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The Arcana of Freemasonry (1915) - The Masonic Trowel

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244 THE ARCANA OF FREEMASONRY<br />

<strong>The</strong> Glyphs which tell you, and assign to each,<br />

the duties or attributes <strong>of</strong> these brothers, are shown<br />

between the " Arms " <strong>of</strong> the Cross and the " Loops,"<br />

and are identical with the old Egyptian, as stated in<br />

the Ritual <strong>of</strong> Egypt. On the Loops<br />

dots or small circles f<br />

ing<br />

there are 12<br />

J on each side, represent-<br />

the 12 divisions <strong>of</strong> the North and the 12 divi-<br />

sions <strong>of</strong> the South, or Great Powers or Spirits or<br />

24 Mysteries (in sub -divisions) <strong>of</strong> the Stellar Cult,<br />

and on " the Arms " <strong>of</strong> the Cross you will perceive<br />

the same 1 2 dots, the three parts <strong>of</strong> the arm<br />

showing 36 divisions, or sub -divisions, in 'the<br />

Triangle," thus mixing the 36<br />

divisions <strong>of</strong> Heaven<br />

<strong>of</strong> the Solar with the Stellar 24 or double 12.<br />

I also produce here a copy <strong>of</strong> Plates 65 and 66<br />

(Plate F) Vatican Codex B, showing the four<br />

Brothers <strong>of</strong> Horus as supporters <strong>of</strong> the Four Car-<br />

dinal Points. It is portrayed in a different form,<br />

" Stellar," from the previous one, and their names<br />

and attributes are written in Glyphs underneath.<br />

<strong>The</strong>y are represented here as supporting<br />

or Pillar or Pole <strong>of</strong> Heaven as Stellar.<br />

the Tree<br />

Plate G (see Frontispiece), representing the<br />

Tableau des Bacab restored, shows the raised Tatt<br />

Cross, i.e. Tattu the Place established for ever,<br />

within a Square (Heaven), and the four " Bacabs,"<br />

with their Consorts placed at the Four Cardinal<br />

Points, as supporters, or Guardians <strong>of</strong> Heaven.<br />

This plate represents the Solar Cult, although much

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