the 47th problem of Euclid, a symbol of Blue Masonry,entirely out of place there, and its meaning unknown. The baseof the right-angled triangle being 3, and the perpendicular 4, thehypothenuse is 5, by the rule that the sum of the squares of the twoformer equals the square of the latter,—3x3 being… … To fix the volatile, in the Hermetic language, means to ma-terialize the spirit; to volatilize the fixed is to spiritualize matter.To separate the subtile from the gross, in the firct operation, 790 MORALS AND DOGMA. which is wholly internal, is to free our soul from all prejudiceand all vice. This…
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