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what does the mosaic pavement symbolise in craft masonry and do writers agree on it
The mosaic pavement—a floor of alternated black and white squares—is classed among the ornaments of the lodge. Early records of speculative lodges contain virtually no explanation of its history or meaning, leading Masonic writers to interpret the symbol in distinct ways.
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what does the checkered border on the tracing board mean and do the old writers agree
The indented or tessellated border surrounding the mosaic pavement on the tracing board is interpreted in markedly different ways by Masonic writers, showing a distinct lack of agreement over time.
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what does the mosaic pavement symbolise in craft masonry and do writers agree on it
The black and white chequered stones of the mosaic pavement serve as an emblem of human life, chequered with good and evil, pleasure and pain. Early exposure manuscripts recorded it as a "square pavement" as early as 1696, and by the 1730s it was classed among the ornaments of the lodge representing the ground floor, as an article on The Square Magazine's website notes. Ritual lectures, such as those formulated by William Preston, expanded this moralisation to represent the variegated structure of creation itself, both animate and inanimate, held within the embrace of Divine Providence.
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The Holy Bible, Square, and Compasses constitute the furniture of a lodge, dedicated respectively to God, the Master of the Lodge, and the Craft. In early eighteenth-century lectures, the furniture comprised the Mosaic Pavement, the Blazing Star, and the Indented Tarsel, with the Bible, Square, and Compasses classed as additional furniture. The letter G is also displayed within the lodge as the initial of God.
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what does the mosaic pavement symbolise in craft masonry and do writers agree on it
The parti-colored black and white stones of the mosaic pavement are interpreted as symbols of the good and evil inherent in human life. While the symbol is classed among the ornaments of the lodge, early records of speculative lodges contain almost no explicit historical explanation or settled commentary regarding its origin.
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