Consistory
The Consistory Degrees are very different from each other in form and content.
The 31° reveals the dynamic relationship that has existed for centuries between human law as a means of achieving justice,
and divine justice as an ideal. The 32° reviews the Degrees of the Lodge of Perfection, the Chapter of Rose Croix and
the Council of Kadosh. In it we learn the very ancient roots of Masonic Truth - in the East!
"Where Freemasonry flourishes, there will be found the highest type of citizenship
and the best standard of living." - Albert Pike |
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31° -
Inspector Inquisitor In this degree the apprentice learns prayerful self-examination. The mistakes today should
not be committed tomorrow. Simply, the daily look at ones self to learn to live with the future. No apron is worn in the Supreme
Tribunal, but the traditional apron displayed is of pure white lambskin with a Teutonic Cross of black and silver embroidered
upon the flap. The jewel is a silver Teutonic cross. The jewel is suspended from a white collar, with a gold triangle with
a "31" inside it. The duty is to judge yourself in the same light as you judge others, considering both actions and motives. |
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SPES MEA IN DEO EST "my hope is in god"
32° - Master of the Royal Secret
The lessons taught in this degree are that genuine brotherhood requires mutual regard, opinion, esteem
and charity. We always look for the good in all and make allowances for other's shortcomings. We trust the Supreme Architect
to lead us to friendship, morality and brotherly love. The apron of this degree is white, lined in black, with a double-headed
eagle and a plan of the Camp of the Princes. The jewel worn is a golden Teutonic Cross. In the center are the letters
XXXII, surrounded by a green wreath. The cap of a Master of the Royal Secret is black
silk with a black band trimmed in gold. In the center front is a double-headed eagle emblem with a rayed equilateral triangle
above in gold. The triangle is red, has 32° in its center and is trimmed with gold. The duties are: a Soldier of the Light
seeks truth and knowledge; a Soldier of Freedom demands for the people free vote and voice and attains freedom of voice, vote
and opinion for himself; a Soldier of the True Religion combats spiritual tyranny with reason and truth; a Soldier of the
People encourages men to be self-reliant and independent; a Soldier of Scottish Rite Masonry is zealous and ardent in the
performance of his duties to God, his country, his family, his brethren and himself. |
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