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What is the significance of the letter G?
The letter G, suspended over the Master's chair in the East, primarily represents both God and Geometry. In the Fellow Craft Degree, it stands as a sign of faith in a Supreme Being, often referred to within the fraternity as the Great Architect of the Universe. Early masonic writers including William Hutchinson and Frederick Dalcho noted that the letter dual-signifies the Divine Creator and the science of Geometry, which operative stonemasons relied upon to structure their work. Quatuor Coronati notes that early traditions also explored associations with Gesù and highlighted a structural origin tied to the gallows square, which mirrors the Greek letter Gamma.
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How does sacred geometry relate to Masonic symbols?
Geometry is considered the foundational science on which the superstructure of Masonry rests, and in medieval manuscript Constitutions such as the Regius and Harleian manuscripts, the word "geometry" was used interchangeably with "Masonry" itself. In operative practice, geometry provided the practical principles for physical construction, while in speculative Masonry, those geometrical principles and tools were adapted as symbols for moral and spiritual instruction.
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