Does Masonry use symbols which are diabolical in nature?
No. Masonry uses symbols-it’s our primary way of teaching, as it has been the primary way of teaching from ancient times (just try teaching arithmetic without number symbols), but there is nothing satanic about them. Symbols mean what the person uses them to mean. X may be a St. Andrew’s Cross, ancient symbol of Scotland, or it may mean “multiply two numbers together,” or “10” in Roman Numerals, or “unknown in algebra,” or “don’t do this,”, or “truce,”, or “Xenon” in chemistry, or “by” as in 2 x 4 board, or “this is the spot,” or even “railroad crossing.” The meaning of the symbol X depends on the symbol’s meaning in the mind of the person using it. It’s the same with Masonic symbols. We sometimes use the five-pointed star, for example. Some people choose to see that as a symbol of witchcraft. It’s their right to use it that way in their own thinking if they wish. But we use it as a symbol of man, because that is its oldest meaning (the five points refer to the head, the hands, and the
