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Originally posted by Ladyk74
Manly P. Hall, 33º Scottish Rite Freemason, raised November 22, 1954, passed to the celestial lodge 1990.
Originally posted by AugustusMasonicus
Originally posted by Ladyk74
To the Mason, the interlacing triangles of the hexagram depict sexual intercourse. This symbolism is pure...
*yawn*
Still not seeing a hexagram on the crayon drawing you posted. Are you now trying to say it was symetrical?
Ancient Satanism, period, end of paragraph.
Satan? Really? Do you believe in the tooth fairy as well? I thought the lack of understanding of basic math was bad but why do we have to mix in superstition as well?
Definition of HEXAGRAM
: a plane figure that has the shape of a 6-pointed star, that consists of two intersecting congruent equilateral triangles having the same point as center and their sides parallel, and that can be formed by constructing external equilateral triangles on the sides of a regular hexagon
Definition of HEXAGON
: a polygon of six angles and six sides
The Grand Lodge of Ireland and The Grand Lodge of Scotland were formed in 1725 and 1736 respectively. Freemasonry was exported to the British Colonies in North America by the 1730s – with both the "Antients" and the "Moderns" (as well as the Grand Lodges of Ireland and Scotland) chartering offspring, or "daughter," Lodges, and organising various Provincial Grand Lodges.
The earliest known American lodges were in Pennsylvania. In December 1730, Benjamin Franklin’s Gazzette states that “there were several Lodges of Freemasons erected in this Province.” [10] After the American Revolution, independent U.S. Grand Lodges formed themselves within each state. Some thought was briefly given to organising an overarching "Grand Lodge of the United States," with George Washington (who was a member of a Virginian lodge) as the first Grand Mast
Oh and by the way the Library of Congress has Thomas Jefferson listed as a freemason and it is well known that documentation of membership was poorly kept in the early US. Or we can go into his high place of honor in European lodges. Or that the Scottish contingency of masonry was widespread among military members in America.
Originally posted by FriedBabelBroccoli
It is a simple thing to confuse a hexagon and a hexagram, however the esoteric meaning of the two is the same.
Where does symmetry ever come into play here?
Definition of HEXAGRAM
: a plane figure that has the shape of a 6-pointed star, that consists of two intersecting congruent equilateral triangles...
Stop clowning around or I will just go back and start bringing in quotes from our other row.
Oh and by the way the Library of Congress has Thomas Jefferson listed as a freemason and it is well known that documentation of membership was poorly kept in the early US. Or we can go into his high place of honor in European lodges.
Would you like to start arguing against the all seeing eye and pyramid being masonic symbols at the time also?
We could always go and review David Ovason (respected Mason) and Secret Architecture of Our Nation's Capital to evidence the the square and compass in the layout of DC. Or its alignment with the constellation Virgo as a modern incarnation of Isis according to Ovason.
Or we can get into the prayer to the Greek god Zeus found on the seal among other things which evidence the strong influence of the mysteries on the development of the great seal.
Originally posted by Ladyk74
Psssst you forgot the rest:
"In 1934 Mr. Hall founded the Philosophical Research Society, dedicating it to the ensoulment of all arts, sciences, and crafts, and devoted to the one basic purpose of advancing the brotherhood of all that lives, to meet all lovers of wisdom on a common ground."
This is what the quote referred to.
Originally posted by Ladyk74
Manly P Hall, one of the founders of Freemasonry made this such statement in his book entitled: The Lost Keys of Freemasonry:
Propaganda Due (Italian pronunciation: [propaˈɡanda ˈduːe]), or P2, was a Masonic lodge operating under the jurisdiction of the Grand Orient of Italy from 1945 to 1976 (when its charter was withdrawn), and a pseudo-Masonic, "black", or "covert" lodge operating illegally (in contravention of Article 18 of the Constitution of Italy banning secret associations) from 1976 to 1981. During the years that the lodge was headed by Licio Gelli, P2 was implicated in numerous Italian crimes and mysteries, including the collapse of the Vatican-affiliated Banco Ambrosiano, the murders of journalist Mino Pecorelli and banker Roberto Calvi, and corruption cases within the nationwide bribe scandal Tangentopoli. P2 came to light through the investigations into the collapse of Michele Sindona's financial empire.[1]
Originally posted by FriedBabelBroccoli
It is a simple thing to confuse a hexagon and a hexagram, however the esoteric meaning of the two is the same.
Johnson had been looking forward to his “jumping in,” the initiation rite of the Chicago-based gang. He hadn’t mentioned it to his wife, of course. Pregnant with their first child, she was obsessively fixing up the house; in just two weeks, he was due for a discharge. All he told her was that he was thinking about joining the Masons.
He was groggy, thirsty, and in terrible pain. His bowels and kidneys felt like they were about to explode. Faint bruises, some the size of a soldier’s fist, others the size of a military-issue combat boot, were already forming on Sergeant Juwan Johnson’s skin. A trickle of blood oozed from the corner of his mouth.
Originally posted by AugustusMasonicus
Originally posted by FriedBabelBroccoli
It is a simple thing to confuse a hexagon and a hexagram, however the esoteric meaning of the two is the same.
Oh, hah, hah, hah.
Another genius who does not understand simple math.
A hexagon is a six-sided geometric shape. A hexagram is stellated hexagon and has TWELVE sides making it a dodecagon.
Originally posted by FriedBabelBroccoli
The pyramid was widely used among masonic circles during and before the time of its placement on the Great Seal.
In the last pages of the book he says the individuals themselves were however he does not go into details on the committees or culture of the government which approved it. That culture and government being highly influenced by freemasonry.
LoL I still laugh when I remember you claiming the P2 lodge wasn't chartered when it committed its actions and then merely said you don't care because it was chartered in America when proven otherwise.
Originally posted by AugustusMasonicus
Originally posted by FriedBabelBroccoli
The pyramid was widely used among masonic circles during and before the time of its placement on the Great Seal.
Sorry, the pyramid does not appear in Masonic ritual. Please provide a link to the contray.
In the last pages of the book he says the individuals themselves were however he does not go into details on the committees or culture of the government which approved it. That culture and government being highly influenced by freemasonry.
So because he does not go into detail you make an assumption?
Originally posted by bknapple32
Originally posted by Ladyk74
Manly P Hall, one of the founders of Freemasonry made this such statement in his book entitled: The Lost Keys of Freemasonry:
Your words. You even bolded it. So...........?
Originally posted by FriedBabelBroccoli
So now it has to appear in masonic ritual?
Find another organization as influential as the masons in America at the time which had such prolific use of the pyramid in its art?
I am one of the 13 within this state, Illinois. I am what you call the Illuminati. For the record, I am also a 33 degree Mason and the head of the great council of Illinois and many many other ranks and titles.
Originally posted by AugustusMasonicus
Originally posted by FriedBabelBroccoli
So now it has to appear in masonic ritual?
For it to be a symbol? Yes. Masonic symbols are thoroughly explained in the degrees and the pyramid (unfinished or otherwise) is not one of them.
Find another organization as influential as the masons in America at the time which had such prolific use of the pyramid in its art?
Masonic art is irrelevant. Mozart wrote the Magic Flute with overt Masonic influences, does this mean the Magic Flute is somehow relevant to Masonry as a body?
Mozart's position within the Masonic movement, according to Maynard Solomon, lay with the rationalist, Enlightenment-inspired membership, as opposed to those members oriented toward mysticism and the occult.[5] This rationalist faction is identified by Katherine Thomson as the Illuminati, a masonically inspired group which was founded by Bavarian professor of canon law Adam Weishaupt,