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The whole system is transmitted to initiates through the medium of Masonic ritual, which consists of lectures and allegorical plays. [2] Common to all of Freemasonry is the three grade system of Craft or Blue Lodge freemasonry, whose allegory is centred on the building of the Temple of Solomon, and the story of the chief architect, Hiram Abiff. [3]
The right hand gives (palm downward) while the left hand receives (palm upward), symbolizing the transmission of Masonic light and knowledge. This form is typically used when the assembly is particularly numerous or during special ceremonies such as initiations.
Square and Compasses sign on the gates of Freemasons' Hall, Bournemouth, England. The Square and Compasses (or, more correctly, a square and a set of compasses joined) is the single most identifiable symbol of Freemasonry. Both the square and compasses are architect's tools and are used in Masonic ritual as emblems to teach symbolic lessons.
The (∴) is used only for Masonic abbreviations, any non-masonic abbreviations must be written with a simple dot, as an example a date on a Masonic document could be written 6024 A∴L∴/2024 A.D. In modern computer typography, the Therefore, sign is encoded in Unicode at U+2234 ∴ and in HTML (HTML ∴ · ∴).
On the other hand, historian Robert Roswell Palmer noted that lodges operated separately and Masons politically did not act together as a group. [142] American historians note that Benjamin Franklin and George Washington were leading Masons, but the significance of freemasonry in the revolution is a topic of debate. [143]
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The constitutions evoke the idea of a building site where the search for the supposed vestiges of Masonry and the transmission of a distant Masonic tradition by the Freemasons of the premier Grand Lodge of England served to invent a language made up of signs and words of recognition, as well as a word that enabled the protagonists of the ...
Photos of Prince Harry meeting Melania Trump at the Invictus Games in October quickly spread like wildfire on the internet over an awkward hand signal he flashed next to the first lady.