Janus

The Apprentice's Book

“It has also been wanted to see in Saint John the god Janus of the Latins. This double-sided God symbolized the permanent principle for which the past and the future are but one. His image should induce the Masons to look backwards as well as forward; because, in order to prepare the progress of humanity, it is necessary to take into account the lessons of history.”

-Oswald Wirth