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

TRESTLE BOARD. The board or tablet on which the designs of the
architect
are inscribed. It is a symbol of the moral law as set forth in the
revealed will of God.
Every man must have his trestle board, because it is the duty of every
man
to work out the task which God, the chief Architect, has assigned to
him.
TRIANGLE. A symbol of Deity.
This symbolism is found in many of the ancient religions.
Among the Egyptians it was a symbol of universal nature, or of the
protection of the world by the male and female energies of creation.
TRIANGLE, RADIATED. A triangle placed within a circle of rays. In
Christian art it is a symbol of God; then the rays are called a
_glory_.
When they surround the triangle in the form of a circle, the triangle
is a
symbol of the glory of God. When the rays emanate from the centre of
the
triangle, it is a symbol of divine light. This is the true form of the
masonic radiated triangle.
TRILITERAL NAME. This is the word AUM, which is the ineffable name of
God
among the Hindoos, and symbolizes the three manifestations of the
Brahminical supreme god, Brahma, Siva, and Vishnu. It was never to be
pronounced aloud, and was analogous to the sacred tetragrammaton of the
Jews.
TROWEL. One of the working tools of a Master Mason. It is a symbol of
brotherly love.
TRUTH. It was not always taught publicly by the ancient philosophers to
the people.
The search for it is the object of Freemasonry. It is never found on
earth, but a substitute for it is provided.
TUAPHOLL. A term used by the Druids to designate an unhallowed
circumambulation around the sacred cairn, or altar, the movement being
against the sun, that is, from west to east by the north, the cairn
being
on the left hand of the circumambulator.
TUBAL CAIN. Of the various etymologies of this name, only one is given
in
the text; but most of the others in some way identify him with Vulcan.
Wellsford (_Mithridates Minor_ p. 4) gives a singular etymology,
deriving
the name of the Hebrew patriarch from the definite article [Hebrew:
heh]
converted into _T_ and _Baal_, "Lord," with the Arabic _kayn_, "a