The Book of the Elders: Saying of the Desert Fathers: The Systematic Collection: Sayings of the Desert Fathers: The Systematic Collection Volume 240 Paperback Collarette

The Book of the Elders: Saying of the Desert Fathers: The Systematic Collection: Sayings of the Desert Fathers: The Systematic Collection Volume 240 Paperback CollaretteIn the early part of the fourth century, a few Christians, mostly men and some women, began to withdraw from "the world" to retreat into the desert, there to practice their new religion more seriously. The person who aspired to "renounce the world" first had to find an "elder," a person who would accept him as a disciple and apprentice. To his elder (whom he would address as abbafather) the neophyte owed complete obedience; from his abba, he would

White field: Spiritual purification and completion of the moral journey

This comprehensive

crafted to reflect the chivalric discipline

Arturo de Hoyos

and social life of ancient Kemet (Egypt)

Pentagonal pendant with the symbols of the 5 Degrees of the Allied Masonic Degrees

uniting symbolic depth

Adding to the realism is a cap badge that signifies rank and allegiance within the storied hierarchy

what conditions sustain renewal

is a masterpiece of Masonic tradition and symbolism

as well as the Sign of Grief and Distress

Craftsmanship: Detailed stitching and fine materials reflect the solemnity of the Scottish Rite