Masonic Symbol and it's Secrets Revealed: You have three major symbols here that make up the Masonic emblem--The Compass, Square, and the letter G (The seventh letter made). The emblem in this picture faces the East. I know because I used a compass while standing in front of it. Those wearing this symbol are said to be Master Masons or traveling men. These men are said to be traveling toward the East. Why toward the east? Because as the Sun rises in the East, the East is the birth place of light (Knowledge & Truth). The truth is the light that leads one from the darkness of ignorance. The square has 4 equal sides. Each corner has 90 degrees, (90x4 equals 360). 360 degrees is a Cipher (That which is complete) both mentally as well as physically, showing and proving that the truth is the way to square off all unrighteousness. That G in the middle is the 7th letter made. In Bible folklore God created everything in 7-days. The 7th letter made stands for God, Geometry, or Grand Architect of the Universe.