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The Square & Compass
The Freemasons insist that they are not a cult and, in fact, list the many reasons many they should not be referred to as this (for instance you’ll be pleased to know that brainwashing, or thought reform, is not used within Freemasonry). Being over 300 years old, it makes sense that it’s the ancient imagery they use they ties them in with the idea of cults and other more sinister secret societies. The set square and the compass not only refer to the origins of Freemasonry as stone masons and architects but also are used in various rituals and to symbolise ideals such as the instruction to members to ’square their actions by the square of virtue’ and to learn to ‘circumscribe their desires and keep their passions within due bounds toward all mankind’.
First published: October 11th, 2009
Filed under: LineRead #2
Posted by: Michael