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What is Argamon?

Aug 27, 2007 13:01

According to the descriptions of King Solomon's Temple given in the Bible, there were three dyes used in the decoration of the Temple: Techelet, Tola-at Sheni, and Argamon. Techelet was blue, Tola-at Sheni was red, and Argamon was purple (sometimes called "Royal Purple ( Read more... )

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pierceheart August 27 2007, 19:53:01 UTC

At some point I want to look at the three principal officers, and how they relate to the three pillars of the tree.

We are told that:

WM= Wisdom/Mercy
SW= Strength/Severity
JW= Beauty

with that in mind: Hiram= beauty???
Another thing I want to look at is where the pillars are in the Lodge, vice how it's done in CM groups.

This would require a quick look at Scottish Rite/French inspired ritual, where the Wardens sit in the West as the base of columns.

pierceheart August 27 2007, 19:54:25 UTC

I've just looked at Table Lodge documents, and the SW is the Column of the North, and JW the South.

frommy August 28 2007, 00:03:26 UTC

It makes total sense to me that we have Hiram Abiff pertaining to Beauty, King Solomon pertaining to Wisdom, and King Hiram of Tyre pertaining to Strength.

It sounds like the Scottish/French ritual is essentially expressing a variant of the system wherein the WM/Solomon pertains to Beauty and so forth. This sort of dichotomy between having the chief officer pertain to Mercy sometimes and Balance other times happens all the time in CM. In different cases it makes more sense one way than other, and in this particular case, I happen to prefer the arrangement with Hiram Abiff pertaining to Balance.

badbrad August 28 2007, 10:25:11 UTC

some more about colors. The Royal Arch's color is red and the blue lodge blue of course and the cryptic masons, which between them chronologically, is purple. Where as the blue lodge concerns itself with the work we do here and the RA with our reward after death. The council is more about how the secret is hidden within us ( ... )

frommy August 28 2007, 19:03:39 UTC

Hey Brad, glad to see you on here. We ought to find an excuse to get together again one of these days. What has it been, almost 5 years?

Thanks for your insight on the colors and pillars.

badbrad August 30 2007, 01:57:37 UTC

yeah about that long. I'm getting married in 3 weeks, then going on vacation.

frommy August 30 2007, 17:39:31 UTC

That's great news. Congrats!

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baron_steffan August 28 2007, 23:58:05 UTC

Ah. I was wondering. Nice imagery; I like it.