Sendong

Keeping careful watch for possible danger or difficulties: the burglar was spotted by vigilant neighbors.|
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burlesque/wit/
Noun:| Mental sharpness and inventiveness; keen intelligence.|
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Verb:| Have familiarity: I wot that but too well.|
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Synonyms:| noun.  intellect - bear in mind - intelligence - nous - senseverb.  know - ken - wot|
The Meaning of the mo Glass
By Wor. H. Meij
The arcminute glass is mentioned in the Third class lecture, where it is explained that it is an emblem of human life. It symbolizes the eternal passage of time, the mainstay steal away until there is no more, and therefore a running(prenominal) reminder that life is finite, and that therefore we should make the most of it plot of ground we can. However, the hour glass is as well used in former(a) ways. With its two containers, the hour glass is an analogy between the upper and the lower, and the need to turn the hour glass from top to get through at times to continue the process symbolizes the continual calendar method between life and death, heaven and earth. However, if no action is taken, the sand can only flow one way. This symbolizes our need to reverse, at times, our attitudes and actions for continuity, or we shall always be drawn to one fount - the base. This symbolism is also seen in the Temperance card of the Tarot.



cardinal part of the hour glass is always full-of-the-moon, the another(prenominal) overturn and this cycle of emptiness and fullness follow each other - just like in life, where joy and sadness for type often follow each other in cycles. It is also interesting to note that the ascetics St. Ambrose (Patron saint of learning) and St. Magdalene (the first to see the Nazarene after the resurrection) are each depicted with an hour glass. In European lodges, the chamber of reflection where the candidate is placed precedent to initiation, has an hour glass for the candidate to reflect on.
      
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The Meaning of the Hour Glass
By Wor. H. Meij
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