Cryptic Rite Masonry€¦ · Ancient Craft Masonry, without Christian or military emphasis, ... The...
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Cryptic Rite Masonry
Grand Council
Royal & Select Masters
of Ontario
PowerPoint by R. Ill. Comp. W. Bruce Miller
With thanks to Western Grand Council of Cryptic Rite
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The Grand Council
of Royal & Select Masters of Ontario,
Is comprised of 22 Cryptic Rite Councils.
Other regular Jurisdictions include Western & Eastern Jurisdiction of Canada, England, Germany, Israel, Philippines, Scotland, & 49 in the USA.
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They present the degrees of Royal Master &
Select Master
Provides access to the degrees of Super
Excellent Master & Royal Ark Mariner
Four of the most beautiful & fascinating
in Freemasonry.
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The first two,
Royal Master & Select Master,
are Cryptic in nature & content.
They explain how the Lost Word of the
Master Mason degree,
Was rediscovered in Royal Arch
degree,
Was preserved in the first place
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- in the crypt or secret vault under
Solomon's Temple.
They focus on the core material of
Ancient Craft Masonry, without
Christian or military emphasis,
Completes the explanation of our
Fraternity's most powerful legend.
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He who seeks more light in Masonry -
Further enlightenment towards Truth -
His enthusiasm will be welcomed & matched
by Companions who wish to share with him
something very special.
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The Cryptic Rite
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Symbolic Freemasonry, in the Lodge,
Begins the powerful story of how the
Word was lost, & another substituted.
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Capitular Masonry, in the Chapter,
Rediscovers the Word, through secrets found
in a Crypt under an Arch.
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The Cryptic Rite, in the Council,
Tells how & why those secrets were preserved there.
The story - Freemasonry's great allegory
- becomes clear & complete, & all the
more powerful & effective.
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Those who experience that sense of completion
Help sustain the ongoing effort to share
it with others,
To help complete "the Circle of
Perfection of Ancient Craft Masonry".
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Councils of Royal & Select Masters are
made up of Masons who:
Recognize inherent values of the Rite,
Join & remain active in Councils
because of those values
Not because they need the degrees
to gain admission to other bodies.
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Origins
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Though the core material is earlier,
Modern shape of the Royal Master &
Select Master degrees probably
originated in Ireland,
Passed to England & Scotland,
Thence to Sweden, &
Finally to Prussia & King Frederick's
Lodge of Perfection of the Ancient Accepted
Rite, today known as the Scottish Rite.
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The degrees were brought to America in
1761 as Scottish Rite "side degrees",
Including Super Excellent Master.
A.
A.
S.
R.
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In 1807 they became popular in New
York, Massachusetts & Rhode Island
Thanks to Jeremy L. Cross, an associate of Thomas Smith Webb, "father of Royal Arch Masonry in America".
It was Cross who described them as "the summit
& perfection of Ancient Masonry, without which
the history of the Royal Arch Degree cannot be
complete."
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Conferral was assigned to chapters of
Royal Arch Masonry
Until 1870 when the Scottish Rite, &
the General Grand Royal Arch Chapter,
both divested themselves of the degrees.
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In 1880 the first General Grand Council
was formed.
Today, some compare the York Rite Select Master degree to the Scottish Rite Secret Master degree.
Both refer to guardians of secrets & signs of secrecy.
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A Mason entering the Sanctum Sanctorum
by mistake appears in both the Select
Master & Intimate Secretary degrees.
Both the York Rite Council of Royal & Select Masters & Scottish Rite Lodge of Perfection are supposed to have only 27 working members, others being surplus spectators.
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The senior Officer in one is
Thrice Illustrious Master, in the other
Thrice Puissant Master.
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Thrice Illustrious Masters are
eligible to receive
The Order of Thrice Illustrious Master,
& wear the "Silver Trowel" jewel.
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The Name
“Cryptic”
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The focus of the Royal Master &
Select Master degrees is
A secret vault beneath the Temple of
Solomon.
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"Cryptic" means "hidden",
From the Latin crypticus, meaning
"subterranean" or "concealed".
Vaults beneath many churches are
called "crypts".
The expression "Cryptic Masonry"
means, therefore, "Masonry of the
Secret Vault".
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The Vault
&
the Mysteries
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All biblical students &
archeologists know of vaults
Beneath King Solomon's Temple, the
focus of Freemasonry's cryptic
mysteries.
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Philostorgius,
the Greek historian of 400 A.D.,
wrote the story.
Initiation into the Ancient Mysteries of
pre-Christian times involved
underground caves, tunnels, or vaults.
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Modern Freemasonry, especially
in the group of degrees known as
The Royal Mysteries,
May sustain some of the truths
presented in the Ancient Mysteries.
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Certainly, the vault in the Ancient
Mysteries
Was symbolic of the grave,
For initiation was symbolic of the passage of death,
Where alone Divine Truth is to be found.
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Perhaps Freemasons
adopted the same concept:
We teach that death is
”The gateway of life through which we all must pass, before entering into the beginning of a fuller & larger existence".
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Today, these degrees are not
complex in basic story
presentation,
But they are profound in potential
impact on those who study further the
words & their history.
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Royal Master
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The Royal Master, the first Council
degree, is conferred in two parts.
In the first, Hiram Abif talks to
Adoniram about death.
In the second, a day after
Hiram Abif's death, King
Solomon & Hiram King of Tyre
cannot communicate the Master's
Word without him - not as
agreed.
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The dramas illuminate both the
Master Mason & Royal Arch degrees.
This is the only degree in Masonry
where you can meet - & converse face
to face - with Hiram Abif, our central
character.
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It is an eloquent degree
Beautifully symbolizes the labourer
seeking his reward,
Discusses victory over death.
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Select Master
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This degree again is set before
Hiram Abif's death,
Alludes to preparations to hide Secret
Treasures.
It provides a much deeper explanation for
the meanings of the inscriptions found on
the Masters' jewels & the triangle on top
of the Ark.
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It also explains why King Solomon
Selected 24 true, tried & trusty
Craftsmen,
Together with the 3 Grand Masters
(making ”27 & no more"),
To complete an important part of the
Temple.
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The historical setting of this
degree & its symbolism are
Intimately connected with the Royal
Arch degree.
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It is the symbolic link that binds the
Master's degree to the Royal Arch,
Without it the mystery of "The
Recovery of That Which Was Lost"
remains in darkness.
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It is the historical & symbolic bridge
Connects the Hebrew Nation with the sad days of its captivity
From the completion of the first Temple to the building of the second Temple.
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"Truth" seemed lost,
Yet it was not lost, but only hidden
TR
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Until the generation should come
which by its perfect & unselfish labors
should restore "Truth", & bring to light
the Ineffable Secret.
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The Select Master degree is said
by some to be:
The most interesting degree in Masonry.
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Perhaps because it rationally
accounts for the concealment &
preservation
Essential secrets which were buried in
darkness for a period of four hundred &
seventy years,
Brought to light at building of second Temple.
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In 1817, Samuel Cole said:
"It is strange, & it is also unfortunate,
that very few have received the useful
knowledge made known in the Select ...
we may, however, pronounce it the key
to the Arch."
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Super Excellent
Master
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The Super Excellent Master
degree was not originally a part
of the Cryptic system,
Is still not presented in all jurisdictions.
Yet it is one of Masonry's best written
rituals.
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It deals with incidents in the reign of
King Nebuchadnezzar
Zedekiah, last King of Judah, was conquered & carried captive to Babylon.
Enlarges upon the Royal Arch with the capture of Jerusalem by the Babylonian King, & final destruction of first Temple.
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It dramatizes the lesson of fidelity.
It is not a degree of the Crypt;
Does not deal with Ancient Craft
Masonry.
"the best devised,
most impressive &
beautiful ritual in Masonry."
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In a panorama of exciting events,
biblical characters move across the
stage, illustrating history.
The great Chaldean Monarch,
Nebuchadnezzar, lives again.
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The treacherous & faithless Zedekiah,
the last of Judah's Kings, proves the
results of infidelity.
The unswerving Ezekiel, & the
melancholy but zealous Jeremiah,
prophesy the promises of the Almighty.
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The great lesson is about
fidelity to a trust.
It is a spectacular presentation, usually
conferred by two or more Councils
assisting one another, as it requires a
large cast.
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In
“The Grand Council of Ontario”,
You must be “Greeted” as a Super
Excellent Master
Before you are considered a “Companion
of Royal & Select Masters”.
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Royal Ark Mariner
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This degree is based upon the
story of Noah & his ark.
The presiding officer of a Royal Ark
Mariner lodge, the Commander,
represents Noah.
Senior & Junior Warden = his sons
Shem & Japheth.
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The ritual emphasizes the cardinal virtues,
Using the triangle & the working tools
with which Noah built the ark
axe, saw, & auger
To point the moral lesson.
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The principal emblems of the
degree are:
Triangle, rainbow, & a dove with an
olive branch in its beak.
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The earliest record of the degree
being worked is Bath in 1790.
In our Jurisdiction, Royal Ark Mariner lodges are "moored" to Councils
Select Masters who receive the Royal Ark Mariner Degree may wear the "Rainbow" jewel.
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Seek More Light Now!
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Candidates are:
"Honoured” as Royal Masters,
"Chosen” as Select Masters &
“Greeted” as Super Excellent Masters,
usually on separate occasions.
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Appropriate dress for both occasions,
is a business suit.
After becoming a Companion of the
Cryptic Rite, a Mason is deemed worthy
of the appellation,
"The select of the Craft".
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As a Royal Arch Mason,
You have the right to petition for
Council membership.
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Grand Council
Royal & Select Masters
of Ontario