What is Argamon?

[frommy]

According to the descriptions of King Solomon's Temple given in the Bible, there were three dyes used in the decoration of the Temple: Techelet, Tola-at Sheni, and Argamon. Techelet was blue, Tola-at Sheni was red, and Argamon was purple (sometimes called "Royal Purple

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[badbrad]

some more about colors. The Royal Arch's color is red and the blue lodge blue of course and the cryptic masons, which between them chronologically, is purple. Where as the blue lodge concerns itself with the work we do here and the RA with our reward after death. The council is more about how the secret is hidden within us.

On the pillars I like to look at them from the perspective of the officers actual construction duties and compare them to human consciousness. The WM is King Solomon who was charged by God to build the temple (our higher spiritual side) SW is the foreman who oversees the actual work and pays the wages (our rational intellect) JW is the craftsman who performs the actual work. His position is the one of balance as he oversees when the sun is directly overhead thus no shadows. It is his job to balance between the high spiritual aspirations and the rational plans to make the temple a reality as well as balance between work and refreshment. (our good judgment) The North the darkest part of the lodge would represent the material world.

Those are just my own personal observations.

[frommy]

Hey Brad, glad to see you on here. We ought to find an excuse to get together again one of these days. What has it been, almost 5 years?

Thanks for your insight on the colors and pillars.

[badbrad]

yeah about that long. I'm getting married in 3 weeks, then going on vacation.

[frommy]

That's great news. Congrats!

[badbrad]

Thanks, in more news we exulted 20 companions at our RA festival in June and this new program for promoting RA in the blue lodges is starting up this month.