Preface

MORALS AND DOGMA of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of FREEMASONRY Prepared For The Supreme Council of the Thirty-Third Degree (Mother Council of the World) for the Southern Jurisdiction of the United States and Published by its Authority HOUSE OF THE TEMPLE Washington, D.C. 1966 Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1871, by ALBERT PIKE New and Revised Edition; copyright 1950; published in 1966 The Supeme Council (Mother Council of the World) of the Inspectors General Knights Commanders of the House of the Temple of Solomon of the Thirty-third Degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scotish Rite of Freemasonry of the Southern Jurisdiction of the United States of America The Roberts Publishing Company; Washington, D.C.

The following work has been prepared by authority of the Supreme Council of the Thirty-third Degree, for the Southern Jurisdiction of the United States, by the Grand Commander, and is now published by its direction. It contains the Lectures of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite in that jurisdiction, and is specially intended to be read and studied by the Brethren of that obedience, in connection with the Rituals of the Degrees.

Table of Contents

Chapter I - 1° Apprentice

Chapter II - 2° The Fellowcraft

Chapter III - 3° The Master

Chapter IV - 4° Secret Master

Chapter V - 5º Perfect Master

Chapter VI - 6º Intimate Secretary

Chapter VII - 7º Provost and Judge

Chapter VIII - 8º Intendant of the Building

Chapter IX - 9º Elu of the Nine

Chapter X - 10º - Elu of the Fifteen

Chapter XI - 11º Elu of the Twelve

Chapter XII - 12º - Master Architect

Chapter XIII - 13º Royal Arch of Solomon

Chapter XIV - 14° Grand Elect, Perfect, and Sublime Mason

Chapter of Rose Croix

Chapter XV - 15° Knight of the East or of the Sword

Chapter XVI - 16° Prince of Jerusalem

Chapter XVII - 17° Knight of the East and West

Chapter XVIII - 18° Knight Rose Croix

Council of Kadosh

Chapter XIX - 19° Grand Pontiff

Chapter XX - 20° Grand Master of All Symbolic Lodges

Chapter XXI - 21° Noachite, or Prussian Knight

Chapter XXII - 22° Knight of the Royal Axe, or Prince of Libanus

Chapter XXIII - 23° Chief of the Tabernacle

Chapter XXIV - 24° Prince of the Tabernacle

Chapter XXV - 25° Knight of the Brazen Serpent

Chapter XXVI - 26° Prince of Mercy, or Scottish Trinitarian

Chapter XXVII - 27° Knight Commander of the Temple

Chapter XXVIII - 28° Knight of the Sun, or Prince Adept

Chapter XXIX - 29° Grand Scottish Knight of St. Andrew

Chapter XXX - 30° Knight Kadosh

Consistory

Chapter XXXI - 31° Grand Inspector Inquisitor Commander