The Arcana of Freemasonry (1915) - The Masonic Trowel

THE ARCANA OF FREEMASONRY 295
also in the Solar under different symbols — " The
Point within a Circle."
Fig. 123.
" This mark is found in Egypt, India, and many parts of the
world. It is true to the 3, 4, 5 Angles, and the Operative teaching
says it is a point within a circle— the root of the male and female
system. The male portion is going with the sun, but the female
is either standing still or going against the sun.
" There is an unwritten law in the Operative Craft that this sign is
not to be explained to cither Apprentice boys or to any but married
Freemasons."
I reproduce the Operative explanation, which
is quite sufficient to explain itself without my ex-
posing any other secrets I ought not to.