The Arcana of Freemasonry (1915) - The Masonic Trowel

THE ARCANA OF FREEMASONRY 301
the Operative sense, " Built on," or formed Heaven
in the form of a pentagon, first with straight lines,
secondly with curved sides—as the subdivision of
the Celestial World, given to the Operatives by
the Old Priests to show them the correct Mathe-
Fig. 127.
matical way to form the buildings, etc.,
in these
forms, for their guidance and use.
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The Sacred Sign Ru (Egyptian) which the
Speculative Mason has lost, is still " formed " and
used by the Operatives. It is formed by the two