| ORDER |
QUALIFICATION |
REGALIA |
DEGREES |
STORY |
| ROYAL ARCH (Chapter) |
Master Mason (for at least 4 weeks) |
Apron, sash, jewel |
Exaltation |
Discovery of the Lost Word at the Building of
the Second Temple |
| MARK (Lodge) |
Master Mason |
Apron, jewel |
Advancement |
Loss and recovery of the Keystone for the
Arch in the First Temple |
| ROYAL ARK MARINER (Lodge) |
Mark Master Mason |
Apron, jewel |
Elevation |
Noah and the Ark |
| ROSE CROIX (Chapter) |
Master Mason (for at least one year) &
Christian |
Collar |
4th to 17th Degrees (conferred by name only)
18th Degree (Perfection)
19th to 29th Degrees (conferred by name only)
30th Degree (Grand Elected Knight K.H)
31st Degree (Grand Inspector Inquisitor Commander)
32nd Degree (Sublime Prince of the Royal Secret)
33rd Degree (Inspector General) |
The events of Good Friday and Easter Sunday |
| KNIGHTS TEMPLAR (Preceptory) |
Royal Arch Mason & Christian |
Tunic, mantle, sash, belt, sword, cap, gloves,
jewels |
Knight Templar
Knight of Malta |
Christian pilgrimage leading to dubbing as
Knight |
| ROYAL AND SELECT MASTERS (Council) |
Royal Arch & Mark Master Mason |
Apron and jewel |
Select Master
Royal Master
Most Excellent Master
Super Excellent Master |
The depositing of the Word in the Crypt of
the First Temple - and the intervening history between the First and
Second Temples |
| RED CROSS OF CONSTANTINE
(Conclave) |
Royal Arch Mason & Christian |
Sash and jewel |
A: Red Cross of Constantine
Knight Companion
Priest Mason
Prince Mason |
A: The conversion of Constantine to
Christianity |
| B: Appendant Orders
Knight of the Holy Sepulchre
Knight of St. John the Evangelist |
B: The events of Good Friday and Easter
Sunday and the explanation of the Hiramic Story in Christian terms |
| ALLIED MASONIC DEGREES
(Council) |
Royal Arch & Mark Master Mason |
Breast jewel |
St. Lawrence the Martyr |
The death of St. Lawrence |
| Knights of Constantinople |
The humility of Constantine contrasted with
the arrogance of his nobles |
| Grand Tilers of Solomon |
Inadvertent intrusion into King Solomon's
Crypt |
| Red Cross of Babylon |
Zerubabel visits the Persian Court of King
Darius |
| Grand High Priest |
Melchisidec meeting Abraham |
| ORDER OF THE SECRET MONITOR (Conclave) |
Master Mason |
Breast jewel |
Induction
Admission as Prince |
The love and friendship of David and Jonathan |
| OPERATIVES (Assemblage) |
Royal Arch & Mark Master Mason |
Collaret and jewel |
Indentured Apprentice
Fellow of the Craft
Fitter and Marker
Setter Erector
Superintendent and Warden |
Detailed construction of the
First Temple using the brethren as Living Stones |
| Installed Master in the Craft and Mark |
Passed Master
Master Mason |
| KNIGHT TEMPLAR PRIEST (Tabernacle) |
Knight Templar & Installed Master in the
Craft |
Tunic, mantle, mitre |
Admission |
Journey to Priesthood past Seven Pillars |
| ROYAL ORDER OF SCOTLAND (Provincial Grand
Lodge) |
Master Mason (for at least 5 years) &
Christian |
Apron, sashes, jewel, garter |
Heredom of Kilwinning
Rosy Cross |
Masonry expressed through the life and death
of Christ in old Border Verse |
| SOCIETAS ROSICRUCIANA IN
ANGLIA (College) |
Master Mason & Christian |
Breast jewel |
Zelator
Theoricus
Practicus
Philosophus |
Acquisition of knowledge of the world and
oneself by symbolism |
| Adeptus Minor
Adeptus Major
Adeptus Exemptus |
Reflection on death |
| Magister
Magus |
Study of the life and death of Christian
Rosenkreutz |
| ROYAL ORDER OF ERI (Faslairt) |
Adeptus Minor |
Waist sash and breast jewel |
Man-at-Arms
Esquire
Knight |
Life and times of the ancient Irish hero
Brian Boru |
| C.B.C.S. (Chapter) |
Knight Templar |
Tunic, mantle, sash, collar, sword, belt, cap,
gloves |
Knight of St. Andrew
Squire Novice
Knight |
Templar story emphasising beneficence |
| ORDER OF LIGHT (Temple) |
Master Mason |
Robe and belt |
First Degree
Passing Degree
Second Degree |
Deeper understanding of Masonry through the
symbolism of Eastern religions |
| ST.THOMAS OF ACON (Chapel) |
Subscribing Knight Templar |
Tunic, mantle, breast & mantle jewels, sword,
belt, cap, gloves |
Installation |
The life and death of Thomas a Becket |
| PILGRIM PRECEPTORS (Conclave) |
Past Royal Arch First Principal |
Royal Arch regalia plus a collaret and jewel |
Pilgrimage
Preceptor |
The Fourth Grand Lodge in Jerusalem and the
coming of Christianity to Britain |
| HERMETIC ORDER OF MARTINISTS (Lodge) |
Zelator |
Surplice, cloak, collar, mask |
Initiation
Second Degree
Third Degree
Culmination |
The discovery and understanding of Christ
within us |
| SQUAREMEN (Shed) |
Mark Master Mason |
Apron |
Admission |
Old workings and atmospheres revived |
| BALDWYN RITE |
Bristol Royal Arch Mason |
|
Knights of the Nine Elected Masters
Scots Knights Grand Architect
Knights of the East, the Sword, and the Eagle |
|
| CORK DEGREE (Lodge) |
Master Mason |
Hat and cork |
Admission |
Noah satire |
