The Consistory Degrees are very
different from each other in form and content. The 31°
reveals the dynamic relationship that has existed for
centuries between human law as a means of achieving
justice, and divine justice as an ideal. The 32°
reviews the degrees of the Lodge of Perfection, the
Chapter of Rose Croix and the Council of Kadosh.
31° - Inspector Inquisitor
In this degree the apprentice
learns prayerful self-examination. The mistakes today
should not be committed tomorrow. Simply, the daily look
at ones self to learn to live with the future. No apron
is worn in the Supreme Tribunal, but the traditional
apron displayed is of pure white lambskin with a
Teutonic Cross of black and silver embroidered upon the
flap. The jewel is a silver Teutonic cross. The jewel is
suspended from a white collar, with a gold triangle with
a "31" inside it.
32° - Master of the Royal
Secret
The lessons taught in this degree
are that genuine brotherhood requires mutual regard,
opinion, esteem and charity. We always look for the good
in all, make allowances for others' shortcomings. We
trust the Supreme Architect to lead us to friendship,
morality and brotherly love. The apron worn in this
degree is white, lined in black, with a double-headed
eagle and a plan of the Camp of the Princes. The jewel
worn is a golden Teutonic Cross. In the center are the
letters XXXII, surrounded by a green wreath. The cap of
a Master of the Royal Secret is black silk with a black
band trimmed in gold. In the center front is a
double-headed eagle emblem with a rayed equilateral
triangle above in gold. The triangle is red, has 32° in
its center, and is trimmed with gold.
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