Official Guide and Degree of the Sovereign Chapter of Rose Croix: Eighteenth Degree, or Sovereign of Rose Croix de Herodem and Knight of the Eagle and Pelican.

NP: United Supreme Council, ND. First Edition Thus. 32mo, 21 pages, publisher's original stapled green wraps. An official Scottish Rite instructional and ritual guide for the Eighteenth Degree, styled “Sovereign of Rose Croix de Herodem and Knight of the Eagle and Pelican,” the culminating degree of the Sovereign Chapter of Rose Croix. Approved and issued under the authority of the United Supreme Council, the work was intended for internal Masonic use and provides guidance relating to the organization, ceremonial presentation, and symbolic teachings of the degree. The Eighteenth Degree is closely associated with themes of spiritual renewal, sacrifice, faith, charity, and moral regeneration, expressed through the traditional emblems of the Rose Croix, the eagle, and the pelican. An uncommon piece of Scottish Rite ephemera of particular interest to collectors of Masonic ritual, higher-degree Freemasonry, and United Supreme Council publications. A few slight creases to the wraps, previous owner's inscription, else in very good condition. Item #470

Price: $200.00