Sanctum Sanctorum and the crypt

Use in the book

The degree narrative locates the secret council beneath the Temple's innermost place. The divine Name is later associated with a protected sacred interior. The lodge and human temple extend the image from a building to the inward conditions of disclosure.

Places to read

1. Degrees of the Mystic Oriental Rite · Block 4… “called a secret council at low-twelve in the secret crypt under the Sanctum Sanctorum.”
2. Degrees of the Mystic Oriental Rite · Block 6… “return and discovering a stranger wandering near the Secret Crypt, he thereupon took him into his custody and brought him before the Secret Council. The stranger proved to be Abdemon, a” …
3. Mystic Masonry · Block 52… “time of the atonement, entered alone into the Holy of Holies and there repeated the name. The name was thus withdrawn from and finally lost by the common people. This is” …
4. Foundations of Mystic Masonry · Block 138… “at least that part of it called the Holy of Holies — had stood. During their work they found three stones which were the cornerstones of the Solomon temple itself. The” …
5. Masonic Symbolism · Block 67“272. "Into the Master Mason's lodge— this holy of holies of the Masonic temple, where the solemn truths of death and immortality are inculcated — the aspirant, on entering, should purify” …

In this edition

Latin and English expressions are retained side by side. Crypt is not treated as a synonym for every cavern or sanctuary in the book.

Reading the argument

The spatial model gives knowledge an interior and an approach. It does not establish the existence of every chamber described in a ritual legend. The moral significance of a protected center and the archaeological claim remain distinct.

Sanctum Sanctorum

“Sanctum Sanctorum” — 1 occurrence in 1 text block: D.4.

Holy of Holies

“Holy of Holies” — 4 occurrences in 3 text blocks: M.52; F.138; S.67.

crypt

“crypt” — 2 occurrences in 2 text blocks: D.4, 6.

Secret Crypt

“Secret Crypt” — 2 occurrences in 2 text blocks: D.4, 6.