In the lecture on the First T.B. we arc told that the usages and customs of Freemasonry, our Rites and Ceremonies, our Signs and Symbols, correspond in a great degree with those of Antient Egypt.
Their magi or philosophers, like ourselves, were accustomed to communicate with each other by Signs and Symbols; also that the system of Pythagoras was founded on a similar principle. This does not necessarily mean that Freemasonry was founded in Egypt, or that we know as Freemasonry had its origin in Egypt.
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1939 - MASONIC SYMBOLS - [CIRCLE, SQUARE and COMPASSES, APRON, Etc.] - Bro. E. E. Bott.
