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Masonic Symbols. The Hive.
MASONIC SYMBOLS . THE HIVE .
BY BEO . THE EEV . J . G . AVOOD , M . A .., F . L . S ., & C . * IN Moore ' s "Epicurean , " there is a striking and spirited description of the initiation of a candidate into the mysteries contained in the unknown recesses of the Pyramids . One part
of the narrative represents him as placed in a dark room , at the end of which hung a curtain , Avhose loAver edge being raised a little from the ground , suffered a line of the most dazzling light to pass from beneath . So let it be Avith us . Let us raise the curtain that conceals our arena sufficiently to give a glimpse of the light within ;
but let us raise it only so far as to suffer a little light to appear , and not to reveal any of the mysteries beyond . Such appears to be one ofthe chief objects of this periodical , ancl it has certainly been carried out to some extent . Masonry , hoAvever , affords a field of action so vast , that it can only be said to have been partially worked , and still yields unlimited scope to new labourers . Let then more labourers work ; let
them divide the labours , each taking a limited portion , and they will do good service , not only to the Craft itself , but even to the world without . With this end in view , I would propose that Brethren who have made some progress in any of the sciences , should illustrate the various symbols of our Order , throwing light on them
by means of their scientific knowledge . For example , both the mathematician and the mineralogist would be able to illustrate the two ashlars ; the mineralogist taking the structure and properties of the substance , the mathematician the symbolism contained in the form . The antiquarian could dive into the recesses of the past—bring to liht forgotten symbolssupply
g , the keys to mysteries which at present baffle our researches , and give the comparative antiquity of our habits , costumes , ancl instruments . The ethnologist would trace the progress of mystic knowledge among the nations of the earth ; the historian would either ratify or correct the various points of history to which reference is made in our books ; the linguist woulcl settle
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Masonic Symbols. The Hive.
MASONIC SYMBOLS . THE HIVE .
BY BEO . THE EEV . J . G . AVOOD , M . A .., F . L . S ., & C . * IN Moore ' s "Epicurean , " there is a striking and spirited description of the initiation of a candidate into the mysteries contained in the unknown recesses of the Pyramids . One part
of the narrative represents him as placed in a dark room , at the end of which hung a curtain , Avhose loAver edge being raised a little from the ground , suffered a line of the most dazzling light to pass from beneath . So let it be Avith us . Let us raise the curtain that conceals our arena sufficiently to give a glimpse of the light within ;
but let us raise it only so far as to suffer a little light to appear , and not to reveal any of the mysteries beyond . Such appears to be one ofthe chief objects of this periodical , ancl it has certainly been carried out to some extent . Masonry , hoAvever , affords a field of action so vast , that it can only be said to have been partially worked , and still yields unlimited scope to new labourers . Let then more labourers work ; let
them divide the labours , each taking a limited portion , and they will do good service , not only to the Craft itself , but even to the world without . With this end in view , I would propose that Brethren who have made some progress in any of the sciences , should illustrate the various symbols of our Order , throwing light on them
by means of their scientific knowledge . For example , both the mathematician and the mineralogist would be able to illustrate the two ashlars ; the mineralogist taking the structure and properties of the substance , the mathematician the symbolism contained in the form . The antiquarian could dive into the recesses of the past—bring to liht forgotten symbolssupply
g , the keys to mysteries which at present baffle our researches , and give the comparative antiquity of our habits , costumes , ancl instruments . The ethnologist would trace the progress of mystic knowledge among the nations of the earth ; the historian would either ratify or correct the various points of history to which reference is made in our books ; the linguist woulcl settle