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.
Consistory
32nd Degree - Master of the Royal Secret
The cordon is worn from the right shoulder to the left hip and is four
inches wide, doubled, black edged with white on the
principal side and crimson on the other. At the point of the principal
side is embroidered a red Teutonic cross with a silver, double-headed
eagle superimposed. On the crimson side, at the height of the heart, is
embroidered a Teutonic cross in black.
The jewel of the order is a Teutonic cross of gold with arms frosted. In the center are the letters 'xxxii', surrounded by a green wreath.
The apron is of white silk or velvet, twelve inches square, edged with two stripes of gold lace, each half an inch wide, and an inch apart, and fringed with gold. Between the stripes of the lace is a stripe of black velvet. On the flap are embroidered six flags, three on each side, the lower one blue, the middle one red and the upper one gold. On these, in the center, is a Teutonic cross of gold, and over that an eye of gold, surrounded by two rays. On the cross, a black double-headed eagle, with beak and claws of gold, holding a sword of gold, one claw on the hilt. On the body of the apron is the Tracing-Board of the degree in all the colors. The reverse side of the apron is of crimson silk or velvet. It is tied by a heavy cord of crimson silk.
DUTIES
A Soldier of the Light seeks truth and knowledge.
A Soldier of Freedom demands for the people free vote and voice and
attains
freedom of voice, vote and opinion for himself.
A Soldier of the True Religion combats spiritual tyranny with reason
and truth.
A Soldier of the People encourages men to be self-reliant and
independent.
A Soldier of Scottish Rite Masonry is zealous and ardent in the
performance
of his duties to God, his country, his family, his brethren and himself.
LESSONS
The human is ever interlaced with the Divine.
Only doctrines, faith or knowledge which bear fruit in action are of
value.
To work is to worship.
FOR REFLECTION
Do you endeavor to achieve the Royal Secret in your life and within
yourself?
IMPORTANT SYMBOLS
The Camp, Lesser Tetractys, five=pointed star, Greater Tetractys,
seven-pointed
star, triple interlaced triangles, Trimurti (3-faced bust).