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The Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry (the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction in the United States often omits the and, while the English Constitution in the United Kingdom omits the Scottish), commonly known as simply the Scottish Rite or in the United Kingdom as the Rose Croix (although this is only one of its degrees), is one of several Rites of Freemasonry. A Rite is a progressive series of degrees conferred by various Masonic organizations or bodies, each of which operates under the control of its own central authority. In the Scottish Rite the central authority is called a Supreme Council.
The Scottish Rite is one of the appendant bodies of Freemasonry that a Master Mason may join for further exposure to the principles of Freemasonry. In England and some other countries, while the Scottish Rite is not accorded official recognition by the Grand Lodge, there is no prohibition against a Freemason electing to join it. In the United States, however, the Scottish Rite is officially recognized by Grand Lodges as an extension of the degrees of Freemasonry. The Scottish Rite builds upon the ethical teachings and philosophy offered in the craft lodge, or Blue Lodge, through dramatic presentation of the individual degrees.
The thirty-three degrees of the Scottish Rite are conferred by several controlling bodies. The first of these is the Craft Lodge which confers the Entered Apprentice, Fellowcraft, and Master Mason degrees. Craft lodges operate under the authority of Grand Lodges, not the Scottish Rite. Although most lodges throughout the English-speaking world do not confer the Scottish Rite versions of the first three degrees, there are a handful of lodges in New Orleans and in several other major cities that have traditionally conferred the Scottish Rite version of these degrees.
Usage examples of "scottish rite".
Odlin, Ron Parker, Ann Chapman, Dick Lodge, Olan Watkins and many members of the Compuserve Masonic Forum for information on Freemasonry and Irregular Lodges, circa 1755 (which was agood bitprior to the establishment of the Scottish Rite, so let's not bother writing me about that, shall we?
It was as fine a church inside as out obviously Scottish rite, so it was plain but all the more cheerful for that, a bright and airy place, with whited walls and glass-paned windows.
It was as fine a church inside as out-- obviously Scottish rite, so it was plain-- but all the more cheerful for that, a bright and airy place, with whited walls and glass-paned windows.
Until 1974 his book, Morals and Dogma, was given to every Scottish Rite Freemason who reached the 14th Degree, and it is still recommended on all Masonic reading lists.
Albert Pike, Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Washington, D.
Hall was often cited as one of the foremost authorities on esoteric philosophy, and when he died The Scottish Rite Journal referred to him as Masonry's Greatest Philosopher.