I can pass on that after you have achieved the 3rd degree; you have the choice of going on with your studies of either the Scottish Rite (more on the philosophical side) or York Rite (more on one’s introspection aspect).
I do want to pass on that the Freemasons are very pleased with Dan Brown’s book and it is very well received.
There are some Masonic details that Dan Brown did get wrong but it does not detract from the story. This can be expected because Dan is not a Mason but for the most part he presented the Freemasons very well.
1. The Scottish Rite in America is governed by two Supreme Councils, not just the one in Washington.
2. The head of the Scottish Rite is the “Sovereign Grand Commander” not the “Supreme Worshipful Master.” This latter position does not exist.
3. The 32nd degree is not conferred in a local lodge. Local Lodges that you see in your neighborhood are referred to as a “Blue Lodge” and they only go up to the 3rd degree.
4. You cannot see the altar in the Temple room in Alexander, VA Masonic Temple from the double doors at the entrance, the organ blocks the view.
5. The “circumpunct” or “point within a circle” is only one of many emblems, not uniquely important.
6. The emblem of the Scottish Rite is a double-headed eagle, not a phoenix.
7. A 33rd degree ring is composed of three equal-width bands, usually with a triangle containing “33°.” In the Scottish Rite, there are only 33 of these in the Rite. One can only be elected into this level after someone dies and a spot opens up.
Should anyone have any interest I will be glad to answer any questions that I am allowed to pass on. The Freemasons are not a secret society, but a society with secrets with the motto, “Making Good Men Better.”
Very instructive, Engineer. I know almost nothing of the Freemason movement outside of Dan Brown's books- but what he presents is intriguing. I have always had a fascination with that angle, the church, codes, and ancient signs and symbols. [it must have been one of my former lives]
ReplyDeleteAgain, I find it fascinating. The Free Masons?Les Francs-Macons...here in France have had an untold history intertwined with the government and industry.
ReplyDeleteThe results, the organization is held in high suspicion in the mids of the general public.
The religious overtones have made it quasi-illegal, but there has never been any attempt to quash it, probably because the officials who would do the quashing are Franc-Macon....
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ReplyDeleteIt was Benjamin Franklin, when he was in France arguing the case for France to help the Colonies against England, brought Voltaire to join the Les Francs Macons at the local French lodge.
It is said that it was the Scottish Jacobites exiled in France that started the Scottish Rites segment of the Freemasons. After you have obtained the 3rd level or Master Mason, you have the choice to go further with either the Scottish Rite or the York Rite. The education of the Scottish Rite is more on the philosophy side and the York Rite is more on the self discovery introspection side.
The Masons have religious overtone yes but not in the aspect that one finds in the traditional organized religion such as Catholic, Baptist, Methodist, Epical, Lutheran, etc. churches. This is why it is quasi-illegal from Organized Religions.
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