How is Om from Hindu spirituality related to Freemasonry?
Om, often spelled Aum, is recorded in Masonic reference literature as representing the spiritual Sun or Source of Inner Light in Hindu thought, as distinct from the physical center of illumination 1.
In speculative readings of the Craft, certain Western writers have posited a connection between A-U-M and the allegorical drama of the Third Degree, asserting that the final syllables of the three Ruffians—Jubela, Jubelo, and Jubelum—combine to form the sacred Hindu word signifying the creative, preservative, and destructive aspects of creation, as an article on the Grand Lodge of India's website notes.
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