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What are the degrees in Memphis Misraim

updated 1 of 5 Rite of Memphishigh degreesGrand Orient of FranceAntient and Primitive RiteWaite

The Rite of Memphis—also known in its reduced form as the Antient and Primitive Rite—comprises a system whose total number of degrees is given variously across historical accounts as ninety-five divided into three series 1, ninety-six 1, or ninety-seven 1. Under agreements made by its governing bodies, the rite worked degrees beyond the three symbolic Craft degrees of Apprentice, Fellow Craft, and Master Mason 1.

Specific degrees named in the historical records of the rite include:

The three Symbolic Degrees: Apprentice, Fellow Craft, and Master 1.

Knight of the Red Eagle: designated as the 24th degree in the Rite of Memphis and the 12th degree in the Antient and Primitive Rite 2. Waite views this degree as exemplifying arbitrary symbolism, noting that its procedure requires the candidate to pass through purification by the four elements and affirm that the soul is an emanation from God 2.

Rose Croix 1.

When the Grand Orient of France absorbed the Rite of Memphis, it restricted the constituent lodges to conferring only the three symbolic degrees according to its own rituals, refusing to recognize any higher degrees or titles belonging to the rite 1. The supplied sources do not set out a complete catalog of all ninety-five to ninety-seven degree titles.

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