In this way, members descend step by step into the depths of Masonic philosophy.

In this way, members descend step by step into the depths of Masonic philosophy. An article in Mimar Sinan magazine describes this function of their symbols: We all know that Masonry expresses its ideas and ideals by means of symbols and stories, that is, allegories. These stories go back to the first ages of history. We can even say that they stretch back to legends of prehistory.

In this way, Masonry has shown the antiquity of its ideals and has gained a rich source of symbols.65 The conceptions of the Ancient Egyptians are the most prominent of these symbols and legends, that stretch back to the first ages of history. Everywhere in Masonic lodges, and frequently in Masonic publications, drawings of pyramids and sphinxes and hieroglyphs…