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Documents of the system open with the Latin inscription Ad universi terrarum orbis Summi Architecti gloriam 2. Its emblem system includes symbols such as the Burning Bush 2.

The Rite's numerical structure includes specific named degrees transferred or developed from earlier French systems and the Rite of Perfection 1. Among these are the Elect of Nine (Ninth Degree) and Elect of Fifteen (Tenth Degree), which center on the legend of pursuing traitors involved in a crime at the building of the Temple 1. The Sixteenth Degree, Prince of Jerusalem, was transferred from the Rite of Perfection and derives its legend from the rebuilding of the second Temple as recorded by Josephus 1. The Eighteenth Degree is the Sovereign Prince Rose Croix, also termed Rose Croix of Heredom, which retains the symbolism of the Temple alongside apocalyptic themes 1.

Degrees above the Eighteenth and below the Thirty-third are categorized as Philosophic Degrees 1. Rather than drawing on Temple symbolism, these degrees seek to develop a system of pure theosophy 1. When the Supreme Council meets in the Thirty-third Degree, it convenes in its Senatorial Chamber 1. Key officers in the higher degrees include the Seneschal in the Thirty-second Degree, who acts as deputy to the presiding officer in a manner similar to a Warden 1.

The governance of the system rests in Supreme Councils of the Thirty-third Degree 1. Supreme Councils were established in Ireland in 1824, England in 1845, and Scotland in 1846 1. In 1870, the Mother Council at Baltimore formally relinquished control over certain subordinate degrees 1.