The Symbols of the First

Degree Tracing Board

THE MASONIC CIRCLE
16th August 2019
WELCOME
THE FORM OF
THE LODGE
THE CARDINAL
POINTS
WISDOM, STRENGTH
AND BEAUTY
THE CELESTIAL
CANOPY
JACOB’S LADDER
 THE THREE
THEOLOGICAL
VIRTUES
Faith, Hope
and Charity
THE SEVEN STARS
THE ORNAMENTS
OF THE LODGE
The Mosiac
Pavement
The Blazing Star
 The Indented or
Tesselated Border
THE FURNITURE
OF THE LODGE
The Volume of the
Sacred Law
The Square and
the Compasses
 The VSL: the light above us
The Square: the light within us
The Compasses: the light around us
THE MOVABLE &
THE IMMOVABLE
JEWELS
Why are they
called Jewels?
The Movable
Jewels
Square: WM
Level: SW
Plumb: JW
The Immovable
Jewels
The Tracing Board,
and the Rough and
Perfect Ashlars
THE POINT
WITHIN THE
CIRCLE
 THE TWO
PARALLEL LINES
A LEWIS
THE FOUR
TASSELS
SOME ADDITIONAL
CONSIDERATIONS