The ignorant candidate is later informed that this mystical password really represents G-O-A-T spelt backwards. Like all secrets within the Order, this password is given mystically. This is performed by furnishing the membership orally with four numbers. That word, along with the permanent passwords of the Order would then be the members pass into any working Royal Arch Purple Chapter meeting. Masonic historian C. This is performed by both persons placing pressure with their respective thumbs upon the others middle knuckle thus meeting two and a half finger lengths up the hand, and verifying their Arch Purple membership.
This handshake is used when meeting fellow members in both private Chapter meeting and everyday encounters. The two and a half is used again as the sign of the Arch Purple by coupling the fore finger and middle finger together pointing upward and coupling the small finger and ring finger together downwards and bringing the thumb across in between them.
The secrecy and mysticism surrounding the Royal Arch Purple is in stark contrast to the open ministry and teaching of our beloved Saviour the Lord Jesus Christ. The initiate is then assisted in climbing up this three stepped ladder one step at a time , with the help of his guide, whilst the Chaplain reads I Corinthians It is composed of many staves or rounds, which point out as many moral virtues, but three principle ones, which are Faith, Hope and Charity: Faith in the Great Architect of the Universe, Hope in salvation, and to be in Charity with all men.
Whilst secret societies surround this peculiar ascent with quasi-biblical language, it is employed, solely, as a means to a deceptive end. This is seen as one carefully examines the teaching of these bodies. Masonic adept W. We can see therefore, as the Arch Purple candidate ascends this mysterious ladder, he is taking a blasphemous, symbolic, spiritual journey.
Such a practice is nothing new, but is traced back to the ancient mysteries in which there always existed a peculiar belief in a ladder extending from earth to heaven. The ancient mythology and religions of the Persians, Scandinavians and Brahmins, used this symbol…In the Mithraic mysteries the seven-runged ladder was a symbol of the ascent of the soul to perfection, each rung being termed as a gate.
Significantly, the Royal Arch Purple candidate is also given the same bizarre explanation, albeit it is only given to him in the closing address, long after he has scaled the ladder.
By faith we are saved, by hope we are raised, and by charity brought nearer to God. It is also emblematical of the three principal stages in life — Youth, Manhood, and Age. The Royal Arch Purple here, like Freemasonry, admits that this ladder is a mystical dualistic symbol, with both physical and spiritual meanings.
Despite having no formal place in institution structures this side of the Irish Sea, the majority of Orangemen are said to be members. And while the phrase 'riding the goat' often conjures a wry smile it actually has little to do with common farmyard animals. Author William Brown's book An Army With Banners - the real face of orangeism, lifts the lid on the order's most closely guarded secrets.
Mr Brown says that when the order was established in after the Battle of the Diamond in Co Armagh it adopted Masonic style characteristics. In its early days it had three degrees, including the Purple Marksman degree, which was heavily ritualistic. The original structure, known as the 'Diamond System', was subsequently dropped and replaced with a new system. Despite this, many Orangemen continued to engage in masonic inspired rituals and seek to join the purple arch degree.
Mr Brown reveals that during the early stages of the ritual some of the candidate's clothing is removed and he is blindfolded. Later during the 'travel stage ' he is branded on his breast by a sharp heated implement symbolising a pricked conscience should he divulge the order's secrets.
Enable Javascript for a random poker dogs image or look at the entire gallery. One of the few paintings that has nothing to do with poker, it displays a jester performing an act to entertain a royal couple. It is sometimes used as a joke between members and potential members. Cash was involved with the Masonic Temple, so this could possibly have been a joke for other members.
It depicts one of the first three principal degrees of Freemasonry. The dog riding the goat is wearing a blindfold. The blindfold is an important part of the first three degrees of Freemasonry and has a specific and symbolic meaning in each degree.
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