The "G": its two stated meanings (US, 1826 and 1866)
Record: the document says itPattern: documents line upLens: our readingOpen: not yet provenCode: a stated code
Year: 1826
SUMMARYThe "G": its two stated meanings (US, 1826 and 1866) [Connections: Word coding & Masonic method, Nov 5, 2026]
RECORDMorgan's Fellow Craft lecture says the letter G denotes "Deity, before whom we should all bow with reverence, worship and adore." It "also denotes geometry, the fifth science; it being that on which this degree was principally founded" (p. 69). Duncan says it is "the initial of geometry, the fifth science" (p. 77) and "alludes to the sacred name of Deity" (p. 78)
CODEThis is a stated meaning that the ritual gives for a symbol
PATTERNThe ritual itself gives the G two meanings at once, so one symbol carries layered readings by design
LENS (WW9)Any further reading of the G (for example as another word) is Lens unless a ritual text prints it. Given Pike's "outer court" passage, the Blue Lodge's own explanation may not be the last word either
OPENWhat the higher-degree texts (Pike and others) say about the G
SOURCEMorgan (mirror), p. 69; Duncan (mirror), pp. 77–78.