I-MASONRY NE-ITS SYMBOLS

UHarold W. Percival

NGEXESHA LOKUQALA

Imibuliso kuwo onke amalungu e-Masonry yasimahla kunye neyamkelweyo kwihlabathi liphela. Wonke uMason uyayiqonda into yokuba inkqubela yakhe ngokufumana isidanga kuMasonry luhambo lokukhangela "ukuKhanya ngakumbi" okanye ukufuna ulwazi nenyaniso. Amadigri e-Masonic, intsingiselo yawo kunye nesiko lokuzinyanzela, angena nzulu kwisimboli edlula yonke imiqobo yolwimi; ke isibheno somhlaba wonke seMasonry amawaka eminyaka. Imasks ziyazi ukuba izithethe kunye neebheji zesiko azinantsingiselo ngaphandle kokuba umzalwana ngamnye uphila ngokweembophelelo azimiseleyo. Ngokuqonda intsingiselo yeesimboli iMasons, kunye ne-non-Masons ngokufanayo, siya kuza kubona ezi phawu njengezikhokelo kwindlela yethu yobomi njengoko sifuna ukufumana indlela yethu ebuyela kwiNdawo yokuDlulisa * apho sasivela khona.

Ukuphelelwa lixesha kunye neempawu zalo, ngaphezu kwayo nayiphi na enye incwadi eyaziwa ngokuba yi-Fraternity, inika unxibelelwano phakathi kweentsingiselo zesoteric zoMandulo woBugwenxa kunye neentsingiselo eziqhelekileyo zangaphandle zanamhlanje Iya kuphucula amathuba okuba iMason ifumane “ukuKhanya ngakumbi.”

Ndibe nelungelo lokuba lilungu le-Fraternity yeminyaka ye-37 kunye nomfundi wale ncwadi ye-23 yale minyaka. Bazalwane bam, ndincoma ngokunyaniseka IMason and Symbols Njengomsebenzi ophambili ekufundeni ukuze wongeze ukuqonda kwakho ngokupheleleyo iMasonry.

I-CF Cope, i-Master Mason
NgoSeptemba, i-1983

* Indawo yokuBambisa icacisiwe kwaye icacisiwe ngaphakathi UkuCinga nokuPhelela. Ingafumaneka kwakhona kwi Iinkcazo Icandelo lale ncwadi. — Isa.

Ilungelo lokushicilela 1980 ngu The Word Foundation, Inc.