The Arcana of Freemasonry (1915) - The Masonic Trowel

184 THE ARCANA OF FREEMASONRY
Four corners, " according to the measure of a
man" (Rev. xxi. 17), and its origin was derived
from the human figure. The proof of this was
found in a Prehistoric Grave at Nagada, in Egypt.
On one of the seal Cylinders we have depicted the
primitive form, which was two human figures
crossed. These figures are depicted as in
Fig. 59. The four limbs, which eventually
became the four feet, or four legs, were at first
the two arms and two legs of the human figure.
This is the divine man whose image was extended
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crosswise on the universe as a type of creation,
and who was Atum in the character of Iu, the Son,
in the early Solar Cult. From these two figures
other two figures were blended, representing there-
from the Four Quarters of Heaven. As proof
of this there is still to be seen a stone at Meigle,
in Perthshire, with these four figures forming a
Swastika, a photograph of which is given in " Signs
and Symbols of Primordial Man." Each quarter
was given, or assigned, to one of the four Brothers
of Horus, who were the four attributes represent-