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The Symbol of the Double-Headed Eagle

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The double-headed eagle was
probably first accepted as a symbol of Freemasonry in 1758. In
that year the body calling itself the Council of Emperors of the
East and West, was established in Paris. The double-headed eagle
was in all probability adopted by this body, which claimed a
double jurisdiction. The eagle, one head inclined to the East and
the other to the West, to guard any and all who might approach
from either direction. |
The accepted symbol
of our Rite is the Double-Headed Eagle of Lagash. It is the oldest
crest in the world, according to fraternal scholars and was a symbol of
power more than two thousand years before the building of King Solomon's
Temple.
This impressive
double-headed eagle features the white-ribboned motto, pendant from the
hilt to the point of the sword, containing the words SPES MEA IN DEO
EST, which translates My Hope Is In God. |