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Esoteric Symbols and Images

This section is for those who may be somewhat new or advancing in some of the more common concepts of esoteric symbol and image. It will be updated periodically and will simply contain an overview of commonly seen esoteric imagery and symbolism to familiarize viewers with an introduction to aspects of esoteric knowledge.

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This month's featured images and symbols:

Does anyone know what this Cubic Stone (right image) represents?

Answer:

This cubic stone with a pyramid on top (also known as Ashlar) is an esoteric geometrical symbol used in Free Masonry. It symbolizes the perfect stone and is an allegory of the work that needs to be undertaken by each free mason and each human being to reach spiritual perfection that leads to the Divine Light.

The deciphering of the Cubic Stone implies an understanding of the construction of the Semitic Aleph Beith (alphabet) using the compass and the square.

For Kabbalists, the primordial point represented by the top of the pyramid points to the center of the circle which led to the original Creation, the Sephirotic Tree and the world. It contains the potential to all geometric forms and is the source of the sacred Alphabet, source of Knowledge.

The archetypal realm is represented by the equilateral triangle –letter Guim / Gimel

The physical world is represented by the square – letter Dal / Daleth

In short, the cubic stone is a hermetic allegory of the creation of the world.

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Good and Evil contending for the universal egg.

The Mithras, the Persian Redeemer and the Egyptian God of the Earth are symbolized by serpents. This drawing shows the "egg of the earth" and the two powers contending for it.

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Esotericism: n. The science of the accumulated wisdom of the ages. Presents a systematic and comprehensive account of the energetic structure of the universe and of man's place within it. Describes the forces and influences that lie behind the phenomenal world. Also, the process of becoming aware of and gradually mastering these forces.

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