Can you inform me if Freemasonry GPT contains philosophical degrees starting from the 4th to the 32?
Philosophic Degrees in the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite do not begin at the 4th Degree, but above the 18th 1.
The degrees from the 4th to the 14th inclusive are classified as Sublime Degrees 1. While some writers have argued that the 17th and 18th Degrees should be included among the Philosophic Degrees, Mackey holds that they are properly termed Apocalyptic Degrees because they preserve the Temple symbolism and connect with the spiritual temple of the New Jerusalem 1.
The Philosophic Degrees properly comprise all degrees above the 18th and below the 33rd—spanning from the 19th to the 32nd Degree 1. They receive this designation because they depart from the symbolism centered on the Temple to build a system of pure theosophy 1.
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