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Why do we use light blue in lodge?
Blue serves as the distinctive color of the symbolic degrees because it represents universal friendship and benevolence. As the color of the vault of heaven spanning the entire globe, it reminds the Mason that brotherly affection and charity should be equally extensive in the breast of every brother. Carl H. Claudy describes the moral teachings governing these relationships as a "broad and beautiful band of blue... the true blue of brotherhood".
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What iscompass
Strictly speaking, an instrument for finding direction is a compass and is not a Masonic symbol; the builder's tool for drawing circles is termed the compasses. Combined with the square, the compasses serve to teach Masons to keep their actions and desires within due bounds. Together with the Sacred Volume and the square, they constitute the Furniture of the Lodge—also classed among the Great Lights—and form the peculiar badge of a Master Mason.
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Working tools 3rd degree
In the English system, the working tools of a Master Mason are the pencil, the skirret, and the compasses. Symbolically, the pencil serves to remind the Mason that every word and action is observed and recorded by the Almighty Architect, to whom an account of life's conduct must ultimately be rendered. In the American system, the pencil is not specifically recognized among these working tools.
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What do the three Great Lights signify?
The three Great Lights consist of the Volume of the Sacred Law, the Square, and the Compasses. As Carl H. Claudy explains, the Volume of the Sacred Law is not restricted to any single religious tradition or text, but represents the divine spiritual truth accessible to candidates of every faith. The United Grand Lodge of England's Basic Principles for Grand Lodge Recognition similarly emphasize that the Volume of the Sacred Law, displayed open alongside the Square and Compasses, is an essential requirement for regular lodge work, serving as the chief light among the three.
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The end of the stream
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