Rough & Perfect Ashlar Hidden Meaning

Rough & Perfect Ashlar Hidden Meaning

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"The cube stone is the body; it has been so symbolized for centuries, and today among the Masons the Ashlar is the symbol of Man. " -The Initiates of the Flame Manly P. Hall pg. 67

"This is the true stone of the philosopher, which gives him power over all created things. This stone is himself. The experiences of his evolution have cut and polished the rough stone until in the Initiate it reflects the light of creation from a thousand different facets." - The Initiates of the Flame Manly P. Hall pg. 34

"The Jewels of the Lodge are said to be six in number. Three are called "Movable," and three "Immovable." The SQUARE, the LEVEL, and the PLUMB were anciently and properly called the Movable Jewels, because they pass from one Brother to another. It is a modern innovation to call them immovable, because they must always be present in the Lodge. The immovable jewels are the ROUGH ASHLAR, the PERFECT ASHLAR or CUBICAL, STONE, or, in some Rituals, the DOUBLE CUBE, and the TRACING-BOARD, or TRESTLE-BOARD." - Morales and Dogma by Albert Pike

"Human society they (the  Dionysians) considered as a rough and untrued ashlar but lately chiseled from the quarry of elemental Nature. This crude block was the true object upon which these skilled craftsmen labored--polishing it, squaring it, and with the aid of fine carvings transforming it into a miracle of beauty." - The Secret Teachings of All Ages By Manly P. Hall pg. 619-620

"A rough Ashlar is the shapeless stone which is to be prepared in order to commence the philosophical work; and to be developed, in order to change its form from triangular to cubic, after the separation from it of its Salt, Sulphur, and Mercury, by the aid of the Square, Level, Plumb, and Balance, and all the other Masonic implements which we use symbalically."  - Morales and Dogma by Albert Pike

"They  (the  Dionysians) referred  to  ignorant  and  uncultured  humans  as  a rough  ashlar,  that  is,  an  uncut  stone  as  it  comes  from  the  quarry,  unsuited  to  the  purposes  of  building.    Through the  refinement  which  resulted  from  self-discipline  and  an  addiction  to  the  divine  arts,  man  perfected  himself;   becoming  square,  upright,  and  true,  thus  forming  the  true  ashlar,  or  the  cut  stone  which  could  fit  with  others into  a  pattern  of  masonry.  In  their  secret  work  the  Dionysians  thus  were  social  and  political  temple  builders, and  the  temple  upon  which  they  labored  was