Transcripts, Chapter Markers and Show Notes for all episodes are available from our website - WayOfTheHermit.com.In this episode, Gene and David, delve into the myth of the Royal Arch of Solomon degree, focusing on the Biblical Patriarch Enoch. In Enoch's dream, God reveals his "True Name" and shows him a vault of nine arched chambers, with the last one containing a triangular plate of gold bearing God's name. Enoch interprets this as a divine sign and constructs a similar vault to protect this treasure for future generations. The vault is later discovered during the construction of Solomon's Temple, leading to the revelation of the "True Name of God" to King Solomon and his conferral of the title of Masons of the Ninth Royal Arch to three individuals.The episode discusses the ineffable name of God, the symbolism associated with it, and its interpretation across different cultures. It explores the concept of esoteric knowledge, which is defined as - personal, ineffable knowledge that can only be communicated indirectly. The conversation also touches on the symbolism of numbers in Solomon's Temple, particularly the Holy of Holies, and how the "True Name of the Deity," as revealed in Enoch's dream and inscribed on the cube in Solomon's Temple, is the Master Mason's Word.This series on the Scottish Rite uses the following primary sources (which you are encouraged to read as well):Albert Pike's Morals and Dogma: Annotated EditionScottish Rite Ritual Monitor & GuideA Bridge to LightDiagrams:"A Brother, Lowered Into a Subterranean Vault" (Engraving)Overview01:14 Introduction01:49 Mythological Setting06:05 Morals and Dogma06:46 The Ineffable Name of God10:44 Symbolism and the Name of God13:26 Hebrew Monotheism15:17 Masonry Includes the Communication of Esoteric Knowledge17:40 Solomon’s Temple Represented the Universe20:42 The Lodge Represents the Universe22:50 Preserving Liberty24:45 The Religion of Toil, Life and Society26:35 On the Religious Nature of Masonry27:47 On the Law of Retribution29:49 Symbols of the Degree31:05 The Philosopher's Stone32:17 Finding the Stone34:25 Childhood & The Flood35:28 The Perfect AshlarLinks:The Secrets of Enoch in the Masonic Tradition (Arturo De Hoyos)Tao (Wikipedia)Om (aka Aum - Wikipedia)Isaac Ben Solomon Luria (Encyclopedia.com)Primary texts of Kabbalah (Wikipedia.com)The Eight Gates of the Arizal (Safed.co.il)Jewish meditation (Wikipedia)Madonna - Isaac (YouTube)

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