Vol 8, Issue 3, 2025 Impact Factor: 8.535 DOI: https://doi.org/10.31426/ijamsr.2025.8.3.8111 IJAMSR 8 (3) March 2025 www.ijamsr.com 1 International Journal of Advanced Multidisciplinary Scientific Research (IJAMSR) ISSN:2581-4281 Copyright, Ferenc Sebök, Semper Melior, 30x40, 2008. R°L° Éperon d’Or, Orient de Namur, RGLB. 1. The Candle From the Middle Ages, in the West, the candle competed with the oil lamp which had the disadvantage of being more dangerous, requiring more attention and required more handling for filling and changing the wick which quickly charred. The candle had a wick surrounded by beef or mutton tallow. The word "candle" appeared in the French language in the 14th century. But it is to Michel-Eugène Chevreul, a French chemist, that we owe the invention of the first candle in the 1820s, following the discovery of saponification. He managed to extract animal stearin. The Symbolism of The Candle in Freemasonry. Reflections on Light, The Four Elements and The Three Journeys of The Apprentice Ferenc Sebök, Ph.D Catholic University of Louvain – Ballsbridge University Email: f.sebok@hotmail.com