{"id":71,"date":"2022-10-24T06:53:46","date_gmt":"2022-10-24T01:53:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aasrphasj.org\/index.php\/college-of-freemasonry\/"},"modified":"2023-10-16T21:49:49","modified_gmt":"2023-10-16T16:49:49","slug":"college-of-freemasonry","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.aasrphasj.org\/college-of-freemasonry\/","title":{"rendered":"College of Freemasonry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n \n
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The 'Crown' and The Proper Protocol <\/h2>\n
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The Supreme Council has set forth a rule for the correct wearing of the \ncrown. When wearing the crown it shall be considered to be a part of the\n apparel of the wearer and shall not be removed. 
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At the presentation of the flag, the crown shall\n remain in place, and the members shall stand at attention with the \nright hand over the heart. 
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During prayer the crown is placed in the left hand and placed over the heart.
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The wearing of the crown is considered proper at\n United Supreme Council Sessions, regularly scheduled meetings, Maundy \nThursday services, Easter celebrations, and other official Scottish Rite\n functions.                   \n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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The Sovereign Grand Commander is the highest ranking officer of the \nSupreme Council and the Chief Executive and Judicial Officer of the Rite\n within this Supreme Council\u2019s Jurisdiction.  He is the representative \nof The United Supreme Council when the Body is not in session and is \ninvested with general powers of supervision and administration \neverywhere within its Jurisdiction.  The crown for the Sovereign Grand \nCommander is violet in color and features a gold band. On the front is \nthe symbol of his office, a Cross of Salem with crosslets. 
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The purple crown is that of an elected officer \nof our United Supreme Council in the Southern Jurisdiction, PHA. The \ncrown is purple in color and features a gold band. On the front is the \nsymbol of a Cross of Patriarchal with crosslets.                   \n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n

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Rings of the Scottish Rite<\/h2>\n
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14th Degree Ring<\/h2>\n

Central to the ritual of the 14\u00b0, Perfect Elu, is the presentation of a \nring, worn by Scottish Rite Masons from the 14\u00b0 through the 32\u00b0. It is a\n plain gold band with an equilateral triangular plate enclosing the \nHebrew letter yud, the initial letter of Yahweh - the Tetragrammaton - \nthe ineffable name of God. Engraved on the inside is the Latin motto, \n\"Virtus Junxit Mors Non Separabit\" (Whom virtue unites, death will not \nseparate). \"The circular shape of the ring symbolizes unending \ncommitment and loyalty, just as it does in a marriage. The triangular \nplate and the letter signify that the commitment is to the Deity.\".<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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33rd Degree Ring<\/h2>\n

Possibly the most recognized (and certainly misunderstood) Masonic honor\n is the Thirty-Third Degree of the Scottish Rite. The ring is a triple \nband of gold, either plain or with a triangular plate of gold enclosing \nthe numerals 33\u00b0<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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The Jewel of an Active Member <\/h2>\n
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The jewel, suspended from a purple ribbon, has very distinctive details.\n \"The basis of the jewel is a Teutonic Cross. On that is a nine-pointed \nstar, composed of three gold triangles, interlaced. The design also \nforms nine small triangles, and in each of these is one of the letters \n\"S.A.P.I.E.N.T.I.A.\", the Latin word for wisdom. A sword extends from \nthe lower part of the left side of the jewel to the upper part of the \nright side. Crossing that is a \"Hand of Justice\". 
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This forms a scepter, terminating in a carving \nof a hand. On top of the cross, triangles, crossed sword, and Hand of \nJustice is a circular plate, and on the plate is a shield with a crowned\n double-headed eagle. To the right of the eagle is a balance and to the \nleft is a Square and Compasses. Around the design is the Latin words \nOrdo ab Chao, Order out of Chaos, enclosed by two serpents, each biting \nits tail.\"        \n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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The Teutonic Cross continues to remind us of the German origins of the Grand Constitutions of 1786. 
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The double-headed eagle looking to the East and \nWest may be from the coat of arms of Germany or from a French ancestor \norganization of the Scottish Rite, the Emperors of the East and West. \nIts crown signifies that the Thirty-third Degree is the administrative \nDegree of the Rite, and this symbolism of proper administration is \ncontinued with the sword of strength, the hand of justice, and the \nscales in balance. 
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The three three-sided figures remind us of 33\u00b0, \nthe number of this Degree, while Sapientia indicates the symbolic \nachievement required for this recognition.                                     \n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n \n \n \n \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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