Symbolism
Links
The Symbolism of Freemasonry by Mackey, Albert Gallatin
http://moa.umdl.umich.edu/cgi/sgml/moa-idx?notisid=AHK6822
The complete text of a classic work on Masonic Symbolism. Presented as scanned images of individual pages through the "Making of America" archive.
Freemasonry: The Legacy of the Ancient Egyptians
http://ancientegypt.hypermart.net/freemasonry/index.htm
A discussion of Egyptian symbolism manifested in the design of The Port Adelaide Masonic Centre in South Australia, that is built in the form of an Ancient Egyptian Temple.
Symbolism of the Lambskin Apron
http://salem289.tripod.com/lamb.htm
Masonic Essay discussing the apron worn as the "Badge of A Mason".
The Seven Liberal Arts
http://cosmopolis.com/villa/liberal-arts.html
Based on the types of studies that were pursued in the Classical world, the Seven Liberal Arts became codified in late antiquity by such writers as Varro and Martianus Capella.
Lucky Number Seven
http://www.luckymojo.com/number7.html
An essay discussing the symbolism of the number seven.
Obelisks, and the New York Obelisk
http://moa.umdl.umich.edu/cgi/sgml/moa-idx?notisid=BAC8387-1435CATH-73
An article discussing the symbolism of oblisks, published in "Catholic World" magazine in March, 1881. Viewed through the "Making of America" archive.
Our Ancient Friend and Brother, the Great Pythagoras
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/2092/paper1.htm
An essay discussing the role of Pythagoras in the ancient Masonic and Hermetic mysteries.
Language of the Heart
http://www.edmond-mason.org/education/3-29%20Language%20of%20the%20Heart.html
A Masonic essay by Carl H. Claudy.
The Opening of the Lodge
http://salem289.tripod.com/opening.htm
A Masonic essay that follows an imaginary Candidate through the Craft Degrees, opening the Lodge in each degree, taking selected symbols and making inquiry as to their meaning and implications.
Masonic Papers by Hariam
http://www.atmosphere.be/web/beh/yourpage_papers.htm
Several essays about the symbolism of the Craft Masonic degrees.
Hermetic Symbolism in a Masonic Engraving
http://www.levity.com/alchemy/bamberg.html
A description of a copperplate engraving found in the archives of a masonic lodge in Bamberg in Germany. The plate is rich in symbolism. Examines how hermetic ideas were woven into the complex symbolism of late 18th century Masonry in England.
Mozart's Other Masonic Opera
http://www.edmond-mason.org/education/Mozart.html
An essay by Roger Firestone offering a Masonic interpretation of The Abduction From the Seraglio.