The Arcana of Freemasonry (1915) - The Masonic Trowel

THE ARCANA OF FREEMASONRY 215
Symbol or Ideograph for the name of Set is still
used on some of the Government stamps and
official paper of some of the South American
States. In this country we now call it the Dunce's
Cap, or Fool's Cap.
The Chinese were Stellar Cult people originally,
but now there is much mixture of the Solar Cult
with these. The reason why they built in these
two circles was because they divided the heavens
into two divisions of North and South, portrayed
as two circles, as I have already stated. These
Temples therefore represented their circumpolar
paradise, within which " the house " of the G. A.
of the U. was situated. Remains of these two
circles can be found in many parts
of the world
where the old Stellar Cult people went. In this
country I have recently examined some on Dart-
moor, Devonshire. Of course, you would not expect
to find anything but remains here now. We have
passed through several glacial epochs since these
were built, and they would be destroyed by the ice
and snow. You will also find three circles in many
places. These belong to the Solar Cult people.
You will find this
"
edition of Signs
fully
and
set forth
Symbols
in
of
the second
Primordial
Man."
In these circular Temples the altar was circular,
and placed in the centre of the building. There
were in the primary Temples five steps, afterwards