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2	Epsilon Chai Iota Tau
3	When finished, come this way.
4	When finished, come this way.
5	When finished, come this way.
6	When finished, come this way.
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8	When finished, come this way.
9	When finished, come this way.
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16	Masonry is a beautiful system of morality, veiled in allegory and illustrated by symbols. Have you heard that before?
17	What is a symbol? Main Entry: 1sym·bol Pronunciation: 'sim-b&l Function: noun Etymology: in sense 1, from Late Latin symbolum, from Late Greek symbolon, from Greek, token, sign; in other senses from Latin symbolum token, sign, symbol, from Greek symbolon, literally, token of identity verified by comparing its other half, from symballein to throw together, compare, from synballein to throw. Date: 15th century
18	What is a symbol? 1: an authoritative summary of faith or doctrine: CREED 2: something that stands for or suggests something else by reason of relationship, association, convention, or accidental resemblance; especially: a visible sign of something invisible <the lion is a symbol of courage> 3: an arbitrary or conventional sign used in writing or printing relating to a particular field to represent operations, quantities, elements, relations, or qualities 4: an object or act representing something in the unconscious mind that has been repressed <phallic symbols> 5: an act, sound, or object having cultural significance and the capacity to excite or objectify a response
19	What is a symbol? 2: something that stands for or suggests something else by reason of relationship, association, convention, or accidental resemblance; especially: a visible sign of something invisible <the lion is a symbol of courage> 5: an act, sound, or object having cultural significance and the capacity to excite or objectify a response
20	What is a symbol? Something that stands for something else Excites or inspires Description Something we all sense, that reminds us of a moral principle
21	Literal vs. Symbolic We pay respects to what the “G” represents In ritual, it would make no difference if it is “G” or not In law, it must be “G”
22	VoSL Candidate is obligated on HIS Holy Book Ritual says “The Holy Bible”
23	Cherry Tree Fiction? Fact? Does it matter?
24	Legend Hyram could have lived to old age. No one killed in KST – would have been recorded No Cremation – no urn, no ashes No one could have been buried near Temple, much less Sanctom Sanctorum
25	Sharp distinction in ritual “Sacred History” “Great Jewish Historian, Josephus” Probably factual
26	Personal meaning Vague, so individual can develop individual interpretation and application. “It is not so important that we agree on the answers. What is important is that we agree on what questions need to be asked.”
27	Masonry uses symbols
28	Rainbow Light waves Covenant Promise Beauty Wealth Art Sunshine
29	Red Light Do Not Enter Look this way Stop Danger For a good time… Horray!
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31	Operative, Speculative, Applied History Interpretation Application
32	Blind men and the Elephant
33	Blind men and the Elephant
34	Blind men and the Elephant
35	Blind men and the Elephant
36	Blind men and the Elephant
37	Blind men and the Elephant
38	Blind men and the Elephant
39	Blind men and the Elephant
40	Symbols Officers Management Workshops Masonic Education Committee Grand Lodge of California