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Article THE FREEMASON'S LEXICON. ← Page 2 of 7 →
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The Freemason's Lexicon.
number of serpents in the assembly , which the Egyptians knew how to deprive of their poison . A serpent was thrown upon his bod y , he was then conducted to two pillars , which represented the east and west , between which stood a griffin as a symbol of the sun , ancl before it was held a wheel with four spokes , emblematical of the four seasons . He was then taught the use of the rule , the level , and the various methods of calculating then knoivnas this degree was devoted to geometry ancl
, architecture . Afterwards the Neocoris was initiated into the degree of Melanepboris , and for this purpose he was introduced into a chamber decorated with embalmed bodies and coffins of various descriptions , in the midst of which stood the coffin of Osiris , ivhich was covered with blood , ancl above the entrance of which were inscribed the words" Gates of Death . " After having received some instructions relative to the death of Osiris , which were put in the shape of question and answer ,
the candidate was thrown clown , wrapped up in linen bandages the same as a mummy , and he was then conducted through another door into the abode of spirits , ivhere the symbolically dead was handed over unto the subterranean judges to be tried for the actions he hacl done in this life . After they had freed his limbs from the bandages in which they had been encased , he received the instructions which belonged to this degree , and was at the same time taught the laws or regulationswhich forcibl
, y impressed upon his mind that lie should never thirst for blood or revenge ; that he should hasten to the support of his brethren in every case of difficulty or of danger ; that he should never allow a dead body to lay without the riles of sepulture ; to look for a resurrection from the dead , and a final clay of judgment ; at the same time he received instructions
m the history of Egypt , in geography ancl astronomy , in a peculiar description of writing , which was called hieroglyphical . He must , as Melanephoris , remain so long in a subterranean cavern until they were satisfied of his capability of being instructed in the higher sciences ; he was then conducted through a dark passage , full of all sorts of horrible beings ivho , despite all his endeavours to defend himself , seized upon him , bound his arms , blindfolded him , put a halter round his neck , and then
brought him to the place of assembly , where he was fourthl y initiated into the degree of Christophoris . He must then drink a very bitter drink called Zize , put on tlie boots of Arabis and the mantle of Orkus , and as a judge of the wicked he was armed with a sword and protected b y the shield of Isis he had to destroy an artificial Gorgon , which was placed in a cave . His name was then written in the register of the jud ges of the land . He had free admittance at all times into the
presence of the king , and received his support from the court , and was presented with the whole of the books of the laws of Egypt . The symbols which were attached to this degree referred to that highest degree of wisdom , whereby man first becomes worthy of the name of man h y having overcome his own passions and prejudices , and by having cultivated his own intellectual faculties to the greatest possible extent . The word was Jba , the name of the great lawgiver . AVhen the
Christophoris was fifthly elevated to the degree of Balahala , ancl entered into the assembly , he was conducted by the Balahala Horus into a cavern , from the mouth of which proceeded flames of fire , and in ivhich he discovered the horrid hundred headed ancl scal y monster Typhon , ivhich ne had to conquer . He was taught that Typhon , or fire , represented one of the most terrific but at the same time most indispensable , and useful elements , and that Horus , representing diligence and industry ,
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemason's Lexicon.
number of serpents in the assembly , which the Egyptians knew how to deprive of their poison . A serpent was thrown upon his bod y , he was then conducted to two pillars , which represented the east and west , between which stood a griffin as a symbol of the sun , ancl before it was held a wheel with four spokes , emblematical of the four seasons . He was then taught the use of the rule , the level , and the various methods of calculating then knoivnas this degree was devoted to geometry ancl
, architecture . Afterwards the Neocoris was initiated into the degree of Melanepboris , and for this purpose he was introduced into a chamber decorated with embalmed bodies and coffins of various descriptions , in the midst of which stood the coffin of Osiris , ivhich was covered with blood , ancl above the entrance of which were inscribed the words" Gates of Death . " After having received some instructions relative to the death of Osiris , which were put in the shape of question and answer ,
the candidate was thrown clown , wrapped up in linen bandages the same as a mummy , and he was then conducted through another door into the abode of spirits , ivhere the symbolically dead was handed over unto the subterranean judges to be tried for the actions he hacl done in this life . After they had freed his limbs from the bandages in which they had been encased , he received the instructions which belonged to this degree , and was at the same time taught the laws or regulationswhich forcibl
, y impressed upon his mind that lie should never thirst for blood or revenge ; that he should hasten to the support of his brethren in every case of difficulty or of danger ; that he should never allow a dead body to lay without the riles of sepulture ; to look for a resurrection from the dead , and a final clay of judgment ; at the same time he received instructions
m the history of Egypt , in geography ancl astronomy , in a peculiar description of writing , which was called hieroglyphical . He must , as Melanephoris , remain so long in a subterranean cavern until they were satisfied of his capability of being instructed in the higher sciences ; he was then conducted through a dark passage , full of all sorts of horrible beings ivho , despite all his endeavours to defend himself , seized upon him , bound his arms , blindfolded him , put a halter round his neck , and then
brought him to the place of assembly , where he was fourthl y initiated into the degree of Christophoris . He must then drink a very bitter drink called Zize , put on tlie boots of Arabis and the mantle of Orkus , and as a judge of the wicked he was armed with a sword and protected b y the shield of Isis he had to destroy an artificial Gorgon , which was placed in a cave . His name was then written in the register of the jud ges of the land . He had free admittance at all times into the
presence of the king , and received his support from the court , and was presented with the whole of the books of the laws of Egypt . The symbols which were attached to this degree referred to that highest degree of wisdom , whereby man first becomes worthy of the name of man h y having overcome his own passions and prejudices , and by having cultivated his own intellectual faculties to the greatest possible extent . The word was Jba , the name of the great lawgiver . AVhen the
Christophoris was fifthly elevated to the degree of Balahala , ancl entered into the assembly , he was conducted by the Balahala Horus into a cavern , from the mouth of which proceeded flames of fire , and in ivhich he discovered the horrid hundred headed ancl scal y monster Typhon , ivhich ne had to conquer . He was taught that Typhon , or fire , represented one of the most terrific but at the same time most indispensable , and useful elements , and that Horus , representing diligence and industry ,