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arose during the Enlightenment to refer to the Deity in a manner that all moral men could agree. Great Lights, The Three. (See Bible, Square, Compass.) Taken together, a symbol of Freemasonry, because no lodge may open or work without them upon the Altar. In the public eye, the square and compass is universally a symbol of Freemasonry. Guttural. Of, or having to do with, or involving, the throat. Hele . To hide or conceal; to cover; to keep out of view. Highest Hills and Lowest Vales. Symbols of the need for secrecy. Ancient meeting places not only of lodges but of religious observances, both in the high and low places, were believed to be sacred. An early eighteenth century Masonic Lecture states: “the lodge stands upon holy ground or the highest hill or lowest vale or in the Vale of Jehosephat or any other secret place,” which seems to mark the transition period between these places as holy and as secret. Hoodwink. Symbol of secrecy. Many initiations begin with the temporary blindfolding of the candidate. He is not blindfolded because is something secret in a lodge room. Our meeting places are often open to non-Masons when the lodge is meeting in tiled session. Blindfolding a candidate in any rite is not for practical but for spiritual reasons. The temporary blinding is a symbol of present

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