KNOWLEDGE IS POWER.
The Scottish Rite Master Craftsman
(SRMC) program is an exciting, by-mail correspondence course designed
and administered by staff at the House of the Temple in Washington, DC,
under the guidance and leadership of the Supreme Council, 33°, of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, Southern Jurisdiction, USA. Upon completion of
each program listed below, the participant will be rewarded with a medal
or pins to denote multiple completions. Currently, there are three
programs that are meant to be taken in the following order:
KNOWLEDGE IS POWER
Program I: The Symbolic Lodge will familiarize students with aspects of the development of Blue Lodge Masonry and explore some of its developing symbolism. This will reveal that the “High Degrees” began to develop soon after formation of the Premier Grand Lodge (1717). Albert Pike’s book, Esoterika: The Symbolism of the Blue Degrees of Freemasonry, along with Arturo de Hoyos’s Scottish Rite Ritual Monitor and Guide (3d ed.) will be used to demonstrate a rational and philosophical interpretation for much of what is found in Craft Masonry.
Program II: Scottish Rite Ritual and History consists of six lessons, utilizing the Scottish Rite Ritual Monitor and Guide by Arturo de Hoyos, 33°, Grand Cross, and A Bridge to Light (4th ed.) by Rex Hutchens, 33°, Grand Cross, as its textbooks.
Program III: Scottish Rite Philosophy uses Albert Pike’s Morals and Dogma, Annotated Edition, by Arturo de Hoyos, 33°, Grand Cross and returns to the ritual of the Scottish Rite to re-explore it on a deeper level, by looking for the moral lesson imparted in each degree and then applying that lesson to one’s everyday life. The course consists of 33 quizzes, grouped into 10 sections.
Suggested Order of Programs and Their Associated Texts
Master Craftsman: The Symbolic Lodge
(1º, 2º, 3º, using Albert Pike’s Esoterika: The Symbolism of the Blue Degrees of Freemasonry)
Master Craftsman: Scottish Rite History and Ritual
(4º–32º, using the Scottish Rite Ritual Monitor and Guide and A Bridge to Light)
Master Craftsman: Scottish Rite Philosophy
(1º–32º, using Morals and Dogma and A Bridge to Light)
Indocti discant, ament meminisse periti
(Let the unlearned learn, let the experts love to remember)
Since 1991, the Scottish Rite Research Society (SRRS) has become one of the most dynamic forces in Masonic research today, pursuing a publication program emphasizing quality—both in content and physical form. While it has its administrative offices at the House of the Temple in Washington, D.C., it is open to all. We encourage anyone interested in deepening his or her understanding of Freemasonry to become a member and make the SRRS your research society.
