Masonic & Occult Symbols Illustrate

3. THE CIRCLE

The circle is the symbol of the universe. Eastern Star writer, Sarah Terry, mentions that the circle “is derived from the SUN.” Masonic author, J. S. M. Ward, explains that the circle also symbolizes God. A Treasury of Witchcraft states that “the circle that the magician draws on the ground...[is] to enforce demons to appear.” Shortly we’ll discover who the god of Masonry is, so it will be evident which god the circle represents.

One particular symbol that is prevalent in Masonry utilizes the circle but a point is added inside the circle. It is called the “point within the circle.” Harold Percival in his Masonic book tells us: “The point and the circle are the same, the point is the infinitesimally small circle and the circle is the point fully expressed.” Since the point and the circle are the same, let’s look at what Masons tell us about this specific symbol. In the Masonic Quiz Book we find that this symbol “is from the Egyptian and is a symbolic sign for the SUN and the god OSIRIS.” Albert Mackey, a 33° Mason, reveals that: “The point within the circle is an interesting and important symbol in Freemasonry....The SYMBOL IS REALLY A BEAUTIFUL BUT SOMEWHAT ABSTRUSE ALLUSION TO THE OLD SUN-WORSHIP, and introduces us for the first time to that modification of it, known among the ancients as the WORSHIP OF THE PHALLUS.” While some Masons are now trying to distance themselves from Mackey, he is nevertheless a HIGHLY RESPECTED MASON and is still looked up to today by many “higher” level Masons. In one Short Talk Bulletin about Mackey, lodge