Hand with Stars

In the Kloss / von Löwen collection there is a tracing board for the degree of “Philosophe Sublime, ou Cheval. de l’Occident”. A common feature of this degree is a right hand holding seven stars.

In the Baylot collection the stars are referred to as “seven characteristics which should lead the Freemason, being. Friendship. Unity. Obedience, Taciturnity. Loyalty. Temperance and Produnce.”

Compare this, also a “Chevalier d’Occident” (‘Knight of the West’) tracing board. In the degree indeed a man holding seven stars is mentioned.

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