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

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ings, and a six-pointed blazing star in the East. A gold crux ansata is<br />

also in the East.<br />

Battery: [6-1]. The Most Wise and Perfect Master represents Wisdom,<br />

the Senior Warden represents Strength, and the Junior Warden represents<br />

Beauty. The apron is of white leather or satin, bordered in red, with<br />

a skull and cross-bones, a red passion cross, and three red rosettes.<br />

The grand jewel is a gold compass open on a quarter circle. A rose-cross<br />

is between the legs of the compass, and under it is a pelican, tearing<br />

its breast to feed its seven young, on the obverse, and an eagle with<br />

wings extended, on the reverse. On the circle are the letters I.N.R.I.<br />

The Banner of the Rose-Croix is hung in the East, and it is a square of<br />

white, edged with gold, with the obverse of the jewel on it, and the<br />

words "Lux E Tenebris" above it, and "Faith, Hope, Charity" below it.<br />

The Holy Thursday ceremony involves the "Mystic Banquet" of a white lamb,<br />

and also commemorates Passover. After the feast, the "Ceremony of<br />

Extinguishing the Lights" commences, and the seven officers in reverse<br />

order put out yellow candles on a seven-branched candlestick. The East<br />

of the <strong>Lodge</strong> contains images of darkness and decay, with a crimson rose<br />

surmounting a mountain at the center.<br />

The Easter Sunday ceremony involves a general feast, and the seven lights<br />

are re-lit, finishing with: "The doors of the Infinite are opened to<br />

you." The East of the <strong>Lodge</strong> is now clear and bright, with a cross and<br />

white rose surrounded by a glory, and a Hebrew YOD at its center. A<br />

seven-pointed blazing star, also with a YOD, is now atop the mountain.<br />

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To be continued...<br />

-- Steve Cranmer<br />

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Hello,<br />

Here's part two:<br />

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