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Masonic Brotherhood of the Blue \"Forget Me Not\" Metallic Lapel Pin 1/2 Inch For Sale
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Masonic Brotherhood of the Blue \"Forget Me Not\" Metallic Lapel Pin 1/2 Inch:
$15.00
This is Half inch in size (1/2 inch)
Most Freemasons, and Freemasonry as a whole, are particularly mindful of our heritage. The history of the forget-me-not is laden with legend and symbolism. And quibbling over historic accuracy merely clouds the true intent of the story. Legends like these are not told to teach us historical fact; they are meant to teach us enduring truth, or even truths, plural. And the truths of the forget-me-not are these; we must never forget our duty to the poor and distressed. We must never forget to persevere through troubled times, as light and life will always spring anew. We must never forget those who have come before us; the sacrifices they made, and the love that they shared with us. We must never forget our duty to honor their memory, and continue their legacy of brotherly love, relief, and truth. Amor fraternus, levatio, veritas. Forget. Me. Not. The Forget-Me-Not The true story behind the Masonic emblem of the Craft in Germany As early as the year 1934, soon after Hitler\'s rise to power, it became apparent that Freemasonry was in danger. In the same year, the German Grand Lodge of the Sun in Bayreuth (one of the pre-war German Grand lodges) realized the imminent problems facing them and elected to wear a little, blue flower, the Forget-Me-Not, in lieu of the traditional Square and Compasses, as a mark of identity for Masons. It was felt the new symbol would not attract attention from the Nazis, who were in the process of confiscating and appropriating Masonic Lodges and property. Masonry had gone underground and it was necessary that Brethren have some readily recognizable means of identification.
Throughout the entire Nazi era, a little blue flower in the lapel marked a Brother. In the Concentration Camps and in the Cities, a little blue Forget-Me-Not distinguished the lapels of those who refused to allow the light of Masonry to be extinguished.
In 1947, when the Grand Lodge of the Sun was re-opened in Bayreuth by Past Grand Master Beyer, a little blue pin, in the shape of a Forget-Me-Not, was proposed and adopted as the official emblem of the first annual convention ofthose who survived the bitter years of semi-darkness, bringing the Light of Masonry once again into the Temples. At the first Annual Convent of the United Grand Lodges of Germany, AF & AM, in 1948, the pin was adopted as an official Masonic emblem, honoring those valiant Brethren who carried their work on under adverse conditions. At the Grand Masters\'Conference in the United States, Dr Theodor Vogel, the Grand Master of the newly formed VGILvD, AF & AM presented one of the pins to each of the representatives of the Grand Jurisdictions with which the VGLvD, AF & AM enjoyed fraternal relations. Thus did a simple flower blossom forth into a meaningful emblem of the Fraternity and became perhaps the most widely worn pin among Freemasons in Germany. In many Lodges, the Forget-Me-Not is presented to new Master Masons, at which time its history is briefly explained.
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