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Can you elaborate extensively on the Pillar with the letter "B" in a masonic lodge?

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The pillar marked with the letter B represents Boaz, one of the two brazen pillars placed at the entrance to King Solomon’s Temple 21. Derived from Hebrew roots meaning "in strength" or "in thee is strength," the name signifies divine power, stability, and the sustaining force of the Almighty 1.

William Hutchinson first brought this symbolic reading into the Masonic system, explaining that Boaz, when paired with the pillar Jachin ("it shall be established"), expresses the belief that God's power is established from everlasting to everlasting 1. William Preston expanded this symbolism by connecting the left-hand pillar to the pillar of fire that guided the Israelites through the wilderness, treating it as an emblem of divine protection and providential guidance 1.

Within the Fellowcraft degree, Carl Claudy takes Boaz as the emblem of strength or raw power, balanced against Jachin as control or wisdom 2. As the candidate passes between the two pillars, the lesson conveyed is that power without control is destructive, while control without power is useless; spiritual progress requires power guided by wisdom 2.

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