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

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treat the whole subject with contempt, and to deny
that any such real knowledge exists, it becomes evident
that he not only closes the door against the
possibility of himself possessing such knowledge,
but he also becomes impervious to any evidence of
its existence that might come to him at any time.
He has no one but himself to blame if he is left in
darkness.
On the other hand, there is a large and increasing
number of persons among Masons who really desire
more light; who are satisfied that there must be
other and profounder meanings behind the ritual
and ceremonies of the Lodge. Some of these have
taken the hint and "Journeyed Eastward" in search
of Light.
The play made upon the word "light," in the
Royal Arch, and in almost every other degree; the
three greater lights, and the three lesser, ought to
teach every intelligent Mason that Light, and the
trinity, or triangle of lights, have a profound meaning,
or else that the whole ritual is a meaningless
farce. Aside from all interest that any individual
Mason may find in the subject for his own enlightenment,
it is obviously his duty, while preserving
unaltered the usages and landmarks of the Order,
to
advance the interests and fame of Masonry itself