Masonic & Occult Symbols Illustrate
and hollow inside) endows it with a complex symbolism (including that of the lingam , or symbol of generation), it is easy to understand its allegorical use as the horn of abundance. Piobb points out also that the cornucopia is an expression of prosperity deriving from its association with the zodiacal sign of Capricorn.” [Emphasis in the original] In spite of this interpretation of the cornucopia, the Masons are proud to use this symbol. In fact, the logo for the Job’s Daughters (a Masonically-affiliated organization) is a double triangle with the letters “IYOB FILLAE” between the two triangles and inside the inner triangle are three girls wearing crowns. One girl is holding the horn of plenty (cornucopia), another girl is holding a dove, and the third girl is holding an incense burner.
Another Masonic symbol that stands for plenty is the pomegranate. A Masonic book, The Perfect Ashlar, states: “The pomegranates, being a fruit remarkable for the number of their seeds, are symbolic of fertility, and the wreaths, or network, spread over the surface, indicate the courses of the heavenly bodies around the earth.” Another Masonic book, The Lodge and the Craft, gives an expanded (and more vulgar) definition about the meaning of the pomegranate in Masonry. The author claims: “To illustrate some of the lines of thought which pass among the present philosophers of the Craft, we will describe a late theory that a certain brother, than whom there is none brighter among our acquaintance. Said he, ‘The lodge is a representation of King Solomon’s Temple and the Temple was calculated to
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