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The Arcana of Freemasonry (1915) - The Masonic Trowel

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THE ARCANA OF FREEMASONRY 289<br />

2. <strong>The</strong>re are three arms which represent the<br />

three supports <strong>of</strong> Heaven, these representing the<br />

" "<br />

Three Grand Originals in the R.A.C. All<br />

"<br />

R.A.M. will recognize this when the Three<br />

meet to form the Triangle." <strong>The</strong>ir position and<br />

action is one <strong>of</strong> " support/' like on the " five points<br />

<strong>of</strong> Fellowship," " they meet and agree to support '<br />

the Triangle, a representative symbol <strong>of</strong> Heaven<br />

and T.G.G. <strong>of</strong> T.U.,<br />

in the Stellar Cult.<br />

3. <strong>The</strong> Primary Trinity is here represented as<br />

Horus, Set, and Shu.<br />

4. <strong>The</strong>se also represent the three primary Elemental<br />

Powers divinized—also the Three Seasons<br />

<strong>of</strong> the year, as ancient Egyptian — in the Stellar<br />

Cult (see supra) .<br />

5. This Sign and Symbol, although<br />

the Stellar Cult, and Sacred Symbol<br />

as old as<br />

still used<br />

by the " Operative Masons " <strong>of</strong> the York division<br />

only (for other reasons than here stated), has been<br />

brought on, and is at the present time used as a<br />

Totem Sign for the County <strong>of</strong> Kent and the Isle<br />

<strong>of</strong> Man. It is also found in many parts <strong>of</strong> the<br />

world under various phases. This " Swastika "<br />

<strong>of</strong> the Stellar Cult is used by<br />

ihe York division<br />

<strong>of</strong> the Operative Masons only, thus proving that<br />

their old Brother Operative Masons have preserved<br />

the true original, and have not contaminated<br />

their Ritual with the Solar innovation, which is not<br />

only very curious and instructive, but proves my<br />

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