Again the lessons of the Degree center around death, not as a negative or destroying force, but as the door through which we must pass to have eternal life. Thus, while the border of the apron of the 4° is black, this border represents moving past death into new life. The Degree also reinforces the ancient Masonic obligation to see our Brethren decently interred.
Jim Tresner, 33°
external links
- The Fourth Grade – University of Bradford
- 5th Degree – Ventura Valley Scottish Rite
- Clausen’s Commentaries on Morals and Dogma – 5° Perfect Master (audio)
- Fifth Degree, Perfect Master – Jim Tresner, 33°
- Old (1884) 5th degree ritual – PhoenixMasonry
- Perfect Master – Morals and Dogma, by Albert Pike (text)
- Secret Master – Morals and Dogma, by Albert Pike (audio)
A question to contemplate and so enhance your understanding of this degree would be:
“How important is it to study the lives of those who have gone before us and to keep their memories alive in the hearts of every generation?”
Jim Tresner, 33°
