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Notice at the center of the checkerboard design is “the blazing star of Freemasonry.” You
can see clearly that it is constructed of one five pointed star overlaid upon another, their
points alternated. This five pointed star derives from the ancient Egyptian hieroglyph for
Sirius, the Dog-Star.

Egyptian Hieroglyph for Sirius

David Ovason in the book The Secret Architecture of Our Nation’s Capital shares the
following:

The importance of the Egyptian star was recognized by Masons, who introduced its
symbolism into their rituals, first in France and then in the United States. The American
Freemason John Fellows wrote of Sirius as the “radiant star,” which was so widely used
in the Masonic symbolism of America: “The Blazing Star is Anubis, the Dog-Star; whose
rising forewarned the Egyptians of the approach of the overflowing of the Nile.” (John
Fellows, Exposition of the Mysteries, or Religious Dogmas and Customs of the Ancient
Egyptians, Pythagoreans and Druids, 1835)

It was scarcely surprising that the most sacred star of the Egyptians should have found
its way into the Masonic mysteries, for the speculative Masons who sought out the origins
of their craft seemed always to perfect their studies in Egypt. There may be little doubt
that this Masonic transmission explains why Sirius should have become important for the
United States of America. The new world was tied to the hermetic ancient world by
several symbols, but the most sacred of these was the Egyptian star, the flaming star