The eye on the dollar bill is not specifically masonic, though FDR who approved the design of the modern dollar was a mason. The all seeing eye was a common symbol for god, and not simply a masonic image. The Eye over the pyramid is specifically (as I believe it) an American symbol, which is why there are thirteen courses to the unfinished pyramid.
Masonic hall for a theatre, are you in New Bern by any chance? I have seen your name on many occasions, but I have no idea where you are from. Ron Carnegie Williamsburg, VA Jul 22, 2010 12:43:08 PM, h-cost...@indra.com wrote: This isn't boring at all. My grandfather was, and my brother-in-law is, a Mason (and Grandma was Eastern Star), but my own experience of Masons is limited to the men in aprons who attended my grandfather's wake and had to be left alone in the room with him. Plus, of course, the eye on the dollar bill. And a Masonic hall a local theater uses for performances. I talk a lot about the great guilds in my Brit Lit classes, and spend time on various kinds of iconography in all my lit classes. So this thread has been very interesting to me on a number of fronts, particularly the discussion of variations and flexibility in previous centuries (as generally we tend to think of symbols and badges as part of a fixed system). And the pictures of custom and historical-repro aprons...gorgeous! -- made me want one!!! --Ruth Anne Baumgartner scholar gypsy and amateur costumer On Jul 21, 2010, at 10:54 PM, Ron Carnegie wrote: > Okay sorry to bore those not interested. I checked on the below > mentioned > info. Here in Virginia the rule is, if it is printed in our stuff > it aint a > secret! And the information I am about to mention is printed. The > reasons > for it are not. > > All of this has to do with the placement of the square and > compasses. I > imagine that many of your are familiar with the general shape with the > compasses open, points downward, with the square placed with the angle > downward. The little point, that I really don't think will be > visible to > the audience anyway is this: > > Entered Apprentice Degree- the square should be on top of the two > points of > the compasses > > Fellowcraft (what the wiki is calling journeymen and perhaps some > jurisdictions do)- the left point of the compasses should be under the > square the right point over > > Master- both points should be over the square > > I hope you understand what I mean. It would be easier to depict > in a > picture. If you look at the posts I sent, as I recall most > importantly the > two supposed Burn's aprons, you should see what I mean. > > > "I'm your huckleberry" > > Ron Carnegie > r.carne...@verizon.net > > -----Original Message----- > From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume- > boun...@indra.com] On > Behalf Of Ron Carnegie > Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2010 10:42 PM > To: 'Historical Costume' > Subject: Re: [h-cost] Masonic aprons .. a bit of info.. > > Hmmm ... there is a difference in some symbolism between the three > degrees, > but it is minor and I am not certain that I can tell you. Let me > check my > Presentation manual and see if it is in there, if it is I can share > it with > you, if it is not, then I can't. That being said however, any of the > "secrets" of masonry regarding recognition signs or ritual can > easily be > found online. If my jurisdiction regards it a secret however, I > would be in > violation of my obligation in sharing it with you or verifying your > sources. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
