The rest of the symbolism is only vaguely familiar - the three
   pillars are distinct yet equally supporting, yet neither the
   three distinct pillars nor the ladder of divine ascent have any
   visible upper purpose: The engineered block across from the
   roughly hewn block with the presumably empty or spilled bottle
   and the sword is also quite powerful. I never studied masonic
   symbolism although I know it is very rich and is very meaningful
   for those who ascribe to its ways, much as the Eastern Orthodox
   symbolism within its iconography was very powerful and
   meaningful to me during my time with them. Once you can read a
   particular symbolism properly, it is a very rich source that
   goes deeper than what at first appears, and as somebody who was
   never much "into art", in my time with them, I grew to
   appreciate the depth an understanding can have when one had
   adopted a tradition for their own.