THE ARCANE SCHOOLS - Fort Myers Beach Masonic Lodge No. 362

the name Jah." Unity and Charity are stressed, as in the Entered Ap-
prentice degree, and the Word is presented, the "Shem Hamphorosh"
(read right-to-left) :
I 10
H I 15
V H I 21
H V H I 26
which sums to 72, the number of the holy angels called "Elect," and the
number of steps in Jacob's ladder. Also, the following Hebrew letters
are presented:
IHV - BAL - A
IHV - BAL - V
IHV - BAL - VM
AVM
The apron is white silk, bordered in gold, with the Ineffable Delta in
the center. The jewel is a quadrant (compass open to ninety degrees)
topped by a crown, and with a nine-pointed star on the obverse, and a
five-pointed blazing star (with the Tetragrammaton) on the reverse.
The compass is opened on a segment of a circle, inscribed with the num-
bers 3, 5, 7, 9. The ring contains the inscription "Virtue unites,
death cannot separate." The girdle has nine colors: blue (friendship),
red (zeal), and yellow (wisdom); green (hope) and purple (dignity);
white (purity) and black (seriousness and modesty); stone (firmness and
fidelity) and flame (ardent affection and charity). These are all
interwoven with olive green (peace and brotherhood).
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THIRD SERIES: COUNCIL OF PRINCES OF JERUSALEM -- HISTORICAL
DEGREES
(15th - 16th)
Festivals: Annual meetings of Councils are held on the 20th day of Tebet
(commemorating the return to Jerusalem from Babylon), followed
by the Grand Feast day on the 23rd day of Adar (commemorating
the reconstruction of the Temple). Also, the Spring and
Autumn Equinoxes are celebrated, "in memory of the Temple
having been built twice." Princes of Jerusalem, when visit-
ing inferior Councils or Lodges, are received under the "arch
of steel."
15. KNIGHT OF THE EAST OR SWORD
After the seventy years of the Babylonian captivity, King Cyrus of
Persia (after a prophetic dream) allowed the release of the 42,360
captives, and their return to Jerusalem. He also permitted the Second
Temple to be built, under the direction of Zerubbabel, the Governor
of Judea. Upon their journey back, however, the release of the captives