I-MASONRY NE-ITS SYMBOLS

UHarold W. Percival

ICANDELO 6

Intambo-yentambo. I-Royal Arch. Umgqatswa njengelitye eliphambili. Ukuphawuleka kwesimboli enkulu ye-Masonic. Ibanga lesihlanu. Iqondo lesine. Ilitye eliyintloko elinophawu lukaHiram. Inqanaba lesithandathu. Enye into enophawu lwesimbombo. Umanyano lukaBhoazi noJakin. Uzuko lweNkosi luzalisa indlu yeNkosi. Inqanaba lesixhenxe. Umnquba. Iimpawu zeNkosi kunye neTyeya yomnqophiso. IGama kunye neGama.

Intambo yefowuni yeelitha ezine ikhokelela kumgqatswa ( UMenzi-i-kwa-mzimba) nganye kwiidigri ezine eziphambili zeMasonry, de iimvakalelo ziyeke ukubopha. I-Master Mason ifumana okungakumbi ukukhanya kwiSahluko okanye iArch Royal Arch, eseNyakatho. Esi sisiQalo sesine. Indawo yokuhlala yenyani Isikwere esikwele kwisiqingatha esisezantsi sesangqa; Isahluko sesinye Isikwere esikwele, ezo kunye nezokuqala, iifomu isikwere esigqibeleleyo, ngaphakathi kwesangqa, kwaye elo candelo lesangqa esiyi-arc ngasentla okanye emantla esi sikwere, yiRoyal Arch. Kuleyo, xa ikhebula-ngentambo lingasamkhokeli umgqatswa wenziwe njengelitshixo. Esi siBalo seSine, nangona kunjalo, kuhambo lwe ixesha wolulekwe waza wanqunyulwa waba ngamanqanaba amane, apho i-XNUMXth, e-XNUMX, kunye ne-Seventh Degrees iqulethe umsebenzi yesiDanga seSine sasekuqaleni.

I-Royal Arch luphela kunye nokupheliswa kwamanqanaba amathathu okuNgena kwabaFundi, i-Fellow Craft kunye ne-Master Mason. I-Meld enkulu Isimboli Ikhampasi kunye nesikwere siyabonakala. Amanqaku amathathu esikweri ngawona mathathu aphezulu, kunye nekhampasi, nokudityaniswa kunye nabo ukwenza inkanyezi enamanqaku amathandathu, ngoku, kwiRoyal Arch Degrees, imele i ukukhanya ye Intelligence, ekule Conscious ukukhanya yeRoyal Arch Mason iphindwe kathathu ukukhanya ingenile yakhe utywala, Ingqondo yakhe kunye nengqondo yakhe Iimozulu. Le meko yeMason ngumba wezinto ezahlukeneyo ezifanekiselwe ngu umsebenzi koLwesine, elesithandathu kunye nakwizixhenxe zeeNdawo, ngokunxulumene ne ukukhanya ye Intelligence xa ubuqaqawuli beNkosi bugcwalisa le Ndlu, kwilitye lembombo xa kugqitywa i-arch, kwiLizwi xa lifunyenwe, kunye naseGameni xa uAdam owahlulelweyo okanye uYehova eba-nye.

KwisiHlanu seShumi elinesihlanu, elalifudula liyi-Master Master, umgqatswa uthatha uxanduva lweNkosi ye-Lodge, kwaye ekufakweni kwenziwa ukuba babone kwaye bangakwazi ukungakwazi ukugcina abazalwana bezidubedube ngokwaneleyo ukuze baqhube umsebenzi ye-Lodge. Esi sidanga singumboniso nje wombhiyozo iinjongo.

IDegree yesine okanye kaMark Master kuthiwa yasungulwa nguKumkani uSolomon Injongo Ukufumana abakhohlisi. Umsebenzi ngamnye kwakufuneka abeke uphawu olwahlukileyo kwimveliso yomsebenzi wakhe. UMark Master unokuthi emva koko abonakale njengabangenabugwenxa kwaye anokubona umsebenzi ongafakwanga kunye ongafezekanga. Esi sidanga sinikezelwe kuHiram, umakhi, kunye nomlinganiso waso lilitye eliphambili awayelenzile kunye nophawu lwalo. Eli litye elinezinto ezixabisekileyo ezingaziwa ngabakhi layekiswa ngabo kodwa baba lilitye lembombo.

Kwindawo yokuhlala apho i-Master Mason iza kuphakanyiselwa khona ukuya kweyesine, okanye isidumasi, isiDanga seMark Master, abazalwana, xa kuvulwa, bahlanganisa indawo encinci yeTempile kaKumkani uSolomon,Isimboli yetempile abaza kwakha kuyo imizimba yabo eyakhiwe emgangathweni. Ngexesha lokuvula iNkosi ithi kubo: “Nani, njengamatye aphilayo, makwakhiwe indlu yokomoya, ububingeleli obungcwele, ukuze ninikele imibingelelo eyamkelekileyo UThixo. "

Umgqatswa elungiselelwe ngokufanelekileyo kwaye elungisa ngokwenyani kwaye ephethe ilitye lesitshixo lwenziwa kwindlu yokulala. Ababini kubazalwana abaphethe amatye aqinileyo, kunye nommeli kwilitye lakhe eliphambili, abeka amatye njengemizekelo yabo umsebenzi. La matye mabini athathwe ngamaqabane ayamkelwa ngenxa yetempile, kodwa ilitye elingaphezulu, lingaphambanga okanye lisikwere, liyaliwa njengengabalulekanga kwaye liphakanyisiwe phakathi kwenkunkuma etempileni apho wangcwatyelwa khona uHiram ixesha. Ngokufuna ilitye eliphambili kwenye yeentloko eziphambili iingqokelela yabasebenzi iyaphazamiseka. I Kunene INkosi ethandazayo, emele uKumkani uSolomon, ithi yanika uHiram Abiff, oyiNkosi eyiNtloko, ukuba ayenze ilitye elingaphambili, ekubulaweni kwakhe, kwaye ebuza ukuba kwakungekho litye limbi na elivelweyo ukuba lihlolwe. Ilitye elingumlinganiso elithe langeniswa ngumgqatswa laza labonwa likhukulisiwe kwinkunkuma, lafunyanwa laza lafunyanwa kwaye laba "yintloko yekona."

Ilitye elisentloko linophawu lukaHiram. Ilitye eliyintloko nguHiram eliguqulwe laba yintsholongwane ethile yenyanga, eyayigcinwe, yafa emhlabeni, yanyuka nomqolo, yenyuka yaya entloko. Uphawu lukaHiram ngumnqamlezo ophindwe kabini owenziwe ngumnqamlezo osisigxina we-HSWK kunye nomnqamlezo oshukumayo we-TTSS Ukungeniswa kwezi umnqamlezo kungaziwa ngu meaning Iimpawu zeZodiacal ezithi ezi manqaku asibhozo omnqamlezo abamele ecaleni kwesangqa. Iphawu lakhe ligama elitsha, igama lomyalelo wabantu abanje. Eli gama litsha libhaliwe kwilitye elimhlophe, okanye kwisiseko esihlanjululweyo, sisambatho sikaHiram. Woyisiwe uHiram, uyityile imana efihlakeleyo, oko kukuthi, ufumene ukukhanya ukuqokelelwa ziintsholongwane ezilandelelanayo zenyanga. Ilitye eliyintloko elinophawu lukaHiram, likwamele nommeli oyisiweyo, othe wenyuka waya kwinduli yeNkosi, oya kuma endaweni yakhe engcwele.

IDegree yesiThandathu, leyo yeOyena Gqwirha ogqwesileyo, kukuqalisa komgqatswa ngokuzalwa komnombo. ukukhanya kwitempile egqityiweyo, okanye, ngolwimi lweMasonic, xa ubuqaqawuli beNkosi bugcwalisa indlu. Kwisibophelelo sakhe umgqatswa uthembisa ukuba uza kuyiphawula ukukhanya nolwazi kubo bonke abazalwana abangazaniyo nabangafundanga.

Elinye icandelo lelitye eliphambili ligxininiswa yiminyhadala ethatha kwakhona ukufundiswa kwelitye ngophawu lukaHiram, oko kukuthi, umgqatswa ngokwakhe. Imibhiyozo ngoku imele usuku lokubhiyozelwa ilitye, ilitye elixabisekileyo, okanye ilitye elikhulu. Eli litye lesitshixo lenzelwe ukuvala i-arch ebekwe kwiikholamu ezimbini zikaBhoazi noJakin. Oku yi Isimboli ukuba ukwakhiwa komzimba kwakhiwe kwakhona, ukuba i-arch ngaphezulu kukaBhohazi noJachin kuyabadibanisa ngaphezulu kwaye enye i-arch ibadibanisa ngezantsi. Oku kwenziwa njengesiphumo sokwenza kweJunior Warden kwiidigri ezintathu zokuqala. Walungelelanisa umkhosi wamadoda nabasetyhini kwiikholamu zaseNtshona nezaseMpuma, emazantsi, eLibra, kwaye ngala mandla alinganayo wazakhela iiarches, okanye iibhlorho, ngezantsi nangaphezulu. Nge-arch ephezulu kunye nelitye eliphambili elifakwe kuyo, itempile igqityiwe.

The ukukhanya ye Intelligence wehla wangena kumgqatswa kwaye uzalisa umzimba wakhe. Ubuqaqawuli beNkosi bugcwalisa indlu yeNkosi. Umzimba ofayo uguqulwe waba ngumzimba ongafiyo. Esi sehlo Injongo ngamanye amaxesha imelwe ngumlilo ovela zulwini kwaye yitempile ekwindawo yokuhlala yigcwaliswe nge-effulgent ukukhanya. Ngamanye amaxesha isicatshulwa seBhayibhile siyafundwa kwaye sikhanyiselwe senziwe ukubonisa umhlali indawo yokulala egcwele ngozuko oluphuphuma itempile.

Kwi-Seventh Degree okanye iArch Arch zifanekisela imicimbi eyandulelayo ukugqitywa kwetempile, kwaye ulwazi oluthile lukhona malunga neLizwi.

Umgqatswa wenziwa ukuba abonise omnye wooMasoni abathathu abathi emva kokutshatyalaliswa kweYerusalem nguNebhukadenetsare babe ngabathinjwa eBhabheli de babakhulula. Babuya beza eYerusalem besiya kuncedisa ekwakheni itempile. Ukufika kwabo bayifumana iTabernakele, eyingqimba yethutyana. Lo ngumzimba wenyama wokwexeshana, osebenza de itempile yakhiwe kwakhona. Bobathathu banikwa izixhobo kwaye bayalelwa ukuba baqale umsebenzi wabo kwikona eseMpuma Mpuma yetempile eyonakalisiweyo. Apho bafumana igumbi elifihlakeleyo phantsi komgibe okwakulilitye le-arch. Ilitye elithatyathwe phambi kweBhunga eliKhulu apho lafunyanwa likhona ilitye lesiseko kwi-arch ephambili kwitempile kaSolomon. Ukuthoba intambo kwigumbi lokuphumla umgqatswa ufumana izikwere ezincinci ezintathu zeBhunga eliKhulu ezamkelwa njengeeNdawo eziMangalisayo zikaKumkani uSolomon, kaKumkani uHiram waseTire kunye noHiram Abiff. Kwelinye icala kufunyanwa ibhokisi encinci eyamkelwa liBhunga eliLungileyo njengeTyeya yomnqophiso. Kule esifubeni kuthathwe imbiza yemana kunye namaqhekeza amane ephepha kunene ii-angles kunye namachaphaza isitshixo kulwimi olungaqondakaliyo. Ngeqhosha lamagama amathathu angaqondakaliyo abhalwe ngoonxantathu imo kwiTyeya, fundeka njengegama UThixo kwiilwimi zeCaribdaic, isiHebhere nesiSyriac; kwaye eli Gama loThixo lisisithethe kuthiwa lixesha elide lilahlekile igama lika-Mason okanye uLogos. Olu phawu phakathi kweMasons yale mihla yegama kunye neLizwi yimfama, okanye ngenxa yempazamo.

IGama kunye neGama azifani kwaye azifani. Igama ligama, elinye lamagama, la UThixo yomhlaba wenyama, uMhlaba umoya. lo UThixo Yeyakhe indalo-ecaleni. Yaziwa ngamagama ahlukeneyo kwiminyaka eyahlukeneyo phakathi kwabantu abohlukeneyo. IBrahma lelinye lamagama; kwasekuqaleni yayiyi-Brahm kwaye emva kokuba yahlulekile yaba yi-Brahma, emva koko iTrimurti Brahma-Vishnu-Shiva. Lilo igama la UThixo zehlabathi lendalo, kunye namaHindu. Igama le Self Triune, nangona kunjalo, yi-BrahmA, VishnU, BrahM, oonobumba bokugqibela bakho uLizwi.

Igama lesiHebhere nguYehova, kwaye iMasons yale mihla ikwenzile oko. Ligama lomlawuli wehlabathi lendalo kunye neenqwelomoya zalo ezine. Oku UThixo awunamzimba wenyama ngaphandle kwamalungu amane angenazimpawu Izinto Kwimizimba yenyama kunye nemizimba yabantu yabo bazelwe egameni lakhe nabathobela imithetho yakhe. Kwangelo xesha ixesha lo UThixo wasebenza ngemizimba yenyama engabelani ngesondo, emva koko wasebenza ngemizimba yabantu eyayinemikhwa emibi, kwaye ngoku usebenza ngemizimba yabantu eyinyama yomzimba eyomntu kwaye iyimizimba yabantu. Eli gama linokubizwa kuphela xa umzimba womntu unamandla okusebenza kunye nobudoda. Indoda inokunika isiqingatha seGama, kuba umzimba wayo sisiqingatha segama. Kule nto nyaniso Ubhekisa kwisenzo seMasonic esithi: "Ndiza kuwubhala okanye ndiwukhuphe." Igama ligama lomzimba kwaye umzimba kufuneka wakhelwe kwakhona kumzimba owesilisa-olungeleleneyo ngaphambi kokuba ibe liGama kunye nalowo uhlala emzimbeni phefumla igama. Igama lelomzimba, lelikaBane Izinto kwaye ke uneeleta ezine, u-Jod, He, Vav, He. Igama alisebenzi de ibe ixesha njengoko inokuphefumlelwa ngumhlali kwindawo evamile yomzimba okanye eyokwabelana ngesondo ngaphandle kwesiqhelo.

IGama, inguqulelo yesiNgesi yeLogos, njengoko isetyenziswa nguSt. John, ayiloGama. Kukubonisa okugcweleyo Self Triune Amandla, ngalinye kula malungu amathathu limelwe sisandi, kunye nomzimba ogqibeleleyo apho Self Triune uhlala nokumelwa sisandi. I UMenzi Icandelo lichazwa njenge-A, i Ucinga Inxalenye njenge U okanye O, u Ndiyazi Inxalenye ye-M, kunye nomzimba ogqibeleleyo njengam. ILizwi ngu-IAOM, kwilinge ezine okanye oonobumba. Inkcazo yomzimba ogqibeleleyo kunye Self Triune njengoko ezi zizandi yimbonakalo yeConscious ukukhanya ye Intelligence ngokusebenzisa loo Mzimba kunye nomzimba. Xa inxalenye yomzimba wayo wesandi ivakala njenge-IAOM ngalinye lamalungu livakala njenge-AOM, kwaye ngalinye limele iilogo. I Ndiyazi ke nguLogo wokuqala, Ucinga iilogo zesibini kunye UMenzi iilogo zesithathu.

ILizwi lifanekiselwa sisangqa esine-hexad sikunxantathu ezimbini ezidibeneyo, kunye nenqaku embindini. Inqaku ngu-M, unxantathu wama-Aries, uLeo, iSagittary ngu-A, unxantathu iGemini, iLibra, i-Aquarius yi-U okanye i-O, kwaye isangqa yindawo eboniswe ngokupheleleyo M kunye nomgca womzimba I. Ihexad yenziwa ngemiqondiso ye-macrocosmic emele i-sexless Triad kunye ne-androgynous triad, unxantathu UThixo as Intelligence Unxantathu we UThixo as indalo. Oonobumba apho i-Self isandi esigqibeleleyo, ifanekiselwa kuMasonini sisikwere kunye nekhampasi okanye umfuziselo wonxantathu ohlanganisiweyo.

Kukho ubudlelwane beLizwi obucacileyo kunye neGama elingachazeki. ILizwi ngu imvakalelo-i-umnqweno, i UMenzi. The UMenzi ilahlekile emzimbeni wenyama negazi kwihlabathi le ubomi kwaye ukufa. Yiyo ke loo nto UMenzi Ingaba i ILizwi elahlekileyo. Umzimba, xa ufezekisiwe, usebenza njengesixhobo apho UMenzi Uxela i Igama elingaphathekiyo. The Igama elingaphathekiyo kunye nefanisiweyo ILizwi, xa enye ilungele ukuyithetha, yi-IAOM. Ngokwenza njalo umzimba uphakanyiswa kwindawo ethe tyaba uye kwindawo ethe tye.

Eli gama libizwa ngolu hlobo lulandelayo: Iqala ngokuvula imilebe ngesandi esithi "ee" sigqibezela ukungena kubanzi u "a" njengoko umlomo uvula banzi ngemilebe yakhela imilo evaliweyo kwaye uphumelele isandi sokuba "o" njengesi Imilebe iyenza isangqa, iphinde iphinde iguqule kwisandi esithi “m” njengemilebe ekufuphi nenqaku. Eli nqaku lizisombulula kwinqaku elingaphakathi kwentloko.

Icacisiwe ifonetiki igama ngu- "EE-Ah-Oh-Mmm" kwaye libizwa ngokuphuma ngokuqhubekayo kunye nelizwi elincinci lomlomo ngendlela echazwe ngasentla. Inokubonakaliswa ngokuchanekileyo nangokuchanekileyo nangamandla ayo apheleleyo kuphela ngumntu owuzise umzimba wakhe kwimeko yokugqibeleleyo, oko kukuthi, ulinganise kwaye ungathandani ngokwesondo.

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