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What are the additional degrees available in Freemasonry?
Beyond the three symbolic degrees, additional degrees extend the basic system, present chivalric or Christian allegories, or offer avenues of mutual support. The Mark degree and the Royal Arch serve as primary steps after the Third Degree. Attached to the Mark is the Royal Ark Mariner degree, which treats the legend of the Flood. The Council of the Allied Masonic Degrees governs several distinct ceremonies, including St Lawrence the Martyr, the Grand Tylers of King Solomon, and the Knights of Constantinople. In the Cryptic Rite, candidates who hold the Mark and Royal Arch degrees receive four sequential degrees: Most Excellent Master, Royal Master, Select Master, and Super-Excellent Master.
MackeyLomas
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How many degrees are there in total
Pure Antient Masonry is declared by the United Grand Lodge of England to consist of three degrees and no more: Entered Apprentice, Fellow Craft, and Master Mason, including the Supreme Order of the Holy Royal Arch [ugle.org.uk]. The division of the basic Craft system into these three degrees developed gradually between 1717 and 1730.
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What are the key symbols associated with Adoniram in Freemasonry?
Adoniram possesses no symbols or symbolic role in the three degrees of the lodge. The central architect of Craft tradition is Hiram Abiff, while Adoniram's symbolic appearances belong entirely to additional degrees and higher rites.
WaiteMackey
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The end of the stream
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