Ceremony for the degree of Sage of the Labyrinth, 52°
Dit Amerikaanse rituaal dateert uit de tweede helft van de negentiende eeuw.
The degree is a recapitulation of Hermetic Mason:
the new Initiate shows his mantle, reduced to tinder and afterwards returned to
him. Penetrates a chemical laboratory, but is not admitted to practise the Art,
until after some expiation: proof of blood insufficient. Paints the enthusiastic
follies of false Adepts, whose work is of avarice. Allegory of the Palm of the Valley of Oddy, the
Mystic rose of Kab; the two generative principles; the tower of Ugolin; the
plant Moly, whose three roots were black, the five leaves green, and the flowers
white: a symbol of the Universal medicine, the red tincture which can prolong
life. Consult Virgil, Homer, Nicholas, Flammel, Cagliostros Egyptian Masonry,
etc.) Spirit of the dogma, Maxims etc. Sign: join right and left hands, as if walking
together. Touch: jointly, right hand on forehead, bow the
head, place left hand on breast (it implies intelligence, humility, fidelity). Password: the same as last 3 degrees. Secret Word: Amouon (be discreet). Battery: *** *** ***
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***** ***** *****. Jewel and Symbol: a palm tree.