Templar Edification

  A Royal Christian Shield E. John Erfourth, (from) 04 AUG 2019 Figure 1  Observation 1 – 18 th Century   Art taken from “Ovason’s Secret  Architecture”, late 18 th Century.  Citing Edward Kohout,  “Mundane Astrology”, 2002:  “The progression of the signs is  from left to right with the sign of  Cancer upon the keystone.  A reason that the signs appear to  be going in the wrong direction is  that we are looking into the  “temple” from the outside.  A heraldic shield that depicts an  ox , an eagle , a lion and a man are  direct references to the fixed signs  of the zodiac, namely Taurus,  Scorpio, Leo and Aquarius.”  What else might these mean? Anything else? Like what? 1   Figure 2  Observation 2 – Present Day   Citing the Grand Lodge of   Washington State online:  “Royal Arch Masonry tradition teaches us that the symbols on the shield are representative of the ...

 Gothic Bible Fragment from “Parallel Pronouncing Bible”, John Williams & Co., N. Y., 1890 “Father our thou in heaven, blessed name, thy come kingdom, thine become, will thy as in heaven so on earth. Loaf our this daily, give us this day, and forgive us, that sinful are just as also we forgive those sinful to us. And not bring us into temptation, but lead us from this evil, for thine is kingdom and might and glory into eternity. Amen.” A 19th Century Gothic Bible facsimile of the Lord’s Prayer found within the Minneapolis Scottish Rite Center is reminiscent of versus, signs, tokens & ideals observed in York Rite Masonry. Kudos to Dawson College for translating select passages into English a few decades ago, that is greatly appreciated and perhaps even more so for those of us who regularly recite the Lord’s Prayer when an Asylum or Conclave of Knights Templar is opened in due form. It is rare to happen upon art or written word that predates its 6th Century origins, which is ...

We learn in Order of the Temple that it is largely up to Commandery to recognize and celebrate the accomplishments of ALL of our Savior’s Apostles with equal weight upon the table.  Granted, one taper flickered by an act of evil, but it was later rekindled and the 12 were restored.  That’s a separate story from this one. All twelve Apostles and remembrance of them may too rekindle our appreciation for the religious infrastructure they constructed for us long term.  Especially considering nearly all of them suffered horribly at the ends of their lives, they did not forfeit their pledge to our Savior, rather they gave up their lives by stonings, beheadings, skinnings and crucifixions… where but one, only one of them, passed in God’s natural time due to old age… St. John the Apostle General.  It is not fun remembering the suffering and treachery they experienced, but it is necessary for us to remember and be thankful for them, as much as we are able with ...