Mystic masonry, or, The symbols of freemasonry and the greater ...

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86 Mystic Masonry.
As to the Fellowcrafts concerned in the conspiracy,
they are shown to have more than one meaning;
astronomically this relates to the signs of the
Zodiac, the "three wicked ones" representing the
winter solstice or death of the year, and consequent
subjugation of the Sun-god ! Other meanings will
be shown further on. "Is it an accidental coincidence,"
asks Bro. Pike, in Morals and Dogma, p. 82,
"that in the name of each murderer are the two
names of the Good and Evil Deities of the Hebrews
for Yu-bel is but Yehu-bal or Yeho-bal; and that the
three final syllables of the names, a, o, m, make
A. -.U. -.M. ',, the sacred word of the Hindoos,
meaning the Triune-God, Life-giving, Life-preserving,
Life-destroying" (Brahma, Vishnu, Siva), "represented
by the mystic character Y."
And, again, on page 620, Bro, Pike says
"This word could not be pronounced except by
the letters; for its pronunciation as one word was
said to make Earth tremble and even the angels of
Meaven (elementals) to quake with fear."
The aim of the writer at this time is to show the
general connection of Masonic glyphs with those
of ancient times. The real meaning will appear further
on.
As already declared, modern Masonry being but