The Highly Chosen and Perfect Freemason or Great Chosen Man is 14 ° in the Ancient and Adopted Scottish Charter . This is the last degree that ends the passage of the box of perfection. Initiation into it is preceded by passage through communication of 10, 11 and 12 degrees. 13 ° is reported in full, as it is key to understanding 14 ° and its meaning [1] .
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History
Initially, the degree of the supremely elected and perfect freemason was in the Charter of Royal Secret . In 1783, a reform of the Charter of Royal Secret was carried out in Charleston, USA, during which S. Myers and S. Forst added another 8 degrees to the 25-degree system of the Charter of Royal Secret, after which 14 ° moved to the new charter, but not has undergone no changes [2] [3] .
Legend of a degree
The box is a secret niche under the Holy of Holies, in which is stored the column of Beauty, on which is the Sacred Four-Letter Name. This degree opens and interprets the Tetragrammaton . He also teaches us that if a person has dedicated his life - with his mind and heart - to preparing for eternal life. The award awaits him "upon completion of the construction of the Temple." This degree in the Scottish Charter is the pinnacle of Freemasonry. As the highest degree of the box of perfection, he teaches the holiness of the Lord and the veneration of His Holy Name. The Lord will not leave unpunished the one who commemorates His Name in vain! [4] [5] .
See also
- Ancient and accepted Scottish charter
- Great Sovereign Inspector General
- Grand Commander Inspector Inquisitor
- Knight kadosh
- Knight of the rose and the cross
- Grand Master Architect
- Master Chosen Nine
- Secret master
Notes
- ↑ S. P. Karpachev "Secrets of the Masonic orders. Rituals of" free masons. "- M.: Yauza-press, 2007, p. 312
- ↑ Fox, William L. (1997). "Lodge of the Double-Headed Eagle: Two centuries of Scottish Rite Freemasonry in America's Southern Jurisdiction," pg. 16-17. Univ. of Arkansas Press.
- ↑ An Encyclopedia of Freemasonry, Albert G. Mackey, The Masonic History Company, New York, 1917. Vol. 1, p. 381
- ↑ Albert Pike, “Morality and Dogma of the Ancient and Adopted Scottish Rules of Freemasonry,” Vol. I - M.: Ganga Publishing House, 2008
- ↑ Southern Jurisdiction - SR