The Arcana of Freemasonry (1915) - The Masonic Trowel

THE ARCANA OF FREEMASONRY 203
i. That our old Brothers believed in one Great
God, the Great Architect of the Universe.
2. That through
all the various Cults that have
succeeded the one to the other, up to the present
been the same God— the same
day, it has always
Great Architect of the Universe.
3. That the use of different names during the
evolution of the different races of mankind does
not alter the Spiritual facts ; that the same Signs
and Symbols, representing
the G.A. of the U.
and His attributes, have been used from the first
to the last, under whatever name, and these are
numerous. I have found some 1,500, and there
are probably more.
It is interesting to understand why these
Symbols and Signs are found in many parts of
the world at the present day, and still used, not
only by us, but some by the Hebrews, some by the
Hindoos, many by the Chinese, Japanese, and
others found amongst the Totemic peoples in many-
places in the world. Without knowing
the Astro -
Mythology and Eschatology, and Ritual of Ancient
Egypt, we can never understand their meaning, or
decipherment, or give a true explanation
of what
these old Signs and Symbols are. One can only
guess, and give theories, which nine times out
of ten are incorrect. It must be acknowledged
that all these could not have been developed by
several peoples — in many places in the earth,