The Arcana of Freemasonry (1915) - The Masonic Trowel

280 THE ARCANA OF FREEMASONRY
Fig. 107. These two symbols or designs are
very ancient, and were formed by the Master
Architect from the triangle of Horus, God of the
North, and the symbol
for the Celestial Paradise
of the North. If our Operative Brothers do not
understand how to set out these, or if they have
Fig. 107.
" Both these designs are handed down to us [Operative Masons']
in England. We have sent them to India and China, and the
Operative Lodges reply that they have them, and that they are on
some of their oldest Temples."
lost the secret of setting out these from the triangle
of Horus, I shall be pleased to show them— at
present they do not do it, yet it is one of the
oldest and most secret and sacred symbols.