Fraternal? sword from Lepanto, Philippines

David · 18th February 2014, 03:23 PM

Interesting. Definitely looks like a lodge sword of some sort. Better photos would help ID some of the letters, which i am finding a little hard to read (PAO maybe?), but they may just be the initials or magickal name of the owner of the initials of the name of the order (Pilippines _______ Order). But that is definitely the well known Masonic sign of the compass & ruler on one side and what appears to be the tetragammaton in the triangle with emanating rays on the other, which is a common magickal symbol for ceremonial magickal lodges like the Golden Dawn, the O.T.O. and the Masons. The pommel also has a 5-pointed star that can certainly be seen as a pentagram in conjunction with the other symbols on the sword.
I don't know of any of the more hardcore magickal lodges operating in the Philippines (though secret organizations often remain, well, secret

), but there is quite a history of Masonic Lodge activity there so this seems most likely.
It would be nice if they could restore it more and take some better photos. Seems like a nice find.

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18th February 2014, 03:23 PM	#2
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,218	Interesting. Definitely looks like a lodge sword of some sort. Better photos would help ID some of the letters, which i am finding a little hard to read (PAO maybe?), but they may just be the initials or magickal name of the owner of the initials of the name of the order (Pilippines _______ Order). But that is definitely the well known Masonic sign of the compass & ruler on one side and what appears to be the tetragammaton in the triangle with emanating rays on the other, which is a common magickal symbol for ceremonial magickal lodges like the Golden Dawn, the O.T.O. and the Masons. The pommel also has a 5-pointed star that can certainly be seen as a pentagram in conjunction with the other symbols on the sword. I don't know of any of the more hardcore magickal lodges operating in the Philippines (though secret organizations often remain, well, secret ), but there is quite a history of Masonic Lodge activity there so this seems most likely. It would be nice if they could restore it more and take some better photos. Seems like a nice find.