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Ancient Mystic Oriental Masonry
R. Swinburne Clymer · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordLow-twelve means midnight in the secret-council narrative.
- In Ancient Mystic Oriental MasonrySolomon calls the council at low-twelve beneath the Sanctum Sanctorum after the builder's death.
- In this editionThe hyphenated form low-twelve is retained.
- A place to readD.4: … “in his extremity called a secret council at low-twelve in the secret crypt under the Sanctum” …
Meaning
Low-twelve means midnight in the secret-council narrative. It gives the search for the Word a concealed time as well as an interior place.
Use in the book
Solomon calls the council at low-twelve beneath the Sanctum Sanctorum after the builder's death. Later comparisons of nocturnal initiation connect darkness with expectation, trial, and eventual disclosure. The expression belongs to the degree story, not to a public schedule of meetings.
Places to read
- Degrees of the Mystic Oriental Rite · Block 4… “in his extremity called a secret council at low-twelve in the secret crypt under the Sanctum Sanctorum.”
- Masonic Symbolism · Block 57… “the initiations were performed at the dead of night. No severity of probation could deter the bold and determined aspirant from encountering terrors and actual dangers which led to the gratification” …
In this edition
The hyphenated form low-twelve is retained. Other mentions of night are related imagery, not automatically the same technical designation.
Reading the argument
The time can reinforce a symbolic atmosphere without establishing the historical occurrence of the council. Read it together with the protected chamber and the missing knowledge that gives the story its purpose.
low-twelve
“low-twelve” — 1 occurrence in 1 text block: D.4.
night
“night” — 7 occurrences in 7 text blocks: S.18, 34, 48, 54, 57, 84, 132.