Ceremony for the degree of Patriarch of Truth, 68°
Dit Amerikaanse rituaal dateert uit de tweede helft van de negentiende eeuw.
Sign: point to Heaven with right thumb; carry
the open hand to the forehead; then point with the index finger to the earth.
(Signifying, God, Intelligence, Futurity.) Touch: with right thumb balance thrice; palm to
palm, balance five times; lock index finger, balance twice. Password: Kab (name of the Mystic Section of Memphis
where the Symbolic Palm tree was found.) Secret Word: Scheta (mystic Valley, near Heliopolis,
where the Patriarchs of Truth assembled.) Battery: *** ***
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**** ** **. Jewel and Symbol: on winged egg, a square from which
proceeds four rays in the middle of the sides; in centre a delta upon the centre
of which is a Star.