Category Archives: Knight Templar

Pilgrim

Dąbrowski has an image that can supposedly be found in the National Museum of Scotland. On that chart you clearly see a pilgrim. It is a Knight Templar element, it also features in some Royal Arch systems where it is part of the emblem of the Sojourner, see below. As a concept it exists in some 2nd “craft” degrees, but I know no images with an actual pilgrim in that context.

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Triangle with Candles

Dąbrowski has an unidentified “American Masonic Symbols”, see below. The triangle with 12 candles seems to refer to the twelve apostles and is (possibly among others) part of the Knight Templar degrees.

It can also be seen on a painting that (according to the same author) can be found in the National Museum of Scotland. There the candles are clearer and the skull and crossbones in the middle may point towards certain degrees.

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Mirror and Branch

Dąbrowski has an unidentified “Masonic Symbols”, see below. The image itself says: “Templar Chart” so I suppose these are symbols from Templar degrees.

In the left part of the bottom you see what appears to be a branch of something and a mirror. The mirror has second “craft” degree significance in some rites, but I suppose this combination has some Templar significance.

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Five Pillars

Dąbrowski has an unidentified “Masonic Symbols”, see below. The image itself says: “Templar Chart” so I suppose these are symbols from Templar degrees.

Five pillars can be seen every now and then. In the USA they are (sometimes) part of the 2nd “craft” degree. It also appears in the 12th degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite sometimes. I suppose they refer to the orders of architecture.

In the image above, the pillars have the letters T, L, P and F. In this case it appears to be one of the temples portrayed on this chart (of a reference to the other two). In this case the Temple of Honor and Temperance.

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