The Arcana of Freemasonry (1915) - The Masonic Trowel

58 THE ARCANA OF FREEMASONRY
long will the diameter be thought of greater
primary importance than the circumference of a
circle ; and when we come to a sphere in motion,
the axis of its dynamical labour shall hold a vastly
superior importance, especially when the earth's
equator
is not a true circle. Thus we see that
this symbol has a great claim upon our attention,
and we have to return to the Egyptians of the
Stellar Cult for its origin.
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The origin of the Blazing Star was the Egyptian
Sothos," and is shown in Zootype form as
Anubis, who guided the souls through
the Under-
world, and its allusion as the Star which guided
the Wise Men is a recent version of the old (see
Ritual). In another form, as " The Bright Morning
Star "— the Star with eight rays — it represents
Horus of the resurrection. It was typified by
Orion, the eightfold one, the highest of the seven,
with the essence of these to make One—The One,
therefore eight. In Revelation the Son of God
promises to give the Morning
Star to him that
overcometh ; "as I also have received of my
Father ; and I will give Him the Morning Star "
(Rev. ii. 28). The Morning Star was equally
of the
identified with Horus ; "I know the power
East ; Horus of the Solar Mount ; the Calf in
the presence of God ; and the Star of Dawn "
(Ritual, Ch. cix.). Henceforth the Morning Star