Ventura Valley Scottish Rite
Degrees 4th - 32nd
on the following pages are from the book,
" A Bridge to Light" by Ill. Rex R. Hutchens, 33°.
Copyright 1988, 1995, 2006 by the
Supreme Council of the Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry,
Southern Jurisdiction of the USA.
The Lodge of Perfection
13th Degree - Royal Arch of Solomon
The apron is of crimson velvet. Upon it is embroidered a triangle emitting rays, and in the middle a letter, an archaic form of the Semitic Yod. The color donotes the zeal and devotedness of a Royal Arch Mason. The triangle is the emblem of Deity, or Infinite Wisdom, Infinite Power and Infinite Harmony; the letter represents the Tetragammaton, the Name of God made known to Moses.
The cordon is a broad, watered purple ribbon worn from the right shoulder to the left hip from which is suspended a triangle of gold bars.
The jewel is a circular medal of gold,
around which, on one side are the following letters, words and number:
R,S,R,S,T,P,S,R,I,A,J, et S, ANNO ENOCHI 2995. On the same side is an
engraving of the ground with a rectangular hole in it into which two
men are lowering a third with a rope. On the reverse side is a triangle
emitting rays and in the middle of it the same letter as is on the
apron. This medal is to be worn upon the chest, suspended by a narrow,
white watered ribbon. The letters stand for: Regnante
Solomone, Rege Sapientissimo, Thesaurum Pretiosissimum Sub Ruinis
Invenerunt Adonirum, Joabert, et Satolkin ... Anno Enochi 2995;
or 'In the reign of Solomon, wisest of kings, Adonirum, Joabert and
Satolkin found under the ruins the most precious treasure'. Let the
emblem on the reverse side of the jewel always remind us that the good
Mason reveres and adores the Grand Architect of the Universe, and
endeavors, by pursuing the path of honor and duty, to perform the part
assigned him in the world well and faithfully.
DUTIES
Seek knowledge.
Be motivated by duty and honor.
LESSONS
Moral character is a habit, not formed in a moment.
The great law of retribution acts in our memory as remorse and at the
final judgement.
FOR REFLECTION
Are idle hours and idle words subject to the great law of retribution?
IMPORTANT SYMBOLS
Enoch, Adonirum, Yehu-Aber, Satolkin, the descent into the vault, the
arch, cube of agate, triangle of gold, name of Deity.