Jan 11, 2013
What does the middle chamber mean to you?
We know from the ritual, that the middle chamber is where the operative freemason goes to receive the wages that are due to him. They are Due him for the work that he has completed. The work of a freemason is to smooth and square the ashlars and to assist in the building of the temple. As speculative freemasons, the temple we are building is ourselves. And if we are the temple, then the middle chamber symbolizes where we lock up the secrets of freemasonry. It is eluded to by the sign of fidelity, and the oaths that we memorize. It is where we give ourselves the wages we are due for the work we have completed.