and Eschatology of old Egypt
it is
impossible to decipher and find the true interpre-
tation of these Signs and Symbols.
To understand the meaning and origin of these
we have to go back and return again by the road
we came, far away back, six hundred thousand
1 68