What are the benefits of joining the Royal Arch degree?

The Royal Arch acts as the cope-stone of the Masonic system, bringing to completion the legend and spiritual process left unfinished in the Craft degrees 21. Wilmshurst presents the degree as the depiction of human regeneration, elevating the candidate's consciousness beyond temporal mentality into a state of spiritual peace and unity 1. It provides the opportunity to fill the gaps remaining after the Third Degree and encourages Masons to look beyond routine existence toward a fulfilling spiritual conclusion, as the Grand Lodge of India states.

Within constitutional structures, exaltation forms the fourth and final stage of Pure Antient Masonry, as the United Grand Lodge of England states. Membership entitles a Brother to wear the Royal Arch Jewel within Craft Lodges to signify that he has completed the cycle of a Mason's journey, an article on the Grand Lodge of India's website records. Furthermore, joining the Royal Arch serves as a qualification for a Master Mason to be eligible for election as Worshipful Master of a Craft Lodge, an article on the Regional Grand Lodge of Northern India's website notes.