THE
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JUNE 1912
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AMADODA NABANGANE
Ezingxenyeni ezine nohhafu zendilinga etsheni eliyinhloko le-Masonic le-Royal Arch Chapter kukhona izinhlamvu HTWSSTKS Ingabe zinabo ubuhlobo be-zodiac, futhi izikhundla zabo ezizungeze indilinga zibonisani?
Izinhlamvu uH. T. W. S. S. T. K. S. ifundwa kusuka kwesobunxele uye kwesokudla, kepha futhi kufanele iguqukele kwesokunxele iye kwesobunxele. Njengoba sazi i-zodiac, incwadi yokuqala uH. isendaweni ye-aries, owokuqala u-T. e-aquarius, W. e-capricorn, owokuqala uS. e-scorpio, owesibili uS. kwa-libra, owesibili u-T. kwa-leo, K. kumdlavuza, kanye nesithathu S. e-taurus. Lezi zinhlamvu zingatholakala ezincwadini zama-Masonic, kepha amagama awamagama lawo, nezincazelo zawo, awanikezwa kunoma iyiphi incwadi. Kumele, ngakho-ke, kuqondwe ukuthi ukubaluleka kwabo kuyimfihlo futhi kubalulekile futhi akuhloselwe ukufundiswa nokukhanyiselwa kwalabo abangazange bathathe iziqu zeRoyal Arch Isahluko. Umbhali akalona ilungu lobuzalwane beMasonic, akatholanga ziyalezo kunoma yimuphi walelo qembu mayelana neMasonry, futhi akenzi sengathi unolwazi oluthile lwezimfihlo zeMasonic Craft. Kepha isifanekiswana siwulimi lwendawo yonke. Noma ngubani oyiqonda ngempela kufanele afunde okushiwo yitshe lokukhanya ngokukhanya kweMason, okufakwe ku-zodiac, futhi kucace ngokukhanya okunikezwa yi-zodiac, futhi ngokuya ngezinga lowo owamukelayo akhuliswa ngalo. Izimpawu ezine ze-zodiac, i-gemini, i-virgo, i-sagittary ne-pisces, azishiywanga njengezingadingeki emsebenzini, noma kungenjalo zifakiwe kwizimpawu, i-taurus, i-leo, i-scorpio ne-aquarius. I-Taurus, i-leo scorpio ne-aquarius kumakwe izinhlamvu u-S. T., S. T., ezibekwa maphakathi phakathi kwezimpawu ze-aries, umdlavuza, i-libra ne-capricorn. Uma izimpawu noma izinhlamvu ezibhekene zodwa zixhunyaniswe ngemigqa, kuzokwakhiwa iziphambano ezimbili. Isiphambano esakhiwe umugqa othe mpo uH. S. kanye nomugqa ovundlile K. W. iyisiphambano esimile se-zodiac, i-aries-libra kanye ne-cancer-capricorn. Isiphambano esakhiwe imigqa S. S. kanye noT. T. isiphambano eshukumisekayo se-zodiac, esakhiwa yizimpawu ze-taurus-scorpio ne-leo-aquarius. Lezi zibonakaliso ezishukumisayo nesiphambano zifanekiselwa yilezi zilwane ezine ezingcwele: inkunzi noma inkabi, i-taurus, ekhonjiswe yincwadi uS .; ibhubesi, i-leo, okuyihlamvu lwayo T .; ukhozi noma i-scorpio, endaweni okulohlamvu S .; indoda (ngesinye isikhathi ingelosi) noma i-aquarius, endaweni okukhona kuyo incwadi uT. Ukubheka ubudlelwano nokuma kwezinhlamvu nezimpawu zalezi ziphambano ezimbili: Uhlamvu H. kanye ne-S. yayo ephambene, imele inhloko yelitshe kanye nesisekelo salo, futhi ihambelana ne-aries ne-libra. Izinhlamvu K. noW. amele izinhlangothi zombili zetshe lesisekelo, elihambisana nezibonakaliso zomdlavuza-capricorn. Lesi isiphambano esime ngomumo sezinkanyezi. Incwadi ephezulu uS. nencwadi engezansi uS. umele ekhoneni elingaphezulu nekhona lakhona eliphansi letshe eliyisihluthulelo futhi uhambelana nezimpawu ze-taurus-scorpio zodiac. Incwadi ephezulu uT. nencwadi engezansi uT. ihambelana nelinye ikona elingaphezulu nekhoneni lalo eliphansi lelitshe elingukhiye, kanye nezimpawu ze-aquarius-leo ze-zodiac, ezakha isiphambano sendawo ye-zodiac. Lezi zinhlamvu zamatshe okhiye, noma izibonakaliso zodiac, zingasetshenziswa ngababili ngezindlela eziningi. Kuzoqashelwa izinhlamvu zekhanda nezisekelo nezinhlangothi zamatshe okhiye zihlukile nezinhlamvu eziphikisanayo (uS. S. kanye noT. T.) zamakhona ahambelana nesiphambano eshukumisekayo se-zodiac, esibonakaliswa yilezi zilwane ezine okukhulunywe ngazo ngenhla, ziyefana. Ukube izinhlamvu zamatshe okhiye nezikhundla zawo, nezimpawu zezodiac bekungukuphazanyiswa kwengqondo futhi kwenza abantu abafuna ukwazi, basebenzise kabi futhi kufanele baphonswe eceleni. Kepha, empeleni banokubaluleka okujulile, inani lomzimba nelingokomoya.
I-zodiac imelela umuntu endaweni yonke nasemkhathini kumuntu; itshe elingukhiye limele umuntu. Ukuchazwa kwezikhundla umuntu abekwe kuzo emhlabeni kanye nokutshalwa kwezimfanelo ezinhle anqoba ngazo izinto ezimbi ezimhlukumeza, ngaphambi kokuthi afinyelele umqhele nenkazimulo yezimpilo zakhe, yinde kakhulu ukuthi angazama. Kunikezwe uhlaka olufushane kuphela lapha. Njengoba umuntu wenyama ebekwa emhlabeni wenyama ku-zodiac yakhe, kanjalo indoda njengomoya ibekwe kumuntu wenyama, umzimba wakhe wenyama. Njengomuntu ozelwe ngowesifazane kufanele aqhamuke esimweni sakhe esiphansi sento engokomzimba, asebenze ngesimo sakhe sesilwane, futhi akhuphukele enkazimulweni yobudokotela obunengqondo emhlabeni, ngakho-ke indoda njengomoya kufanele inqobe futhi inyuke isuke esimweni sayo sesilwane sukuma uqede umuntu wokuqonda njengomqhele wakhe wokomoya nenkazimulo yakhe. Njengo-Ixion enganekwaneni yamaGreek eyaboshwa futhi yafakwa isiphambano, ukuze ihlawulele iziphambeko zayo, unjalo umuntu obekwe emhlabeni ukuzofeza isiphetho sakhe; futhi, kanjalo nomuntu unjengomoya obekwe emzimbeni wakhe wenyama ukuba ahlolwe izivivinyo zesimo sakhe wenyama, ukuthi ahlukunyezwe, aze ayinqobe, isimo sesilwane, ngemuva kwalokho adlule futhi ahlanzwe ngazo zonke izinhlobo zokuhlolwa futhi izivivinyo, ukuze azokwanela futhi akhombise ukufanele ukugcwalisa indawo yakhe efanele endaweni yonke. Izimpawu zezinkanyezi zodiac zikhombisa izigaba nomthetho ngokusho kwamadoda ngokomzimba nangokwengqondo nangokwengqondo nangokomoya asebenza kuma-zodiacs abo, ngaphakathi kwe-zodiac ebandakanya konke. Izinhlamvu ezisekitsheni elingukhiye kufanele zikhombise indlela nezindlela umuntu njengomoya osebenza ngazo ngaphakathi emzimbeni wenyama ku-zodiac yakhe abekwe kuyo, ukuze abe yitshe lekhiye leqiniso eliqedela i-arch yasebukhosini. Umsebenzi weRoyal Arch Isahluko unganikeza isibonakaliso sezinhlamvu kanye netshe; kepha kungaba wuphawu nje. Umuntu njengomoya angayakha i-arch yakhe, kepha akayigcwalisi — empeleni akayigcwalisi empilweni eyodwa. Unqotshiwe; ubulawa izitha zakhe. Esikhathini esiningi lapho efa uvuswa futhi abuye futhi, futhi uzoqhubeka nomsebenzi wakhe kuze kube yilapho evuka futhi egcwalisa indawo yakhe futhi aqeda i-arch yakhe ethempelini. Umbuthano wezimpilo zakhe, i-arch, uzobe uqedile. Akabe esaphuma futhi.
Itshe elibonakalayo layo yonke iMason ethathe iRoyal Arch Isahluko libonisa yena lapho eyokufanele futhi elungele ukuqeda nokugcwalisa impilo yakhe-kulelothempeli elingakhiwe ngezandla. Indoda njengeMason, itshe eliyisihluthulelo sethempeli, manje isengaphansi kwesakhiwo. Yena, it, isendaweni yocansi, i-libra, ye-zodiac yakhe. Kumele asukume, azikhulise. Ngemuva kokuthatha izikhundla ezikhonjiswe yizinhlamvu ezisetsheni elingukhiye, noma ngezibonakaliso zodiac, nokwenza umsebenzi odingwa yincwadi ngayinye noma isibonakaliso, kufanele asukume ngokubaluleka kwakhe bese esebenza ngekhanda — okuyiwona umqhele nenkazimulo womuntu. Lapho itshe seliphakanyiswa lisuka endaweni yezocansi liye ekhanda, yona, indoda, itshe eliyisihluthulelo, iyoba ngukungafi. Uzobe eseyikho konke okushiwo yi-White Stone okuyiwona igama elisha, igama lakhe elisha, lona uqobo alwenzayo njengophawu lwakhe kulelo tshe, itshe lokungafi.
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