After these are given, the candidate goes ’round and gives them to every one, which brings him back to Father Adam.  He then sits down with the rest of the brethren, and then Brother Truth gives the following explanation of the Philosophical Lodge: 

Sun.—­The sun represents the unity of the Eternal Supreme, the only grand work of philosophy.

3.  S. S. S.—­The 3 S. S. S. signify the “Stiletto, Sidech, Solo,” or the residence of the Sovereign Master of all things.

Three candlesticks.—­The three candlesticks show us the three degrees of fire.

Four triangles.—­The four triangles represent the four elements.

Seven planets.—­The seven planets design the seven colors that appear in their original state, from whence we have so many different artificial ones.

Seven cherubims.—­The seven cherubims represent the seven metals, viz., gold, silver, copper, iron, lead, tin and quicksilver.

Conception in the moon.—­The conception, or woman, rising in the moon, demonstrates the purity that matter subsists of, in order to remain in its pure state unmixed with any other body, from which must come a new king, and a revolution or fulness of time filled with glory whose name is Albra.

Holy spirit.—­The Holy Spirit, under the symbol of a dove, is the image of the Universal Spirit, that gives light to all in the three states of nature; and on the animal, vegetable and mineral.

Entrance of the temple.—­The entrance of the temple is represented to you by a body, because the grand work of nature is complete as gold, potable and fixed.

Globe.—­The globe represents the matter in the primeval state; that is to say, complete.

Caduceus.—­The caduceus represents the double mercury that you must extract from the matter; that is to say, the mercury fixed, and from thence is extracted gold and silver.

Stibium.—­The word stibium signifies the antimony, from whence, by the philosophical fire, is taken an alkali which we empty in our grand work.  End of the philosophical explanation.  Then Father Adam explains the

MORAL LODGE.

Sun.—­The sun represents the divinity of the Eternal; for as there is but one Sun to light and invigorate the earth, so there is but one God, to whom we ought to pay our greatest adoration.

3 S. S. S.—­The 3 S. S. S. are initials of the words Scienta, Sapientia, Sanctitas, and teach you that science, adorned with wisdom, creates a holy man.

Three candlesticks.—­The three candlesticks are the image of the life of man, considered in youth, manhood, and old age, and happy are those that have been enlightened in these ages, by the light of truth.