The Noble Lie

Tongue half in cheek.

On the topic of masonic aprons, check out:

• George Washington’s apron (chock with symbolism)
• Meriwether Lewis’s apron (relative of George Washington, Robert E. Lee, and Queen Elizabeth II)

Meriwether Lewis was quite a fellow. Not only was he Lewis from Lewis and Clark, but he also fought in the unit that put down the Whiskey Rebellion. He was master of the first masonic lodge in St. Louis. He died from multiple gunshot wounds.. the official ruling was suicide but his family maintained that he was murdered.

Artwork is Jacob’s Ladder by William Blake.

There’s a lady who’s sure
All that glitters is gold
And she’s buying a stairway to heaven
When she gets there she knows
If the stores are all closed
With a word she can get what she came for
Ooh, ooh, and she’s buying a stairway to heaven

There’s a sign on the wall
But she wants to be sure
‘Cause you know sometimes words have two meanings
In a tree by the brook
There’s a songbird who sings
Sometimes all of our thoughts are misgiven

- Led Zeppelin, “Stairway to Heaven”

EDIT: Ok, maybe they’re just jumping now.

Erected as a memorial to the victims of the Ludlow Massacre.

Color version of anonymous Flammarion woodcut (1888).

Don’t look at this one drunk, it might trip you out.