Masonic Forum Home Search Members Calendar Who's On Welcome Guest ( Login | Register ) Recent PostsRecent Posts Popular TopicsPopular Topics Home » General » Ritual - Esoteric & Symbols » So Why an Ashlar?? So Why an Ashlar?? Rate Topic Display Mode Topic Options Author Message Mike MartinMike Martin Posted 06/03/2010 00:26 Past Master Group: Administrators Last Login: Today @ 12:34 Posts: 1,334, Visits: 3,813 The rough ashlar is a stone, rough and unhewn as when taken from the quarry, and by the skill and industry of the workman it is wrought into due form and rendered fit for the intended structure. This represents to us the mind of man in his infant or primitive or savage state, rough and unpolished as that stone, until by the advantages of a liberal and enlightened education the mind is polished and the man is rendered a fit member of civilised society. The perfect ashlar is a stone of true die, a perfect cube, which can be tried only by the square and compasses. This represents to us the mind of a man in his declining years after a life of piety and virtue. A mind thus disciplined and matured can no otherwise be tried and approved than by the square of God's word and by the compasses of his own self-convincing conscience. MikeThe Freemasons' Grand Charity My Mother Lodge website Join or just visit my Masonic Web RingSee my BALLS here Post #19262 lauderdalelauderdale Posted 06/03/2010 11:26 Excellent Master Group: Forum Members Last Login: 04/07/2010 12:56 Posts: 2,238, Visits: 4,269 The aptness of the Ashlar, which many of us see as being symbolical of ourselves, is self-evident. There are also many references in Scripture, both Old and New Testament, to "stones" which of course is what an Ashlar actually is.Thanks for posting the explanation of the Ashlar as many Brethren will never have read this. Post #19266 broprestonbropreston Posted 06/03/2010 20:23 Apprentice Group: Forum Members Last Login: Yesterday @ 21:17 Posts: 6, Visits: 51 thats worded differently to the version I know, which ritual is it from ? Post #19273 Russell HollandRussell Holland Posted 07/03/2010 03:51 Fellow Group: Forum Members Last Login: Today @ 11:54 Posts: 246, Visits: 1,522 The mature Mason may be a perfect ashlar to contribute to building the temple in the heavens - hence the reference to declining years. Post #19281 whistlerwhistler Posted 08/03/2010 04:11 Apprentice Group: Forum Members Last Login: 20/07/2010 08:48 Posts: 71, Visits: 304 Wonder how many ever look at the perfect ashlar - in their Lodge - I have seen a few in old Lodges Both Malecraft and Co-masonic and have been surprised to see the battered state of the edges of many a perfect ashlar --- Often the debate is "we have had this ashlar for a hundred years so must keep it - rather than replace or regrind it." It is little wonder that the Lodges whose perfect ashlar has become rough find themselves struggling HGW Whistler Eastern order of International Co-freemasonry Auckland New Zealand "Truth All truths are Truths of Period and not truths for eternity. What has been truth for the time was and is as good as men are capable of receiving Post #19310 « Prev Topic | Next Topic » Reading This Topic Active Users: 0 (0 guests, 0 members, 0 anonymous members) Forum Moderators: TFM Admin, Mike Martin, Stu Thorpe, Tom Cherup Forum Jump... ---------------- Forum Home Search Members List Calendar Who's Online ---------------- Site Announcements |-- Announcements General |-- Greetings to our New Forumites |-- General Masonic Discussion |-- Masonic History (Legend -V- Fact) |-- Ritual - Esoteric & Symbols |-- Travellers' Diary & Dates |-- The Reading/Watching Room |-- The Appendant Degrees and Orders |-- Feminine & Co-Masonry |-- Knobs & Excrescences All times are GMT, Time now is 4:03pm Powered By InstantForum.NET v4.1.4 © 2010 Execution: 0.058. 9 queries. Compression Disabled.
The rough ashlar is a stone, rough and unhewn as when taken from the quarry, and by the skill and industry of the workman it is wrought into due form and rendered fit for the intended structure. This represents to us the mind of man in his infant or primitive or savage state, rough and unpolished as that stone, until by the advantages of a liberal and enlightened education the mind is polished and the man is rendered a fit member of civilised society.
The perfect ashlar is a stone of true die, a perfect cube, which can be tried only by the square and compasses. This represents to us the mind of a man in his declining years after a life of piety and virtue. A mind thus disciplined and matured can no otherwise be tried and approved than by the square of God's word and by the compasses of his own self-convincing conscience.
MikeThe Freemasons' Grand Charity My Mother Lodge website Join or just visit my Masonic Web RingSee my BALLS here
Thanks for posting the explanation of the Ashlar as many Brethren will never have read this.
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