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“The lips of wisdom are closed, except to the ears of Understanding”

~ The Kybalion

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Ancient Mysteries and Allegories

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Symbolism of the Select Master degree in the York Rite. It features a sun as the source of divine intellectual light shining down through the nine arches in the vault illuminating the Tetragrammaton on a golden plate. The engraving is from Cryptic Masonry: A Manual of the Council, by Albert Mackey, 1867.

Bottom Image: Human ribcage and portion of spinal column

The basic story of the rebuilding of the temple of Solomon or the rediscovery of lost wisdom or knowledge that has been hidden, is one that is found in many ancient mystery schools. No matter what the basic form that the story may take, the end result is always the same; the recovery of lost knowledge, the Lost Word or Name of God in the form of the Tetragrammaton.  This Lost Word, Name, or knowledge is always found in “the center” of “some” chamber after a seeker of some type has made the effort to either find it. In the image at the top, the discovery of the Tetragrammaton is found after the seeker has made their way downwards through 9 separate vaults or arches AND the Sun which is Directly Above has shone it’s light straight down through the 9 arches and into the center of the chamber below, illuminating the Tetragrammaton which sits on golden plates on an alter of some kind, or in some stories, the Ark of the Covenant itself. 

The top graphic shows the importance of being able to understand the symbolism inherent in many types of mystery systems. The degrees of initiation speak almost exclusively in allegories.  However, when one takes the time to meditate upon what a story such as the one above means, one can begin to see parallels between the sun, our own enlightenment, and our minds being opened; a deep secret that is buried at the center of our own being; energy in the form of light that flows through the arches, and our spines (Kundalini?); the earth/mountain in which the arches or vaults are located, and our own earthen/physical bodies.

The ancient mysteries have much to teach those who have the courage to seek, the patience to learn, and the discipline and strength to persevere.

-thelightofthecenter

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“I gave my decisions on the principles of common justice and honesty between man and man, and relied on natural born sense, and not on law, learning to guide me; for I had never read a page in a law book in all my life.”

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“God grants victory to perseverance.”

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“Don’t go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.”

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What is Kabbalah:

The word comes from the Hebrew קַבָּלָה, meaning “to receive”. 

Kabbalah is a systematic overview of how existence functions, on every level, from the microcosmic to the macrocosmic.

The Kabbalah is also the science of numbers. 

The Kabbalah expresses the mathematics of all creation.

The Kabbalah is comprised of symbols which expresses the structure of creation. For Example the Tree of Life Diagram that I’m sure you all are familiar with.

Understanding the Tree of Life, one can understand the structure of the universe around us and within us, for it maps the macrocosm and the microcosm and everything in between.

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“Masonic labor is purely a labor of love. He who seeks to draw Masonic wages in gold and silver will be disappointed. The wages of a Mason are earned and paid in their dealings with one another; sympathy that begets sympathy, kindness begets kindness, helpfulness begets helpfulness, and these are the wages of a Mason.”

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The Seven Hermetic Principles

“The Lips of Wisdom are sealed except to the ears of understanding.”

I. THE PRINCIPLE OF MENTALISM.

“THE ALL is MIND; The Universe is Mental."This Principle embodies the truth that "All is Mind."It explains that THE ALL (which is the Substantial Reality underlying all the outward manifestations and appearances which we know under the terms of "The Material Universe”; the “Phenomena of Life”; “Matter”; “Energy”; and, in short, all that is apparent to our material senses) is SPIRIT…

II. THE PRINCIPLE OF CORRESPONDENCE.

“As above, so below; as below so above."This Principle embodies the truth that there is always a Correspondence between the laws and phenomena of the various planes of Being and Life.

III. THE PRINCIPLE OF VIBRATION.

"Nothing rests; everything moves; everything vibrates."This Principle embodies the truth that "everything is in motion”; “everything vibrates”; “nothing is at rest”; facts which Modern Science endorses, and which each new scientific discovery tends to verify.

IV. THE PRINCIPLE OF POLARITY.

“Everything is Dual; everything has poles; everything has its pair of opposites; like and unlike are the same; opposites are identical in nature, but different in degree; extremes meet…”It explains that in everything there are two poles, or opposite aspects, and that "opposites” are really only the two extremes of the same thing, with many varying degrees between them.

V. THE PRINCIPLE OF RHYTHM

“Everything flows, out and in; everything has its tides; all things rise and fall; the pendulum-swing manifests in everything; the measure of the swing to the right is the measure of the swing to the left; rhythm compensates.”This Principle embodies the truth that in everything there is manifested a measured motion, to and fro; a flow and inflow; a swing backward and forward; a pendulum-like movement; a tide-like ebb and flow; a high-tide and low-tide.

VI. THE PRINCIPLE OF CAUSE AND EFFECT.

“Every Cause has its Effect; every Effect has its Cause; everything happens according to Law; Chance is but a name for Law not recognized; there are many planes of causation, but nothing escapes the Law."It explains that: "Everything Happens according to Law”; that nothing ever “merely happens”; that there is no such thing as Chance… only law unseen.

VII. THE PRINCIPLE OF GENDER.

“Gender is in everything; everything has its Masculine and Feminine Principles Gender; manifests on all planes."This Principle embodies the truth that there is GENDER manifested in everything — the Masculine and Feminine Principles ever at work. This is true not only of the Physical Plane, but of the Mental and even the Spiritual Planes.

The Emerald Tablet Of Hermes & The Kybalion: Two Classic Bookson Hermetic Philosophy

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Freemasonry and the Flood.

“Rainbow imagery appears in Masonic symbolism and is associated with falling comets and the Flood. The above image is taken from an old Masonic tracing board that was used to instruct Freemasons in the ancient traditions of the order. At the top a hand appears from the sky holding a dagger, which is known to be an extremely  old symbol for a comet. Around the hand, sea waves are depicted, possibly symbolizing the top of the waters when the floodwaters struck. In the center we are shown a rainbow containing the five-pointed star (pentagram) which is a representation of Venus, the morning star which symbolizes rebirth in Judaism, Freemasonry and many other ancient traditions. Below the rainbow is the burning bush, from which God is said to have spoken to Moses in the Sinai, and below that is an underground cavern which must have been the only sanctuary during the dark, cold and very wet months after the comet impact.”

Some scientists theorize based on research of tektites (small glassy stones found around the earth) that approximately 10,000 years ago during the Holocene period, 7 large fragments from a comet that had broken up hit primarily the oceans of the world (Image 2).

Image 1- Old masonic tracing board showing comet, Venus, rainbow and cave motifs. 

Image 2- Impact sites of the comet that broke up and hit the earth approximately 10,000 years ago. This event would have causes catastrophic flooding and death around the entire globe at that time.

Source - Uriel’s Machine by Christopher Knight and Robert Lomas

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Super awesome mural on Grapevine Lodge in Texas. Some pretty notable Masons here! .. .. #fossilbluff #grapevinetx #lodge #mural #texas #downtown #history #glot #masonic #freemason (at Grapevine, Texas)

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Both taking a break.

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Gotta protect the Impala at all costs

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RIP Gunney!