SCOTTISH RITE
The Scottish Rite is one of the two appendant bodies of Freemasonry in which a Master
Mason may proceed after he has completed the three degrees of Blue Lodge Masonry.
Scottish Rite work amplifies and elaborates on the lessons of Blue Lodge degrees. As
with Freemasonry, Scottish Rite is not a religion, and it is nondenominational, although
it does require a belief in a Supreme Being.
A Master Mason may achieve 29 degrees - the fourth through thirty second - in the
Scottish Rite. A 33 rd Degree is bestowed upon men who have given outstanding
service to Freemasonry or to their communities. The Scottish Rite, sometimes called
the "College of Freemasonry", uses extensive drama and allegory to emphasize the
messages of its degrees.
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