African American tarot card 3, The Empress

3, The Empress - Mother (Oshun, goddess of love, creativity and fertility, Nigeria) 

Light; Fertility and abundance. Imagination, creativity. Love rewarded. 

Shadow; Envy, creative sterility, laziness. Destructive seduction, meddling in the affairs of others. 

 

African American tarot card 2, The High Priestess

 

2, The High Priestess -Reason, Language  (Minona, the divining sorcerer-goddess, Togo and Benin) 

Light; Wisdom, intuition, empathy and receptiveness. The feminine Cosmic principle, guide of dreams.

Shadow; Flight from reality, falseness, instability. Difficulties with feminine side.

African American tarot card 1, The Magician

1, The Magician - The first Man (Adriambahomanana, Madagascar)

Light; Initiative, organizing skills, strong will. Construction of the Ego. Speaking ability.

Shadow; Egotism, swagger, lying and fraud.  Psychological manipulation  

African American tarot card 0, The Fool

0, The Fool - A random Soul 

Light; Instinct, curiosity. Rebellion, freedom from preconceived ideas.  

Shadow; Simplicity, childlike sentiments. Confusion. Irresponsibility.

What is a Chisel used for in Masonry?

A chisel is also a tool used in masonry to cut and shape stones.

 

The Chisel represents the importance of education, self-development, and shaping one’s own character through the practical application of knowledge.

 

The Chisel also reminds men of that knowledge is power, and its learned application is to be used in his own lifelong endeavors, also to be used to further help improve his own community.

What is a Common Gavel used for in Masonry?

A Common Gavel is a tool used by stonemasons to break off the rough and superficial parts of a rough stone. 

 

This makes the stone fit for its constructive purpose.

 

The Common Gavel, also symbolizes the need for self-discipline and the perfecting of imperfections from within one’s character.

 

It is a useful tool, that serves as a healthy reminder that every man is a work in progress, and that the process of self-development is a lifelong endeavor.

What is a 24 inch gauge used for in Masonry?

A 24-inch gauge is a measuring instrument that symbolizes the 24 hours in a day and the importance of time management.

 

Time is a valuable resource and should be used wisely. 

 

The 24-inch gauge reminds adult males to make the most of their time and ultimately their lives.

 

This tool helps men restore for themselves, a guided sense of purpose in life.

Revelation 20: 1-12 The KJV Bible

¹ And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.

² And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,

³ And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.

⁴ And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.

⁵ But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.

⁶ Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.

⁷ And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,

⁸ And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog, and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.

⁹ And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.

¹⁰ And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.

¹¹ And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.

¹² And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.

 

Revelation 9: 11 The KJV Bible

 ¹¹ And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon.