It is said in most standard masonic ritual that the mosaic pavement is an ornament of the lodge room together with the blazing star and indented tessel.
Masonic temple checkered floor.
Just another symbol among the many that we find in masonry.
Noticing the checkered pattern rug featured in several of the pictures this is commonly described as the checkered carpet which covers the floor of a masonic lodge.
The building s unique design includes 3 theaters a shrine building a chapel 8 lodge rooms a drill hall 2 ballrooms office sp.
According to the masonic encyclopedia brother mackey informs us.
By a little torsion of historical accuracy the masons have asserted that the ground floor of the temple was a mosaic pavement and hence as the lodge is a representation of the temple that the floor of the lodge should also be of the same pattern black and white.
This is used because black and white is a symbol for duality or the base of consciousness.
The grecian masonic temple is still there and open upon reservation.
This rose to almost 113 000 in just one year and to 139 000 in 2018 though a tax credit helped with.
Here i show how the astronomical lines of the globe relate to the geometry o.
Construction was completed in 1926.
Kretz said that in 2015 the calgary masonic temple paid close to 94 000 in property taxes.
The room conforms to the classic masonic temple setting with a checkerboard floor and discreet esoteric insignias.
Personally i like to think that checkerboards are also symbols for the celebrities being pawns.
Base consciousness is important because it is where all other states of mind arise.
Great blog and it doesn t surprise me that you have found no historical evidence to support that the temple had a checkered board floor.
There s strong reason to believe that it s just a symbol added to embellish the masonic story of the building of king solomon s temple.
The masonic checkerboard is one of the most important symbols to the illuminati for it is used in ritualistic ceremonies.