Dąbrowski has an unidentified “American Masonic Symbols”, see below. There are quite a few symbols on it that are unfamiliar to me, such as this one. I don’t know in what rite or degree this combination is of significance.
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F H C
Faith, Hope and Charity are often depicted on symbol charts, sometimes as letters like here, sometimes with female figures.
cut-out from an unknown Symbol Chart
T S R T U C T A V – Triangle in Circle
Dąbrowski has an unidentified “Masonic Symbols”, see below. The image itself says: “Templar Chart” so I suppose these are symbols from Templar degrees.
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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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Octothorpe
Dąbrowski has an unidentified “Masonic Symbols”, see below. I don’t know in which degree this image is featured and if there are other systems or degrees with this symbol, but I did encounter it on Mark Master tracing boards, sometimes with nine dots. Perhaps it is just a (Mason’s) mark?
The # (hashtag) can often be found together with a X on Master Mason drawing boards. Thus combined (#X) it can either refer to the pigpen cipher or a way to construct cubic stones.
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G
Found between the Square and Compasses, within a star, it is a common in Freemasonry. There are a lot of explanations what the letter stands for. Needless to say that this differs per lodge. In a very Christian lodge, the G may be explained as “God”, in a secular lodge “geometry” may be preferred. There are more (possible) explanations though. In some old ‘high degrees’, the G. stands for “Gomez” or it is the first letter of the first word spoken by Adam.
Tetragrammaton
The “ineffable” ‘name of four letters’ of God features in several higher degrees, such as the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite and Memphis-Misraim. In the latter they appear on the emblem of the “Thrice Powerful Master”.
Also see Tetractys
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C.K.H.
Appear in the 30th degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite (“Knight Kadosh”). The 30th degree of Memphis-Misraim has the same name.
general MM/AASR design
MB
In some Rites, some aprons have the letters MB on them. These are usually ‘Rite Moderne’ Master Mason aprons. The letters refer to the word of the third degree.
General Rite Français apron.
Yod
On this apron of the fifth degree (“Perfect Master”) of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite has a cube with the Hebrew letter “jod” (i, j or y) on it. The eight degree (“Intendant of the Building”) uses three Yods (or Js).
The Book Of The Ancient And Accepted Scottish Rite (1884) Charles McClenachan
Z
Apron of the fourth degree (“Secret Master”) of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite.
The Book Of The Ancient And Accepted Scottish Rite (1884) Charles McClenachan
Triple Tau
Three connected T (Tau) crosses, a Royal Arch symbol used in various Royal Arch degrees.
When unconnected, the triple tau can be found on aprons of Worshipful Masters in some lodges.
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Cipher
There are many different ciphers in use in the various systems of Freemasonry. The “pigpen” above is the most common, but there are many, many more. There are even books with a different cipher for ever degree, such as can be seen in the material of the Gold- und Rosencreutzer. Here are a few varieties for you.
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