Transcripts, Chapter Markers and Show Notes for all episodes are available from our website - WayOfTheHermit.com.This degree is characterized by its simplicity and focus on the fundamental principles of Masonry. The ritual involves a straightforward lecture on symbols, with an emphasis on personal interpretation rather than elaborate drama. The degree uses classic Masonic symbols such as squares, triangles, and pillars, and highlights the significance of the number nine, which is represented by nine candles forming a right triangle around the altar. This arrangement symbolizes the "47th Problem of Euclid" or the "Pythagorean Theorem."The degree's purpose is to teach leadership and the virtues of leniency, kindness, and humility, and advocates for restoring Masonry to its original purity and simplicity. It criticizes the dilution of Masonic values through unnecessary innovations and emphasizes the importance of moral centering and fair judgment. The "Symbolic Lodge" is seen as a metaphor for the mind, with the degree teaching a way of thinking through symbols and allegories.This series on the Scottish Rite uses the following primary sources (which you are encouraged to read as well):Albert Pike's Morals and Dogma: Annotated EditionScottish Rite Ritual Monitor & GuideA Bridge to LightImages and Diagrams:Pythagoras of Crotona (by J. Augustus Knapp)Overview:01:14 Introduction01:39 Degree Ritual10:57 Purpose of the Degree12:56 Morals and Dogma13:58 Ignorance and Innovations in Freemasonry14:43 The Meaning of Masonic Titles15:46 Masons Kneel Before God and Honor16:39 The Scottish Rite is a Teacher of Great Truth17:52 Masonry Teaches by Parable and Allegory)19:09 Exercise Humanity to Those Beneath You19:50 Masonry is the Performance of Duty21:16 Duties of the Masonic Classes22:40 Duties of a Master of a Lodge24:50 The 47th Problem of Euclid27:07 Square Work28:53 Thoth30:56 ConclusionsLinks:Thoth (Amazon)Pythagorean Theorem (Wikipedia)Squaring the Circle (Wikipedia)Trigonometry (Wikipedia)Kabbalah (Wikipedia)Numa Pompilius (Wikipedia)Hammurabi (Wikipedia)Mani (Wikipedia)Alfred the Great (Wikipedia)

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