The Scottish Rite Degrees (4th through 32nd)
The Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, commonly known as the Scottish Rite, is an appendant body of the worldwide fraternity known as Freemasonry. It is organized into Orients (generally states) and Valleys.
Each Valley has up to four Scottish Rite bodies, and each body confers a set of degrees. The degrees are dramatic presentations of Masonic history, morality, and philosophy. Many degrees are presented in costume. In the Southern Jurisdiction these bodies are:
Lodge of Perfection (4th through 14th degrees)
Chapter of Rose Croix (15th through 18th degrees)
Council of Kadosh (19th through 30th degrees)
Consistory (31st and 32nd degrees)
The Supreme Council confers the 33rd Degree of Sovereign Grand Inspector General.
More information is available on each of the degrees by following the hyperlink.
Degrees of the Lodge of Perfection (4°-14°)
The Ineffable Degrees
Degrees of the Chapter of Rose Croix (15°-18°)
The Historical and Religious Degrees
Degrees of the Council of Kadosh (19°-30°)
The Philosophical and Chivalric Degrees
Degrees of the Consistory (31°-32°)
The Ceremonial and Official Degrees
31° - Inspector Inquisitor
Content and concept of this page courtesy of the Ventura Scottish Rite:
http://venturascottishrite.org/
and the Scottish Rite Southern Jurisdiction:
https://scottishrite.org/
The regalia pictures and excerpts from the degree descriptions
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.