LUE MAP THEORY, MAYBE SOME CONTEXT

[mdog]

Thanks again, Ryano, for taking the time to create these images. It was a good idea to use the light and dark lines to show separation between the halves.

Long story short, my theory is that the LUE map is an abstract drawing of the John Harris painting of the second degree Masonic Tracing Board. I've contacted several Masonic Lodges and one member said that the Harris Tracing Boards were popular in the United States. He also said that the LUE map has symbols that are associated with the second degree board.

I wonder if the LUE map was created as an easier way to study the Harris painting of the second degree. The painting had to be left in the lodge but a copy of the LUE map could be taken home and studied. Drawing the LUE map in abstract, and using simple geometric shapes, would make it easier to study the different parts of the second degree. The LUE map, as it is, shows the symbology of the second degree, but folding the map in half, like Ryano did, consolidates the information of the second degree.

 

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[mdog]

This is Ryano's second image.

 

[mdog]

I thought I would show Masonic symbolism on the LUE map and the Harris 2nd Degree Tracing Board.

It seems that the interpretation of Masonic symbols doesn't have to be consistent from lodge to lodge. The symbols are there and pretty much open for interpretation, kind of like the Christian churches. There was only one Jesus but 40,000 Christian churches can't agree on what he had to say. Anyway, I labeled a picture of the LUE map and the Harris Tracing Board, to illustrate similarities.

#1- Sun light that helps orient the drawing.

#2- Five steps that go to the middle chamber.

#3- A pyramid shaped mountain with a shadow that helps orient the map and painting.

#4- The Mason's level.

#5- The Mason's plumb.

#6- The pavement.

#7- The celestial curve on the globe at the top of the column.

#8- The Blazing Star (the Sun), symbolized on the LUE map, with the circle inside the circle.

#9- The two columns, Boaz and Jachim.

#10- The triangles inside the door on the middle chamber of the Harris painting.

 

[mdog]

Here are a couple of variations of the Harris Tracing Board.

The first picture shows rectangles on the floor of the second chamber.

This picture shows what looks like boards on the floor of the second chamber.