Mackey's Symbolism of freemasonry : its science, philosophy, legends, myths and symbols (1921)
Mackey, Albert Gallatin, 1807-1881, Clegg, Robert Ingham, 1866-1931 · Chicago, Ill. : The Masonic history company · leaf 148
tes and Mysteries, and hence we willagain develop the identity of their origin. Each of the degrees of Ancient Craft Freemasonrycontains some of these ritualistic symbols. The lessonsof the whole Order are, indeed, veiled in their allegoricclothing. But it is only to the most important that wecan… … CHAPTER NINETEENRite of Discalceation THE rite of discalceation^ or uncovering the feeton approaching holy ground, is derived from theLatin word discalceare, to pluck off one^s shoes.The usage has the prestige of antiquity and univer-sality in its favor. That it not only very generally prevailed,…
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