The Arcana of Freemasonry (1915) - The Masonic Trowel

THE ARCANA OF FREEMASONRY 291
not be varied to the Speculative Mason (see inter-
pretation supra), whilst to the Operative the
various forms that this Symbol could be portrayed
in, meant much ; it gave him different angles,
squared the circle, or divided it into four divisions,
etc., so that comparisons between the Operative
and Speculative decipherment are futile. This was
a Solar symbol, and it is not found amongst the
old Stellar Cult remnants of the present time.
The Three Master Squares in the Operative
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were formed on or out of the Triangle
in the centre of the above Swastika
embodied in the 47th Problem of
the First Book of Euclid (Fig.
118), and this Jewel is worn by
M.M. in Speculative who are
ignorant of its real origin and
meaning, which is that it is the
Triangle of
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Horus, the Three u8
Squares representing the Three Grand Originals
in one form, or the Primary Trinity.
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Fig. 119. The Operative Arch Freemason wears
the Swastika as a Jewel with a Pole Star in its
centre. This proves how they have mixed up
this Solar symbol with their old Stellar Cult (ex-
planation has been fully given supra). That the
Operatives have a varying number of arms to this
symbol further proves the innovation. This
symbol has four arms only in the Solar Cult.