{"id":322,"date":"2022-02-21T23:52:44","date_gmt":"2022-02-21T23:52:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ancientsymbols.org\/?p=322"},"modified":"2022-02-24T01:40:01","modified_gmt":"2022-02-24T01:40:01","slug":"masonic-square","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ancientsymbols.org\/masonic-square\/","title":{"rendered":"Masonic Square\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"142\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ancientsymbols.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/masonic-square-masonic-symbol.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2835\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Square and Compasses (or, more precisely, a square and a set of compasses connected together) is Freemasonry&#8217;s most recognizable symbol. The square and compasses are both architect&#8217;s tools that are employed as symbols in Masonic ritual to teach symbolic principles. Masons should &#8220;square their deeds by the square of virtue&#8221; and learn to &#8220;circumscribe their impulses and maintain their passions within suitable boundaries for all mankind,&#8221; according to some Lodges and ceremonies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Square and Compasses (or, more precisely, a square and a set of compasses connected together) is Freemasonry&#8217;s most recognizable symbol. The square and compasses are both architect&#8217;s tools that are employed as symbols in Masonic ritual to teach symbolic principles. Masons should &#8220;square their deeds by the square of virtue&#8221; and learn to &#8220;circumscribe &#8230; <a title=\"Masonic Square\u00a0\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/ancientsymbols.org\/masonic-square\/\" aria-label=\"More on Masonic Square\u00a0\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ancientsymbols.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/322"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ancientsymbols.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ancientsymbols.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ancientsymbols.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ancientsymbols.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=322"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ancientsymbols.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/322\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2837,"href":"https:\/\/ancientsymbols.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/322\/revisions\/2837"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ancientsymbols.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=322"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ancientsymbols.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=322"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ancientsymbols.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=322"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}