Masonic Symbols
Why does Freemasonry teach through stones, tools, pillars, and carefully arranged spaces? Explore Brete Murphy’s guided reading series on the ashlars, the two pillars, the twenty-four-inch gauge, and the lodge room, with related essays on light, geometry, and the liberal arts.
The Two Pillars: Strength, Established, and the Architecture of Meaning
What do the two pillars in Freemasonry symbolize? This essay explains how the pillars represent threshold, balance, support, and entry into ordered moral space.